Parameter;LYG;FES;MOL;NAR;SES;p-value;Sig. "Total number of relevés";54;339;220;223;114;; "Number of relevés from EDGG FW";19;64;8;11;17;; ;"Mean ± SD";"Mean ± SD";"Mean ± SD";"Mean ± SD";"Mean ± SD";; ;"Parameters calculated for all relevés";; "Geographical and climatic parameters" "Elevation [m a.s.l.]";"439 ± 157";"853 ± 286";"577 ± 272";"1265 ± 378";"1752 ± 386";<0.001;*** "Mediterranity index";"1.36 ± 0.46";"0.66 ± 0.19";"0.77 ± 0.31";"0.41 ± 0.1";"0.36 ± 0.08";<0.001;*** "Annual mean temperature [°C]";"13.2 ± 1.3";"10.5 ± 1.5";"11.8 ± 1.6";"8.0 ± 2.4";"5.3 ± 2.7";<0.001;*** "Mean annual precepitation [mm]";"686 ± 260";"1232 ± 283";"1134 ± 331";"1751 ± 271";"1865 ± 232";<0.001;*** ;"Parameters calculated for relevés from EDGG Field Workshop";; "Vegetation structure" "Cover vegetation total [%]";"67 ± 22";"81 ± 19";"98 ± 2";"86 ± 9";"55 ± 22";<0.001;*** "Cover shrub layer [%]";"1 ± 1";"1 ± 3";"0 ± 0";"0 ± 0";"0 ± 0";0.138; "Cover herb layer [%]";"55 ± 25";"76 ± 20";"98 ± 2";"77 ± 25";"51 ± 22";<0.001;*** "Cover cryptogam layer [%]";"19 ± 21";"16 ± 18";"31 ± 32";"1 ± 2";"10 ± 10";0.005;** "Cover litter [%]";"16 ± 17";"9 ± 14";"8 ± 12";"6 ± 6";"14 ± 25";0.365;n.s. "Herb layer maximum height [cm]";"66 ± 26";"65 ± 31";"108 ± 32";"31 ± 17";"24 ± 19";<0.001;*** "Species richness" "Species richness (total)";"35.6 ± 6.8";"55.3 ± 14.5";"45.3 ± 14.7";"40.5 ± 6.9";"44.0 ± 11.7";<0.001;*** "Species richness (vascular plants)";"29.2 ± 7.5";"48.0 ± 11.9";"43.5 ± 14.0";"37.5 ± 6.4";"34.4 ± 7.7";<0.001;*** "Species richness (cryptogams)";"6.4 ± 4.2";"7.3 ± 4.9";"2.0 ± 1.7";"2.9 ± 2.0";"9.6 ± 6.2";<0.001;*** "Species richness (bryophytes)";"3.2 ± 2.0";"6.3 ± 4.2";"2.0 ± 1.7";"2.5 ± 1.6";"7.2 ± 5.6";<0.001;*** "Species richness (lichens)";"3.2 ± 3.2";"1.0 ± 1.3";"0.0 ± 0.0";"0.4 ± 0.7";"2.4 ± 2.3";<0.001;*** Topography "Southing (cosine of aspect)";"0.1 ± 0.6";"-0.3 ± 0.68";"-0.46 ± 0.65";"0.24 ± 0.69";"0.08 ± 0.89";0.019;* "Inclination [°]";"8 ± 9";"16 ± 13";"6 ± 6";"26 ± 9";"32 ± 11";<0.001;*** "Maximum microrelief [cm]";"7 ± 7";"9 ± 8";"4 ± 3";"9 ± 4";"29 ± 26";<0.001;*** "Soil parameters" "Soil depth mean [cm]";"12 ± 6";"16 ± 8";"17 ± 5";"36 ± 16";"6 ± 5";<0.001;*** "Soil depth CV";"54 ± 32";"50 ± 40";"49 ± 34";"30 ± 16";"97 ± 51";0.001;*** "Cover rocks and stones [%]";"6 ± 13";"7 ± 14";"0 ± 0";"2 ± 3";"35 ± 23";<0.001;*** "Cover gravel [%]";"19 ± 29";"6 ± 15";"0 ± 0";"1 ± 1";"13 ± 16";0.011;* "Cover fine soil [%]";"75 ± 35";"88 ± 22";"100 ± 0";"97 ± 3";"52 ± 32";<0.001;*** "Coarse fragments [%]";"16 ± 13";"22 ± 17";"15 ± 14";"12 ± 8";"24 ± 16";0.139;n.s. "Fine fragments < 2mm [%]";"84 ± 13";"78 ± 17";"85 ± 14";"88 ± 8";"76 ± 16";0.139;n.s. pH;"7.69 ± 0.24";"7.52 ± 0.42";"7.66 ± 0.99";"6.8 ± 0.29";"7.46 ± 0.38";<0.001;*** "Electrical conductivity [µS/cm]";"283 ± 184";"232 ± 86";"168 ± 78";"146 ± 80";"310 ± 158";0.002;** "CaCO3 [%]";"40.7 ± 10.5";"26.7 ± 19.1";"8.5 ± 8.5";"4 ± 1.1";"4.6 ± 1.8";<0.001;*** "Organic matter [%]";"0.6 ± 0.6";"1.4 ± 0.8";"1.2 ± 0.3";"1.3 ± 0.2";"2.2 ± 0.7";<0.001;***