Figure 1From: Effects of human trampling on abundance and diversity of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens in alpine heath vegetation, Northern Sweden Relative abundance (%) of different plants groups at 0.5, 2 and 5 m from the hiking trail in the Latnjavagge valley, northern Sweden. Plants intercepted in the canopy layer were: deciduous shrubs, evergreen shrubs, forbs, grasses, sedges and rushes. Groups intercepted in the understory were: acrocarpous bryophytes, cushion evergreens, evergreen shrubs, lichens, liverworts, pleurocarpous bryophytes, litter, rock and soil, n =10.Back to article page