Table 3 Vegetation composition at the Falkland Islands study sites
| Â | Falkland Islands | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegetation type | Dwarf shrub | Â | Grass | Â |
| Â | Â | (%) | Â | (%) |
(v): vascular plant | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Empetrum rubrum (v) | 68.3 | Poa annua (v) | 25.6 |
| Â | Festuca magellanica (v) | 22.0 | Festuca magellanica (v) | 15.7 |
| Â | Pernettya pumila (v) | 11.3 | Azorella caespitosa (v) | 6.3 |
| Â | Oxalis enneaphylla (v) | 8.0 | Colobanthus quitensis (v) | 4.7 |
| Â | Blechnum penna-marina (v) | 6.8 | Poa pratensis (v) | 4.1 |
| Â | Azorella lycopodioides (v) | 2.8 | Aira praecox (v) | 2.2 |
| Â | Trisetum spicatum (v) | 1.9 | Azorella filamentosa (v) | <1.0 |
| Â | Azorella caespitosa (v) | 1.7 | Â | Â |
| Â | Acaena lucida (v) | <1.0 | Â | Â |
| Â | Cortaderia pilosa (v) | <1.0 | Â | Â |
| Â | Olsynium filifolium (v) | <1.0 | Â | Â |
| Â | Rubus geoides (v) | <1.0 | Â | Â |