# Observations on traits related with dynamic life forms. White Sea coast and Caucasus, 2004 LOC Locality (1-10 Caucasus, 11-20 White Sea) SPECIES Species name GROWTH.1 Amount of yearly growth for the main stem, mm GROWTH.2 Amount of yearly growth for the lateral branch, mm N.NODES Number of nodes on the lateral branch DIAM.1 Diameter of branch (current growth), mm DIAM.0 Diameter of branch (last year growth), mm RIGID Rigidity of stem assessed from the branch (0 soft, bends itself, 1 easily bent, 2 bent with effort, 3 breaks but bot bends) LIVE.N Number of living shoots on 1 square meter DEAD.N Number of dead shoots on 1 square m