Structural, ecological and biogeographical attributes of European vegetation alliances

Zdenka Preislerová; Corrado Marcenò; Javier Loidi; Gianmaria Bonari; Dariia Borovyk; Rosario Gavilan; Valentin Golub; Massimo Terzi; Jean-Paul Theurillat; Olivier Argagnon; Frederic Bioret; Idoia Biurrun; Juan  Antonio Campos; Jorge Capelo; Andraž Čarni; Süleyman Çoban; Janos Csiky; Mirjana Ćuk; Renata Ćušterevska; Yakiv Didukh; Jürgen Dengler; Daniel Dítě; Giuliano Fanelli; Federico Fernandez-Gonzalez; Riccardo Guarino; Ondřej Hájek; Dmytro Iakushenko; Svitlana Iemelianova; Florian Jansen; Anni Jašková; Martin Jiroušek; Veronika Kalníková; Ali Kavgacı; Anna Kuzemko; Flavia Landucci; Zdeňka Lososová; Đorđije Milanović; José  Antonio Molina; Tiago Monteiro-Henriques; Ladislav Mucina; Pavel Novák; Arkadiusz Nowak; Ricarda Pätsch; Gwenhael Perrin; Tomáš Peterka; Valerijus Rašomavičius; Kamila Reczyńska; Solvita Rūsiņa; Daniel  Sánchez Mata; Arnoldo Santos Guerra; Jozef Šibík; Željko Škvorc; Danijela Stešević; Vladimir Stupar; Krzysztof Świerkosz; Rossen Tzonev; Kiril Vassilev; Denys Vynokurov; Wolfgang Willner; Milan Chytrý

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Structural, ecological and biogeographical attributes of European vegetation alliances

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Structural, ecological and biogeographical attributes of European vegetation alliances

Zdenka Preislerová, Corrado Marcenò, Javier Loidi, Gianmaria Bonari, Dariia Borovyk, Rosario Gavilan, Valentin Golub, Massimo Terzi, Jean-Paul Theurillat, Olivier Argagnon, …

Applied Vegetation Science, Vol.27(1), e12766

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12766

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Abstract

The first comprehensive phytosociological classification of all vegetation types in Europe (EuroVegChecklist; Applied Vegetation Science, 2016, 19, 3–264) contained brief descriptions of each type. However, these descriptions were not standardized and mentioned only the most distinct features of each vegetation type. The practical application of the vegetation classification system could be enhanced if users had the option to select sets of vegetation types based on various combinations of structural, ecological, and biogeographical attributes. Based on a literature review and expert knowledge, we created a new database that assigns standardized categorical attributes of 12 variables to each of the 1106 alliances dominated by vascular plants defined in EuroVegChecklist. These variables include dominant life form, phenological optimum, substrate moisture, substrate reaction, salinity, nutrient status, soil organic matter, vegetation region, elevational vegetation belt, azonality, successional status and naturalness. The new database has the potential to enhance the usefulness of phytosociological classification for researchers and practitioners and to help understand this classification to non-specialists.

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Title: Structural, ecological and biogeographical attributes of European vegetation alliances
Authors/Creators: Zdenka Preislerová
Corrado Marcenò
Javier Loidi - University of the Basque Country
Gianmaria Bonari
Dariia Borovyk
Rosario Gavilan - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Valentin Golub
Massimo Terzi
Jean-Paul Theurillat
Olivier Argagnon
Frederic Bioret
Idoia Biurrun - University of the Basque Country
Juan Antonio Campos
Jorge Capelo - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária
Andraž Čarni
Süleyman Çoban
Janos Csiky - University of Pecs
Mirjana Ćuk
Renata Ćušterevska - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Yakiv Didukh
Jürgen Dengler
Daniel Dítě
Giuliano Fanelli
Federico Fernandez-Gonzalez - University of Castilla-La Mancha
Riccardo Guarino
Ondřej Hájek
Dmytro Iakushenko - University of Zielona Góra
Svitlana Iemelianova
Florian Jansen - University of Rostock
Anni Jašková
Martin Jiroušek - Masaryk University
Veronika Kalníková
Ali Kavgacı
Anna Kuzemko
Flavia Landucci - Masaryk University
Zdeňka Lososová
Đorđije Milanović
José Antonio Molina
Tiago Monteiro-Henriques
Ladislav Mucina - Murdoch University, Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Pavel Novák
Arkadiusz Nowak
Ricarda Pätsch
Gwenhael Perrin
Tomáš Peterka
Valerijus Rašomavičius
Kamila Reczyńska
Solvita Rūsiņa
Daniel Sánchez Mata
Arnoldo Santos Guerra
Jozef Šibík
Željko Škvorc
Danijela Stešević
Vladimir Stupar
Krzysztof Świerkosz
Rossen Tzonev
Kiril Vassilev
Denys Vynokurov
Wolfgang Willner - Vienna Institute for Nature Conservation & Analyses
Milan Chytrý
Publication Details: Applied Vegetation Science, Vol.27(1), e12766
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Identifiers: 991005637961307891
Copyright: © 2024 The Authors.
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability; Harry Butler Institute
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.40 Forestry; 3.40.86 Plant Communities
Web Of Science research areas: Ecology; Forestry; Plant Sciences
ESI research areas: Plant & Animal Science