학술논문
Structural, ecological and biogeographical attributes of European vegetation alliances.
Document Type
Article
Author
Preislerová, Zdenka; Marcenò, Corrado; Loidi, Javier; Bonari, Gianmaria; Borovyk, Dariia; Gavilán, Rosario G.; Golub, Valentin; Terzi, Massimo; Theurillat, Jean‐Paul; Argagnon, Olivier; Bioret, Frederic; Biurrun, Idoia; Campos, Juan Antonio; Capelo, Jorge; Čarni, Andraž; Çoban, Süleyman; Csiky, János; Ćuk, Mirjana; Ćušterevska, Renata; Dengler, Jürgen
Source
Subject
*BOTANY
*VEGETATION classification
*LITERATURE reviews
*DATABASES
*RESEARCH personnel
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Language
ISSN
1402-2001
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]