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FloraVeg . EU — An online database of European vegetation, habitats and flora
Applied vegetation science, Vol.27(3), e12798
2024
Abstract
This article describes FloraVeg.EU, a new online database with open-access information on European vegetation units (phytosociological syntaxa), vegetated habitats, and plant taxa. It consists of three modules. (1) The Vegetation module includes 149 phytosociological classes, 378 orders and 1305 alliances of an updated version of the EuroVegChecklist modified based on the decisions of the European Vegetation Classification Committee. Vegetation units dominated by vascular plants are characterized by country-based distribution maps and data on the dominant life forms, phenology, soil properties, relationships to vegetation regions, elevational vegetation belts and azonal habitats, successional status, and degree of naturalness. A list of diagnostic taxa is also provided for each class. (2) The Habitats module includes vascular-plant-dominated terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitat types from the first to the third or fourth highest hierarchical levels of the EUNIS classification. Of these, 249 vegetated habitats are characterized by a brief description, a point-based distribution map, diagnostic, constant, and dominant taxa, and a list of the corresponding alliances. (3) The Species module provides information on 37 characteristics of European vascular plant species and some infrageneric or infraspecific taxa, including functional traits (habitus and growth type, leaf, flower, fruit and seed traits, and trophic mode), taxon origin (native vs alien), and ecological information (environmental relationships, Ellenberg-type indicator values, disturbance indicator values, and relationships to vegetation units and habitat types). Values for at least three variables are available for 36,404 species. Individual taxa, vegetation units, and habitats in these three modules are illustrated by more than 34,000 photographs. The Download section of FloraVeg.EU provides open-access data sets in a spreadsheet format that can be used for analyses. FloraVeg.EU is a new resource with easily accessible data that can be used for research in vegetation science, ecology, and biogeography, as well as for education and conservation applications.
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- Title
- FloraVeg . EU — An online database of European vegetation, habitats and flora
- Authors/Creators
- Milan Chytrý - Masaryk UniversityMarcela Řezníčková - Masaryk UniversityPetr Novotný - Charles UniversityDana Holubová - Masaryk UniversityZdenka Preislerová - Masaryk UniversityFabio Attorre - Sapienza University of RomeIdoia Biurrun - University of the Basque CountryPetr Blažek - University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceGianmaria Bonari - University of SienaDariia Borovyk - Masaryk UniversityNatálie Čeplová - Masaryk UniversityJiří Danihelka - Masaryk UniversityDenys Davydov - M.G. Kholodny Institute of BotanyPavel Dřevojan - Masaryk UniversityNina Fahs - Masaryk UniversityRiccardo Guarino - University of PalermoBehlül Güler - Masaryk UniversityStephan M. Hennekens - Wageningen University & ResearchRichard Hrivnák - Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of SciencesVeronika Kalníková - University of Banja LukaVeronika Kalusová - Masaryk UniversityTomáš Kebert - University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceIlona Knollová - Masaryk UniversityKateřina Knotková - Masaryk UniversityDragan Koljanin - University of Banja LukaAnna Kuzemko - Masaryk UniversityJavier Loidi - University of the Basque CountryZdeňka Lososová - Masaryk UniversityCorrado Marcenò - University of PerugiaGabriele Midolo - Czech University of Life Sciences PragueDjordjije Milanović - University of Banja LukaLadislav Mucina - Murdoch UniversityPavel Novák - Masaryk UniversityEckhard von Raab-Straube - Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin Free University of Berlin Berlin GermanyKamila Reczyńska - Independent Researcher Wrocław PolandJoop H. J. Schaminée - Wageningen University & ResearchPetra Štěpánková - Masaryk UniversityKrzysztof Świerkosz - University of WrocławJakub Těšitel - Masaryk UniversityTamara Těšitelová - Masaryk UniversityLubomír Tichý - Masaryk UniversityDenys Vynokurov - University of the Basque CountryWolfgang Willner - University of ViennaIrena Axmanová - Masaryk University
- Contributors
- Borja Jiménez-Alfaro (Editor) - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Publication Details
- Applied vegetation science, Vol.27(3), e12798
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Association for Vegetation Science
- Identifiers
- 991005694573307891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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