Structural, ecological and biogeographical attributes of European vegetation alliances

Journal
Applied Vegetation Science
Date Issued
2024-01
Author(s)
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
Didukh, Yakiv
Dítě, Daniel
Fanelli, Giuliano
Fernández‐González, Federico
Guarino, Riccardo
Hájek, Ondřej
Iakushenko, Dmytro
Iemelianova, Svitlana
Jansen, Florian
Jašková, Anni
Jiroušek, Martin
Kalníková, Veronika
Kavgacı, Ali
Kuzemko, Anna
Landucci, Flavia
Lososová, Zdeňka
Milanović, Đorđije
Molina, José Antonio
Monteiro‐Henriques, Tiago
Mucina, Ladislav
Novák, Pavel
Nowak, Arkadiusz
Pätsch, Ricarda
Perrin, Gwenhael
Peterka, Tomáš
Rašomavičius, Valerijus
Reczyńska, Kamila
Rūsiņa, Solvita
Mata, Daniel Sánchez
Guerra, Arnoldo Santos
Šibík, Jozef
Škvorc, Željko
Stešević, Danijela
Stupar, Vladimir
Świerkosz, Krzysztof
Tzonev, Rossen
Vassilev, Kiril
Vynokurov, Denys
Willner, Wolfgang
Chytrý, Milan
DOI
10.1111/avsc.12766
Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The first comprehensive phytosociological classification of all vegetation types in Europe (EuroVegChecklist; <jats:italic>Applied Vegetation Science</jats:italic>, 2016, <jats:bold>19</jats:bold>, 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.</jats:p>
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