Naslov
WetVegEurope – a formalized classification of aquatic and marsh vegetation at the continental scale: approach and first results

Autori
Landucci, Flavia ; Šumberová, Kateřina ; Tichý, Lubomír ; Chytrý, Milan ; ... ; Stančić, Zvjezdana ; ... ; Zelnik, Igor

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Izvornik
Biodiversity & Vegetation: Patterns, Processes, Conservation / Mucina, Ladislav ; Price, Jodi N. ; Kalwij, Jesse M. - Perth : Kwongan Foundation, 2014, 128-129

ISBN
978-0-9584766-5-2

Skup
57st Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science

Mjesto i datum
Perth, Australija, 01.09.2014. - 05.09.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
aquatic vegetation; marsh vegetation; classification; Europe

Sažetak
Background & Aims: The project WetVegEurope started more than a year ago with the scientific support of the European Vegetation Survey (EVS). It was born from the necessity to increase the consistency of vegetation classification in Europe, unify classification concepts and propose a sharable classification system. Aims of this project are (1) to provide a synthesis and formalized classification of freshwater aquatic vegetation (Lemnetea and Potametea classes) and marsh vegetation (Phragmito-Magno-Caricetea class) to the level of phytosociological associations, and (2) to characterize these associations in terms of ecology, distribution and nature conservation status. Current Status: Now the project involves more than 150 000 vegetation plots from 26 European countries and more than 40 people including data contributors and experts. A lot of experience in the management of such a large amount of data and related issues has been acquired. Protocols for data collection, management and analysis, and formalised classification using an improved version of the Cocktail method (Bruelheide 1997 ; Kočí et al. 2003) were tested with the support of the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) and thanks to the technical tools provided by the programs TURBOVEG (Hennekens & Schaminée 2001) and JUICE (Tichý 2002). In this talk we present our general approach to the classification of vegetation at a continental scale and feature the first results of our formalized classification. Perspective: The work is still in progress. Logical formulas for automatic classification of aquatic and marsh vegetation are under development. The results will offer not only a synthesis and an integration of the knowledge at the continental scale but also a formalized classification system for aquatic and marsh vegetation usable as a tool for nature conservation. Acknowledgements: This work is financed from the SoMoPro II programme, which has acquired a financial grant from the People Programme (Marie Curie action) of the Seventh Framework Programme of EU according to the REA Grant Agreement No. 291782 and the South- Moravian Region.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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