Formalized classification of European fen vegetation at the alliance level
Aims: Phytosociological classification of fen vegetation (Scheuchzerio palustris-Caricetea fuscae class) differs among European countries. Here we propose a unified vegetation classification of European fens at the alliance level, provide unequivocal assignment rules for individual vegetation plots,...
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Aims: Phytosociological classification of fen vegetation (Scheuchzerio palustris-Caricetea fuscae class) differs among European countries. Here we propose a unified vegetation classification of European fens at the alliance level, provide unequivocal assignment rules for individual vegetation plots, identify diagnostic species of fen alliances, and map their distribution. Location: Europe, western Siberia and SE Greenland. Methods: 29 049 vegetation-plot records of fens were selected from databases using a list of specialist fen species. Formal definitions of alliances were created using the presence, absence and abundance of Cocktail-based species groups and indicator species. DCA visualized the similarities among the alliances in an ordination space. The ISOPAM classification algorithm was applied to regional subsets with homogeneous plot size to check whether the classification based on formal definitions matches the results of unsupervised classifications. Results: The following alliances were defined: Caricion viridulo-trinervis (sub-halophytic Atlantic dune-slack fens), Caricion davallianae (temperate calcareous fens), Caricion atrofusco-saxatilis (arcto-alpine calcareous fens), Stygio-Caricion limosae (boreal topogenic brown-moss fens), Sphagno warnstorfii-Tomentypnion nitentis (Sphagnum-brown-moss rich fens), Saxifrago-Tomentypnion (continental to boreo-continental nitrogen-limited brown-moss rich fens), Narthecion scardici (alpine fens with Balkan endemics), Caricion stantis (arctic brown-moss rich fens), Anagallido tenellae-Juncion bulbosi (Ibero-Atlantic moderately rich fens), Drepanocladion exannulati (arcto-boreal-alpine non-calcareous fens), Caricion fuscae (temperate moderately rich fens), Sphagno-Caricion canescentis (poor fens) and Scheuchzerion palustris (dystrophic hollows). The main variation in the species composition of European fens reflected site chemistry (pH, mineral richness) and sorted the plots from calcareous and extremely rich fens, through rich and moderately rich fens, to poor fens and dystrophic hollows. ISOPAM classified regional subsets according to this gradient, supporting the ecological meaningfulness of this classification concept on both the regional and continental scale. Geographic/macroclimatic variation was reflected in the second most important gradient. Conclusions: The pan-European classification of fen vegetation was proposed and supported by the data for the first time. Formal definitions developed here allow consistent and unequivocal assignment of individual vegetation plots to fen alliances at the continental scale. |
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ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:56235906 2023-05-15T15:18:32+02:00 Formalized classification of European fen vegetation at the alliance level Peterka, Tomáš Hájek, Michal Jiroušek, Martin Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja Aunina, Liene Bergamini, Ariel Dítě, Daniel Felbaba-Klushyna, Ljuba Graf, Ulrich Hájková, Petra Hettenbergerová, Eva Ivchenko, Tatiana G. Jansen, Florian Koroleva, Natalia E. Lapshina, Elena D. Lazarević, Predrag M. Moen, Asbjørn Napreenko, Maxim G. Pawlikowski, Paweł Plesková, Zuzana Sekulová, Lucia Smagin, Viktor A. Tahvanainen, Teemu Thiele, Annett Biţǎ-Nicolae, Claudia Biurrun, Idoia Brisse, Henry Ćušterevska, Renata De Bie, Els Ewald, Jörg FitzPatrick, Úna Font, Xavier Jandt, Ute Kącki, Zygmunt Kuzemko, Anna Landucci, Flavia Moeslund, Jesper E. Pérez-Haase, Aaron Rašomavičius, Valerijus Rodwell, John S. Schaminée, Joop H.J. Šilc, Urban Stančić, Zvjezdana Chytrý, Milan 2017 application/pdf http://gtc.oai.elaba.lt/documents/56235906.pdf http://gtc.lvb.lt/GTC:ELABAPDB56235906&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/avsc.12271 http://gtc.oai.elaba.lt/documents/56235906.pdf http://gtc.lvb.lt/GTC:ELABAPDB56235906&prefLang=en_US info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Applied vegetation science, Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2017, vol. 20, iss. 1, p. 124-142 ISSN 1402-2001 eISSN 1654-109X Biogeography Ecological gradients Endangered habitats Mires Relevés Supervised vegetation classification Unsupervised vegetation classification Vegetation plots Wetlands info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12271 2021-12-02T00:49:00Z Aims: Phytosociological classification of fen vegetation (Scheuchzerio palustris-Caricetea fuscae class) differs among European countries. Here we propose a unified vegetation classification of European fens at the alliance level, provide unequivocal assignment rules for individual vegetation plots, identify diagnostic species of fen alliances, and map their distribution. Location: Europe, western Siberia and SE Greenland. Methods: 29 049 vegetation-plot records of fens were selected from databases using a list of specialist fen species. Formal definitions of alliances were created using the presence, absence and abundance of Cocktail-based species groups and indicator species. DCA visualized the similarities among the alliances in an ordination space. The ISOPAM classification algorithm was applied to regional subsets with homogeneous plot size to check whether the classification based on formal definitions matches the results of unsupervised classifications. Results: The following alliances were defined: Caricion viridulo-trinervis (sub-halophytic Atlantic dune-slack fens), Caricion davallianae (temperate calcareous fens), Caricion atrofusco-saxatilis (arcto-alpine calcareous fens), Stygio-Caricion limosae (boreal topogenic brown-moss fens), Sphagno warnstorfii-Tomentypnion nitentis (Sphagnum-brown-moss rich fens), Saxifrago-Tomentypnion (continental to boreo-continental nitrogen-limited brown-moss rich fens), Narthecion scardici (alpine fens with Balkan endemics), Caricion stantis (arctic brown-moss rich fens), Anagallido tenellae-Juncion bulbosi (Ibero-Atlantic moderately rich fens), Drepanocladion exannulati (arcto-boreal-alpine non-calcareous fens), Caricion fuscae (temperate moderately rich fens), Sphagno-Caricion canescentis (poor fens) and Scheuchzerion palustris (dystrophic hollows). The main variation in the species composition of European fens reflected site chemistry (pH, mineral richness) and sorted the plots from calcareous and extremely rich fens, through rich and moderately rich fens, to poor fens and dystrophic hollows. ISOPAM classified regional subsets according to this gradient, supporting the ecological meaningfulness of this classification concept on both the regional and continental scale. Geographic/macroclimatic variation was reflected in the second most important gradient. Conclusions: The pan-European classification of fen vegetation was proposed and supported by the data for the first time. Formal definitions developed here allow consistent and unequivocal assignment of individual vegetation plots to fen alliances at the continental scale. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Siberia LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) Arctic Greenland Applied Vegetation Science 20 1 124 142 |