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 to provide unequivocal assignment rules for individual vegetation plot...
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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 to provide unequivocal assignment rules for individual vegetation plots, to identify diagnostic species of fen alliances, and to map their distribution. Location: Europe, western Siberia and south-eastern Greenland. Methods: 29 049 vegetation-plot records of fens were selected 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 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, illustrating the ecological meaningfulness of this classification concept on both the regional and continental scale. Geographical/macroclimatic variation was reflected in the second most important gradient. Conclusions: The pan-European classification of fen vegetation was proposed. Formal definitions developed here allow consistent and unequivocal assignment of individual vegetation plots to fen alliances at the continental scale. |
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Peterka, Tomas Hajek, Michal Jirousek, Martin Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja Aunina, Liene Bergamini, Ariel Dité, Daniel Felbaba-Klushyna, Ljuba Graf, Ulrich Hajkova, Petra Hettenbergerova, Eva Ivchenko, Tatiana G. Jansen, Florian Koroleva, Natalia E. Lapshina, Elena D. Lazarevic, Pedrag M. Moen, Asbjorn Napreenko, Maxim G. Pawlikowski, Pawel Pleskova, Zuzana Sekulova, Lucia Smagin, Viktor A. Tahvanainen, Temuu Thiele, Annett Bita-Nicolae, Claudia Biurrun, Idoia Brisse, Henry Custerevska, Renata De Bie, Els Ewald, Jorg FitzPatrick, Una Kacki, Zygmunt Kuzemko, Anna Landucci, Flavia Moeslund, Jesper E. Pérez-Haase, Aaron Rasomavicius, Valerijus Rodwell, John S. Schaminée, Joop H.J. Silc, Urban Stancic, Zvjezdana Chytry, Milan |
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ftonapublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/c934c548-b2b7-4b91-bc5e-657556cb8fc4 2023-05-15T15:19:02+02:00 Formalized classification of European fen vegetation at the alliance level Peterka, Tomas Hajek, Michal Jirousek, Martin Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja Aunina, Liene Bergamini, Ariel Dité, Daniel Felbaba-Klushyna, Ljuba Graf, Ulrich Hajkova, Petra Hettenbergerova, Eva Ivchenko, Tatiana G. Jansen, Florian Koroleva, Natalia E. Lapshina, Elena D. Lazarevic, Pedrag M. Moen, Asbjorn Napreenko, Maxim G. Pawlikowski, Pawel Pleskova, Zuzana Sekulova, Lucia Smagin, Viktor A. Tahvanainen, Temuu Thiele, Annett Bita-Nicolae, Claudia Biurrun, Idoia Brisse, Henry Custerevska, Renata De Bie, Els Ewald, Jorg FitzPatrick, Una Kacki, Zygmunt Kuzemko, Anna Landucci, Flavia Moeslund, Jesper E. Pérez-Haase, Aaron Rasomavicius, Valerijus Rodwell, John S. Schaminée, Joop H.J. Silc, Urban Stancic, Zvjezdana Chytry, Milan 2016-11 https://pureportal.inbo.be/portal/en/publications/formalized-classification-of-european-fen-vegetation-at-the-alliance-level(c934c548-b2b7-4b91-bc5e-657556cb8fc4).html https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12271 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Peterka , T , Hajek , M , Jirousek , M , Jiménez-Alfaro , B , Aunina , L , Bergamini , A , Dité , D , Felbaba-Klushyna , L , Graf , U , Hajkova , P , Hettenbergerova , E , Ivchenko , T G , Jansen , F , Koroleva , N E , Lapshina , E D , Lazarevic , P M , Moen , A , Napreenko , M G , Pawlikowski , P , Pleskova , Z , Sekulova , L , Smagin , V A , Tahvanainen , T , Thiele , A , Bita-Nicolae , C , Biurrun , I , Brisse , H , Custerevska , R , De Bie , E , Ewald , J , FitzPatrick , U , Kacki , Z , Kuzemko , A , Landucci , F , Moeslund , J E , Pérez-Haase , A , Rasomavicius , V , Rodwell , J S , Schaminée , J H J , Silc , U , Stancic , Z & Chytry , M 2016 , ' Formalized classification of European fen vegetation at the alliance level ' Applied vegetation science . DOI:10.1111/avsc.12271 /dk/atira/pure/thematic/inbo_th_00006 Species and biotopes /dk/atira/pure/discipline/B000/B003 B003-ecology /dk/atira/pure/discipline/B000/B004 B004-botany /dk/atira/pure/geographic/europa Europe article 2016 ftonapublicatio https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12271 2017-06-12T13:54:42Z 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 to provide unequivocal assignment rules for individual vegetation plots, to identify diagnostic species of fen alliances, and to map their distribution. Location: Europe, western Siberia and south-eastern Greenland. Methods: 29 049 vegetation-plot records of fens were selected 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 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, illustrating the ecological meaningfulness of this classification concept on both the regional and continental scale. Geographical/macroclimatic variation was reflected in the second most important gradient. Conclusions: The pan-European classification of fen vegetation was proposed. 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 Research Institute Nature and Forest: Research outputs Arctic Greenland Applied Vegetation Science 20 1 124 142 |