GrassPlot - a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands

Dengler J, Wagner V, Dembicz I, Garcia-Mijangos I, Naqinezhad A, Boch S, Chiarucci A, Conradi T, Filibeck G, Guarino R, Janisova M, Steinbauer M, Acic S, Acosta ATR, Akasaka M, Allers MA, Apostolova I, Axmanova I, Bakan B, Baranova A, Bardy-Durchhalter M, Bartha S, Baumann E, Becker T, Becker U, Belonovskaya E, Bengtsson K, Benito Alonso JL, Berastegi A, Bergamini A, Bonini I, Bruun HH, Budzhak V, Bueno A, Antonio Campos J, Cancellieri L, Carboni M, Chocarro C, Conti L, Czarniecka-Wiera M, De Frenne P, Deak B, Didukh YP, Diekmann M, Dolnik C, Dupre C, Ecker K, Ermakov N, Erschbamer B, Escudero A, Etayo J, Fajmonova Z, Felde VA, Fernandez Calzado MR, Finckh M, Fotiadis G, Fracchiolla M, Ganeva A, Garcia-Magro D, Gavilan RG, Germany M, Giladi I, Gillet F, Giusso Del Galdo GP, Gonzalez JM, Grytnes JA, Hajek M, Hajkova P, Helm A, Herrera M, Hettenbergerova E, Hobohm C, Huellbusch EM, Ingerpuu N, Jandt U, Jeltsch F, Jensen K, Jentsch A, Jeschke M, Jimenez-Alfaro B, Kacki Z, Kakinuma K, Kapfer J, Kavgaci A, Kelemen A, Kiehl K, Koyama A, Koyanagi TF, Kozub L, Kuzemko A, Kyrkjeeide MO, Landi S, Langer N, Lastrucci L, Lazzaro L, Lelli C, Leps J, Loebel S, Luzuriaga AL, Maccherini S, Magnes M, Malicki M, Marceno C, Mardari C, Mauchamp L, May F, Michelsen O, Mesa JM, Molnar Z, Moysiyenko IY, Nakaga YK, Natcheva R, Noroozi J, Pakeman RJ, Palpurina S, Partel M, Paetsch R, Pauli H, Pedashenko H, Peet RK, Pielech R, Pipenbaher N, Pirini C, Pleskova Z, Polyakova MA, Prentice HC, Reinecke J, Reitalu T, Pilar Rodriguez-Rojo M, Rolecek J, Ronkin V, Rosati L, Rosen E, Ruprecht E, Rusina S, Sabovljevic M, Maria Sanchez A, Savchenko G, Schuhmacher O, Skornik S, Sperandii MG, Staniaszek-Kik M, Stevanovic-Dajic Z, Stock M, Suchrow S, Sutcliffe LME, Swacha G, Sykes M, Szabo A, Talebi A, Tanase C, Terzi M, Tolgyesi C, Torca M, Torok P, Tothmeresz B, Tsarevskaya N, Tsiripidis I, Tzonev R, Ushimaru A, Valko O, Van Der Maarel E, Vanneste T, Vashenyak I, Vassilev K, Viciani D, Villar L, Virtanen R, Kosic IV, Wang Y, Weiser F, Went J, Wesche K, White H, Winkler M, Zaniewski PT, Zhang H, Ziv Y, Znamenskiy S, Biurrun I (2018)

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2018

Journal

Book Volume: 48

Pages Range: 331 - 347

URI: https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/phyto/detail/48/89396/GrassPlot_a_database_of_multi_scale_plant_diversity_in_Palaearctic_grasslands

DOI: 10.1127/phyto/2018/0267

Abstract

GrassPlot is a collaborative vegetation-plot database organised by the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) and listed in the Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases (GIVD ID EU-00-003). GrassPlot collects plot records (relevés) from grasslands and other open habitats of the Palaearctic biogeographic realm. It focuses on precisely delimited plots of eight standard grain sizes (0.0001; 0.001; ... 1,000 m ) and on nested-plot series with at least four different grain sizes. The usage of GrassPlot is regulated through bylaws that intend to balance the interests of data contributors and data users. The current version (v. 1.00) contains data for approximately 170,000 plots of different sizes and 2,800 nested-plot series. The key components are richness data and metadata. However, most included datasets also encompass compositional data. About 14,000 plots have near-complete records of terricolous bryophytes and lichens in addition to vascular plants. At present, GrassPlot contains data from 36 countries throughout the Palaearctic, spread across elevational gradients and major grassland types. GrassPlot with its multi-scale and multi-taxon focus complements the larger international vegetation-plot databases, such as the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) and the global database “sPlot”. Its main aim is to facilitate studies on the scale- and taxon-dependency of biodiversity patterns and drivers along macroecological gradients. GrassPlot is a dynamic database and will expand through new data collection coordinated by the elected Coordinating Board. We invite researchers with suitable data to join GrassPlot. Researchers with project ideas addressable with GrassPlot data are welcome to submit proposals to the Governing Board. 

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University of Copenhagen Denmark (DK) Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Germany (DE) Universität Bayreuth Germany (DE) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / 中国科学院 China (CN) Hungarian Academy of Sciences / Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (MTA) Hungary (HU) Spanish National Research Council / Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Spain (ES) Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Germany (DE) University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu Croatia (HR) Masaryk University Czech Republic (CZ) Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology (TUAT) / 東京農工大学 Japan (JP) Universität Hamburg (UHH) Germany (DE) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) / Българска академия на науките Bulgaria (BG) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) / אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב Israel (IL) Università degli Studi di Catania Italy (IT) Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) Spain (ES) Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Austria (AT) University of Basque Country / Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV) / Euskal Herriko Unibersitatea (EHU) Spain (ES) Università degli Studi della Tuscia Italy (IT) Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Spain (ES) Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) Switzerland (CH) Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Germany (DE) University of Warsaw / Uniwersytet Warszawski Poland (PL) University of Tartu Estonia (EE) Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft (WSL) Switzerland (CH) University of Bologna / Università di Bologna Italy (IT) University of Bergen / Universitetet i Bergen Norway (NO) Universidad de Oviedo Spain (ES) University of Bari Aldo Moro / Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Italy (IT) Université de Franche-Comté France (FR) University of Mazandaran Germany (DE) University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA) / Université de Grenoble France (FR) Universität Bremen Germany (DE) M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ukraine (UA) Universidad de Granada Spain (ES) Universiteit Gent (UGent) / Ghent University Belgium (BE) Russian Academy of Sciences / Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (RAS) Russian Federation (RU) Università degli Studi di Siena (UNISI) / University of Siena Italy (IT) Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Sterea Ellada Greece (GR) University of Wroclaw / Uniwersytet Wrocławski Poland (PL) Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) Germany (DE) Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) Germany (DE) Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) / Akademie věd České republiky (AVČR) Czech Republic (CZ) Universität Trier Germany (DE) Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck / University of Innsbruck Austria (AT) Uppsala University Sweden (SE) Università degli Studi Roma Tre Italy (IT) Universität Potsdam Germany (DE) University of Lleida / Universitat de Lleida (UdL) Spain (ES) Gestión Ambiental de Navarra, S.A. Spain (ES) NINA - Norwegian institute for nature research Norway (NO) Columbia University United States (USA) (US) GFAR - The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation Italy (IT) Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University Ukraine (UA) Kobe University / 神戸大学 Japan (JP) Kherson State University Ukraine (UA) NTNU Trondheim - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway (NO) Tallinn University of Technology Estonia (EE) University of Latvia Latvia (LV) Kharkiv National Karasin University Ukraine (UA) University of Tehran Iran, Islamic Republic of (IR) University of Belgrade / Универзитет у Београду Serbia (RS) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) / National Research Council of Italy Italy (IT) Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Germany (DE) Hl. Kliment Ochridski-Universität Sofia Bulgaria (BG) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) Spain (ES) Societatea Ornitologica Romana Romania (RO) University of Debrecen / Debreceni Egyetem Hungary (HU) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States (USA) (US) Naturschutzbund Deutschland Landesverband Hamburg e.V. Germany (DE) Babeș-Bolyai University / Babeș–Bolyai Tudományegyetem / Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai (UBB) Romania (RO) Lund University / Lunds universitet Sweden (SE) Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași Romania (RO) University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Łódzki Poland (PL) Landesbetrieb für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein (LKN.SH) Germany (DE) Università degli Studi della Basilicata Italy (IT) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece (GR) Khmelnytskyi National University Ukraine (UA) University of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Netherlands (NL) Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS – SGGW Poland (PL) University of Maribor (UM) / Univerza v Mariboru Slovenia (SI) Hochschule Osnabrück Germany (DE) University College Dublin (UCD) Ireland (IE) Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KarRC RAS) Russian Federation (RU) Medizinische Universität Wien Austria (AT) Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) / Slovenská akadémia vied (SAV) Slovakia (SK) Università degli Studi di Palermo Italy (IT) University of South Bohemia Czech Republic (CZ) Technische Universität Braunschweig Germany (DE) The James Hutton Institute United Kingdom (GB) Tokyo Gakugei University Japan (JP) Oulun Yliopisto / University of Oulo Finland (FI) Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Austria (AT) Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF) Germany (DE) Università degli Studi di Sassari (UNISS) Italy (IT) University of Alberta Canada (CA) University of Szeged / József Attila Tudományegyetem Szeged Hungary (HU) University of Agriculture in Krakow Poland (PL) University of Tokyo Japan (JP) NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research Norway (NO)

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APA:

Dengler, J., Wagner, V., Dembicz, I., Garcia-Mijangos, I., Naqinezhad, A., Boch, S.,... Biurrun, I. (2018). GrassPlot - a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands. Phytocoenologia, 48, 331 - 347. https://doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2018/0267

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Dengler, Juergen, et al. "GrassPlot - a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands." Phytocoenologia 48 (2018): 331 - 347.

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