FloraVeg.EU is a new online database providing basic information on European vegetation types, habitats and plant species. It relies on the IT infrastructure recently developed for the Pladias Database of the Czech Flora and Vegetation. It provides public access to various datasets compiled within projects of the Vegetation Science Group at Masaryk University and the IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey. The database consists of three modules: (1) The Species module informs about characteristics of European vascular plant species, including ecological traits such as habitus and growth form, as well as leaf, flower, fruit, and seed traits. Additionally, it includes biogeographical information and ecological characteristics such as species origin, environmental relationships, indicator values, and relationships to vegetation and habitat types. (2) The Vegetation module includes the classes, orders and alliances according to the EuroVegChecklist, which will be regularly updated according to the decisions of the European Vegetation Classification Committee. Each of these syntaxa is characterized by a country-based distribution map and data on dominant life forms, phenological optimum, soil properties, biogeographical features, successional status and degree of naturalness. A list of diagnostic species is also provided for each class. (3) The Habitats module includes terrestrial and freshwater habitats at the three highest hierarchical levels of the EUNIS classification. Each habitat is characterized by a brief description, a point-based distribution map, diagnostic, constant, and dominant species, and a list of corresponding alliances. Individual species, vegetation types and habitats in these three modules are illustrated by thousands of photographs. The Download section of FloraVeg.EU provides datasets in a spreadsheet format that can be used for analyses.
FloraVeg.EU – a new online database of European vegetation and flora
Corrado Marcenò;
2022
Abstract
FloraVeg.EU is a new online database providing basic information on European vegetation types, habitats and plant species. It relies on the IT infrastructure recently developed for the Pladias Database of the Czech Flora and Vegetation. It provides public access to various datasets compiled within projects of the Vegetation Science Group at Masaryk University and the IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey. The database consists of three modules: (1) The Species module informs about characteristics of European vascular plant species, including ecological traits such as habitus and growth form, as well as leaf, flower, fruit, and seed traits. Additionally, it includes biogeographical information and ecological characteristics such as species origin, environmental relationships, indicator values, and relationships to vegetation and habitat types. (2) The Vegetation module includes the classes, orders and alliances according to the EuroVegChecklist, which will be regularly updated according to the decisions of the European Vegetation Classification Committee. Each of these syntaxa is characterized by a country-based distribution map and data on dominant life forms, phenological optimum, soil properties, biogeographical features, successional status and degree of naturalness. A list of diagnostic species is also provided for each class. (3) The Habitats module includes terrestrial and freshwater habitats at the three highest hierarchical levels of the EUNIS classification. Each habitat is characterized by a brief description, a point-based distribution map, diagnostic, constant, and dominant species, and a list of corresponding alliances. Individual species, vegetation types and habitats in these three modules are illustrated by thousands of photographs. The Download section of FloraVeg.EU provides datasets in a spreadsheet format that can be used for analyses.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
