Vegetation Classification and Survey is performing well [PDF]
On the occasion of the completion of the fourth volume of Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), we have analysed the performance of the journal since its inception. The number of papers and pages show a moderate increase over the years.
Jürgen Dengler +3 more
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Chilean vegetation in the context of the Braun-Blanquet approach and a comparison with EcoVeg formations [PDF]
Aims: The Braun-Blanquet approach has been widely implemented to generate classification schemes at the country level and Chile is not an exception. In spite of numerous studies, a revised system for the whole country is still missing and most of the ...
Miguel Alvarez, Federico Luebert
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Classification of grasslands and other open vegetation types in the Palaearctic – Introduction to the Special Collection [PDF]
With this editorial, we introduce the Special Collection “Classification of grasslands and other open vegetation types in the Palaearctic”. In searching the Web of Science for classification papers on Palaearctic grasslands, we found 207 studies from ...
Arkadiusz Nowak +3 more
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Vegetation Classification and Survey: the first year [PDF]
We report on the completed first volume of Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), which included ten Research Papers, six Short Database Reports, two Long Database Reports, two Forum Papers and one Report. We highlight three outstanding papers as examples of contributions of which we would like to see more in the future. Finally, we announce a new
Wolfgang Willner +3 more
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Are natural disturbances represented in strictly protected areas in Germany?
Natural disturbances are largely suppressed in Central European landscapes due to economic and human safety concerns. European goals to increase the extent of secondary wilderness areas have the potential to support the restoration of threatened habitats
Sebastian Brackhane +3 more
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Vegetation Classification Exercise for the Pawnee National Grasslands, USA [PDF]
Aims: Vegetation classifications are useful for a variety of management purposes as well as scientific exploration. Local classifications are common throughout the United States but only recently have been integrated into a national classification system,
Scott B. Franklin +2 more
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A vector map of the world’s terrestrial biotic units: subbiomes, biomes, ecozones and domains [PDF]
A vector map of biotic units encompassing the entire terrestrial area of the earth is provided. It contains a hierarchical system of domains, ecozones, biomes and subbiomes, as a large-scale description of the terrestrial ecosystems.
Javier Loidi +2 more
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Ecological Indicator Values for Europe (EIVE) 1.0 [PDF]
Aims: To develop a consistent ecological indicator value system for Europe for five of the main plant niche dimensions: soil moisture (M), soil nitrogen (N), soil reaction (R), light (L) and temperature (T).
Jürgen Dengler +33 more
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Proposal (29) to conserve the name Omphalodo nitidae-Coryletum avellanae Amigo, G. Azcárate et Romero 1994 with a conserved type [PDF]
The association Omphalodo nitidae-Coryletum avellanae was defined by assembling relevés on (mainly) Corylus avellana woods on nutrient-rich substrates in the westernmost part of the Cantabrian Range (NW Spain).
Manuel A. Rodríguez-Guitián +1 more
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Classification and Taxonomy of Vegetable Macergens [PDF]
Macergens are bacteria capable of releasing pectic enzymes (pectolytic bacteria). These enzymatic actions result in the separation of plant tissues leading to total plant destruction. This can be attributed to soft rot diseases in vegetables. These macergens primarily belong to the genus Erwinia and to a range of opportunistic pathogens namely: the ...
Bukola Rhoda Aremu +2 more
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