TY  - JOUR
AU  - Chytry, Milan
AU  - Tichy, Lubomir
AU  - Hennekens, Stephan M.
AU  - Knollova, Ilona
AU  - Janssen, John
AU  - Rodwell, John S.
AU  - Peterka, Tomas
AU  - Marceno, Corrado
AU  - Landucci, Flavia
AU  - Danihelka, Jiri
AU  - Hajek, Michal
AU  - Dengler, Juergen
AU  - Novak, Pavel
AU  - Zukal, Dominik
AU  - Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja
AU  - Mucina, Ladislav
AU  - Abdulhak, Sylvain
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Agrillo, Emiliano
AU  - Attorre, Fabio
AU  - Bergmeier, Erwin
AU  - Biurrun, Idoia
AU  - Boch, Steffen
AU  - Boloni, Janos
AU  - Bonari, Gianmaria
AU  - Braslavskaya, Tatiana
AU  - Bruelheide, Helge
AU  - Campos, Juan Antonio
AU  - Carni, Andraz
AU  - Casella, Laura
AU  - Cuk, Mirjana
AU  - Custerevska, Renata
AU  - De Bie, Els
AU  - Delbosc, Pauline
AU  - Demina, Olga
AU  - Didukh, Yakiv
AU  - Dite, Daniel
AU  - Dziuba, Tetiana
AU  - Ewald, Joerg
AU  - Gavilan, Rosario G.
AU  - Gegout, Jean-Claude
AU  - del Galdo, Gian Pietro Giusso
AU  - Golub, Valentin
AU  - Goncharova, Nadezhda
AU  - Goral, Friedemann
AU  - Graf, Ulrich
AU  - Indreica, Adrian
AU  - Isermann, Maike
AU  - Jandt, Ute
AU  - Jansen, Florian
AU  - Jansen, Jan
AU  - Jaskova, Anni
AU  - Jirousek, Martin
AU  - Kacki, Zygmunt
AU  - Kalnikova, Veronika
AU  - Kavgaci, Ali
AU  - Khanina, Larisa
AU  - Korolyuk, Andrey Yu
AU  - Kozhevnikova, Mariya
AU  - Kuzemko, Anna
AU  - Kuzmić, Filip
AU  - Kuznetsov, Oleg L.
AU  - Laivins, Maris
AU  - Lavrinenko, Igor
AU  - Lavrinenko, Olga
AU  - Lebedeva, Maria
AU  - Lososova, Zdenka
AU  - Lysenko, Tatiana
AU  - Maciejewski, Lise
AU  - Mardari, Constantin
AU  - Marinsek, Aleksander
AU  - Napreenko, Maxim G.
AU  - Onyshchenko, Viktor
AU  - Perez-Haase, Aaron
AU  - Pielech, Remigiusz
AU  - Prokhorov, Vadim
AU  - Rasomavicius, Valerijus
AU  - Rodriguez Rojo, Maria Pilar
AU  - Rusina, Solvita
AU  - Schrautzer, Joachim
AU  - Sibik, Jozef
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Skvorc, Željko
AU  - Smagin, Viktor A.
AU  - Stancić, Zvjezdana
AU  - Stanisci, Angela
AU  - Tikhonova, Elena
AU  - Tonteri, Tiina
AU  - Uogintas, Domas
AU  - Valachović, Milan
AU  - Vassilev, Kiril
AU  - Vynokurov, Denys
AU  - Willner, Wolfgang
AU  - Yamalov, Sergey
AU  - Evans, Douglas
AU  - Lund, Mette Palitzsch
AU  - Spyropoulou, Rania
AU  - Tryfon, Eleni
AU  - Schaminee, Joop H.J.
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5255
AB  - Aim The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that would enable their unequivocal identification. Our goal was to develop a tool for assigning vegetation-plot records to the habitats of the EUNIS system, use it to classify a European vegetation-plot database, and compile statistically-derived characteristic species combinations and distribution maps for these habitats. Location Europe. Methods We developed the classification expert system EUNIS-ESy, which contains definitions of individual EUNIS habitats based on their species composition and geographic location. Each habitat was formally defined as a formula in a computer language combining algebraic and set-theoretic concepts with formal logical operators. We applied this expert system to classify 1,261,373 vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) and other databases. Then we determined diagnostic, constant and dominant species for each habitat by calculating species-to-habitat fidelity and constancy (occurrence frequency) in the classified data set. Finally, we mapped the plot locations for each habitat. Results Formal definitions were developed for 199 habitats at Level 3 of the EUNIS hierarchy, including 25 coastal, 18 wetland, 55 grassland, 43 shrubland, 46 forest and 12 man-made habitats. The expert system classified 1,125,121 vegetation plots to these habitat groups and 73,188 to other habitats, while 63,064 plots remained unclassified or were classified to more than one habitat. Data on each habitat were summarized in factsheets containing habitat description, distribution map, corresponding syntaxa and characteristic species combination. Conclusions EUNIS habitats were characterized for the first time in terms of their species composition and distribution, based on a classification of a European database of vegetation plots using the newly developed electronic expert system EUNIS-ESy. The data provided and the expert system have considerable potential for future use in European nature conservation planning, monitoring and assessment.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Applied Vegetation Science
T1  - EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats
EP  - 675
IS  - 4
SP  - 648
VL  - 23
DO  - 10.1111/avsc.12519
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Chytry, Milan and Tichy, Lubomir and Hennekens, Stephan M. and Knollova, Ilona and Janssen, John and Rodwell, John S. and Peterka, Tomas and Marceno, Corrado and Landucci, Flavia and Danihelka, Jiri and Hajek, Michal and Dengler, Juergen and Novak, Pavel and Zukal, Dominik and Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja and Mucina, Ladislav and Abdulhak, Sylvain and Aćić, Svetlana and Agrillo, Emiliano and Attorre, Fabio and Bergmeier, Erwin and Biurrun, Idoia and Boch, Steffen and Boloni, Janos and Bonari, Gianmaria and Braslavskaya, Tatiana and Bruelheide, Helge and Campos, Juan Antonio and Carni, Andraz and Casella, Laura and Cuk, Mirjana and Custerevska, Renata and De Bie, Els and Delbosc, Pauline and Demina, Olga and Didukh, Yakiv and Dite, Daniel and Dziuba, Tetiana and Ewald, Joerg and Gavilan, Rosario G. and Gegout, Jean-Claude and del Galdo, Gian Pietro Giusso and Golub, Valentin and Goncharova, Nadezhda and Goral, Friedemann and Graf, Ulrich and Indreica, Adrian and Isermann, Maike and Jandt, Ute and Jansen, Florian and Jansen, Jan and Jaskova, Anni and Jirousek, Martin and Kacki, Zygmunt and Kalnikova, Veronika and Kavgaci, Ali and Khanina, Larisa and Korolyuk, Andrey Yu and Kozhevnikova, Mariya and Kuzemko, Anna and Kuzmić, Filip and Kuznetsov, Oleg L. and Laivins, Maris and Lavrinenko, Igor and Lavrinenko, Olga and Lebedeva, Maria and Lososova, Zdenka and Lysenko, Tatiana and Maciejewski, Lise and Mardari, Constantin and Marinsek, Aleksander and Napreenko, Maxim G. and Onyshchenko, Viktor and Perez-Haase, Aaron and Pielech, Remigiusz and Prokhorov, Vadim and Rasomavicius, Valerijus and Rodriguez Rojo, Maria Pilar and Rusina, Solvita and Schrautzer, Joachim and Sibik, Jozef and Silc, Urban and Skvorc, Željko and Smagin, Viktor A. and Stancić, Zvjezdana and Stanisci, Angela and Tikhonova, Elena and Tonteri, Tiina and Uogintas, Domas and Valachović, Milan and Vassilev, Kiril and Vynokurov, Denys and Willner, Wolfgang and Yamalov, Sergey and Evans, Douglas and Lund, Mette Palitzsch and Spyropoulou, Rania and Tryfon, Eleni and Schaminee, Joop H.J.",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Aim The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that would enable their unequivocal identification. Our goal was to develop a tool for assigning vegetation-plot records to the habitats of the EUNIS system, use it to classify a European vegetation-plot database, and compile statistically-derived characteristic species combinations and distribution maps for these habitats. Location Europe. Methods We developed the classification expert system EUNIS-ESy, which contains definitions of individual EUNIS habitats based on their species composition and geographic location. Each habitat was formally defined as a formula in a computer language combining algebraic and set-theoretic concepts with formal logical operators. We applied this expert system to classify 1,261,373 vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) and other databases. Then we determined diagnostic, constant and dominant species for each habitat by calculating species-to-habitat fidelity and constancy (occurrence frequency) in the classified data set. Finally, we mapped the plot locations for each habitat. Results Formal definitions were developed for 199 habitats at Level 3 of the EUNIS hierarchy, including 25 coastal, 18 wetland, 55 grassland, 43 shrubland, 46 forest and 12 man-made habitats. The expert system classified 1,125,121 vegetation plots to these habitat groups and 73,188 to other habitats, while 63,064 plots remained unclassified or were classified to more than one habitat. Data on each habitat were summarized in factsheets containing habitat description, distribution map, corresponding syntaxa and characteristic species combination. Conclusions EUNIS habitats were characterized for the first time in terms of their species composition and distribution, based on a classification of a European database of vegetation plots using the newly developed electronic expert system EUNIS-ESy. The data provided and the expert system have considerable potential for future use in European nature conservation planning, monitoring and assessment.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Applied Vegetation Science",
title = "EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats",
pages = "675-648",
number = "4",
volume = "23",
doi = "10.1111/avsc.12519"
}

Chytry, M., Tichy, L., Hennekens, S. M., Knollova, I., Janssen, J., Rodwell, J. S., Peterka, T., Marceno, C., Landucci, F., Danihelka, J., Hajek, M., Dengler, J., Novak, P., Zukal, D., Jimenez-Alfaro, B., Mucina, L., Abdulhak, S., Aćić, S., Agrillo, E., Attorre, F., Bergmeier, E., Biurrun, I., Boch, S., Boloni, J., Bonari, G., Braslavskaya, T., Bruelheide, H., Campos, J. A., Carni, A., Casella, L., Cuk, M., Custerevska, R., De Bie, E., Delbosc, P., Demina, O., Didukh, Y., Dite, D., Dziuba, T., Ewald, J., Gavilan, R. G., Gegout, J., del Galdo, G. P. G., Golub, V., Goncharova, N., Goral, F., Graf, U., Indreica, A., Isermann, M., Jandt, U., Jansen, F., Jansen, J., Jaskova, A., Jirousek, M., Kacki, Z., Kalnikova, V., Kavgaci, A., Khanina, L., Korolyuk, A. Y., Kozhevnikova, M., Kuzemko, A., Kuzmić, F., Kuznetsov, O. L., Laivins, M., Lavrinenko, I., Lavrinenko, O., Lebedeva, M., Lososova, Z., Lysenko, T., Maciejewski, L., Mardari, C., Marinsek, A., Napreenko, M. G., Onyshchenko, V., Perez-Haase, A., Pielech, R., Prokhorov, V., Rasomavicius, V., Rodriguez Rojo, M. P., Rusina, S., Schrautzer, J., Sibik, J., Silc, U., Skvorc, Ž., Smagin, V. A., Stancić, Z., Stanisci, A., Tikhonova, E., Tonteri, T., Uogintas, D., Valachović, M., Vassilev, K., Vynokurov, D., Willner, W., Yamalov, S., Evans, D., Lund, M. P., Spyropoulou, R., Tryfon, E.,& Schaminee, J. H.J.. (2020). EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. in Applied Vegetation Science
Wiley, Hoboken., 23(4), 648-675.
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519

Chytry M, Tichy L, Hennekens SM, Knollova I, Janssen J, Rodwell JS, Peterka T, Marceno C, Landucci F, Danihelka J, Hajek M, Dengler J, Novak P, Zukal D, Jimenez-Alfaro B, Mucina L, Abdulhak S, Aćić S, Agrillo E, Attorre F, Bergmeier E, Biurrun I, Boch S, Boloni J, Bonari G, Braslavskaya T, Bruelheide H, Campos JA, Carni A, Casella L, Cuk M, Custerevska R, De Bie E, Delbosc P, Demina O, Didukh Y, Dite D, Dziuba T, Ewald J, Gavilan RG, Gegout J, del Galdo GPG, Golub V, Goncharova N, Goral F, Graf U, Indreica A, Isermann M, Jandt U, Jansen F, Jansen J, Jaskova A, Jirousek M, Kacki Z, Kalnikova V, Kavgaci A, Khanina L, Korolyuk AY, Kozhevnikova M, Kuzemko A, Kuzmić F, Kuznetsov OL, Laivins M, Lavrinenko I, Lavrinenko O, Lebedeva M, Lososova Z, Lysenko T, Maciejewski L, Mardari C, Marinsek A, Napreenko MG, Onyshchenko V, Perez-Haase A, Pielech R, Prokhorov V, Rasomavicius V, Rodriguez Rojo MP, Rusina S, Schrautzer J, Sibik J, Silc U, Skvorc Ž, Smagin VA, Stancić Z, Stanisci A, Tikhonova E, Tonteri T, Uogintas D, Valachović M, Vassilev K, Vynokurov D, Willner W, Yamalov S, Evans D, Lund MP, Spyropoulou R, Tryfon E, Schaminee JH. EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. in Applied Vegetation Science. 2020;23(4):648-675.
doi:10.1111/avsc.12519 .

Chytry, Milan, Tichy, Lubomir, Hennekens, Stephan M., Knollova, Ilona, Janssen, John, Rodwell, John S., Peterka, Tomas, Marceno, Corrado, Landucci, Flavia, Danihelka, Jiri, Hajek, Michal, Dengler, Juergen, Novak, Pavel, Zukal, Dominik, Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja, Mucina, Ladislav, Abdulhak, Sylvain, Aćić, Svetlana, Agrillo, Emiliano, Attorre, Fabio, Bergmeier, Erwin, Biurrun, Idoia, Boch, Steffen, Boloni, Janos, Bonari, Gianmaria, Braslavskaya, Tatiana, Bruelheide, Helge, Campos, Juan Antonio, Carni, Andraz, Casella, Laura, Cuk, Mirjana, Custerevska, Renata, De Bie, Els, Delbosc, Pauline, Demina, Olga, Didukh, Yakiv, Dite, Daniel, Dziuba, Tetiana, Ewald, Joerg, Gavilan, Rosario G., Gegout, Jean-Claude, del Galdo, Gian Pietro Giusso, Golub, Valentin, Goncharova, Nadezhda, Goral, Friedemann, Graf, Ulrich, Indreica, Adrian, Isermann, Maike, Jandt, Ute, Jansen, Florian, Jansen, Jan, Jaskova, Anni, Jirousek, Martin, Kacki, Zygmunt, Kalnikova, Veronika, Kavgaci, Ali, Khanina, Larisa, Korolyuk, Andrey Yu, Kozhevnikova, Mariya, Kuzemko, Anna, Kuzmić, Filip, Kuznetsov, Oleg L., Laivins, Maris, Lavrinenko, Igor, Lavrinenko, Olga, Lebedeva, Maria, Lososova, Zdenka, Lysenko, Tatiana, Maciejewski, Lise, Mardari, Constantin, Marinsek, Aleksander, Napreenko, Maxim G., Onyshchenko, Viktor, Perez-Haase, Aaron, Pielech, Remigiusz, Prokhorov, Vadim, Rasomavicius, Valerijus, Rodriguez Rojo, Maria Pilar, Rusina, Solvita, Schrautzer, Joachim, Sibik, Jozef, Silc, Urban, Skvorc, Željko, Smagin, Viktor A., Stancić, Zvjezdana, Stanisci, Angela, Tikhonova, Elena, Tonteri, Tiina, Uogintas, Domas, Valachović, Milan, Vassilev, Kiril, Vynokurov, Denys, Willner, Wolfgang, Yamalov, Sergey, Evans, Douglas, Lund, Mette Palitzsch, Spyropoulou, Rania, Tryfon, Eleni, Schaminee, Joop H.J., "EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats" in Applied Vegetation Science, 23, no. 4 (2020):648-675,
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Kuzmić, Filip
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Custerevska, Renata
AU  - Jasprica, N.
AU  - Milanović, D.
AU  - Stesević, D.
AU  - Skvorc, Željko
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5253
AB  - Urban flora varies between urban habitats within a city and between cities. We used a particular urban habitat - tree-circles to compare floristic differences between urban agglomerations along a long climatic gradient on a continental scale. We recorded flora of this unique habitat in seven West Balkan cities and compared it to seven cities from Western and Central Europe. On average, 91 species were found on tree-circles in every city in the Balkans (compared to 81 in continental Europe). Climate was the most important factor influencing species composition. Western and Central European tree-circles floras are much more uniform and homogeneous than Balkan ones, which have richer species pools.
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht
T2  - Urban Ecosystems
T1  - Tree-circles spontaneous vegetation over a long climatic gradient
EP  - 1004
IS  - 5
SP  - 995
VL  - 23
DO  - 10.1007/s11252-020-00987-3
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Silc, Urban and Kuzmić, Filip and Aćić, Svetlana and Custerevska, Renata and Jasprica, N. and Milanović, D. and Stesević, D. and Skvorc, Željko",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Urban flora varies between urban habitats within a city and between cities. We used a particular urban habitat - tree-circles to compare floristic differences between urban agglomerations along a long climatic gradient on a continental scale. We recorded flora of this unique habitat in seven West Balkan cities and compared it to seven cities from Western and Central Europe. On average, 91 species were found on tree-circles in every city in the Balkans (compared to 81 in continental Europe). Climate was the most important factor influencing species composition. Western and Central European tree-circles floras are much more uniform and homogeneous than Balkan ones, which have richer species pools.",
publisher = "Springer, Dordrecht",
journal = "Urban Ecosystems",
title = "Tree-circles spontaneous vegetation over a long climatic gradient",
pages = "1004-995",
number = "5",
volume = "23",
doi = "10.1007/s11252-020-00987-3"
}

Silc, U., Kuzmić, F., Aćić, S., Custerevska, R., Jasprica, N., Milanović, D., Stesević, D.,& Skvorc, Ž.. (2020). Tree-circles spontaneous vegetation over a long climatic gradient. in Urban Ecosystems
Springer, Dordrecht., 23(5), 995-1004.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-020-00987-3

Silc U, Kuzmić F, Aćić S, Custerevska R, Jasprica N, Milanović D, Stesević D, Skvorc Ž. Tree-circles spontaneous vegetation over a long climatic gradient. in Urban Ecosystems. 2020;23(5):995-1004.
doi:10.1007/s11252-020-00987-3 .

Silc, Urban, Kuzmić, Filip, Aćić, Svetlana, Custerevska, Renata, Jasprica, N., Milanović, D., Stesević, D., Skvorc, Željko, "Tree-circles spontaneous vegetation over a long climatic gradient" in Urban Ecosystems, 23, no. 5 (2020):995-1004,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-020-00987-3 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sporbert, Maria
AU  - Keil, Petr
AU  - Seidler, Gunnar
AU  - Bruelheide, Helge
AU  - Jandt, Ute
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Biurrun, Idoia
AU  - Antonio Campos, Juan
AU  - Carni, Andraz
AU  - Chytry, Milan
AU  - Custerevska, Renata
AU  - Dengler, Juergen
AU  - Golub, Valentin
AU  - Jansen, Florian
AU  - Kuzemko, Anna
AU  - Lenoir, Jonathan
AU  - Marceno, Corrado
AU  - Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold
AU  - Perez-Haase, Aaron
AU  - Rusina, Solvita
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Tsiripidris, Ioannis
AU  - Vandvik, Vigdis
AU  - Vasilev, Kiril
AU  - Virtanen, Risto
AU  - Welk, Erik
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5282
AB  - Aim A fundamental question in macroecology centres around understanding the relationship between species' local abundance and their distribution in geographical and climatic space (i.e. the multi-dimensional climatic space or climatic niche). Here, we tested three macroecological hypotheses that link local abundance to the following range properties: (a) the abundance-range size relationship, (b) the abundance-range centre relationship and (c) the abundance-suitability relationship. Location Europe. Taxon Vascular plants. Methods Distribution range maps were extracted from the Chorological Database Halle to derive information on the range and niche sizes of 517 European vascular plant species. To estimate local abundance, we assessed samples from 744,513 vegetation plots in the European Vegetation Archive, where local species' abundance is available as plant cover per plot. We then calculated the 'centrality', that is, the distance between the location of the abundance observation and each species' range centre in geographical and climatic space. The climatic suitability of plot locations was estimated using coarse-grain species distribution models (SDMs). The relationships between centrality or climatic suitability with abundance was tested using linear models and quantile regression. We summarized the overall trend across species' regression slopes from linear models and quantile regression using a meta-analytical approach. Results We did not detect any positive relationships between a species' mean local abundance and the size of its geographical range or climatic niche. Contrasting yet significant correlations were detected between abundance and centrality or climatic suitability among species. Main conclusions Our results do not provide unequivocal support for any of the relationships tested, demonstrating that determining properties of species' distributions at large grains and extents might be of limited use for predicting local abundance, including current SDM approaches. We conclude that environmental factors influencing individual performance and local abundance are likely to differ from those factors driving plant species' distribution at coarse resolution and broad geographical extents.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Journal of Biogeography
T1  - Testing macroecological abundance patterns: The relationship between local abundance and range size, range position and climatic suitability among European vascular plants
EP  - 2222
IS  - 10
SP  - 2210
VL  - 47
DO  - 10.1111/jbi.13926
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Sporbert, Maria and Keil, Petr and Seidler, Gunnar and Bruelheide, Helge and Jandt, Ute and Aćić, Svetlana and Biurrun, Idoia and Antonio Campos, Juan and Carni, Andraz and Chytry, Milan and Custerevska, Renata and Dengler, Juergen and Golub, Valentin and Jansen, Florian and Kuzemko, Anna and Lenoir, Jonathan and Marceno, Corrado and Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold and Perez-Haase, Aaron and Rusina, Solvita and Silc, Urban and Tsiripidris, Ioannis and Vandvik, Vigdis and Vasilev, Kiril and Virtanen, Risto and Welk, Erik",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Aim A fundamental question in macroecology centres around understanding the relationship between species' local abundance and their distribution in geographical and climatic space (i.e. the multi-dimensional climatic space or climatic niche). Here, we tested three macroecological hypotheses that link local abundance to the following range properties: (a) the abundance-range size relationship, (b) the abundance-range centre relationship and (c) the abundance-suitability relationship. Location Europe. Taxon Vascular plants. Methods Distribution range maps were extracted from the Chorological Database Halle to derive information on the range and niche sizes of 517 European vascular plant species. To estimate local abundance, we assessed samples from 744,513 vegetation plots in the European Vegetation Archive, where local species' abundance is available as plant cover per plot. We then calculated the 'centrality', that is, the distance between the location of the abundance observation and each species' range centre in geographical and climatic space. The climatic suitability of plot locations was estimated using coarse-grain species distribution models (SDMs). The relationships between centrality or climatic suitability with abundance was tested using linear models and quantile regression. We summarized the overall trend across species' regression slopes from linear models and quantile regression using a meta-analytical approach. Results We did not detect any positive relationships between a species' mean local abundance and the size of its geographical range or climatic niche. Contrasting yet significant correlations were detected between abundance and centrality or climatic suitability among species. Main conclusions Our results do not provide unequivocal support for any of the relationships tested, demonstrating that determining properties of species' distributions at large grains and extents might be of limited use for predicting local abundance, including current SDM approaches. We conclude that environmental factors influencing individual performance and local abundance are likely to differ from those factors driving plant species' distribution at coarse resolution and broad geographical extents.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Journal of Biogeography",
title = "Testing macroecological abundance patterns: The relationship between local abundance and range size, range position and climatic suitability among European vascular plants",
pages = "2222-2210",
number = "10",
volume = "47",
doi = "10.1111/jbi.13926"
}

Sporbert, M., Keil, P., Seidler, G., Bruelheide, H., Jandt, U., Aćić, S., Biurrun, I., Antonio Campos, J., Carni, A., Chytry, M., Custerevska, R., Dengler, J., Golub, V., Jansen, F., Kuzemko, A., Lenoir, J., Marceno, C., Moeslund, J. E., Perez-Haase, A., Rusina, S., Silc, U., Tsiripidris, I., Vandvik, V., Vasilev, K., Virtanen, R.,& Welk, E.. (2020). Testing macroecological abundance patterns: The relationship between local abundance and range size, range position and climatic suitability among European vascular plants. in Journal of Biogeography
Wiley, Hoboken., 47(10), 2210-2222.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13926

Sporbert M, Keil P, Seidler G, Bruelheide H, Jandt U, Aćić S, Biurrun I, Antonio Campos J, Carni A, Chytry M, Custerevska R, Dengler J, Golub V, Jansen F, Kuzemko A, Lenoir J, Marceno C, Moeslund JE, Perez-Haase A, Rusina S, Silc U, Tsiripidris I, Vandvik V, Vasilev K, Virtanen R, Welk E. Testing macroecological abundance patterns: The relationship between local abundance and range size, range position and climatic suitability among European vascular plants. in Journal of Biogeography. 2020;47(10):2210-2222.
doi:10.1111/jbi.13926 .

Sporbert, Maria, Keil, Petr, Seidler, Gunnar, Bruelheide, Helge, Jandt, Ute, Aćić, Svetlana, Biurrun, Idoia, Antonio Campos, Juan, Carni, Andraz, Chytry, Milan, Custerevska, Renata, Dengler, Juergen, Golub, Valentin, Jansen, Florian, Kuzemko, Anna, Lenoir, Jonathan, Marceno, Corrado, Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold, Perez-Haase, Aaron, Rusina, Solvita, Silc, Urban, Tsiripidris, Ioannis, Vandvik, Vigdis, Vasilev, Kiril, Virtanen, Risto, Welk, Erik, "Testing macroecological abundance patterns: The relationship between local abundance and range size, range position and climatic suitability among European vascular plants" in Journal of Biogeography, 47, no. 10 (2020):2210-2222,
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13926 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bruelheide, Helge
AU  - Dengler, Juergen
AU  - Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja
AU  - Purschke, Oliver
AU  - Hennekens, Stephan M.
AU  - Chytry, Milan
AU  - Pillar, Valerio D.
AU  - Jansen, Florian
AU  - Kattge, Jens
AU  - Sandel, Brody
AU  - Aubin, Isabelle
AU  - Biurrun, Idoia
AU  - Field, Richard
AU  - Haider, Sylvia
AU  - Jandt, Ute
AU  - Lenoir, Jonathan
AU  - Peet, Robert K.
AU  - Peyre, Gwendolyn
AU  - Sabatini, Francesco Maria
AU  - Schmidt, Marco
AU  - Schrodt, Franziska
AU  - Winter, Marten
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Agrillo, Emiliano
AU  - Alvarez, Miguel
AU  - Ambarli, Didem
AU  - Angelini, Pierangela
AU  - Apostolova, Iva
AU  - Khan, Mohammed A.S.Arfin
AU  - Arnst, Elise
AU  - Attorre, Fabio
AU  - Baraloto, Christopher
AU  - Beckmann, Michael
AU  - Berg, Christian
AU  - Bergeron, Yves
AU  - Bergmeier, Erwin
AU  - Bjorkman, Anne D.
AU  - Bondareva, Viktoria
AU  - Borchardt, Peter
AU  - Botta-Dukat, Zoltan
AU  - Boyle, Brad
AU  - Breen, Amy
AU  - Brisse, Henry
AU  - Byun, Chaeho
AU  - Cabido, Marcelo R.
AU  - Casella, Laura
AU  - Cayuela, Luis
AU  - Cerny, Tomas
AU  - Chepinoga, Victor
AU  - Csiky, Janos
AU  - Curran, Michael
AU  - Custerevska, Renata
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
AU  - De Bie, Els
AU  - de Ruffray, Patrice
AU  - De Sanctis, Michele
AU  - Dimopoulos, Panayotis
AU  - Dressler, Stefan
AU  - Ejrnaes, Rasmus
AU  - El-Sheikh, Mohamed Abd El-Rouf Mousa
AU  - Enquist, Brian
AU  - Ewald, Joerg
AU  - Fagundez, Jaime
AU  - Finckh, Manfred
AU  - Font, Xavier
AU  - Forey, Estelle
AU  - Fotiadis, Georgios
AU  - Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar
AU  - de Gasper, Andre Luis
AU  - Golub, Valentin
AU  - Gutierrez, Alvaro G.
AU  - Hatim, Mohamed Z.
AU  - He, Tianhua
AU  - Higuchi, Pedro
AU  - Holubova, Dana
AU  - Hoelzel, Norbert
AU  - Homeier, Juergen
AU  - Indreica, Adrian
AU  - Gursoy, Deniz Isik
AU  - Jansen, Steven
AU  - Janssen, John
AU  - Jedrzejek, Birgit
AU  - Jirousek, Martin
AU  - Juergens, Norbert
AU  - Kacki, Zygmunt
AU  - Kavgaci, Ali
AU  - Kearsley, Elizabeth
AU  - Kessler, Michael
AU  - Knollova, Ilona
AU  - Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy
AU  - Korolyuk, Andrey
AU  - Kozhevnikova, Maria
AU  - Kozub, Lukasz
AU  - Krstonosić, Daniel
AU  - Kuehl, Hjalmar
AU  - Kuehn, Ingolf
AU  - Kuzemko, Anna
AU  - Kuzmić, Filip
AU  - Landucci, Flavia
AU  - Lee, Michael T.
AU  - Levesley, Aurora
AU  - Li, Ching-Feng
AU  - Liu, Hongyan
AU  - Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela
AU  - Lysenko, Tatiana
AU  - Macanović, Armin
AU  - Mahdavi, Parastoo
AU  - Manning, Peter
AU  - Marceno, Corrado
AU  - Martynenko, Vassiliy
AU  - Mencuccini, Maurizio
AU  - Minden, Vanessa
AU  - Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold
AU  - Moretti, Marco
AU  - Mueller, Jonas V.
AU  - Munzinger, Jerome
AU  - Niinemets, Ulo
AU  - Nobis, Marcin
AU  - Noroozi, Jalil
AU  - Nowak, Arkadiusz
AU  - Onyshchenko, Viktor
AU  - Overbeck, Gerhard E.
AU  - Ozinga, Wim A.
AU  - Pauchard, Anibal
AU  - Pedashenko, Hristo
AU  - Penuelas, Josep
AU  - Perez-Haase, Aaron
AU  - Peterka, Tomas
AU  - Petrik, Petr
AU  - Phillips, Oliver L.
AU  - Prokhorov, Vadim
AU  - Rasomavicius, Valerijus
AU  - Revermann, Rasmus
AU  - Rodwell, John
AU  - Ruprecht, Eszter
AU  - Rusina, Solvita
AU  - Samimi, Cyrus
AU  - Schaminee, Joop H.J.
AU  - Schmiedel, Ute
AU  - Sibik, Jozef
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Skvorc, Željko
AU  - Smyth, Anita
AU  - Sop, Tenekwetche
AU  - Sopotlieva, Desislava
AU  - Sparrow, Ben
AU  - Stancić, Zvjezdana
AU  - Svenning, Jens-Christian
AU  - Swacha, Grzegorz
AU  - Tang, Zhiyao
AU  - Tsiripidis, Ioannis
AU  - Turtureanu, Pavel Dan
AU  - Ugurlu, Emin
AU  - Uogintas, Domas
AU  - Valachović, Milan
AU  - Vanselow, Kim Andre
AU  - Vashenyak, Yulia
AU  - Vassilev, Kiril
AU  - Velez-Martin, Eduardo
AU  - Venanzoni, Roberto
AU  - Vibrans, Alexander Christian
AU  - Violle, Cyrille
AU  - Virtanen, Risto
AU  - von Wehrden, Henrik
AU  - Wagner, Viktoria
AU  - Walker, Donald A.
AU  - Wana, Desalegn
AU  - Weiher, Evan
AU  - Wesche, Karsten
AU  - Whitfeld, Timothy
AU  - Willner, Wolfgang
AU  - Wiser, Susan
AU  - Wohlgemuth, Thomas
AU  - Yamalov, Sergey
AU  - Zizka, Georg
AU  - Zverev, Andrei
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5069
AB  - Aims Vegetation-plot records provide information on the presence and cover or abundance of plants co-occurring in the same community. Vegetation-plot data are spread across research groups, environmental agencies and biodiversity research centers and, thus, are rarely accessible at continental or global scales. Here we present the sPlot database, which collates vegetation plots worldwide to allow for the exploration of global patterns in taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity at the plant community level. Results sPlot version 2.1 contains records from 1,121,244 vegetation plots, which comprise 23,586,216 records of plant species and their relative cover or abundance in plots collected worldwide between 1885 and 2015. We complemented the information for each plot by retrieving climate and soil conditions and the biogeographic context (e.g., biomes) from external sources, and by calculating community-weighted means and variances of traits using gap-filled data from the global plant trait database TRY. Moreover, we created a phylogenetic tree for 50,167 out of the 54,519 species identified in the plots. We present the first maps of global patterns of community richness and community-weighted means of key traits. Conclusions The availability of vegetation plot data in sPlot offers new avenues for vegetation analysis at the global scale.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Journal of Vegetation Science
T1  - sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses
EP  - 186
IS  - 2
SP  - 161
VL  - 30
DO  - 10.1111/jvs.12710
ER  - 

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author = "Bruelheide, Helge and Dengler, Juergen and Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja and Purschke, Oliver and Hennekens, Stephan M. and Chytry, Milan and Pillar, Valerio D. and Jansen, Florian and Kattge, Jens and Sandel, Brody and Aubin, Isabelle and Biurrun, Idoia and Field, Richard and Haider, Sylvia and Jandt, Ute and Lenoir, Jonathan and Peet, Robert K. and Peyre, Gwendolyn and Sabatini, Francesco Maria and Schmidt, Marco and Schrodt, Franziska and Winter, Marten and Aćić, Svetlana and Agrillo, Emiliano and Alvarez, Miguel and Ambarli, Didem and Angelini, Pierangela and Apostolova, Iva and Khan, Mohammed A.S.Arfin and Arnst, Elise and Attorre, Fabio and Baraloto, Christopher and Beckmann, Michael and Berg, Christian and Bergeron, Yves and Bergmeier, Erwin and Bjorkman, Anne D. and Bondareva, Viktoria and Borchardt, Peter and Botta-Dukat, Zoltan and Boyle, Brad and Breen, Amy and Brisse, Henry and Byun, Chaeho and Cabido, Marcelo R. and Casella, Laura and Cayuela, Luis and Cerny, Tomas and Chepinoga, Victor and Csiky, Janos and Curran, Michael and Custerevska, Renata and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora and De Bie, Els and de Ruffray, Patrice and De Sanctis, Michele and Dimopoulos, Panayotis and Dressler, Stefan and Ejrnaes, Rasmus and El-Sheikh, Mohamed Abd El-Rouf Mousa and Enquist, Brian and Ewald, Joerg and Fagundez, Jaime and Finckh, Manfred and Font, Xavier and Forey, Estelle and Fotiadis, Georgios and Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar and de Gasper, Andre Luis and Golub, Valentin and Gutierrez, Alvaro G. and Hatim, Mohamed Z. and He, Tianhua and Higuchi, Pedro and Holubova, Dana and Hoelzel, Norbert and Homeier, Juergen and Indreica, Adrian and Gursoy, Deniz Isik and Jansen, Steven and Janssen, John and Jedrzejek, Birgit and Jirousek, Martin and Juergens, Norbert and Kacki, Zygmunt and Kavgaci, Ali and Kearsley, Elizabeth and Kessler, Michael and Knollova, Ilona and Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy and Korolyuk, Andrey and Kozhevnikova, Maria and Kozub, Lukasz and Krstonosić, Daniel and Kuehl, Hjalmar and Kuehn, Ingolf and Kuzemko, Anna and Kuzmić, Filip and Landucci, Flavia and Lee, Michael T. and Levesley, Aurora and Li, Ching-Feng and Liu, Hongyan and Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela and Lysenko, Tatiana and Macanović, Armin and Mahdavi, Parastoo and Manning, Peter and Marceno, Corrado and Martynenko, Vassiliy and Mencuccini, Maurizio and Minden, Vanessa and Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold and Moretti, Marco and Mueller, Jonas V. and Munzinger, Jerome and Niinemets, Ulo and Nobis, Marcin and Noroozi, Jalil and Nowak, Arkadiusz and Onyshchenko, Viktor and Overbeck, Gerhard E. and Ozinga, Wim A. and Pauchard, Anibal and Pedashenko, Hristo and Penuelas, Josep and Perez-Haase, Aaron and Peterka, Tomas and Petrik, Petr and Phillips, Oliver L. and Prokhorov, Vadim and Rasomavicius, Valerijus and Revermann, Rasmus and Rodwell, John and Ruprecht, Eszter and Rusina, Solvita and Samimi, Cyrus and Schaminee, Joop H.J. and Schmiedel, Ute and Sibik, Jozef and Silc, Urban and Skvorc, Željko and Smyth, Anita and Sop, Tenekwetche and Sopotlieva, Desislava and Sparrow, Ben and Stancić, Zvjezdana and Svenning, Jens-Christian and Swacha, Grzegorz and Tang, Zhiyao and Tsiripidis, Ioannis and Turtureanu, Pavel Dan and Ugurlu, Emin and Uogintas, Domas and Valachović, Milan and Vanselow, Kim Andre and Vashenyak, Yulia and Vassilev, Kiril and Velez-Martin, Eduardo and Venanzoni, Roberto and Vibrans, Alexander Christian and Violle, Cyrille and Virtanen, Risto and von Wehrden, Henrik and Wagner, Viktoria and Walker, Donald A. and Wana, Desalegn and Weiher, Evan and Wesche, Karsten and Whitfeld, Timothy and Willner, Wolfgang and Wiser, Susan and Wohlgemuth, Thomas and Yamalov, Sergey and Zizka, Georg and Zverev, Andrei",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Aims Vegetation-plot records provide information on the presence and cover or abundance of plants co-occurring in the same community. Vegetation-plot data are spread across research groups, environmental agencies and biodiversity research centers and, thus, are rarely accessible at continental or global scales. Here we present the sPlot database, which collates vegetation plots worldwide to allow for the exploration of global patterns in taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity at the plant community level. Results sPlot version 2.1 contains records from 1,121,244 vegetation plots, which comprise 23,586,216 records of plant species and their relative cover or abundance in plots collected worldwide between 1885 and 2015. We complemented the information for each plot by retrieving climate and soil conditions and the biogeographic context (e.g., biomes) from external sources, and by calculating community-weighted means and variances of traits using gap-filled data from the global plant trait database TRY. Moreover, we created a phylogenetic tree for 50,167 out of the 54,519 species identified in the plots. We present the first maps of global patterns of community richness and community-weighted means of key traits. Conclusions The availability of vegetation plot data in sPlot offers new avenues for vegetation analysis at the global scale.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Journal of Vegetation Science",
title = "sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses",
pages = "186-161",
number = "2",
volume = "30",
doi = "10.1111/jvs.12710"
}

Bruelheide, H., Dengler, J., Jimenez-Alfaro, B., Purschke, O., Hennekens, S. M., Chytry, M., Pillar, V. D., Jansen, F., Kattge, J., Sandel, B., Aubin, I., Biurrun, I., Field, R., Haider, S., Jandt, U., Lenoir, J., Peet, R. K., Peyre, G., Sabatini, F. M., Schmidt, M., Schrodt, F., Winter, M., Aćić, S., Agrillo, E., Alvarez, M., Ambarli, D., Angelini, P., Apostolova, I., Khan, M. A.S.Arfin, Arnst, E., Attorre, F., Baraloto, C., Beckmann, M., Berg, C., Bergeron, Y., Bergmeier, E., Bjorkman, A. D., Bondareva, V., Borchardt, P., Botta-Dukat, Z., Boyle, B., Breen, A., Brisse, H., Byun, C., Cabido, M. R., Casella, L., Cayuela, L., Cerny, T., Chepinoga, V., Csiky, J., Curran, M., Custerevska, R., Dajić-Stevanović, Z., De Bie, E., de Ruffray, P., De Sanctis, M., Dimopoulos, P., Dressler, S., Ejrnaes, R., El-Sheikh, M. A. E. M., Enquist, B., Ewald, J., Fagundez, J., Finckh, M., Font, X., Forey, E., Fotiadis, G., Garcia-Mijangos, I., de Gasper, A. L., Golub, V., Gutierrez, A. G., Hatim, M. Z., He, T., Higuchi, P., Holubova, D., Hoelzel, N., Homeier, J., Indreica, A., Gursoy, D. I., Jansen, S., Janssen, J., Jedrzejek, B., Jirousek, M., Juergens, N., Kacki, Z., Kavgaci, A., Kearsley, E., Kessler, M., Knollova, I., Kolomiychuk, V., Korolyuk, A., Kozhevnikova, M., Kozub, L., Krstonosić, D., Kuehl, H., Kuehn, I., Kuzemko, A., Kuzmić, F., Landucci, F., Lee, M. T., Levesley, A., Li, C., Liu, H., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lysenko, T., Macanović, A., Mahdavi, P., Manning, P., Marceno, C., Martynenko, V., Mencuccini, M., Minden, V., Moeslund, J. E., Moretti, M., Mueller, J. V., Munzinger, J., Niinemets, U., Nobis, M., Noroozi, J., Nowak, A., Onyshchenko, V., Overbeck, G. E., Ozinga, W. A., Pauchard, A., Pedashenko, H., Penuelas, J., Perez-Haase, A., Peterka, T., Petrik, P., Phillips, O. L., Prokhorov, V., Rasomavicius, V., Revermann, R., Rodwell, J., Ruprecht, E., Rusina, S., Samimi, C., Schaminee, J. H.J., Schmiedel, U., Sibik, J., Silc, U., Skvorc, Ž., Smyth, A., Sop, T., Sopotlieva, D., Sparrow, B., Stancić, Z., Svenning, J., Swacha, G., Tang, Z., Tsiripidis, I., Turtureanu, P. D., Ugurlu, E., Uogintas, D., Valachović, M., Vanselow, K. A., Vashenyak, Y., Vassilev, K., Velez-Martin, E., Venanzoni, R., Vibrans, A. C., Violle, C., Virtanen, R., von Wehrden, H., Wagner, V., Walker, D. A., Wana, D., Weiher, E., Wesche, K., Whitfeld, T., Willner, W., Wiser, S., Wohlgemuth, T., Yamalov, S., Zizka, G.,& Zverev, A.. (2019). sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses. in Journal of Vegetation Science
Wiley, Hoboken., 30(2), 161-186.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12710

Bruelheide H, Dengler J, Jimenez-Alfaro B, Purschke O, Hennekens SM, Chytry M, Pillar VD, Jansen F, Kattge J, Sandel B, Aubin I, Biurrun I, Field R, Haider S, Jandt U, Lenoir J, Peet RK, Peyre G, Sabatini FM, Schmidt M, Schrodt F, Winter M, Aćić S, Agrillo E, Alvarez M, Ambarli D, Angelini P, Apostolova I, Khan MA, Arnst E, Attorre F, Baraloto C, Beckmann M, Berg C, Bergeron Y, Bergmeier E, Bjorkman AD, Bondareva V, Borchardt P, Botta-Dukat Z, Boyle B, Breen A, Brisse H, Byun C, Cabido MR, Casella L, Cayuela L, Cerny T, Chepinoga V, Csiky J, Curran M, Custerevska R, Dajić-Stevanović Z, De Bie E, de Ruffray P, De Sanctis M, Dimopoulos P, Dressler S, Ejrnaes R, El-Sheikh MAEM, Enquist B, Ewald J, Fagundez J, Finckh M, Font X, Forey E, Fotiadis G, Garcia-Mijangos I, de Gasper AL, Golub V, Gutierrez AG, Hatim MZ, He T, Higuchi P, Holubova D, Hoelzel N, Homeier J, Indreica A, Gursoy DI, Jansen S, Janssen J, Jedrzejek B, Jirousek M, Juergens N, Kacki Z, Kavgaci A, Kearsley E, Kessler M, Knollova I, Kolomiychuk V, Korolyuk A, Kozhevnikova M, Kozub L, Krstonosić D, Kuehl H, Kuehn I, Kuzemko A, Kuzmić F, Landucci F, Lee MT, Levesley A, Li C, Liu H, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Lysenko T, Macanović A, Mahdavi P, Manning P, Marceno C, Martynenko V, Mencuccini M, Minden V, Moeslund JE, Moretti M, Mueller JV, Munzinger J, Niinemets U, Nobis M, Noroozi J, Nowak A, Onyshchenko V, Overbeck GE, Ozinga WA, Pauchard A, Pedashenko H, Penuelas J, Perez-Haase A, Peterka T, Petrik P, Phillips OL, Prokhorov V, Rasomavicius V, Revermann R, Rodwell J, Ruprecht E, Rusina S, Samimi C, Schaminee JH, Schmiedel U, Sibik J, Silc U, Skvorc Ž, Smyth A, Sop T, Sopotlieva D, Sparrow B, Stancić Z, Svenning J, Swacha G, Tang Z, Tsiripidis I, Turtureanu PD, Ugurlu E, Uogintas D, Valachović M, Vanselow KA, Vashenyak Y, Vassilev K, Velez-Martin E, Venanzoni R, Vibrans AC, Violle C, Virtanen R, von Wehrden H, Wagner V, Walker DA, Wana D, Weiher E, Wesche K, Whitfeld T, Willner W, Wiser S, Wohlgemuth T, Yamalov S, Zizka G, Zverev A. sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses. in Journal of Vegetation Science. 2019;30(2):161-186.
doi:10.1111/jvs.12710 .

Bruelheide, Helge, Dengler, Juergen, Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja, Purschke, Oliver, Hennekens, Stephan M., Chytry, Milan, Pillar, Valerio D., Jansen, Florian, Kattge, Jens, Sandel, Brody, Aubin, Isabelle, Biurrun, Idoia, Field, Richard, Haider, Sylvia, Jandt, Ute, Lenoir, Jonathan, Peet, Robert K., Peyre, Gwendolyn, Sabatini, Francesco Maria, Schmidt, Marco, Schrodt, Franziska, Winter, Marten, Aćić, Svetlana, Agrillo, Emiliano, Alvarez, Miguel, Ambarli, Didem, Angelini, Pierangela, Apostolova, Iva, Khan, Mohammed A.S.Arfin, Arnst, Elise, Attorre, Fabio, Baraloto, Christopher, Beckmann, Michael, Berg, Christian, Bergeron, Yves, Bergmeier, Erwin, Bjorkman, Anne D., Bondareva, Viktoria, Borchardt, Peter, Botta-Dukat, Zoltan, Boyle, Brad, Breen, Amy, Brisse, Henry, Byun, Chaeho, Cabido, Marcelo R., Casella, Laura, Cayuela, Luis, Cerny, Tomas, Chepinoga, Victor, Csiky, Janos, Curran, Michael, Custerevska, Renata, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, De Bie, Els, de Ruffray, Patrice, De Sanctis, Michele, Dimopoulos, Panayotis, Dressler, Stefan, Ejrnaes, Rasmus, El-Sheikh, Mohamed Abd El-Rouf Mousa, Enquist, Brian, Ewald, Joerg, Fagundez, Jaime, Finckh, Manfred, Font, Xavier, Forey, Estelle, Fotiadis, Georgios, Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar, de Gasper, Andre Luis, Golub, Valentin, Gutierrez, Alvaro G., Hatim, Mohamed Z., He, Tianhua, Higuchi, Pedro, Holubova, Dana, Hoelzel, Norbert, Homeier, Juergen, Indreica, Adrian, Gursoy, Deniz Isik, Jansen, Steven, Janssen, John, Jedrzejek, Birgit, Jirousek, Martin, Juergens, Norbert, Kacki, Zygmunt, Kavgaci, Ali, Kearsley, Elizabeth, Kessler, Michael, Knollova, Ilona, Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy, Korolyuk, Andrey, Kozhevnikova, Maria, Kozub, Lukasz, Krstonosić, Daniel, Kuehl, Hjalmar, Kuehn, Ingolf, Kuzemko, Anna, Kuzmić, Filip, Landucci, Flavia, Lee, Michael T., Levesley, Aurora, Li, Ching-Feng, Liu, Hongyan, Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela, Lysenko, Tatiana, Macanović, Armin, Mahdavi, Parastoo, Manning, Peter, Marceno, Corrado, Martynenko, Vassiliy, Mencuccini, Maurizio, Minden, Vanessa, Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold, Moretti, Marco, Mueller, Jonas V., Munzinger, Jerome, Niinemets, Ulo, Nobis, Marcin, Noroozi, Jalil, Nowak, Arkadiusz, Onyshchenko, Viktor, Overbeck, Gerhard E., Ozinga, Wim A., Pauchard, Anibal, Pedashenko, Hristo, Penuelas, Josep, Perez-Haase, Aaron, Peterka, Tomas, Petrik, Petr, Phillips, Oliver L., Prokhorov, Vadim, Rasomavicius, Valerijus, Revermann, Rasmus, Rodwell, John, Ruprecht, Eszter, Rusina, Solvita, Samimi, Cyrus, Schaminee, Joop H.J., Schmiedel, Ute, Sibik, Jozef, Silc, Urban, Skvorc, Željko, Smyth, Anita, Sop, Tenekwetche, Sopotlieva, Desislava, Sparrow, Ben, Stancić, Zvjezdana, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Swacha, Grzegorz, Tang, Zhiyao, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, Turtureanu, Pavel Dan, Ugurlu, Emin, Uogintas, Domas, Valachović, Milan, Vanselow, Kim Andre, Vashenyak, Yulia, Vassilev, Kiril, Velez-Martin, Eduardo, Venanzoni, Roberto, Vibrans, Alexander Christian, Violle, Cyrille, Virtanen, Risto, von Wehrden, Henrik, Wagner, Viktoria, Walker, Donald A., Wana, Desalegn, Weiher, Evan, Wesche, Karsten, Whitfeld, Timothy, Willner, Wolfgang, Wiser, Susan, Wohlgemuth, Thomas, Yamalov, Sergey, Zizka, Georg, Zverev, Andrei, "sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses" in Journal of Vegetation Science, 30, no. 2 (2019):161-186,
https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12710 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Willner, Wolfgang
AU  - Rolecek, Jan
AU  - Korolyuk, Andrey
AU  - Dengler, Juergen
AU  - Chytry, Milan
AU  - Janisova, Monika
AU  - Lengyel, Attila
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Becker, Thomas
AU  - Cuk, Mirjana
AU  - Demina, Olga
AU  - Jandt, Ute
AU  - Kacki, Zygmunt
AU  - Kuzemko, Anna
AU  - Kropf, Matthias
AU  - Lebedeva, Mariya
AU  - Semenishchenkov, Yuri
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Stancić, Zvjezdana
AU  - Staudinger, Markus
AU  - Vassilev, Kiril
AU  - Yamalov, Sergey
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5037
AB  - European semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich vegetation types in the northern hemisphere and form an important part of the habitat mosaics in the forest-steppe zone. However. there is no comprehensive evaluation of the variation in their composition and the phytosocio-logical classification of these grasslands. For the syntaxonomic revision, we used a dataset of 34,173 vegetation plot records (releves) from central and eastern Europe. which were assigned to the class Fesiuco-Bromeiea using the diagnostic species listed in the EuroVegChecklist. To determine the diagnostic species of the orders, we used a TWINSPAN classification of the whole dataset. Of the total dataset, 15,449 releves were assigned to the order Brachypodietalia pinnati. which corresponds to semi-dry grasslands. This subset was again classified using TWINSPAN. Formal definitions of the following alliances were established: Mesobromion erecti, Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati (incl. Fragario-Trifolion montani. Agrosiio-Avenulion schellianae, Scabioso ochroleucae-Poion angustifoliae and Adonido vernalis-Stipion iirsae), Scorzonerion villosae and Chrysopogono-Danshonion. Another alliance, Armerion elongatae (=Koelerio-Phleion phleoidis p.p.). is transitional towards the class Koelerio-Corynephoreiea and its status needs further evaluation. We also established formal definitions of all of the associations of Mesobromion and Cirsio-Brachypodion within the area studied. Associations were identified using (i) a TWINSPAN classification of the whole order, (ii) TWINSPAN classifications of regionally restricted data sets (usually all Brachypodietalia plots in one country) and (iii) existing national classification schemes. All formal definitions were written in the expert system language of the JUICE program. To obtain a more complete picture of the floristic similarities and gradients. we performed a DCA ordination of the associations. Our results revealed that meadow steppes in the forest-steppe zone in eastern Europe are very similar to semi-dry grasslands in central Europe.
PB  - Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2
T2  - Preslia
T1  - Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe
EP  - 49
IS  - 1
SP  - 25
VL  - 91
DO  - 10.23855/preslia.2019.025
ER  - 

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author = "Willner, Wolfgang and Rolecek, Jan and Korolyuk, Andrey and Dengler, Juergen and Chytry, Milan and Janisova, Monika and Lengyel, Attila and Aćić, Svetlana and Becker, Thomas and Cuk, Mirjana and Demina, Olga and Jandt, Ute and Kacki, Zygmunt and Kuzemko, Anna and Kropf, Matthias and Lebedeva, Mariya and Semenishchenkov, Yuri and Silc, Urban and Stancić, Zvjezdana and Staudinger, Markus and Vassilev, Kiril and Yamalov, Sergey",
year = "2019",
abstract = "European semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich vegetation types in the northern hemisphere and form an important part of the habitat mosaics in the forest-steppe zone. However. there is no comprehensive evaluation of the variation in their composition and the phytosocio-logical classification of these grasslands. For the syntaxonomic revision, we used a dataset of 34,173 vegetation plot records (releves) from central and eastern Europe. which were assigned to the class Fesiuco-Bromeiea using the diagnostic species listed in the EuroVegChecklist. To determine the diagnostic species of the orders, we used a TWINSPAN classification of the whole dataset. Of the total dataset, 15,449 releves were assigned to the order Brachypodietalia pinnati. which corresponds to semi-dry grasslands. This subset was again classified using TWINSPAN. Formal definitions of the following alliances were established: Mesobromion erecti, Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati (incl. Fragario-Trifolion montani. Agrosiio-Avenulion schellianae, Scabioso ochroleucae-Poion angustifoliae and Adonido vernalis-Stipion iirsae), Scorzonerion villosae and Chrysopogono-Danshonion. Another alliance, Armerion elongatae (=Koelerio-Phleion phleoidis p.p.). is transitional towards the class Koelerio-Corynephoreiea and its status needs further evaluation. We also established formal definitions of all of the associations of Mesobromion and Cirsio-Brachypodion within the area studied. Associations were identified using (i) a TWINSPAN classification of the whole order, (ii) TWINSPAN classifications of regionally restricted data sets (usually all Brachypodietalia plots in one country) and (iii) existing national classification schemes. All formal definitions were written in the expert system language of the JUICE program. To obtain a more complete picture of the floristic similarities and gradients. we performed a DCA ordination of the associations. Our results revealed that meadow steppes in the forest-steppe zone in eastern Europe are very similar to semi-dry grasslands in central Europe.",
publisher = "Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2",
journal = "Preslia",
title = "Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe",
pages = "49-25",
number = "1",
volume = "91",
doi = "10.23855/preslia.2019.025"
}

Willner, W., Rolecek, J., Korolyuk, A., Dengler, J., Chytry, M., Janisova, M., Lengyel, A., Aćić, S., Becker, T., Cuk, M., Demina, O., Jandt, U., Kacki, Z., Kuzemko, A., Kropf, M., Lebedeva, M., Semenishchenkov, Y., Silc, U., Stancić, Z., Staudinger, M., Vassilev, K.,& Yamalov, S.. (2019). Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe. in Preslia
Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2., 91(1), 25-49.
https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2019.025

Willner W, Rolecek J, Korolyuk A, Dengler J, Chytry M, Janisova M, Lengyel A, Aćić S, Becker T, Cuk M, Demina O, Jandt U, Kacki Z, Kuzemko A, Kropf M, Lebedeva M, Semenishchenkov Y, Silc U, Stancić Z, Staudinger M, Vassilev K, Yamalov S. Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe. in Preslia. 2019;91(1):25-49.
doi:10.23855/preslia.2019.025 .

Willner, Wolfgang, Rolecek, Jan, Korolyuk, Andrey, Dengler, Juergen, Chytry, Milan, Janisova, Monika, Lengyel, Attila, Aćić, Svetlana, Becker, Thomas, Cuk, Mirjana, Demina, Olga, Jandt, Ute, Kacki, Zygmunt, Kuzemko, Anna, Kropf, Matthias, Lebedeva, Mariya, Semenishchenkov, Yuri, Silc, Urban, Stancić, Zvjezdana, Staudinger, Markus, Vassilev, Kiril, Yamalov, Sergey, "Formalized classification of semi-dry grasslands in central and eastern Europe" in Preslia, 91, no. 1 (2019):25-49,
https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2019.025 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Luković, Milica
AU  - Zlatković, Ivana
AU  - Vasin, Jovica
AU  - Topisirović, Goran
AU  - Silc, Urban
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4043
AB  - Aims: A syntaxonomic revision of saline grassland vegetation according to floristic, ecological and biogeographical characteristics. Study area: Southeastern Europe with special emphasis to the Southeastern Balkan. Methods: The set of 2,362 releves from published and unpublished sources originally classified into the classes Thero-Salicornietea, Festuco-Puccinellietea and Molinio-Arrhenatheretea was analysed. Cluster analysis and ordination of the dataset were performed to assess particular vegetation patterns. Diagnostic species of each cluster were determined using the phi-coefficient as a fidelity measure. Results: The analysed dataset could be arranged into four main groups reflecting soil salinity as a key factor for the differentiation of halophytic vegetation. The first group comprised communities of extremely saline and wet soils (Thero-Salicornietea), the second group included highly saline Pannonian grasslands (Puccinellietalia), whereas the third group was rather heterogeneous, grouping different types of saline and alkaline vegetation, mostly on solonetz soil, including vegetation developed on wet saline places, steppe grasslands (Artemisio-Festucetalia) and halophytic vegetation from southern Serbia and R. Macedonia (Puccinellion convolutae). The fourth group comprised sub-Mediterranean grasslands from Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class occurring in habitats of a low salinity level. Conclusions: Variation in different types of halophytic vegetation corresponds to the salinity and moisture gradients. This is an additional attempt of large-scale analysis of the halophytic vegetation focusing on the Southeastern Europe and Balkan in particular. The occurrence of the alliance Puccinelion convolutae was confirmed within saline habitats in southern Serbia. There is an urgent need for conservation of the studied halophytic flora and vegetation.
PB  - Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart
T2  - Phytocoenologia
T1  - Classification of continental halophytic grassland vegetation of Southeastern Europe
EP  - 331
IS  - 3
SP  - 317
VL  - 46
DO  - 10.1127/phyto/2016/0076
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dajić-Stevanović, Zora and Aćić, Svetlana and Luković, Milica and Zlatković, Ivana and Vasin, Jovica and Topisirović, Goran and Silc, Urban",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Aims: A syntaxonomic revision of saline grassland vegetation according to floristic, ecological and biogeographical characteristics. Study area: Southeastern Europe with special emphasis to the Southeastern Balkan. Methods: The set of 2,362 releves from published and unpublished sources originally classified into the classes Thero-Salicornietea, Festuco-Puccinellietea and Molinio-Arrhenatheretea was analysed. Cluster analysis and ordination of the dataset were performed to assess particular vegetation patterns. Diagnostic species of each cluster were determined using the phi-coefficient as a fidelity measure. Results: The analysed dataset could be arranged into four main groups reflecting soil salinity as a key factor for the differentiation of halophytic vegetation. The first group comprised communities of extremely saline and wet soils (Thero-Salicornietea), the second group included highly saline Pannonian grasslands (Puccinellietalia), whereas the third group was rather heterogeneous, grouping different types of saline and alkaline vegetation, mostly on solonetz soil, including vegetation developed on wet saline places, steppe grasslands (Artemisio-Festucetalia) and halophytic vegetation from southern Serbia and R. Macedonia (Puccinellion convolutae). The fourth group comprised sub-Mediterranean grasslands from Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class occurring in habitats of a low salinity level. Conclusions: Variation in different types of halophytic vegetation corresponds to the salinity and moisture gradients. This is an additional attempt of large-scale analysis of the halophytic vegetation focusing on the Southeastern Europe and Balkan in particular. The occurrence of the alliance Puccinelion convolutae was confirmed within saline habitats in southern Serbia. There is an urgent need for conservation of the studied halophytic flora and vegetation.",
publisher = "Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart",
journal = "Phytocoenologia",
title = "Classification of continental halophytic grassland vegetation of Southeastern Europe",
pages = "331-317",
number = "3",
volume = "46",
doi = "10.1127/phyto/2016/0076"
}

Dajić-Stevanović, Z., Aćić, S., Luković, M., Zlatković, I., Vasin, J., Topisirović, G.,& Silc, U.. (2016). Classification of continental halophytic grassland vegetation of Southeastern Europe. in Phytocoenologia
Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart., 46(3), 317-331.
https://doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2016/0076

Dajić-Stevanović Z, Aćić S, Luković M, Zlatković I, Vasin J, Topisirović G, Silc U. Classification of continental halophytic grassland vegetation of Southeastern Europe. in Phytocoenologia. 2016;46(3):317-331.
doi:10.1127/phyto/2016/0076 .

Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, Aćić, Svetlana, Luković, Milica, Zlatković, Ivana, Vasin, Jovica, Topisirović, Goran, Silc, Urban, "Classification of continental halophytic grassland vegetation of Southeastern Europe" in Phytocoenologia, 46, no. 3 (2016):317-331,
https://doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2016/0076 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Douda, Jan
AU  - Boublik, Karel
AU  - Slezak, Michal
AU  - Biurrun, Idoia
AU  - Nociar, Josef
AU  - Havrdova, Alena
AU  - Doudova, Jana
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Brisse, Henry
AU  - Brunet, Joerg
AU  - Chytry, Milan
AU  - Claessens, Hugues
AU  - Csiky, Janos
AU  - Didukh, Yakiv
AU  - Dimopoulos, Panayotis
AU  - Dullinger, Stefan
AU  - FitzPatrick, Una
AU  - Guisan, Antoine
AU  - Horchler, Peter J.
AU  - Hrivnak, Richard
AU  - Jandt, Ute
AU  - Kacki, Zygmunt
AU  - Kevey, Balazs
AU  - Landucci, Flavia
AU  - Lecomte, Hugues
AU  - Lenoir, Jonathan
AU  - Paal, Jaanus
AU  - Paternoster, David
AU  - Pauli, Harald
AU  - Pielech, Remigiusz
AU  - Rodwell, John S.
AU  - Roelandt, Bart
AU  - Svenning, Jens-Christian
AU  - Sibik, Jozef
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Skvorc, Željko
AU  - Tsiripidis, Ioannis
AU  - Tzonev, Rossen T.
AU  - Wohlgemuth, Thomas
AU  - Zimmermann, Niklaus E.
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4130
AB  - Aim: Formalized classifications synthesizing vegetation data at the continental scale are being attempted only now, although they are of key importance for nature conservation planning. Therefore, we aim to provide a vegetation classification and to describe the main biogeographical patterns of floodplain forests and alder carrs in Europe. Location: Europe. Methods: A database of more than 40 000 vegetation plots of floodplain forests and alder carrs across Europe was compiled. After geographic stratification, 16 392 plots were available for classification, which was performed using the supervised method Cocktail. We also searched for new associations using semi-supervised K-means classification. The main biogeographic patterns and climate-related gradients in species composition were determined using detrended correspondence analysis and cluster analysis. Results: Thirty associations of floodplain forests and alder carrs were distinguished, which belong to five alliances. The Alnion incanae includes riparian, seepage and hardwood floodplain forests in the nemoral and hemiboreal zones (dominated by Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior) and in the boreal zone (dominated by A. incana). The Osmundo-Alnion represents oceanic vegetation dominated by Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus angustifolia and F. excelsior distributed mostly on the Iberian Peninsula and composed of species with Atlantic distribution and Iberian endemics. The Populion albae comprises floodplain forests frequently dominated by Fraxinus angustifolia, Populus alba and P. nigra that are widespread in floodplains of large rivers under summer-dry climates in the Mediterranean region. The Platanion orientalis represents eastern Mediterranean floodplain forests dominated by Platanus orientalis. The Alnion glutinosae includes forest swamps dominated by Alnus glutinosa distributed mostly in the nemoral and hemiboreal zones. The main biogeographic patterns within European floodplain forests and alder carrs reflect the climatic contrasts between the Mediterranean, nemoral, boreal and mountain regions. Oceanic floodplain forests differ from those in the rest of Europe. The hydrological regime appears to be the most important factor influencing species composition within regions. Conclusions: This study is the first applying a formalized classification at the association level for a broad vegetation type at the continental scale. The proposed classification provides the scientific basis for the necessary improvement of the habitat classification systems used in European nature conservation.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Applied Vegetation Science
T1  - Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs
EP  - 163
IS  - 1
SP  - 147
VL  - 19
DO  - 10.1111/avsc.12201
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Douda, Jan and Boublik, Karel and Slezak, Michal and Biurrun, Idoia and Nociar, Josef and Havrdova, Alena and Doudova, Jana and Aćić, Svetlana and Brisse, Henry and Brunet, Joerg and Chytry, Milan and Claessens, Hugues and Csiky, Janos and Didukh, Yakiv and Dimopoulos, Panayotis and Dullinger, Stefan and FitzPatrick, Una and Guisan, Antoine and Horchler, Peter J. and Hrivnak, Richard and Jandt, Ute and Kacki, Zygmunt and Kevey, Balazs and Landucci, Flavia and Lecomte, Hugues and Lenoir, Jonathan and Paal, Jaanus and Paternoster, David and Pauli, Harald and Pielech, Remigiusz and Rodwell, John S. and Roelandt, Bart and Svenning, Jens-Christian and Sibik, Jozef and Silc, Urban and Skvorc, Željko and Tsiripidis, Ioannis and Tzonev, Rossen T. and Wohlgemuth, Thomas and Zimmermann, Niklaus E.",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Aim: Formalized classifications synthesizing vegetation data at the continental scale are being attempted only now, although they are of key importance for nature conservation planning. Therefore, we aim to provide a vegetation classification and to describe the main biogeographical patterns of floodplain forests and alder carrs in Europe. Location: Europe. Methods: A database of more than 40 000 vegetation plots of floodplain forests and alder carrs across Europe was compiled. After geographic stratification, 16 392 plots were available for classification, which was performed using the supervised method Cocktail. We also searched for new associations using semi-supervised K-means classification. The main biogeographic patterns and climate-related gradients in species composition were determined using detrended correspondence analysis and cluster analysis. Results: Thirty associations of floodplain forests and alder carrs were distinguished, which belong to five alliances. The Alnion incanae includes riparian, seepage and hardwood floodplain forests in the nemoral and hemiboreal zones (dominated by Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior) and in the boreal zone (dominated by A. incana). The Osmundo-Alnion represents oceanic vegetation dominated by Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus angustifolia and F. excelsior distributed mostly on the Iberian Peninsula and composed of species with Atlantic distribution and Iberian endemics. The Populion albae comprises floodplain forests frequently dominated by Fraxinus angustifolia, Populus alba and P. nigra that are widespread in floodplains of large rivers under summer-dry climates in the Mediterranean region. The Platanion orientalis represents eastern Mediterranean floodplain forests dominated by Platanus orientalis. The Alnion glutinosae includes forest swamps dominated by Alnus glutinosa distributed mostly in the nemoral and hemiboreal zones. The main biogeographic patterns within European floodplain forests and alder carrs reflect the climatic contrasts between the Mediterranean, nemoral, boreal and mountain regions. Oceanic floodplain forests differ from those in the rest of Europe. The hydrological regime appears to be the most important factor influencing species composition within regions. Conclusions: This study is the first applying a formalized classification at the association level for a broad vegetation type at the continental scale. The proposed classification provides the scientific basis for the necessary improvement of the habitat classification systems used in European nature conservation.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Applied Vegetation Science",
title = "Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs",
pages = "163-147",
number = "1",
volume = "19",
doi = "10.1111/avsc.12201"
}

Douda, J., Boublik, K., Slezak, M., Biurrun, I., Nociar, J., Havrdova, A., Doudova, J., Aćić, S., Brisse, H., Brunet, J., Chytry, M., Claessens, H., Csiky, J., Didukh, Y., Dimopoulos, P., Dullinger, S., FitzPatrick, U., Guisan, A., Horchler, P. J., Hrivnak, R., Jandt, U., Kacki, Z., Kevey, B., Landucci, F., Lecomte, H., Lenoir, J., Paal, J., Paternoster, D., Pauli, H., Pielech, R., Rodwell, J. S., Roelandt, B., Svenning, J., Sibik, J., Silc, U., Skvorc, Ž., Tsiripidis, I., Tzonev, R. T., Wohlgemuth, T.,& Zimmermann, N. E.. (2016). Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs. in Applied Vegetation Science
Wiley, Hoboken., 19(1), 147-163.
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12201

Douda J, Boublik K, Slezak M, Biurrun I, Nociar J, Havrdova A, Doudova J, Aćić S, Brisse H, Brunet J, Chytry M, Claessens H, Csiky J, Didukh Y, Dimopoulos P, Dullinger S, FitzPatrick U, Guisan A, Horchler PJ, Hrivnak R, Jandt U, Kacki Z, Kevey B, Landucci F, Lecomte H, Lenoir J, Paal J, Paternoster D, Pauli H, Pielech R, Rodwell JS, Roelandt B, Svenning J, Sibik J, Silc U, Skvorc Ž, Tsiripidis I, Tzonev RT, Wohlgemuth T, Zimmermann NE. Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs. in Applied Vegetation Science. 2016;19(1):147-163.
doi:10.1111/avsc.12201 .

Douda, Jan, Boublik, Karel, Slezak, Michal, Biurrun, Idoia, Nociar, Josef, Havrdova, Alena, Doudova, Jana, Aćić, Svetlana, Brisse, Henry, Brunet, Joerg, Chytry, Milan, Claessens, Hugues, Csiky, Janos, Didukh, Yakiv, Dimopoulos, Panayotis, Dullinger, Stefan, FitzPatrick, Una, Guisan, Antoine, Horchler, Peter J., Hrivnak, Richard, Jandt, Ute, Kacki, Zygmunt, Kevey, Balazs, Landucci, Flavia, Lecomte, Hugues, Lenoir, Jonathan, Paal, Jaanus, Paternoster, David, Pauli, Harald, Pielech, Remigiusz, Rodwell, John S., Roelandt, Bart, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Sibik, Jozef, Silc, Urban, Skvorc, Željko, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, Tzonev, Rossen T., Wohlgemuth, Thomas, Zimmermann, Niklaus E., "Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs" in Applied Vegetation Science, 19, no. 1 (2016):147-163,
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12201 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Chytry, Milan
AU  - Hennekens, Stephan M.
AU  - Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja
AU  - Knollova, Ilona
AU  - Dengler, Juergen
AU  - Jansen, Florian
AU  - Landucci, Flavia
AU  - Schaminee, Joop H.J.
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Agrillo, Emiliano
AU  - Ambarli, Didem
AU  - Angelini, Pierangela
AU  - Apostolova, Iva
AU  - Attorre, Fabio
AU  - Berg, Christian
AU  - Bergmeier, Erwin
AU  - Biurrun, Idoia
AU  - Botta-Dukat, Zoltan
AU  - Brisse, Henry
AU  - Antonio Campos, Juan
AU  - Carlon, Luis
AU  - Carni, Andraz
AU  - Casella, Laura
AU  - Csiky, Janos
AU  - Custerevska, Renata
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
AU  - Danihelka, Jiri
AU  - De Bie, Els
AU  - de Ruffray, Patrice
AU  - De Sanctis, Michele
AU  - Dickore, W.Bernhard
AU  - Dimopoulos, Panayotis
AU  - Dubyna, Dmytro
AU  - Dziuba, Tetiana
AU  - Ejrnaes, Rasmus
AU  - Ermakov, Nikolai
AU  - Ewald, Joerg
AU  - Fanelli, Giuliano
AU  - Fernandez-Gonzalez, Federico
AU  - FitzPatrick, Una
AU  - Font, Xavier
AU  - Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar
AU  - Gavilan, Rosario G.
AU  - Golub, Valentin
AU  - Guarino, Riccardo
AU  - Haveman, Rense
AU  - Indreica, Adrian
AU  - Gursoy, Deniz Isik
AU  - Jandt, Ute
AU  - Janssen, John
AU  - Jirousek, Martin
AU  - Kacki, Zygmunt
AU  - Kavgaci, Ali
AU  - Kleikamp, Martin
AU  - Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy
AU  - Krstivojević-Cuk, Mirjana
AU  - Krstonosić, Daniel
AU  - Kuzemko, Anna
AU  - Lenoir, Jonathan
AU  - Lysenko, Tatiana
AU  - Marceno, Corrado
AU  - Martynenko, Vassiliy
AU  - Michalcova, Dana
AU  - Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold
AU  - Onyshchenko, Viktor
AU  - Pedashenko, Hristo
AU  - Perez-Haase, Aaron
AU  - Peterka, Tomas
AU  - Prokhorov, Vadim
AU  - Rasomavicius, Valerijus
AU  - Pilar Rodriguez-Rojo, Maria
AU  - Rodwell, John S.
AU  - Rogova, Tatiana
AU  - Ruprecht, Eszter
AU  - Rusina, Solvita
AU  - Seidler, Gunnar
AU  - Sibik, Jozef
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Skvorc, Željko
AU  - Sopotlieva, Desislava
AU  - Stancić, Zvjezdana
AU  - Svenning, Jens-Christian
AU  - Swacha, Grzegorz
AU  - Tsiripidis, Ioannis
AU  - Turtureanu, Pavel Dan
AU  - Ugurlu, Emin
AU  - Uogintas, Domas
AU  - Valachović, Milan
AU  - Vashenyak, Yulia
AU  - Vassilev, Kiril
AU  - Venanzoni, Roberto
AU  - Virtanen, Risto
AU  - Weekes, Lynda
AU  - Willner, Wolfgang
AU  - Wohlgemuth, Thomas
AU  - Yamalov, Sergey
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4131
AB  - The European Vegetation Archive (EVA) is a centralized database of European vegetation plots developed by the IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey. It has been in development since 2012 and first made available for use in research projects in 2014. It stores copies of national and regional vegetation-plot databases on a single software platform. Data storage in EVA does not affect on-going independent development of the contributing databases, which remain the property of the data contributors. EVA uses a prototype of the database management software TURBOVEG 3 developed for joint management of multiple databases that use different species lists. This is facilitated by the SynBioSys Taxon Database, a system of taxon names and concepts used in the individual European databases and their corresponding names on a unified list of European flora. TURBOVEG 3 also includes procedures for handling data requests, selections and provisions according to the approved EVA Data Property and Governance Rules. By 30 June 2015, 61 databases from all European regions have joined EVA, contributing in total 1 027 376 vegetation plots, 82% of them with geographic coordinates, from 57 countries. EVA provides a unique data source for large-scale analyses of European vegetation diversity both for fundamental research and nature conservation applications. Updated information on EVA is available online at http://euroveg.org/eva-database.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Applied Vegetation Science
T1  - European Vegetation Archive (EVA): an integrated database of European vegetation plots
EP  - 180
IS  - 1
SP  - 173
VL  - 19
DO  - 10.1111/avsc.12191
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Chytry, Milan and Hennekens, Stephan M. and Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja and Knollova, Ilona and Dengler, Juergen and Jansen, Florian and Landucci, Flavia and Schaminee, Joop H.J. and Aćić, Svetlana and Agrillo, Emiliano and Ambarli, Didem and Angelini, Pierangela and Apostolova, Iva and Attorre, Fabio and Berg, Christian and Bergmeier, Erwin and Biurrun, Idoia and Botta-Dukat, Zoltan and Brisse, Henry and Antonio Campos, Juan and Carlon, Luis and Carni, Andraz and Casella, Laura and Csiky, Janos and Custerevska, Renata and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora and Danihelka, Jiri and De Bie, Els and de Ruffray, Patrice and De Sanctis, Michele and Dickore, W.Bernhard and Dimopoulos, Panayotis and Dubyna, Dmytro and Dziuba, Tetiana and Ejrnaes, Rasmus and Ermakov, Nikolai and Ewald, Joerg and Fanelli, Giuliano and Fernandez-Gonzalez, Federico and FitzPatrick, Una and Font, Xavier and Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar and Gavilan, Rosario G. and Golub, Valentin and Guarino, Riccardo and Haveman, Rense and Indreica, Adrian and Gursoy, Deniz Isik and Jandt, Ute and Janssen, John and Jirousek, Martin and Kacki, Zygmunt and Kavgaci, Ali and Kleikamp, Martin and Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy and Krstivojević-Cuk, Mirjana and Krstonosić, Daniel and Kuzemko, Anna and Lenoir, Jonathan and Lysenko, Tatiana and Marceno, Corrado and Martynenko, Vassiliy and Michalcova, Dana and Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold and Onyshchenko, Viktor and Pedashenko, Hristo and Perez-Haase, Aaron and Peterka, Tomas and Prokhorov, Vadim and Rasomavicius, Valerijus and Pilar Rodriguez-Rojo, Maria and Rodwell, John S. and Rogova, Tatiana and Ruprecht, Eszter and Rusina, Solvita and Seidler, Gunnar and Sibik, Jozef and Silc, Urban and Skvorc, Željko and Sopotlieva, Desislava and Stancić, Zvjezdana and Svenning, Jens-Christian and Swacha, Grzegorz and Tsiripidis, Ioannis and Turtureanu, Pavel Dan and Ugurlu, Emin and Uogintas, Domas and Valachović, Milan and Vashenyak, Yulia and Vassilev, Kiril and Venanzoni, Roberto and Virtanen, Risto and Weekes, Lynda and Willner, Wolfgang and Wohlgemuth, Thomas and Yamalov, Sergey",
year = "2016",
abstract = "The European Vegetation Archive (EVA) is a centralized database of European vegetation plots developed by the IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey. It has been in development since 2012 and first made available for use in research projects in 2014. It stores copies of national and regional vegetation-plot databases on a single software platform. Data storage in EVA does not affect on-going independent development of the contributing databases, which remain the property of the data contributors. EVA uses a prototype of the database management software TURBOVEG 3 developed for joint management of multiple databases that use different species lists. This is facilitated by the SynBioSys Taxon Database, a system of taxon names and concepts used in the individual European databases and their corresponding names on a unified list of European flora. TURBOVEG 3 also includes procedures for handling data requests, selections and provisions according to the approved EVA Data Property and Governance Rules. By 30 June 2015, 61 databases from all European regions have joined EVA, contributing in total 1 027 376 vegetation plots, 82% of them with geographic coordinates, from 57 countries. EVA provides a unique data source for large-scale analyses of European vegetation diversity both for fundamental research and nature conservation applications. Updated information on EVA is available online at http://euroveg.org/eva-database.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Applied Vegetation Science",
title = "European Vegetation Archive (EVA): an integrated database of European vegetation plots",
pages = "180-173",
number = "1",
volume = "19",
doi = "10.1111/avsc.12191"
}

Chytry, M., Hennekens, S. M., Jimenez-Alfaro, B., Knollova, I., Dengler, J., Jansen, F., Landucci, F., Schaminee, J. H.J., Aćić, S., Agrillo, E., Ambarli, D., Angelini, P., Apostolova, I., Attorre, F., Berg, C., Bergmeier, E., Biurrun, I., Botta-Dukat, Z., Brisse, H., Antonio Campos, J., Carlon, L., Carni, A., Casella, L., Csiky, J., Custerevska, R., Dajić-Stevanović, Z., Danihelka, J., De Bie, E., de Ruffray, P., De Sanctis, M., Dickore, W.Bernhard, Dimopoulos, P., Dubyna, D., Dziuba, T., Ejrnaes, R., Ermakov, N., Ewald, J., Fanelli, G., Fernandez-Gonzalez, F., FitzPatrick, U., Font, X., Garcia-Mijangos, I., Gavilan, R. G., Golub, V., Guarino, R., Haveman, R., Indreica, A., Gursoy, D. I., Jandt, U., Janssen, J., Jirousek, M., Kacki, Z., Kavgaci, A., Kleikamp, M., Kolomiychuk, V., Krstivojević-Cuk, M., Krstonosić, D., Kuzemko, A., Lenoir, J., Lysenko, T., Marceno, C., Martynenko, V., Michalcova, D., Moeslund, J. E., Onyshchenko, V., Pedashenko, H., Perez-Haase, A., Peterka, T., Prokhorov, V., Rasomavicius, V., Pilar Rodriguez-Rojo, M., Rodwell, J. S., Rogova, T., Ruprecht, E., Rusina, S., Seidler, G., Sibik, J., Silc, U., Skvorc, Ž., Sopotlieva, D., Stancić, Z., Svenning, J., Swacha, G., Tsiripidis, I., Turtureanu, P. D., Ugurlu, E., Uogintas, D., Valachović, M., Vashenyak, Y., Vassilev, K., Venanzoni, R., Virtanen, R., Weekes, L., Willner, W., Wohlgemuth, T.,& Yamalov, S.. (2016). European Vegetation Archive (EVA): an integrated database of European vegetation plots. in Applied Vegetation Science
Wiley, Hoboken., 19(1), 173-180.
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12191

Chytry M, Hennekens SM, Jimenez-Alfaro B, Knollova I, Dengler J, Jansen F, Landucci F, Schaminee JH, Aćić S, Agrillo E, Ambarli D, Angelini P, Apostolova I, Attorre F, Berg C, Bergmeier E, Biurrun I, Botta-Dukat Z, Brisse H, Antonio Campos J, Carlon L, Carni A, Casella L, Csiky J, Custerevska R, Dajić-Stevanović Z, Danihelka J, De Bie E, de Ruffray P, De Sanctis M, Dickore W, Dimopoulos P, Dubyna D, Dziuba T, Ejrnaes R, Ermakov N, Ewald J, Fanelli G, Fernandez-Gonzalez F, FitzPatrick U, Font X, Garcia-Mijangos I, Gavilan RG, Golub V, Guarino R, Haveman R, Indreica A, Gursoy DI, Jandt U, Janssen J, Jirousek M, Kacki Z, Kavgaci A, Kleikamp M, Kolomiychuk V, Krstivojević-Cuk M, Krstonosić D, Kuzemko A, Lenoir J, Lysenko T, Marceno C, Martynenko V, Michalcova D, Moeslund JE, Onyshchenko V, Pedashenko H, Perez-Haase A, Peterka T, Prokhorov V, Rasomavicius V, Pilar Rodriguez-Rojo M, Rodwell JS, Rogova T, Ruprecht E, Rusina S, Seidler G, Sibik J, Silc U, Skvorc Ž, Sopotlieva D, Stancić Z, Svenning J, Swacha G, Tsiripidis I, Turtureanu PD, Ugurlu E, Uogintas D, Valachović M, Vashenyak Y, Vassilev K, Venanzoni R, Virtanen R, Weekes L, Willner W, Wohlgemuth T, Yamalov S. European Vegetation Archive (EVA): an integrated database of European vegetation plots. in Applied Vegetation Science. 2016;19(1):173-180.
doi:10.1111/avsc.12191 .

Chytry, Milan, Hennekens, Stephan M., Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja, Knollova, Ilona, Dengler, Juergen, Jansen, Florian, Landucci, Flavia, Schaminee, Joop H.J., Aćić, Svetlana, Agrillo, Emiliano, Ambarli, Didem, Angelini, Pierangela, Apostolova, Iva, Attorre, Fabio, Berg, Christian, Bergmeier, Erwin, Biurrun, Idoia, Botta-Dukat, Zoltan, Brisse, Henry, Antonio Campos, Juan, Carlon, Luis, Carni, Andraz, Casella, Laura, Csiky, Janos, Custerevska, Renata, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, Danihelka, Jiri, De Bie, Els, de Ruffray, Patrice, De Sanctis, Michele, Dickore, W.Bernhard, Dimopoulos, Panayotis, Dubyna, Dmytro, Dziuba, Tetiana, Ejrnaes, Rasmus, Ermakov, Nikolai, Ewald, Joerg, Fanelli, Giuliano, Fernandez-Gonzalez, Federico, FitzPatrick, Una, Font, Xavier, Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar, Gavilan, Rosario G., Golub, Valentin, Guarino, Riccardo, Haveman, Rense, Indreica, Adrian, Gursoy, Deniz Isik, Jandt, Ute, Janssen, John, Jirousek, Martin, Kacki, Zygmunt, Kavgaci, Ali, Kleikamp, Martin, Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy, Krstivojević-Cuk, Mirjana, Krstonosić, Daniel, Kuzemko, Anna, Lenoir, Jonathan, Lysenko, Tatiana, Marceno, Corrado, Martynenko, Vassiliy, Michalcova, Dana, Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold, Onyshchenko, Viktor, Pedashenko, Hristo, Perez-Haase, Aaron, Peterka, Tomas, Prokhorov, Vadim, Rasomavicius, Valerijus, Pilar Rodriguez-Rojo, Maria, Rodwell, John S., Rogova, Tatiana, Ruprecht, Eszter, Rusina, Solvita, Seidler, Gunnar, Sibik, Jozef, Silc, Urban, Skvorc, Željko, Sopotlieva, Desislava, Stancić, Zvjezdana, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Swacha, Grzegorz, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, Turtureanu, Pavel Dan, Ugurlu, Emin, Uogintas, Domas, Valachović, Milan, Vashenyak, Yulia, Vassilev, Kiril, Venanzoni, Roberto, Virtanen, Risto, Weekes, Lynda, Willner, Wolfgang, Wohlgemuth, Thomas, Yamalov, Sergey, "European Vegetation Archive (EVA): an integrated database of European vegetation plots" in Applied Vegetation Science, 19, no. 1 (2016):173-180,
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12191 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Mullaj, Alfred
AU  - Alegro, Antun
AU  - Ibraliu, Alban
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
AU  - Luković, Milica
AU  - Stesević, Danijela
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4042
AB  - Questions: What is the current state of knowledge on the distribution of psammophytic vegetation along the eastern Adriatic coast? Which are the main vegetation types and how do they vary from a floristic and ecological point of view? Study area: The eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia, Montenegro and Albania. Methods: We collected all available vegetation releves (a total of 191, published and unpublished) and historical references of sand dune vegetation from the eastern Adriatic coast. Classification and ordination were performed on the dataset and a syntaxonomical overview of the different plant communities along a seashore-inland zonation and their geographical distribution is presented. Results: The classification of the phytosociological data show eight floristically and ecologically well-defined clusters. The first group of embryonic foredunes comprises of the Cakilo-Xanthietum, Euphorbia paralias community and Eryngio-Sporoboletum, whilst the second group is found on the more stable dunes with Euphorbio paraliae-Agropyretum junceiformis, Medicagini marinae-Ammophiletum australis and Scabiosa argentea-Ephedra distachya communities. The latter is newly described and is found only along the Albanian coast. The number of plant communities is lower than in surrounding countries, particularly on fixed dunes. The presence of the EU habitat type 'Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes' (2210) is newly reported for Albania. Conclusions: Sand dunes are important habitats from a nature conservation point of view and they are endangered due to strong human impact. The protection of sand dune habitat types throughout the study area is urgent, since they are still in good condition in Albania, while sand dune plant communities are fragmented in Croatia and under strong human impact in Montenegro.
PB  - Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart
T2  - Phytocoenologia
T1  - Sand dune vegetation along the eastern Adriatic coast
EP  - 355
IS  - 4
SP  - 339
VL  - 46
DO  - 10.1127/phyto/2016/0079
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Silc, Urban and Mullaj, Alfred and Alegro, Antun and Ibraliu, Alban and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora and Luković, Milica and Stesević, Danijela",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Questions: What is the current state of knowledge on the distribution of psammophytic vegetation along the eastern Adriatic coast? Which are the main vegetation types and how do they vary from a floristic and ecological point of view? Study area: The eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia, Montenegro and Albania. Methods: We collected all available vegetation releves (a total of 191, published and unpublished) and historical references of sand dune vegetation from the eastern Adriatic coast. Classification and ordination were performed on the dataset and a syntaxonomical overview of the different plant communities along a seashore-inland zonation and their geographical distribution is presented. Results: The classification of the phytosociological data show eight floristically and ecologically well-defined clusters. The first group of embryonic foredunes comprises of the Cakilo-Xanthietum, Euphorbia paralias community and Eryngio-Sporoboletum, whilst the second group is found on the more stable dunes with Euphorbio paraliae-Agropyretum junceiformis, Medicagini marinae-Ammophiletum australis and Scabiosa argentea-Ephedra distachya communities. The latter is newly described and is found only along the Albanian coast. The number of plant communities is lower than in surrounding countries, particularly on fixed dunes. The presence of the EU habitat type 'Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes' (2210) is newly reported for Albania. Conclusions: Sand dunes are important habitats from a nature conservation point of view and they are endangered due to strong human impact. The protection of sand dune habitat types throughout the study area is urgent, since they are still in good condition in Albania, while sand dune plant communities are fragmented in Croatia and under strong human impact in Montenegro.",
publisher = "Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart",
journal = "Phytocoenologia",
title = "Sand dune vegetation along the eastern Adriatic coast",
pages = "355-339",
number = "4",
volume = "46",
doi = "10.1127/phyto/2016/0079"
}

Silc, U., Mullaj, A., Alegro, A., Ibraliu, A., Dajić-Stevanović, Z., Luković, M.,& Stesević, D.. (2016). Sand dune vegetation along the eastern Adriatic coast. in Phytocoenologia
Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart., 46(4), 339-355.
https://doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2016/0079

Silc U, Mullaj A, Alegro A, Ibraliu A, Dajić-Stevanović Z, Luković M, Stesević D. Sand dune vegetation along the eastern Adriatic coast. in Phytocoenologia. 2016;46(4):339-355.
doi:10.1127/phyto/2016/0079 .

Silc, Urban, Mullaj, Alfred, Alegro, Antun, Ibraliu, Alban, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, Luković, Milica, Stesević, Danijela, "Sand dune vegetation along the eastern Adriatic coast" in Phytocoenologia, 46, no. 4 (2016):339-355,
https://doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2016/0079 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
AU  - Ibraliu, Alban
AU  - Luković, Milica
AU  - Stesević, Danijela
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4006
AB  - We compared the zonation of vegetation and connectivity of coastal plant communities between two distinct areas, one in Montenegro and another in Albania, that differ in terms of human impact, mainly through tourism activities. Transect plots were used to gather data about plant cover and communities, their zonation and connectivity. For description of communities multivariate methods were used and for distribution zonation we used gamma connectivity and richness of boundaries. We found that the transects of vegetation zonation from Albania, with better preserved sites, were richer in the number of boundaries, with more varied combinations of boundaries and the pattern of zonation was also more diverse. On the other hand, there were two plant communities found only in Montenegro. The more impacted transects on the disturbed beaches from Montenegro were also more unidirectional from sea to hinterland but with less ideal zonation. Plant communities from Albania were distributed more straightforwardly but contacts between them were in both directions. The less disturbed beach had zonation very similar to potential vegetation, while plant communities of the touristic beach were fragmented or even substituted by replacement communities. Coastal dune systems in Albania are still well preserved, therefore monitoring and protection measures are recommended.
PB  - Springer, New York
T2  - Biologia
T1  - Human impact on sandy beach vegetation along the southeastern Adriatic coast
EP  - 874
IS  - 8
SP  - 865
VL  - 71
DO  - 10.1515/biolog-2016-0111
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Silc, Urban and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora and Ibraliu, Alban and Luković, Milica and Stesević, Danijela",
year = "2016",
abstract = "We compared the zonation of vegetation and connectivity of coastal plant communities between two distinct areas, one in Montenegro and another in Albania, that differ in terms of human impact, mainly through tourism activities. Transect plots were used to gather data about plant cover and communities, their zonation and connectivity. For description of communities multivariate methods were used and for distribution zonation we used gamma connectivity and richness of boundaries. We found that the transects of vegetation zonation from Albania, with better preserved sites, were richer in the number of boundaries, with more varied combinations of boundaries and the pattern of zonation was also more diverse. On the other hand, there were two plant communities found only in Montenegro. The more impacted transects on the disturbed beaches from Montenegro were also more unidirectional from sea to hinterland but with less ideal zonation. Plant communities from Albania were distributed more straightforwardly but contacts between them were in both directions. The less disturbed beach had zonation very similar to potential vegetation, while plant communities of the touristic beach were fragmented or even substituted by replacement communities. Coastal dune systems in Albania are still well preserved, therefore monitoring and protection measures are recommended.",
publisher = "Springer, New York",
journal = "Biologia",
title = "Human impact on sandy beach vegetation along the southeastern Adriatic coast",
pages = "874-865",
number = "8",
volume = "71",
doi = "10.1515/biolog-2016-0111"
}

Silc, U., Dajić-Stevanović, Z., Ibraliu, A., Luković, M.,& Stesević, D.. (2016). Human impact on sandy beach vegetation along the southeastern Adriatic coast. in Biologia
Springer, New York., 71(8), 865-874.
https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2016-0111

Silc U, Dajić-Stevanović Z, Ibraliu A, Luković M, Stesević D. Human impact on sandy beach vegetation along the southeastern Adriatic coast. in Biologia. 2016;71(8):865-874.
doi:10.1515/biolog-2016-0111 .

Silc, Urban, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, Ibraliu, Alban, Luković, Milica, Stesević, Danijela, "Human impact on sandy beach vegetation along the southeastern Adriatic coast" in Biologia, 71, no. 8 (2016):865-874,
https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2016-0111 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Petrović, Milica
AU  - Tomović, Gordana
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2015
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3853
AB  - Dry grasslands are highly diverse vegetation types of great importance for livestock production in rural Balkan areas. We analysed a large data set of phytosociological releves of dry grasslands (Festuco-Brometea and Festucetea vaginatae classes) in Serbia to produce the first overview of its classification, distribution, environmental conditions and biodiversity patterns. Phytocoenological releves from relevant literature sources and our own investigations were stored in the Vegetation Database of Serbia (EU-RS-002) and the Balkan Dry Grassland Database (EU-00-013). After heterogeneity-constrained random resampling, the final dataset contained 1,897 releves and 1,323 species. Species composition was classified hierarchically by the beta flexible method. We used species ecological indicator values for the estimation of the ecological conditions. Floristic and vegetation diversity and the conservation relevance of various dry grassland types, based on an assessment of endemic and protected species, were analysed. We identified 11 clusters, which were well characterised by their species composition and ecology. The first three clusters included loess and sand steppe grasslands mostly found in the Pannonian part of Serbia (Festucion rupicolae and Festucion vaginatae). The next three clusters consisted of Balkan ultramafic rocky grasslands of the order Halacsyetalia sendtneri, Balkan submediterranean mountain steppe grasslands on calcareous substrates, belonging to the order Astragalo-Potentilletalia and grasslands of the Balkan alliance Saturejion montanae on limestone. The third group of releves comprised Balkan alliances of dry grasslands on deep soils, the Chrysopogono-Danthonion and sub-continental steppes of the alliance Festucion valesiacae in hilly areas of Serbia, mostly in the thermophilous oak zone. According to ordination analysis (DCA), the main floristic gradient was largely determined by temperature and moisture. The Festuco-Brometea class exhibited high floristic diversity (1,323 plant species) and very high conservation relevance in view of the large number of Balkan endemic species (204). A total of 233 species and subspecies protected by national legislation within the studied vegetation were recorded.
PB  - Floristisch - Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft
T2  - Tuexenia
T1  - Classification, ecology and biodiversity of Central Balkan dry grasslands
EP  - 353
IS  - 1
SP  - 329
VL  - 35
DO  - 10.14471/2015.35.007
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Aćić, Svetlana and Silc, Urban and Petrović, Milica and Tomović, Gordana and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Dry grasslands are highly diverse vegetation types of great importance for livestock production in rural Balkan areas. We analysed a large data set of phytosociological releves of dry grasslands (Festuco-Brometea and Festucetea vaginatae classes) in Serbia to produce the first overview of its classification, distribution, environmental conditions and biodiversity patterns. Phytocoenological releves from relevant literature sources and our own investigations were stored in the Vegetation Database of Serbia (EU-RS-002) and the Balkan Dry Grassland Database (EU-00-013). After heterogeneity-constrained random resampling, the final dataset contained 1,897 releves and 1,323 species. Species composition was classified hierarchically by the beta flexible method. We used species ecological indicator values for the estimation of the ecological conditions. Floristic and vegetation diversity and the conservation relevance of various dry grassland types, based on an assessment of endemic and protected species, were analysed. We identified 11 clusters, which were well characterised by their species composition and ecology. The first three clusters included loess and sand steppe grasslands mostly found in the Pannonian part of Serbia (Festucion rupicolae and Festucion vaginatae). The next three clusters consisted of Balkan ultramafic rocky grasslands of the order Halacsyetalia sendtneri, Balkan submediterranean mountain steppe grasslands on calcareous substrates, belonging to the order Astragalo-Potentilletalia and grasslands of the Balkan alliance Saturejion montanae on limestone. The third group of releves comprised Balkan alliances of dry grasslands on deep soils, the Chrysopogono-Danthonion and sub-continental steppes of the alliance Festucion valesiacae in hilly areas of Serbia, mostly in the thermophilous oak zone. According to ordination analysis (DCA), the main floristic gradient was largely determined by temperature and moisture. The Festuco-Brometea class exhibited high floristic diversity (1,323 plant species) and very high conservation relevance in view of the large number of Balkan endemic species (204). A total of 233 species and subspecies protected by national legislation within the studied vegetation were recorded.",
publisher = "Floristisch - Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft",
journal = "Tuexenia",
title = "Classification, ecology and biodiversity of Central Balkan dry grasslands",
pages = "353-329",
number = "1",
volume = "35",
doi = "10.14471/2015.35.007"
}

Aćić, S., Silc, U., Petrović, M., Tomović, G.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2015). Classification, ecology and biodiversity of Central Balkan dry grasslands. in Tuexenia
Floristisch - Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft., 35(1), 329-353.
https://doi.org/10.14471/2015.35.007

Aćić S, Silc U, Petrović M, Tomović G, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Classification, ecology and biodiversity of Central Balkan dry grasslands. in Tuexenia. 2015;35(1):329-353.
doi:10.14471/2015.35.007 .

Aćić, Svetlana, Silc, Urban, Petrović, Milica, Tomović, Gordana, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Classification, ecology and biodiversity of Central Balkan dry grasslands" in Tuexenia, 35, no. 1 (2015):329-353,
https://doi.org/10.14471/2015.35.007 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Skvorc, Željko
AU  - Krstonosić, Daniel
AU  - Franjić, Jozo
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3413
AB  - Questions: How does the floristic composition of plant species of meadows and mesic pastures vary along a broad geographical gradient in the NW Balkans? How does the current phytosociological classification of the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea vegetation differ among the NW Balkan countries? Location: NW Balkans (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia). Methods: 3635 releves originally assigned to the class Molinio-Arrhenatheretea were classified with a beta flexible method, and the crispness of classification was checked. DCA ordination with Pignatti indicator values and climate data were applied to show the influence of site conditions on species composition. Results: The classification was best interpreted at the level of 13 clusters, but could also be interpreted at the level of three groups of clusters. The first division was according to geography and climate: the first and third groups were concentrated in the NW part, while the second was restricted to the eastern part of the study area. The most important variable was site moisture, followed by nutrients and altitude, which corresponded with a west-east direction. The first group was very diverse and included communities on the wettest and most nutrient-rich sites (Potentillion anserinae, Cynosurion cristati, Calthion palustris, Molinion caeruleae, Molinio-Hordeion). The second group comprised mesophilous continental grasslands (Trifolio-Ranunculion pedati, Trifolion pallidi, Trifolion resupinati), while the third group consisted of grasslands from regions with abundant precipitation (Arrhenatherion elatioris, Deschampsion cespitosae, Pancicion serbicae, Triseto flavescentis-Polygonion bistortae). Conclusions: Our analysis can be used to unify different phytosociological classifications in different countries, also showing the transitional forms of well-known Central European vegetation types that have a different floristic composition and ecology in the Balkans. This knowledge will enable classification of the same vegetation types in neighbouring Balkan countries that are less studied.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Applied Vegetation Science
T1  - Grassland vegetation of the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class in the NW Balkan Peninsula
EP  - 603
IS  - 3
SP  - 591
VL  - 17
DO  - 10.1111/avsc.12094
ER  - 

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author = "Silc, Urban and Aćić, Svetlana and Skvorc, Željko and Krstonosić, Daniel and Franjić, Jozo and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Questions: How does the floristic composition of plant species of meadows and mesic pastures vary along a broad geographical gradient in the NW Balkans? How does the current phytosociological classification of the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea vegetation differ among the NW Balkan countries? Location: NW Balkans (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia). Methods: 3635 releves originally assigned to the class Molinio-Arrhenatheretea were classified with a beta flexible method, and the crispness of classification was checked. DCA ordination with Pignatti indicator values and climate data were applied to show the influence of site conditions on species composition. Results: The classification was best interpreted at the level of 13 clusters, but could also be interpreted at the level of three groups of clusters. The first division was according to geography and climate: the first and third groups were concentrated in the NW part, while the second was restricted to the eastern part of the study area. The most important variable was site moisture, followed by nutrients and altitude, which corresponded with a west-east direction. The first group was very diverse and included communities on the wettest and most nutrient-rich sites (Potentillion anserinae, Cynosurion cristati, Calthion palustris, Molinion caeruleae, Molinio-Hordeion). The second group comprised mesophilous continental grasslands (Trifolio-Ranunculion pedati, Trifolion pallidi, Trifolion resupinati), while the third group consisted of grasslands from regions with abundant precipitation (Arrhenatherion elatioris, Deschampsion cespitosae, Pancicion serbicae, Triseto flavescentis-Polygonion bistortae). Conclusions: Our analysis can be used to unify different phytosociological classifications in different countries, also showing the transitional forms of well-known Central European vegetation types that have a different floristic composition and ecology in the Balkans. This knowledge will enable classification of the same vegetation types in neighbouring Balkan countries that are less studied.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Applied Vegetation Science",
title = "Grassland vegetation of the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class in the NW Balkan Peninsula",
pages = "603-591",
number = "3",
volume = "17",
doi = "10.1111/avsc.12094"
}

Silc, U., Aćić, S., Skvorc, Ž., Krstonosić, D., Franjić, J.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2014). Grassland vegetation of the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class in the NW Balkan Peninsula. in Applied Vegetation Science
Wiley, Hoboken., 17(3), 591-603.
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12094

Silc U, Aćić S, Skvorc Ž, Krstonosić D, Franjić J, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Grassland vegetation of the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class in the NW Balkan Peninsula. in Applied Vegetation Science. 2014;17(3):591-603.
doi:10.1111/avsc.12094 .

Silc, Urban, Aćić, Svetlana, Skvorc, Željko, Krstonosić, Daniel, Franjić, Jozo, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Grassland vegetation of the Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class in the NW Balkan Peninsula" in Applied Vegetation Science, 17, no. 3 (2014):591-603,
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12094 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Jovanović, Slobodan
AU  - Kabas, Eva
AU  - Vukojicić, Snežana
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3502
AB  - An extensive survey of the relevant literature of dry grassland communities described for the territory of Serbia allowed us to check the validity and legitimacy of the nomenclature of this vegetation. Nomenclature rules of the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature were strictly followed. The syntaxonomic affiliation of communities to higher syntaxa was assessed according to existing syntaxonomic schemes for Serbia and the position determined by the original source. Higher syntaxa followed the synsystem of the so-called "EuroVegChecklist". We have highlighted problems and some disagreement with the existing classification of dry grassland communities in Europe. A total of 134 dry grassland communities have so far been registered for Serbia. This list of syntaxa may serve for further research of grassland vegetation and its appropriate positioning within a syntaxonomical scheme of Europe.
PB  - Floristisch - Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft
T2  - Tuexenia
T1  - Nomenclatural revision of dry grassland syntaxa of the Central Balkan
EP  - 390
IS  - 1
SP  - 355
VL  - 34
DO  - 10.14471/2014.34.011
ER  - 

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author = "Aćić, Svetlana and Silc, Urban and Jovanović, Slobodan and Kabas, Eva and Vukojicić, Snežana and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora",
year = "2014",
abstract = "An extensive survey of the relevant literature of dry grassland communities described for the territory of Serbia allowed us to check the validity and legitimacy of the nomenclature of this vegetation. Nomenclature rules of the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature were strictly followed. The syntaxonomic affiliation of communities to higher syntaxa was assessed according to existing syntaxonomic schemes for Serbia and the position determined by the original source. Higher syntaxa followed the synsystem of the so-called "EuroVegChecklist". We have highlighted problems and some disagreement with the existing classification of dry grassland communities in Europe. A total of 134 dry grassland communities have so far been registered for Serbia. This list of syntaxa may serve for further research of grassland vegetation and its appropriate positioning within a syntaxonomical scheme of Europe.",
publisher = "Floristisch - Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft",
journal = "Tuexenia",
title = "Nomenclatural revision of dry grassland syntaxa of the Central Balkan",
pages = "390-355",
number = "1",
volume = "34",
doi = "10.14471/2014.34.011"
}

Aćić, S., Silc, U., Jovanović, S., Kabas, E., Vukojicić, S.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2014). Nomenclatural revision of dry grassland syntaxa of the Central Balkan. in Tuexenia
Floristisch - Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft., 34(1), 355-390.
https://doi.org/10.14471/2014.34.011

Aćić S, Silc U, Jovanović S, Kabas E, Vukojicić S, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Nomenclatural revision of dry grassland syntaxa of the Central Balkan. in Tuexenia. 2014;34(1):355-390.
doi:10.14471/2014.34.011 .

Aćić, Svetlana, Silc, Urban, Jovanović, Slobodan, Kabas, Eva, Vukojicić, Snežana, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Nomenclatural revision of dry grassland syntaxa of the Central Balkan" in Tuexenia, 34, no. 1 (2014):355-390,
https://doi.org/10.14471/2014.34.011 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Lososova, Zdenka
AU  - Vrbničanin, Sava
PY  - 2014
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3537
AB  - There are changes in the realized niches of species along environmental gradients, especially at the edge of their distribution where they become more specialized. A classical case is weeds of the Caucalidion alliance that spread with agriculture from the Fertile Crescent and thrive in a wide range of climates that differ from that prevailing in their native area. We used large data sets of vegetation collected in central Europe (3383 plots) and north-western Balkans (4505 plots) and used a co-occurrence species algorithm to calculate the specialist/generalist status of weed species. The change in the width of the ecological niches was tested using target species. Our assumptions were confirmed as the same characteristic species of Caucalidion weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans are more specialized in central Europe, where they occupy more basic habitats that vary less in terms of soil reaction. Testing niche theory using real data is especially important for nature conservation because specialists are more prone to decline in abundance or to go extinct.
PB  - Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2
T2  - Preslia
T1  - Weeds shift from generalist to specialist: narrowing of ecological niches along a north-south gradient
EP  - 46
IS  - 1
SP  - 35
VL  - 86
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3537
ER  - 

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author = "Silc, Urban and Lososova, Zdenka and Vrbničanin, Sava",
year = "2014",
abstract = "There are changes in the realized niches of species along environmental gradients, especially at the edge of their distribution where they become more specialized. A classical case is weeds of the Caucalidion alliance that spread with agriculture from the Fertile Crescent and thrive in a wide range of climates that differ from that prevailing in their native area. We used large data sets of vegetation collected in central Europe (3383 plots) and north-western Balkans (4505 plots) and used a co-occurrence species algorithm to calculate the specialist/generalist status of weed species. The change in the width of the ecological niches was tested using target species. Our assumptions were confirmed as the same characteristic species of Caucalidion weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans are more specialized in central Europe, where they occupy more basic habitats that vary less in terms of soil reaction. Testing niche theory using real data is especially important for nature conservation because specialists are more prone to decline in abundance or to go extinct.",
publisher = "Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2",
journal = "Preslia",
title = "Weeds shift from generalist to specialist: narrowing of ecological niches along a north-south gradient",
pages = "46-35",
number = "1",
volume = "86",
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Silc, U., Lososova, Z.,& Vrbničanin, S.. (2014). Weeds shift from generalist to specialist: narrowing of ecological niches along a north-south gradient. in Preslia
Czech Botanical Soc, Praha 2., 86(1), 35-46.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3537

Silc U, Lososova Z, Vrbničanin S. Weeds shift from generalist to specialist: narrowing of ecological niches along a north-south gradient. in Preslia. 2014;86(1):35-46.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3537 .

Silc, Urban, Lososova, Zdenka, Vrbničanin, Sava, "Weeds shift from generalist to specialist: narrowing of ecological niches along a north-south gradient" in Preslia, 86, no. 1 (2014):35-46,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3537 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Lakušić, D.
AU  - Vukojičić, S.
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2013
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3146
AB  - A list of corrected and typified grassland communities of the class Molinio-Arrhenatheretea Tx. 1937 occurring in Serbia was provided. The nomenclature rules of the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature were strictly followed. Syntaxonomic affiliation of communities to higher syntaxa was assessed according to the existing syntaxonomical schemes for Serbia, i.e. according to the position determined by the original source. Higher syntaxa followed the synsystem of the so-called "EuroVegChecklist". Since syntaxonomic disagreements concerning a certain plant association's position within the whole classification system have not been discussed, such a list should serve as the starting point for a further revision of the status of grassland communities in Serbia. So far, a total of 87 plant communities of the class Molinio-Arrhenatheretea were described for Serbia. The list provided here will enable more precise and more accurate mapping of vegetation in Serbia, as well as classification of these communities into the Habitat Directive which will enable the establishment of the Red list of Habitats for Serbia.
PB  - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
T2  - Hacquetia
T1  - Typificati on and correction of syntaxa from the class Molinio- Arrhenatheretea TX. 1937 in Serbia
EP  - 54
IS  - 2
SP  - 39
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.2478/HACQ-2013-0013
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Aćić, Svetlana and Silc, Urban and Lakušić, D. and Vukojičić, S. and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora",
year = "2013",
abstract = "A list of corrected and typified grassland communities of the class Molinio-Arrhenatheretea Tx. 1937 occurring in Serbia was provided. The nomenclature rules of the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature were strictly followed. Syntaxonomic affiliation of communities to higher syntaxa was assessed according to the existing syntaxonomical schemes for Serbia, i.e. according to the position determined by the original source. Higher syntaxa followed the synsystem of the so-called "EuroVegChecklist". Since syntaxonomic disagreements concerning a certain plant association's position within the whole classification system have not been discussed, such a list should serve as the starting point for a further revision of the status of grassland communities in Serbia. So far, a total of 87 plant communities of the class Molinio-Arrhenatheretea were described for Serbia. The list provided here will enable more precise and more accurate mapping of vegetation in Serbia, as well as classification of these communities into the Habitat Directive which will enable the establishment of the Red list of Habitats for Serbia.",
publisher = "Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts",
journal = "Hacquetia",
title = "Typificati on and correction of syntaxa from the class Molinio- Arrhenatheretea TX. 1937 in Serbia",
pages = "54-39",
number = "2",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.2478/HACQ-2013-0013"
}

Aćić, S., Silc, U., Lakušić, D., Vukojičić, S.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2013). Typificati on and correction of syntaxa from the class Molinio- Arrhenatheretea TX. 1937 in Serbia. in Hacquetia
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts., 12(2), 39-54.
https://doi.org/10.2478/HACQ-2013-0013

Aćić S, Silc U, Lakušić D, Vukojičić S, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Typificati on and correction of syntaxa from the class Molinio- Arrhenatheretea TX. 1937 in Serbia. in Hacquetia. 2013;12(2):39-54.
doi:10.2478/HACQ-2013-0013 .

Aćić, Svetlana, Silc, Urban, Lakušić, D., Vukojičić, S., Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Typificati on and correction of syntaxa from the class Molinio- Arrhenatheretea TX. 1937 in Serbia" in Hacquetia, 12, no. 2 (2013):39-54,
https://doi.org/10.2478/HACQ-2013-0013 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Aćić, Svetlana
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Vrbničanin, Sava
AU  - Cupać, Svjetlana
AU  - Topisirović, Goran
AU  - Stavretović, N.
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2013
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3311
AB  - The systematic survey of grassland communities was performed on Mt. Stol (eastern Serbia). The main aims of the research were to: (1) determine grassland vegetation types of the researched area; (2) correlate the impacts of the soil and environmental conditions on the occurrence of certain plant communities, and (3) comment on the conservational value of the grasslands in the researched area. The data set included 60 phytosociological relevés of grasslands recorded between 2001 and 2004. The main environmental gradients of species composition were analyzed by Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). For the ecological interpretation of ordination axes, ecological indicator values were used. Three associations were distinguished: Danthonietum calycinae, Asperulo-Agrostietum vulgaris and Ranunculo bulbosi- Arrhenatheretum elatioris belonging to two alliances and two classes: Chrysopogono-Danthonion - Festuco-Brometea and Arrhenatherion - Molinio-Arrhenatheretea. The results of the DCA support our assumption that the main environmental gradient in the species composition of the grasslands is related to nutrients and moisture. The conservational value of grasslands in the researched area is discussed.
PB  - Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.
T2  - Archives of Biological Sciences
T1  - Grassland communities of Stol mountain (eastern Serbia ): Vegetation and environment al relationships
EP  - 227
IS  - 1
SP  - 211
VL  - 65
DO  - 10.2298/ABS1301211A
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Aćić, Svetlana and Silc, Urban and Vrbničanin, Sava and Cupać, Svjetlana and Topisirović, Goran and Stavretović, N. and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora",
year = "2013",
abstract = "The systematic survey of grassland communities was performed on Mt. Stol (eastern Serbia). The main aims of the research were to: (1) determine grassland vegetation types of the researched area; (2) correlate the impacts of the soil and environmental conditions on the occurrence of certain plant communities, and (3) comment on the conservational value of the grasslands in the researched area. The data set included 60 phytosociological relevés of grasslands recorded between 2001 and 2004. The main environmental gradients of species composition were analyzed by Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). For the ecological interpretation of ordination axes, ecological indicator values were used. Three associations were distinguished: Danthonietum calycinae, Asperulo-Agrostietum vulgaris and Ranunculo bulbosi- Arrhenatheretum elatioris belonging to two alliances and two classes: Chrysopogono-Danthonion - Festuco-Brometea and Arrhenatherion - Molinio-Arrhenatheretea. The results of the DCA support our assumption that the main environmental gradient in the species composition of the grasslands is related to nutrients and moisture. The conservational value of grasslands in the researched area is discussed.",
publisher = "Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.",
journal = "Archives of Biological Sciences",
title = "Grassland communities of Stol mountain (eastern Serbia ): Vegetation and environment al relationships",
pages = "227-211",
number = "1",
volume = "65",
doi = "10.2298/ABS1301211A"
}

Aćić, S., Silc, U., Vrbničanin, S., Cupać, S., Topisirović, G., Stavretović, N.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2013). Grassland communities of Stol mountain (eastern Serbia ): Vegetation and environment al relationships. in Archives of Biological Sciences
Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.., 65(1), 211-227.
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1301211A

Aćić S, Silc U, Vrbničanin S, Cupać S, Topisirović G, Stavretović N, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Grassland communities of Stol mountain (eastern Serbia ): Vegetation and environment al relationships. in Archives of Biological Sciences. 2013;65(1):211-227.
doi:10.2298/ABS1301211A .

Aćić, Svetlana, Silc, Urban, Vrbničanin, Sava, Cupać, Svjetlana, Topisirović, Goran, Stavretović, N., Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Grassland communities of Stol mountain (eastern Serbia ): Vegetation and environment al relationships" in Archives of Biological Sciences, 65, no. 1 (2013):211-227,
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1301211A . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Vrbničanin, Sava
AU  - Božić, Dragana
AU  - Carni, Andraz
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2012
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3001
AB  - We studied the anthropogenic vegetation of the Northwest Balkans in order to determine its susceptibility to invasion by alien plant species. We compiled a dataset of 3089 vegetation plots sampled between 1939 and 2009, recording a set of variables for each sample plot in order to determine which factors have the most effect on a habitat's vulnerability to invaders. We calculated the proportion of native species, archaeophytes and neophytes for each plot. We used regression tree models to determine the site conditions of the most invaded anthropogenic habitats. The sample plots contained an average of 12.7% alien plant species, with a low proportion of archaeophytes (4.3%) and 8.4% neophytes. Local habitat conditions proved to have the largest effect, rather than climatic variables or propagule pressure. The proportion of archaeophytes follows a different pattern than that seen in central and northern Europe, indicating that macroecological factors are more important. Neophytes show a similar distribution to other European locations.
PB  - Sciendo, Warsaw
T2  - Central European Journal of Biology
T1  - Alien plant species and factors of invasiveness of anthropogenic vegetation in the Northwestern Balkans - a phytosociological approach
EP  - 730
IS  - 4
SP  - 720
VL  - 7
DO  - 10.2478/s11535-012-0049-9
ER  - 

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author = "Silc, Urban and Vrbničanin, Sava and Božić, Dragana and Carni, Andraz and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora",
year = "2012",
abstract = "We studied the anthropogenic vegetation of the Northwest Balkans in order to determine its susceptibility to invasion by alien plant species. We compiled a dataset of 3089 vegetation plots sampled between 1939 and 2009, recording a set of variables for each sample plot in order to determine which factors have the most effect on a habitat's vulnerability to invaders. We calculated the proportion of native species, archaeophytes and neophytes for each plot. We used regression tree models to determine the site conditions of the most invaded anthropogenic habitats. The sample plots contained an average of 12.7% alien plant species, with a low proportion of archaeophytes (4.3%) and 8.4% neophytes. Local habitat conditions proved to have the largest effect, rather than climatic variables or propagule pressure. The proportion of archaeophytes follows a different pattern than that seen in central and northern Europe, indicating that macroecological factors are more important. Neophytes show a similar distribution to other European locations.",
publisher = "Sciendo, Warsaw",
journal = "Central European Journal of Biology",
title = "Alien plant species and factors of invasiveness of anthropogenic vegetation in the Northwestern Balkans - a phytosociological approach",
pages = "730-720",
number = "4",
volume = "7",
doi = "10.2478/s11535-012-0049-9"
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Silc, U., Vrbničanin, S., Božić, D., Carni, A.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2012). Alien plant species and factors of invasiveness of anthropogenic vegetation in the Northwestern Balkans - a phytosociological approach. in Central European Journal of Biology
Sciendo, Warsaw., 7(4), 720-730.
https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-012-0049-9

Silc U, Vrbničanin S, Božić D, Carni A, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Alien plant species and factors of invasiveness of anthropogenic vegetation in the Northwestern Balkans - a phytosociological approach. in Central European Journal of Biology. 2012;7(4):720-730.
doi:10.2478/s11535-012-0049-9 .

Silc, Urban, Vrbničanin, Sava, Božić, Dragana, Carni, Andraz, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Alien plant species and factors of invasiveness of anthropogenic vegetation in the Northwestern Balkans - a phytosociological approach" in Central European Journal of Biology, 7, no. 4 (2012):720-730,
https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-012-0049-9 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Vrbničanin, Sava
AU  - Božić, D.
AU  - Carni, Andraz
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2009
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2048
AB  - P>Surveys of weed vegetation of the western Balkan peninsula (1939-2006) were used to study changes in species composition. A large data set of arable weed vegetation was compiled and analysed with direct and indirect ordination, regression and beta (beta) diversity analysis. Five environmental variables (altitude, season, year, crop, phytogeographical region) were used to determine broad-scale changes in weed species composition. The most important parameter was phytogeography and the second was crop. Altitude and season were found to be less important, although significant, which contrasts with results from Central and Northern Europe. beta-diversity was higher in cereals and in summer, while decline along the altitudinal gradient previously demonstrated in Central Europe, was not observed. In southern parts of the studied area, thermophilous species have shifted to higher altitudes. The results and ranking of importance of environmental and spatial variables are discussed in relation to similar studies in Northern and Central Europe.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Weed Research
T1  - Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition
EP  - 612
IS  - 6
SP  - 602
VL  - 49
DO  - 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x
ER  - 

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publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
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title = "Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition",
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Silc, U., Vrbničanin, S., Božić, D., Carni, A.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2009). Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition. in Weed Research
Wiley, Hoboken., 49(6), 602-612.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x

Silc U, Vrbničanin S, Božić D, Carni A, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition. in Weed Research. 2009;49(6):602-612.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x .

Silc, Urban, Vrbničanin, Sava, Božić, D., Carni, Andraz, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition" in Weed Research, 49, no. 6 (2009):602-612,
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Silc, Urban
AU  - Vrbničanin, Sava
AU  - Božić, Dragana
AU  - Carni, Andraz
AU  - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora
PY  - 2008
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1766
AB  - A stratified dataset of 2426 releves of weed vegetation of arable fields of the Balkan Peninsula was analysed by cluster analysis. The major division in species composition was associated with the type of crop. This accords with the syntaxonomical and ecological pattern already detected for southeast Europe and is in conflict with the Central European classification that has appeared in recent years. Clusters resulting from numerical classification reproduced the majority of traditionally recognized phytosociological alliances (Oxalidion, Panico-Setarion and Eragrostion are associated with root crops, while Scleranthion, Caucalidion and Galeopsion with cereals). Galeopsion was grouped with some Caucalidion releves, which is not surprising since both consist of weed communities from cereals. Vernal communities form a separate cluster and indicate a special community type, which has been treated in some classification systems as a phenological aspect.
PB  - Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart
T2  - Phytocoenologia
T1  - Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula
EP  - 254
IS  - 4
SP  - 241
VL  - 38
DO  - 10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241
ER  - 

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author = "Silc, Urban and Vrbničanin, Sava and Božić, Dragana and Carni, Andraz and Dajić-Stevanović, Zora",
year = "2008",
abstract = "A stratified dataset of 2426 releves of weed vegetation of arable fields of the Balkan Peninsula was analysed by cluster analysis. The major division in species composition was associated with the type of crop. This accords with the syntaxonomical and ecological pattern already detected for southeast Europe and is in conflict with the Central European classification that has appeared in recent years. Clusters resulting from numerical classification reproduced the majority of traditionally recognized phytosociological alliances (Oxalidion, Panico-Setarion and Eragrostion are associated with root crops, while Scleranthion, Caucalidion and Galeopsion with cereals). Galeopsion was grouped with some Caucalidion releves, which is not surprising since both consist of weed communities from cereals. Vernal communities form a separate cluster and indicate a special community type, which has been treated in some classification systems as a phenological aspect.",
publisher = "Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart",
journal = "Phytocoenologia",
title = "Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula",
pages = "254-241",
number = "4",
volume = "38",
doi = "10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241"
}

Silc, U., Vrbničanin, S., Božić, D., Carni, A.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2008). Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula. in Phytocoenologia
Gebruder Borntraeger, Stuttgart., 38(4), 241-254.
https://doi.org/10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241

Silc U, Vrbničanin S, Božić D, Carni A, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula. in Phytocoenologia. 2008;38(4):241-254.
doi:10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241 .

Silc, Urban, Vrbničanin, Sava, Božić, Dragana, Carni, Andraz, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Phytosociological alliances in the vegetation of arable fields in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula" in Phytocoenologia, 38, no. 4 (2008):241-254,
https://doi.org/10.1127/0340-269X/2008/0038-0241 . .

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AB  - Studies of weed vegetation by using Braun-Blanquet's method have been traditional in the north-western Balkans but only studies based on synoptic tables of weed vegetation have so far been conducted in the area of the former Yugoslavia (Kojić, 1975). Over the past two years, all available relevés of weed vegetation (4258) in the area have been collected in a database, which we have analysed using the latest methods of multivariate analysis in different statistical softwares, such as JUICE, CANOCO, PC-ORD, etc. The results of classification, indirect and direct ordination and application of indicator values (Pignatti, Raunkier forms) in the analysis of weed vegetation are shown on examples from the former Yugoslavia, and will be compared to results acquired under the conventional approach of Braun-Blanquet's scool. It will show the advantages of the new approach in studies and interpretation of weed or any other type of vegetation.
AB  - Korovska vegetacija u Evropi je najviše proučena klasičnim florističko-fitocenološkim metodama i to uglavnom na regionalnom nivou. Međutim, poslednjih desetak godina sve više se upotrebljavaju veći setovi podataka (velika područja), koji su donekle uticali na drugačiji pristup tumačenju faktora koji utiču na floristički sastav i diferenciranost korovske vegetacije. U vezi s tim, analiza i interpretacija korovske vegetacije primenom multivarijacionih metoda je postala pravi trend u ovakvoj vrsti istraživanja. Proučavanje korovske vegetacije Braun-Blanquetovom metodom ima bogatu tradiciju na tlu severozapadnog Balkana, ali do sada su uglavnom rađene samo studije iz pojedinih područja kao sinoptičke tablice pregleda korovske vegetacije za područje bivše Jugoslavije (Kojić, 1975). U zadnje dve godine u bazi podataka sakupljeni su svi dostupni vegetacijski snimci (4258 sastojina) korovske vegetacije sa tog području, koje smo analizirali koristeći najsavremenije metode multivarijantne analize u različitim statističkim programima kao što su JUICE, CANOCO, PC-ORD itd. Na praktičnim primerima u radu će biti prikazani rezultati klasifikacije, indirektne i direktne ordinacije i primene indikacionih vrednosti (Pignatti, Raunkierovi oblici) u analizi korovske vegetacije razvijene na prostorima bivše Jugoslavije i kao takvi biće upoređeni sa rezultatima pregleda korovske vegetacije rađene klasičnim principima Braun-Blanquetove škole. Dakle, dobiće se uvid u prednosti novog pristupa u proučavanju i interpretaciji korovske, odnosno bilo koje druge vegetacije. Multivarijantne metode omogućavaju dobijanje informacija iz više-dimenzionalnog sveta, kao što je priroda, a naročito dinamična korovska vegetacija, a koje nisu direktno vidljive. Klasifikacija korovskih/ biljnih zajednica ovim sistemom omogućava objektivnije grupisanje velikog broja podataka, za razliku od starih principa Braun-Blanquetove škole gde je to rađeno intuitivno, tj. na osnovu iskustava istraživača. Ordinacionim tehnikama mogu se koristiti i merljivi parametri kao što su tip useva, godina, sezona, nadmorska visina itd., a primenom parcijalnih ordinacija uticaj pojedinih varijabli i nivo njihove statističke značajnosti u razvoju određenog tipa vegetacije.
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author = "Silc, Urban and Vrbničanin, Sava",
year = "2008",
abstract = "Studies of weed vegetation by using Braun-Blanquet's method have been traditional in the north-western Balkans but only studies based on synoptic tables of weed vegetation have so far been conducted in the area of the former Yugoslavia (Kojić, 1975). Over the past two years, all available relevés of weed vegetation (4258) in the area have been collected in a database, which we have analysed using the latest methods of multivariate analysis in different statistical softwares, such as JUICE, CANOCO, PC-ORD, etc. The results of classification, indirect and direct ordination and application of indicator values (Pignatti, Raunkier forms) in the analysis of weed vegetation are shown on examples from the former Yugoslavia, and will be compared to results acquired under the conventional approach of Braun-Blanquet's scool. It will show the advantages of the new approach in studies and interpretation of weed or any other type of vegetation., Korovska vegetacija u Evropi je najviše proučena klasičnim florističko-fitocenološkim metodama i to uglavnom na regionalnom nivou. Međutim, poslednjih desetak godina sve više se upotrebljavaju veći setovi podataka (velika područja), koji su donekle uticali na drugačiji pristup tumačenju faktora koji utiču na floristički sastav i diferenciranost korovske vegetacije. U vezi s tim, analiza i interpretacija korovske vegetacije primenom multivarijacionih metoda je postala pravi trend u ovakvoj vrsti istraživanja. Proučavanje korovske vegetacije Braun-Blanquetovom metodom ima bogatu tradiciju na tlu severozapadnog Balkana, ali do sada su uglavnom rađene samo studije iz pojedinih područja kao sinoptičke tablice pregleda korovske vegetacije za područje bivše Jugoslavije (Kojić, 1975). U zadnje dve godine u bazi podataka sakupljeni su svi dostupni vegetacijski snimci (4258 sastojina) korovske vegetacije sa tog području, koje smo analizirali koristeći najsavremenije metode multivarijantne analize u različitim statističkim programima kao što su JUICE, CANOCO, PC-ORD itd. Na praktičnim primerima u radu će biti prikazani rezultati klasifikacije, indirektne i direktne ordinacije i primene indikacionih vrednosti (Pignatti, Raunkierovi oblici) u analizi korovske vegetacije razvijene na prostorima bivše Jugoslavije i kao takvi biće upoređeni sa rezultatima pregleda korovske vegetacije rađene klasičnim principima Braun-Blanquetove škole. Dakle, dobiće se uvid u prednosti novog pristupa u proučavanju i interpretaciji korovske, odnosno bilo koje druge vegetacije. Multivarijantne metode omogućavaju dobijanje informacija iz više-dimenzionalnog sveta, kao što je priroda, a naročito dinamična korovska vegetacija, a koje nisu direktno vidljive. Klasifikacija korovskih/ biljnih zajednica ovim sistemom omogućava objektivnije grupisanje velikog broja podataka, za razliku od starih principa Braun-Blanquetove škole gde je to rađeno intuitivno, tj. na osnovu iskustava istraživača. Ordinacionim tehnikama mogu se koristiti i merljivi parametri kao što su tip useva, godina, sezona, nadmorska visina itd., a primenom parcijalnih ordinacija uticaj pojedinih varijabli i nivo njihove statističke značajnosti u razvoju određenog tipa vegetacije.",
publisher = "Herbološko društvo Srbije",
journal = "Acta herbologica",
title = "Multivariate analysis in weed vegetation research: Examples from NW Balkans, Primena metoda multivarijantne analize u proučavanju korovske vegetacije na primeru severozapadnog Balkana",
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Silc, U.,& Vrbničanin, S.. (2008). Multivariate analysis in weed vegetation research: Examples from NW Balkans. in Acta herbologica
Herbološko društvo Srbije., 17(1), 23-29.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_1699

Silc U, Vrbničanin S. Multivariate analysis in weed vegetation research: Examples from NW Balkans. in Acta herbologica. 2008;17(1):23-29.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_1699 .

Silc, Urban, Vrbničanin, Sava, "Multivariate analysis in weed vegetation research: Examples from NW Balkans" in Acta herbologica, 17, no. 1 (2008):23-29,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_1699 .