Mapping species richness of plant families in European vegetation
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2021
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Večera, MartinAxmanová, Irena
Padullés Cubino, Josep
Lososova, Zdenka

Divišek, Jan
Knollová, Ilona
Aćić, Svetlana

Biurrun, Idoia

Boch, Steffen
Bonari, Gianmaria

Campos, Juan Antonio
Čarni, Andraž
Carranza, Maria Laura
Casella, Laura
Chiarucci, Alessandro

Čušterevska, Renata
Delbosc, Pauline
Dengler, Jürgen
Fernández-González, Federico
Gégout, Jean-Claude
Jandt, Ute

Jansen, Florian

Jaškova, Anni
Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja
Kuzemko, Anna
Lebedeva, Maria
Lenoir, Jonathan

Lysenko, Tatiana
Erenskjold Moeslund, Jesper
Pielech, Remigiusz

Ruprecht, Eszter

Šibík, Jozef
Šilc, Urban
Škvorc, Željko
Swacha, Grzegorz

Tatarenko, Irina
Vassilev, Kiril
Wohlgemuth, Thomas

Yamalov, Sergey
Chytrý, Milan
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Biodiversity is traditionally studied mostly at the species level, but biogeographical and macroecological studies at higher taxonomic levels can provide valuable insights into the evolutionary processes at large spatial scales. Our aim was to assess the representation of vascular plant families within different vegetation formations across Europe. Location: Europe. Methods: We used a data set of 816,005 vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive (EVA). For each plot, we calculated the relative species richness of each plant family as the number of species belonging to that family divided by the total number of species. We mapped the relative species richness, averaged across all plots in 50 km × 50 km grid cells, for each family and broad habitat groups: forests, grasslands, scrub and wetlands. We also calculated the absolute species richness and the Shannon diversity index for each family. Results: We produced 522 maps of mean relative species richness for a total of 152 v...ascular plant families occurring in forests, grasslands, scrub and wetlands. We found distinct spatial patterns for many combinations of families and habitat groups. The resulting series of 522 maps is freely available, both as images and GIS layers. Conclusions: The distinct spatial patterns revealed in the maps suggest that the relative species richness of plant families at the community level reflects the evolutionary history of individual families. We believe that the maps and associated data can inspire further biogeographical and macroecological studies and strengthen the ongoing integration of phylogenetic, functional and taxonomic diversity concepts.
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biodiversity / Europe / European Vegetation Archive / family-level taxonomy / macroecology / map / plant community / relative species richness / vascular plant family / vegetationSource:
Journal of Vegetation Science, 2021, 32, 3, e13035-Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons Inc
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.13035
ISSN: 1100-9233
WoS: 000666878600017
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85109117193
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Večera, Martin AU - Axmanová, Irena AU - Padullés Cubino, Josep AU - Lososova, Zdenka AU - Divišek, Jan AU - Knollová, Ilona AU - Aćić, Svetlana AU - Biurrun, Idoia AU - Boch, Steffen AU - Bonari, Gianmaria AU - Campos, Juan Antonio AU - Čarni, Andraž AU - Carranza, Maria Laura AU - Casella, Laura AU - Chiarucci, Alessandro AU - Čušterevska, Renata AU - Delbosc, Pauline AU - Dengler, Jürgen AU - Fernández-González, Federico AU - Gégout, Jean-Claude AU - Jandt, Ute AU - Jansen, Florian AU - Jaškova, Anni AU - Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja AU - Kuzemko, Anna AU - Lebedeva, Maria AU - Lenoir, Jonathan AU - Lysenko, Tatiana AU - Erenskjold Moeslund, Jesper AU - Pielech, Remigiusz AU - Ruprecht, Eszter AU - Šibík, Jozef AU - Šilc, Urban AU - Škvorc, Željko AU - Swacha, Grzegorz AU - Tatarenko, Irina AU - Vassilev, Kiril AU - Wohlgemuth, Thomas AU - Yamalov, Sergey AU - Chytrý, Milan PY - 2021 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5890 AB - Biodiversity is traditionally studied mostly at the species level, but biogeographical and macroecological studies at higher taxonomic levels can provide valuable insights into the evolutionary processes at large spatial scales. Our aim was to assess the representation of vascular plant families within different vegetation formations across Europe. Location: Europe. Methods: We used a data set of 816,005 vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive (EVA). For each plot, we calculated the relative species richness of each plant family as the number of species belonging to that family divided by the total number of species. We mapped the relative species richness, averaged across all plots in 50 km × 50 km grid cells, for each family and broad habitat groups: forests, grasslands, scrub and wetlands. We also calculated the absolute species richness and the Shannon diversity index for each family. Results: We produced 522 maps of mean relative species richness for a total of 152 vascular plant families occurring in forests, grasslands, scrub and wetlands. We found distinct spatial patterns for many combinations of families and habitat groups. The resulting series of 522 maps is freely available, both as images and GIS layers. Conclusions: The distinct spatial patterns revealed in the maps suggest that the relative species richness of plant families at the community level reflects the evolutionary history of individual families. We believe that the maps and associated data can inspire further biogeographical and macroecological studies and strengthen the ongoing integration of phylogenetic, functional and taxonomic diversity concepts. PB - John Wiley and Sons Inc T2 - Journal of Vegetation Science T1 - Mapping species richness of plant families in European vegetation IS - 3 SP - e13035 VL - 32 DO - 10.1111/jvs.13035 ER -
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Večera, M., Axmanová, I., Padullés Cubino, J., Lososova, Z., Divišek, J., Knollová, I., Aćić, S., Biurrun, I., Boch, S., Bonari, G., Campos, J. A., Čarni, A., Carranza, M. L., Casella, L., Chiarucci, A., Čušterevska, R., Delbosc, P., Dengler, J., Fernández-González, F., Gégout, J., Jandt, U., Jansen, F., Jaškova, A., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Kuzemko, A., Lebedeva, M., Lenoir, J., Lysenko, T., Erenskjold Moeslund, J., Pielech, R., Ruprecht, E., Šibík, J., Šilc, U., Škvorc, Ž., Swacha, G., Tatarenko, I., Vassilev, K., Wohlgemuth, T., Yamalov, S.,& Chytrý, M.. (2021). Mapping species richness of plant families in European vegetation. in Journal of Vegetation Science John Wiley and Sons Inc., 32(3), e13035. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13035
Večera M, Axmanová I, Padullés Cubino J, Lososova Z, Divišek J, Knollová I, Aćić S, Biurrun I, Boch S, Bonari G, Campos JA, Čarni A, Carranza ML, Casella L, Chiarucci A, Čušterevska R, Delbosc P, Dengler J, Fernández-González F, Gégout J, Jandt U, Jansen F, Jaškova A, Jiménez-Alfaro B, Kuzemko A, Lebedeva M, Lenoir J, Lysenko T, Erenskjold Moeslund J, Pielech R, Ruprecht E, Šibík J, Šilc U, Škvorc Ž, Swacha G, Tatarenko I, Vassilev K, Wohlgemuth T, Yamalov S, Chytrý M. Mapping species richness of plant families in European vegetation. in Journal of Vegetation Science. 2021;32(3):e13035. doi:10.1111/jvs.13035 .
Večera, Martin, Axmanová, Irena, Padullés Cubino, Josep, Lososova, Zdenka, Divišek, Jan, Knollová, Ilona, Aćić, Svetlana, Biurrun, Idoia, Boch, Steffen, Bonari, Gianmaria, Campos, Juan Antonio, Čarni, Andraž, Carranza, Maria Laura, Casella, Laura, Chiarucci, Alessandro, Čušterevska, Renata, Delbosc, Pauline, Dengler, Jürgen, Fernández-González, Federico, Gégout, Jean-Claude, Jandt, Ute, Jansen, Florian, Jaškova, Anni, Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja, Kuzemko, Anna, Lebedeva, Maria, Lenoir, Jonathan, Lysenko, Tatiana, Erenskjold Moeslund, Jesper, Pielech, Remigiusz, Ruprecht, Eszter, Šibík, Jozef, Šilc, Urban, Škvorc, Željko, Swacha, Grzegorz, Tatarenko, Irina, Vassilev, Kiril, Wohlgemuth, Thomas, Yamalov, Sergey, Chytrý, Milan, "Mapping species richness of plant families in European vegetation" in Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, no. 3 (2021):e13035, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13035 . .