The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications
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In: Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 33, No. 3, e13132, 16.05.2022.
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T1 - The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant)
T2 - Concept and applications
AU - Heinken, Thilo
AU - Diekmann, Martin
AU - Liira, Jaan
AU - Orczewska, Anna
AU - Schmidt, Marcus
AU - Brunet, Jörg
AU - Chytrý, Milan
AU - Chabrerie, Olivier
AU - Decocq, Guillaume
AU - De Frenne, Pieter
AU - Drevojan, Pavel
AU - Dzwonko, Zbigniew
AU - Ewald, Jörg
AU - Feilberg, Jon
AU - Graae, Bente Jessen
AU - Grytnes, John Arvid
AU - Hermy, Martin
AU - Kriebitzsch, Wolf-Ulrich
AU - Laivins, Maris
AU - Lenoir, Jonathan
AU - Lindmo, Sigrid
AU - Marage, Damien
AU - Marozas, Vitas
AU - Niemeyer, Thomas
AU - Paal, Jaanus
AU - Pyšek, Petr
AU - Roosaluste, Elle
AU - Sadlo, Jiri
AU - Schaminée, Joop H.J.
AU - Tyler, Torbjörn
AU - Verheyen, Kris
AU - Wulf, Monika
AU - Vanneste, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Vegetation Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Association for Vegetation Science.
PY - 2022/5/16
Y1 - 2022/5/16
N2 - Question: When evaluating forests in terms of their biodiversity, distinctiveness and naturalness, the affinity of the constituent species to forests is a crucial parameter. Here we ask to what extent are vascular plant species associated with forests, and does species’ affinity to forests vary between European regions?. Location: Temperate and boreal forest biome of Northwestern and Central Europe. Methods: We compiled EuForPlant, a new extensive list of forest vascular plant species in 24 regions spread across 13 European countries using vegetation databases and expert knowledge. Species were region-specifically classified into four categories reflecting the degree of their affinity to forest habitats: 1.1, species of forest interiors; 1.2, species of forest edges and forest openings; 2.1, species that can be found in forest as well as open vegetation; and 2.2, species that can be found partly in forest, but mainly in open vegetation. An additional “O” category was distinguished, covering species typical for non-forest vegetation. Results: EuForPlant comprises 1,726 species, including 1,437 herb-layer species, 159 shrubs, 107 trees, 19 lianas and 4 epiphytic parasites. Across regions, generalist forest species (with 450 and 777 species classified as 2.1 and 2.2, respectively) significantly outnumbered specialist forest species (with 250 and 137 species classified as 1.1 and 1.2, respectively). Even though the degree of shifting between the categories of forest affinity among regions was relatively low (on average, 17.5%), about one-third of the forest species (especially 1.2 and 2.2) swapped categories in at least one of the study regions. Conclusions: The proposed list can be used widely in vegetation science and global change ecology related to forest biodiversity and community dynamics. Shifting of forest affinity among regions emphasizes the importance of a continental-scale forest plant species list with regional specificity.
AB - Question: When evaluating forests in terms of their biodiversity, distinctiveness and naturalness, the affinity of the constituent species to forests is a crucial parameter. Here we ask to what extent are vascular plant species associated with forests, and does species’ affinity to forests vary between European regions?. Location: Temperate and boreal forest biome of Northwestern and Central Europe. Methods: We compiled EuForPlant, a new extensive list of forest vascular plant species in 24 regions spread across 13 European countries using vegetation databases and expert knowledge. Species were region-specifically classified into four categories reflecting the degree of their affinity to forest habitats: 1.1, species of forest interiors; 1.2, species of forest edges and forest openings; 2.1, species that can be found in forest as well as open vegetation; and 2.2, species that can be found partly in forest, but mainly in open vegetation. An additional “O” category was distinguished, covering species typical for non-forest vegetation. Results: EuForPlant comprises 1,726 species, including 1,437 herb-layer species, 159 shrubs, 107 trees, 19 lianas and 4 epiphytic parasites. Across regions, generalist forest species (with 450 and 777 species classified as 2.1 and 2.2, respectively) significantly outnumbered specialist forest species (with 250 and 137 species classified as 1.1 and 1.2, respectively). Even though the degree of shifting between the categories of forest affinity among regions was relatively low (on average, 17.5%), about one-third of the forest species (especially 1.2 and 2.2) swapped categories in at least one of the study regions. Conclusions: The proposed list can be used widely in vegetation science and global change ecology related to forest biodiversity and community dynamics. Shifting of forest affinity among regions emphasizes the importance of a continental-scale forest plant species list with regional specificity.
KW - Ecosystems Research
KW - biogeographical regions
KW - boreal zone
KW - expert knowledge
KW - forest affinity
KW - forest plant species
KW - habitat shift
KW - nemoral zone
KW - species diversity
KW - vascular flora
KW - woodland
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3bbc4982-fa0e-35cc-9aef-f9003391f4c0/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133024405&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/jvs.13132
DO - 10.1111/jvs.13132
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 33
JO - Journal of Vegetation Science
JF - Journal of Vegetation Science
SN - 1100-9233
IS - 3
M1 - e13132
ER -