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The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant) : Concept and applications. / Heinken, Thilo ; Diekmann, Martin; Liira, Jaan et al.

In: Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 33, No. 3, e13132, 16.05.2022.

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Heinken, T, Diekmann, M, Liira, J, Orczewska, A, Schmidt, M, Brunet, J, Chytrý, M, Chabrerie, O, Decocq, G, De Frenne, P, Drevojan, P, Dzwonko, Z, Ewald, J, Feilberg, J, Graae, BJ, Grytnes, JA, Hermy, M, Kriebitzsch, W-U, Laivins, M, Lenoir, J, Lindmo, S, Marage, D, Marozas, V, Niemeyer, T, Paal, J, Pyšek, P, Roosaluste, E, Sadlo, J, Schaminée, JHJ, Tyler, T, Verheyen, K, Wulf, M & Vanneste, T 2022, 'The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications', Journal of Vegetation Science, vol. 33, no. 3, e13132. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13132

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Heinken, T., Diekmann, M., Liira, J., Orczewska, A., Schmidt, M., Brunet, J., Chytrý, M., Chabrerie, O., Decocq, G., De Frenne, P., Drevojan, P., Dzwonko, Z., Ewald, J., Feilberg, J., Graae, B. J., Grytnes, J. A., Hermy, M., Kriebitzsch, W-U., Laivins, M., ... Vanneste, T. (2022). The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications. Journal of Vegetation Science, 33(3), [e13132]. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13132

Vancouver

Heinken T, Diekmann M, Liira J, Orczewska A, Schmidt M, Brunet J et al. The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2022 May 16;33(3):e13132. doi: 10.1111/jvs.13132

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title = "The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications",
abstract = "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{\textquoteright} 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.",
keywords = "Ecosystems Research, biogeographical regions, boreal zone, expert knowledge, forest affinity, forest plant species, habitat shift, nemoral zone, species diversity, vascular flora, woodland",
author = "Thilo Heinken and Martin Diekmann and Jaan Liira and Anna Orczewska and Marcus Schmidt and J{\"o}rg Brunet and Milan Chytr{\'y} and Olivier Chabrerie and Guillaume Decocq and {De Frenne}, Pieter and Pavel Drevojan and Zbigniew Dzwonko and J{\"o}rg Ewald and Jon Feilberg and Graae, {Bente Jessen} and Grytnes, {John Arvid} and Martin Hermy and Wolf-Ulrich Kriebitzsch and Maris Laivins and Jonathan Lenoir and Sigrid Lindmo and Damien Marage and Vitas Marozas and Thomas Niemeyer and Jaanus Paal and Petr Py{\v s}ek and Elle Roosaluste and Jiri Sadlo and Schamin{\'e}e, {Joop H.J.} and Torbj{\"o}rn Tyler and Kris Verheyen and Monika Wulf and Thomas Vanneste",
note = "We are grateful to the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) for funding the scientific research network FLEUR. PDF and TV were supported by the European Research Council (ERC) through the ERC Starting Grant FORMICA (Grant/Award Number: 757833) and KV though the ERC Consolidator Grant PASTFORWARD (Grant/Award Number: 614839). JL was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (the Centre of Excellence EcolChange) and the Estonian Research Council (Grant/Award Number: PRG1223). MC and PD received funding from the Czech Science Foundation (Grant/Award Number: 19‐28491X), while PP was supported by EXPRO grant (Czech Science Foundation, Grant/Award Number: 19‐28807X) and long‐term research development project RVO (Czech Academy of Sciences, Grant/Award Number: 67985939) Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Journal of Vegetation Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Association for Vegetation Science.",
year = "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 - We are grateful to the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) for funding the scientific research network FLEUR. PDF and TV were supported by the European Research Council (ERC) through the ERC Starting Grant FORMICA (Grant/Award Number: 757833) and KV though the ERC Consolidator Grant PASTFORWARD (Grant/Award Number: 614839). JL was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (the Centre of Excellence EcolChange) and the Estonian Research Council (Grant/Award Number: PRG1223). MC and PD received funding from the Czech Science Foundation (Grant/Award Number: 19‐28491X), while PP was supported by EXPRO grant (Czech Science Foundation, Grant/Award Number: 19‐28807X) and long‐term research development project RVO (Czech Academy of Sciences, Grant/Award Number: 67985939) 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.

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KW - boreal zone

KW - expert knowledge

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KW - forest plant species

KW - habitat shift

KW - nemoral zone

KW - species diversity

KW - vascular flora

KW - woodland

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