A limited number of species is sufficient to assign a vegetation plot to a forest vegetation unit. Maciejewski, L., Pinto, P. E., Wurpillot, S., Drapier, J., Cadet, S., Muller, S., Agou, P., Renaux, B., & Gégout, J. Applied Vegetation Science, John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022. Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Green Open Access![A limited number of species is sufficient to assign a vegetation plot to a forest vegetation unit [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Aims: Inventorying the habitats composing Natura 2000 sites is mandatory in the European Union and is necessary to implement relevant conservation measures. Vegetation plots, recording the presence or abundance of all plant species co-occurring within a plot, are currently used to identify terrestrial Natura 2000 habitat types, whose descriptions are mainly based on phytosociological units. However, vegetation plots are time-consuming and frequently restricted to the growing season. Moreover, no vegetation plots can be regarded as exhaustive, and significant inter-observer variation has been highlighted. We studied whether reducing the number of recorded species and the time spent carrying out a vegetation plot had an impact on vegetation unit assignment using species presence. We also studied if vegetation plots recorded in winter could be used for vegetation unit assignment. Location: Mainland France. Methods: We used 273 vegetation plots covering French temperate and mountainous forests. The time at which species were sighted was recorded. We also estimated whether a species was recognisable in winter. We used a classification program to compare assignments based on complete and incomplete vegetation plots. Results: Ten species and five minutes were sufficient to assign a plot to an association, and to an alliance, seven species and four minutes. Vegetation unit assignment proved feasible in winter, especially at the alliance level. Conclusions: We confirmed that a limited number of species is sufficient to assign vegetation plots to vegetation units. However, mapping habitats requires habitat identification and delimitation. This study confirms current field habits, particularly when creating a habitat map, usually based on a limited number of recorded species. Lastly, it confirms that the use of vegetation plots coming from a great variety of sources is relevant to create habitat time series, crucial tools for monitoring habitats at a national scale. © 2022 International Association for Vegetation Science.
@ARTICLE{Maciejewski2022,
author = {Maciejewski, Lise and Pinto, Paulina E. and Wurpillot, Stéphanie and Drapier, Jacques and Cadet, Serge and Muller, Serge and Agou, Pierre and Renaux, Benoît and Gégout, Jean-Claude},
title = {A limited number of species is sufficient to assign a vegetation plot to a forest vegetation unit},
year = {2022},
journal = {Applied Vegetation Science},
volume = {25},
number = {1},
doi = {10.1111/avsc.12650},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85127407690&doi=10.1111%2favsc.12650&partnerID=40&md5=d161d1e4c615fba492ffa660a6874f2d},
affiliations = {Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, SILVA, Nancy, France; OFB, MNHN, CNRS, UMS 2006 PatriNat, Paris, France; IGN (Institut National de l’Information Géographique et Forestière), Saint-Mandé, France; IGN (Institut National de l’Information Géographique et Forestière), Champigneulles, France; ONF (Office national des forêts), Réseau Habitats-Flore, Aix-en-Provence, France; MNHN, CNRS, UPMC, EPHE, UMR 7205 ISYEB, Paris, France; Biotope, Centre Bourgogne, Orléans, France; Conservatoire Botanique National du Massif Central, Chavaniac-Lafayette, France},
abstract = {Aims: Inventorying the habitats composing Natura 2000 sites is mandatory in the European Union and is necessary to implement relevant conservation measures. Vegetation plots, recording the presence or abundance of all plant species co-occurring within a plot, are currently used to identify terrestrial Natura 2000 habitat types, whose descriptions are mainly based on phytosociological units. However, vegetation plots are time-consuming and frequently restricted to the growing season. Moreover, no vegetation plots can be regarded as exhaustive, and significant inter-observer variation has been highlighted. We studied whether reducing the number of recorded species and the time spent carrying out a vegetation plot had an impact on vegetation unit assignment using species presence. We also studied if vegetation plots recorded in winter could be used for vegetation unit assignment. Location: Mainland France. Methods: We used 273 vegetation plots covering French temperate and mountainous forests. The time at which species were sighted was recorded. We also estimated whether a species was recognisable in winter. We used a classification program to compare assignments based on complete and incomplete vegetation plots. Results: Ten species and five minutes were sufficient to assign a plot to an association, and to an alliance, seven species and four minutes. Vegetation unit assignment proved feasible in winter, especially at the alliance level. Conclusions: We confirmed that a limited number of species is sufficient to assign vegetation plots to vegetation units. However, mapping habitats requires habitat identification and delimitation. This study confirms current field habits, particularly when creating a habitat map, usually based on a limited number of recorded species. Lastly, it confirms that the use of vegetation plots coming from a great variety of sources is relevant to create habitat time series, crucial tools for monitoring habitats at a national scale. © 2022 International Association for Vegetation Science.},
author_keywords = {automatic classification program; expert system; forest ecosystem; habitat; incomplete vegetation records; Natura 2000; phytosociology; vegetation classification; vegetation typology},
correspondence_address = {P.E. Pinto; Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRAE, SILVA, Nancy, France; email: paulina.pinto@agroparistech.fr},
publisher = {John Wiley and Sons Inc},
issn = {14022001},
coden = {AVSCF},
language = {English},
abbrev_source_title = {Appl. Veg. Sci.},
type = {Article},
publication_stage = {Final},
source = {Scopus},
note = {Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Green Open Access}
}
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