Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats

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benchmark, bryophyte, fine-grain biodiversity, grassland, GrassPlot Diversity Explorer, lichen, open habitat, Palaearctic, scale dependence, species–area relationship, vascular plant, vegetation plot, bryophytes, Tracheophyta

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Biurrun, I, Pielech, R, Dembicz, I, Gillet, F, Kozub, Ł, Marcenò, C, Reitalu, T, Van Meerbeek, K, Guarino, R, Chytrý, M, Pakeman, RJ, Preislerová, Z, Axmanová, I, Burrascano, S, Bartha, S, Boch, S, Bruun, HH, Conradi, T, De Frenne, P, Essl, F, Filibeck, G, Hájek, M, Jiménez-Alfaro, B, Kuzemko, A, Molnár, Z, Pärtel, M, Pätsch, R, Prentice, HC, Roleček, J, Sutcliffe, LME, Terzi, M, Winkler, M, Wu, J, Aćić, S, Acosta, ATR, Afif, E, Akasaka, M, Alatalo, JM, Aleffi, M, Aleksanyan, A, Ali, A, Apostolova, I, Ashouri, P, Bátori, Z, Baumann, E, Becker, T, Belonovskaya, E, Benito Alonso, JL, Berastegi, A, Bergamini, A, Bhatta, KP, Bonini, I, Büchler, M-O, Budzhak, V, Bueno, Á, Buldrini, F, Campos, JA, Cancellieri, L, Carboni, M, Ceulemans, T, Chiarucci, A, Chocarro, C, Conti, L, Csergő, AM, Cykowska-Marzencka, B, Czarniecka-Wiera, M, Czarnocka-Cieciura, M, Czortek, P, Danihelka, J, de Bello, F, Deák, B, Demeter, L, Deng, L, Diekmann, M, Dolezal, J, Dolnik, C, Dřevojan, P, Dupré, C, Ecker, K, Ejtehadi, H, Erschbamer, B, Etayo, J, Etzold, J, Farkas, T, Farzam, M, Fayvush, G, Fernández Calzado, MR, Finckh, M, Fjellstad, W, Fotiadis, G, García-Magro, D, García-Mijangos, I, Gavilán, RG, Germany, M, Ghafari, S, Giusso del Galdo, GP, Grytnes, J-A, Güler, B, Gutiérrez-Girón, A, Helm, A, Herrera, M, Hüllbusch, EM, Ingerpuu, N, Jägerbrand, AK, Jandt, U, Janišová, M, Jeanneret, P, Jeltsch, F, Jensen, K, Jentsch, A, Kącki, Z, Kakinuma, K, Kapfer, J, Kargar, M, Kelemen, A, Kiehl, K, Kirschner, P, Koyama, A, Langer, N, Lazzaro, L, Lepš, J, Li, C-F, Li, FY, Liendo, D, Lindborg, R, Löbel, S, Lomba, A, Lososová, Z, Lustyk, P, Luzuriaga, AL, Ma, W, Maccherini, S, Magnes, M, Malicki, M, Manthey, M, Mardari, C, May, F, Mayrhofer, H, Meier, ES, Memariani, F, Merunková, K, Michelsen, O, Molero Mesa, J, Moradi, H, Moysiyenko, I, Mugnai, M, Naqinezhad, A, Natcheva, R, Ninot, JM, Nobis, M, Noroozi, J, Nowak, A, Onipchenko, V, Palpurina, S, Pauli, H, Pedashenko, H, Pedersen, C, Peet, RK, Pérez-Haase, A, Peters, J, Pipenbaher, N, Pirini, C, Pladevall-Izard, E, Plesková, Z, Potenza, G, Rahmanian, S, Rodríguez-Rojo, MP, Ronkin, V, Rosati, L, Ruprecht, E, Rusina, S, Sabovljević, M, Sanaei, A, Sánchez, AM, Santi, F, Savchenko, G, Sebastià, MT, Shyriaieva, D, Silva, V, Škornik, S, Šmerdová, E, Sonkoly, J, Sperandii, MG, Staniaszek-Kik, M, Stevens, C, Stifter, S, Suchrow, S, Swacha, G, Świerszcz, S, Talebi, A, Teleki, B, Tichý, L, Tölgyesi, C, Torca, M, Török, P, Tsarevskaya, N, Tsiripidis, I, Turisová, I, Ushimaru, A, Valkó, O, Van Mechelen, C, Vanneste, T, Vasheniak, I, Vassilev, K, Viciani, D, Villar, L, Virtanen, R, Vitasović-Kosić, I, Vojtkó, A, Vynokurov, D, Waldén, E, Wang, Y, Weiser, F, Wen, L, Wesche, K, White, H, Widmer, S, Wolfrum, S, Wróbel, A, Yuan, Z, Zelený, D, Zhao, L & Dengler, J 2021, 'Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats', Journal of Vegetation Science, vol. 32, no. 4, e13050. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13050

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Biurrun, I., Pielech, R., Dembicz, I., Gillet, F., Kozub, Ł., Marcenò, C., Reitalu, T., Van Meerbeek, K., Guarino, R., Chytrý, M., Pakeman, R. J., Preislerová, Z., Axmanová, I., Burrascano, S., Bartha, S., Boch, S., Bruun, H. H., Conradi, T., De Frenne, P., ... Dengler, J. (2021). Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32(4), Article e13050. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13050

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Biurrun I, Pielech R, Dembicz I, Gillet F, Kozub Ł, Marcenò C et al. Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2021 Aug 1;32(4):e13050. doi: 10.1111/jvs.13050

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Biurrun, I. ; Pielech, R. ; Dembicz, I. et al. / Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats. In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 2021 ; Vol. 32, No. 4.

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title = "Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats",

abstract = "Aims: Understanding fine-grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database, we provide benchmarks of fine-grain richness values of Palaearctic open habitats for vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and complete vegetation (i.e., the sum of the former three groups). Location: Palaearctic biogeographic realm. Methods: We used 126,524 plots of eight standard grain sizes from the GrassPlot database: 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1,000 m2 and calculated the mean richness and standard deviations, as well as maximum, minimum, median, and first and third quartiles for each combination of grain size, taxonomic group, biome, region, vegetation type and phytosociological class. Results: Patterns of plant diversity in vegetation types and biomes differ across grain sizes and taxonomic groups. Overall, secondary (mostly semi-natural) grasslands and natural grasslands are the richest vegetation type. The open-access file ”GrassPlot Diversity Benchmarks” and the web tool “GrassPlot Diversity Explorer” are now available online (https://edgg.org/databases/GrasslandDiversityExplorer) and provide more insights into species richness patterns in the Palaearctic open habitats. Conclusions: The GrassPlot Diversity Benchmarks provide high-quality data on species richness in open habitat types across the Palaearctic. These benchmark data can be used in vegetation ecology, macroecology, biodiversity conservation and data quality checking. While the amount of data in the underlying GrassPlot database and their spatial coverage are smaller than in other extensive vegetation-plot databases, species recordings in GrassPlot are on average more complete, making it a valuable complementary data source in macroecology. ",

keywords = "benchmark, bryophyte, fine-grain biodiversity, grassland, GrassPlot Diversity Explorer, lichen, open habitat, Palaearctic, scale dependence, species–area relationship, vascular plant, vegetation plot, bryophytes, Tracheophyta",

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AU - Biurrun, I.

AU - Pielech, R.

AU - Dembicz, I.

AU - Gillet, F.

AU - Kozub, Ł.

AU - Marcenò, C.

AU - Reitalu, T.

AU - Van Meerbeek, K.

AU - Guarino, R.

AU - Chytrý, M.

AU - Pakeman, R.J.

AU - Preislerová, Z.

AU - Axmanová, I.

AU - Burrascano, S.

AU - Bartha, S.

AU - Boch, S.

AU - Bruun, H.H.

AU - Conradi, T.

AU - De Frenne, P.

AU - Essl, F.

AU - Filibeck, G.

AU - Hájek, M.

AU - Jiménez-Alfaro, B.

AU - Kuzemko, A.

AU - Molnár, Z.

AU - Pärtel, M.

AU - Pätsch, R.

AU - Prentice, H.C.

AU - Roleček, J.

AU - Sutcliffe, L.M.E.

AU - Terzi, M.

AU - Winkler, M.

AU - Wu, J.

AU - Aćić, S.

AU - Acosta, A.T.R.

AU - Afif, E.

AU - Akasaka, M.

AU - Alatalo, J.M.

AU - Aleffi, M.

AU - Aleksanyan, A.

AU - Ali, A.

AU - Apostolova, I.

AU - Ashouri, P.

AU - Bátori, Z.

AU - Baumann, E.

AU - Becker, T.

AU - Belonovskaya, E.

AU - Benito Alonso, J.L.

AU - Berastegi, A.

AU - Bergamini, A.

AU - Bhatta, K.P.

AU - Bonini, I.

AU - Büchler, M.-O.

AU - Budzhak, V.

AU - Bueno, Á.

AU - Buldrini, F.

AU - Campos, J.A.

AU - Cancellieri, L.

AU - Carboni, M.

AU - Ceulemans, T.

AU - Chiarucci, A.

AU - Chocarro, C.

AU - Conti, L.

AU - Csergő, A.M.

AU - Cykowska-Marzencka, B.

AU - Czarniecka-Wiera, M.

AU - Czarnocka-Cieciura, M.

AU - Czortek, P.

AU - Danihelka, J.

AU - de Bello, F.

AU - Deák, B.

AU - Demeter, L.

AU - Deng, L.

AU - Diekmann, M.

AU - Dolezal, J.

AU - Dolnik, C.

AU - Dřevojan, P.

AU - Dupré, C.

AU - Ecker, K.

AU - Ejtehadi, H.

AU - Erschbamer, B.

AU - Etayo, J.

AU - Etzold, J.

AU - Farkas, T.

AU - Farzam, M.

AU - Fayvush, G.

AU - Fernández Calzado, M.R.

AU - Finckh, M.

AU - Fjellstad, W.

AU - Fotiadis, G.

AU - García-Magro, D.

AU - García-Mijangos, I.

AU - Gavilán, R.G.

AU - Germany, M.

AU - Ghafari, S.

AU - Giusso del Galdo, G.P.

AU - Grytnes, J.-A.

AU - Güler, B.

AU - Gutiérrez-Girón, A.

AU - Helm, A.

AU - Herrera, M.

AU - Hüllbusch, E.M.

AU - Ingerpuu, N.

AU - Jägerbrand, A.K.

AU - Jandt, U.

AU - Janišová, M.

AU - Jeanneret, P.

AU - Jeltsch, F.

AU - Jensen, K.

AU - Jentsch, A.

AU - Kącki, Z.

AU - Kakinuma, K.

AU - Kapfer, J.

AU - Kargar, M.

AU - Kelemen, A.

AU - Kiehl, K.

AU - Kirschner, P.

AU - Koyama, A.

AU - Langer, N.

AU - Lazzaro, L.

AU - Lepš, J.

AU - Li, C.-F.

AU - Li, F.Y.

AU - Liendo, D.

AU - Lindborg, R.

AU - Löbel, S.

AU - Lomba, A.

AU - Lososová, Z.

AU - Lustyk, P.

AU - Luzuriaga, A.L.

AU - Ma, W.

AU - Maccherini, S.

AU - Magnes, M.

AU - Malicki, M.

AU - Manthey, M.

AU - Mardari, C.

AU - May, F.

AU - Mayrhofer, H.

AU - Meier, E.S.

AU - Memariani, F.

AU - Merunková, K.

AU - Michelsen, O.

AU - Molero Mesa, J.

AU - Moradi, H.

AU - Moysiyenko, I.

AU - Mugnai, M.

AU - Naqinezhad, A.

AU - Natcheva, R.

AU - Ninot, J.M.

AU - Nobis, M.

AU - Noroozi, J.

AU - Nowak, A.

AU - Onipchenko, V.

AU - Palpurina, S.

AU - Pauli, H.

AU - Pedashenko, H.

AU - Pedersen, C.

AU - Peet, R.K.

AU - Pérez-Haase, A.

AU - Peters, J.

AU - Pipenbaher, N.

AU - Pirini, C.

AU - Pladevall-Izard, E.

AU - Plesková, Z.

AU - Potenza, G.

AU - Rahmanian, S.

AU - Rodríguez-Rojo, M.P.

AU - Ronkin, V.

AU - Rosati, L.

AU - Ruprecht, E.

AU - Rusina, S.

AU - Sabovljević, M.

AU - Sanaei, A.

AU - Sánchez, A.M.

AU - Santi, F.

AU - Savchenko, G.

AU - Sebastià, M.T.

AU - Shyriaieva, D.

AU - Silva, V.

AU - Škornik, S.

AU - Šmerdová, E.

AU - Sonkoly, J.

AU - Sperandii, M.G.

AU - Staniaszek-Kik, M.

AU - Stevens, C.

AU - Stifter, S.

AU - Suchrow, S.

AU - Swacha, G.

AU - Świerszcz, S.

AU - Talebi, A.

AU - Teleki, B.

AU - Tichý, L.

AU - Tölgyesi, C.

AU - Torca, M.

AU - Török, P.

AU - Tsarevskaya, N.

AU - Tsiripidis, I.

AU - Turisová, I.

AU - Ushimaru, A.

AU - Valkó, O.

AU - Van Mechelen, C.

AU - Vanneste, T.

AU - Vasheniak, I.

AU - Vassilev, K.

AU - Viciani, D.

AU - Villar, L.

AU - Virtanen, R.

AU - Vitasović-Kosić, I.

AU - Vojtkó, A.

AU - Vynokurov, D.

AU - Waldén, E.

AU - Wang, Y.

AU - Weiser, F.

AU - Wen, L.

AU - Wesche, K.

AU - White, H.

AU - Widmer, S.

AU - Wolfrum, S.

AU - Wróbel, A.

AU - Yuan, Z.

AU - Zelený, D.

AU - Zhao, L.

AU - Dengler, J.

PY - 2021/8/1

Y1 - 2021/8/1

N2 - Aims: Understanding fine-grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database, we provide benchmarks of fine-grain richness values of Palaearctic open habitats for vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and complete vegetation (i.e., the sum of the former three groups). Location: Palaearctic biogeographic realm. Methods: We used 126,524 plots of eight standard grain sizes from the GrassPlot database: 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1,000 m2 and calculated the mean richness and standard deviations, as well as maximum, minimum, median, and first and third quartiles for each combination of grain size, taxonomic group, biome, region, vegetation type and phytosociological class. Results: Patterns of plant diversity in vegetation types and biomes differ across grain sizes and taxonomic groups. Overall, secondary (mostly semi-natural) grasslands and natural grasslands are the richest vegetation type. The open-access file ”GrassPlot Diversity Benchmarks” and the web tool “GrassPlot Diversity Explorer” are now available online (https://edgg.org/databases/GrasslandDiversityExplorer) and provide more insights into species richness patterns in the Palaearctic open habitats. Conclusions: The GrassPlot Diversity Benchmarks provide high-quality data on species richness in open habitat types across the Palaearctic. These benchmark data can be used in vegetation ecology, macroecology, biodiversity conservation and data quality checking. While the amount of data in the underlying GrassPlot database and their spatial coverage are smaller than in other extensive vegetation-plot databases, species recordings in GrassPlot are on average more complete, making it a valuable complementary data source in macroecology.

AB - Aims: Understanding fine-grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database, we provide benchmarks of fine-grain richness values of Palaearctic open habitats for vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and complete vegetation (i.e., the sum of the former three groups). Location: Palaearctic biogeographic realm. Methods: We used 126,524 plots of eight standard grain sizes from the GrassPlot database: 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1,000 m2 and calculated the mean richness and standard deviations, as well as maximum, minimum, median, and first and third quartiles for each combination of grain size, taxonomic group, biome, region, vegetation type and phytosociological class. Results: Patterns of plant diversity in vegetation types and biomes differ across grain sizes and taxonomic groups. Overall, secondary (mostly semi-natural) grasslands and natural grasslands are the richest vegetation type. The open-access file ”GrassPlot Diversity Benchmarks” and the web tool “GrassPlot Diversity Explorer” are now available online (https://edgg.org/databases/GrasslandDiversityExplorer) and provide more insights into species richness patterns in the Palaearctic open habitats. Conclusions: The GrassPlot Diversity Benchmarks provide high-quality data on species richness in open habitat types across the Palaearctic. These benchmark data can be used in vegetation ecology, macroecology, biodiversity conservation and data quality checking. While the amount of data in the underlying GrassPlot database and their spatial coverage are smaller than in other extensive vegetation-plot databases, species recordings in GrassPlot are on average more complete, making it a valuable complementary data source in macroecology.

KW - benchmark

KW - bryophyte

KW - fine-grain biodiversity

KW - grassland

KW - GrassPlot Diversity Explorer

KW - lichen

KW - open habitat

KW - Palaearctic

KW - scale dependence

KW - species–area relationship

KW - vascular plant

KW - vegetation plot

KW - bryophytes

KW - Tracheophyta

U2 - 10.1111/jvs.13050

DO - 10.1111/jvs.13050

M3 - Journal article

VL - 32

JO - Journal of Vegetation Science

JF - Journal of Vegetation Science

SN - 1100-9233

IS - 4

M1 - e13050

ER -

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