Journal article
Authors list: Jandt, Ute; Bruelheide, Helge; Berg, Christian; Bernhardt-Romermann, Markus; Bluml, Volker; Bode, Frank; Dengler, Juergen; Diekmann, Martin; Dierschke, Hartmut; Doerfler, Inken; Doring, Ute; Dullinger, Stefan; Hardtle, Werner; Haider, Sylvia; Heinken, Thilo; Horchler, Peter; Jansen, Florian; Kudernatsch, Thomas; Kuhn, Gisbert; Lindner, Martin; Matesanz, Silvia; Metze, Katrin; Meyer, Stefan; Muller, Frank; Muller, Norbert; Naaf, Tobias; Peppler-Lisbach, Cord; Poschlod, Peter; Roscher, Christiane; Rosenthal, Gert; Rumpf, Sabine B.; Schmidt, Wolfgang; Schrautzer, Joachim; Schwabe, Angelika; Schwartze, Peter; Sperle, Thomas; Stanik, Nils; Stroh, Hans-Georg; Storm, Christian; Voigt, Winfried; von Hessberg, Andreas; von Oheimb, Goddert; Wagner, Eva-Rosa; Wegener, Uwe; Wesche, Karsten; Wittig, Burghard; Wulf, Monika
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Scientific Data
Volume number: 9
Issue number: 1
eISSN: 2052-4463
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01688-6
Publisher: Nature Research
Abstract:
Vegetation-plot resurvey data are a main source of information on terrestrial biodiversity change, with records reaching back more than one century. Although more and more data from re-sampled plots have been published, there is not yet a comprehensive open-access dataset available for analysis. Here, we compiled and harmonised vegetation-plot resurvey data from Germany covering almost 100 years. We show the distribution of the plot data in space, time and across habitat types of the European Nature Information System (EUNIS). In addition, we include metadata on geographic location, plot size and vegetation structure. The data allow temporal biodiversity change to be assessed at the community scale, reaching back further into the past than most comparable data yet available. They also enable tracking changes in the incidence and distribution of individual species across Germany. In summary, the data come at a level of detail that holds promise for broadening our understanding of the mechanisms and drivers behind plant diversity change over the last century.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Jandt, U., Bruelheide, H., Berg, C., Bernhardt-Romermann, M., Bluml, V., Bode, F., et al. (2022) ReSurveyGermany: Vegetation-plot time-series over the past hundred years in Germany, Scientific Data, 9(1), Article 631. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01688-6
APA Citation style: Jandt, U., Bruelheide, H., Berg, C., Bernhardt-Romermann, M., Bluml, V., Bode, F., Dengler, J., Diekmann, M., Dierschke, H., Doerfler, I., Doring, U., Dullinger, S., Hardtle, W., Haider, S., Heinken, T., Horchler, P., Jansen, F., Kudernatsch, T., Kuhn, G., ...Wulf, M. (2022). ReSurveyGermany: Vegetation-plot time-series over the past hundred years in Germany. Scientific Data. 9(1), Article 631. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01688-6
Keywords
BIODIVERSITY CHANGE; DECADES; GRASSLAND VEGETATION; SANDY GRASSLAND
