J 2015

Formalized classification of species-poor vegetation: a proposal of a consistent protocol for aquatic vegetation

LANDUCCI, Flavia, Lubomír TICHÝ, Kateřina ŠUMBEROVÁ a Milan CHYTRÝ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Formalized classification of species-poor vegetation: a proposal of a consistent protocol for aquatic vegetation

Autoři

LANDUCCI, Flavia (380 Itálie, garant, domácí), Lubomír TICHÝ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Kateřina ŠUMBEROVÁ (203 Česká republika) a Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Journal of Vegetation Science, Wiley, 2015, 1100-9233

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.151

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/15:00081458

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

000356811300018

Klíčová slova anglicky

Aquatic vegetation; Assignment rules; Association; Cocktail method; Consistency; Functional species group; Physiognomy; Releve; Supervised classification; Vegetation classification; Vegetation database

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 13. 3. 2018 10:31, Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Aims: Most vegetation classification systems developed for large areas include various inconsistencies. Therefore, we (1) propose a new consistent Cocktail-based approach to redefine the traditional phytosociological classification of species-poor vegetation; (2) apply it to create a classification protocol for aquatic vegetation; (3) implement this protocol in a computer expert system; and (4) test it with a data set previously classified using an older version of the Cocktail method. Methods: The new approach uses formal logic to provide formal definitions of vegetation units. In the classification protocol for aquatic vegetation we defined consistent criteria for delimitation of associations according to the concepts that are predominantly used in phytosociology, based on species cover, dominance patterns and functional species groups. We applied these criteria in a computer expert system running in the JUICE 7.0 program, and applied them to a test data set of 12171 vegetation plots from the Czech Republic containing at least one aquatic species. The new classification was compared with (1) the previous national Cocktail classification based on species cover values and in few cases on sociological species groups, and (2) a non-formalized expert-based classification. Results: Thirteen functional species groups were created to build logical formulas of 64 aquatic associations and 5297 (44% of the total data set) vegetation plots were assigned to these associations, i.e. by 4% and 12% more than in the previous Cocktail and expert-based classifications, respectively. There was 94% and 83% classification agreement with the previous Cocktail and expert-based classification. Conclusions: The new approach produces a formal, consistent and unequivocal classification of species-poor vegetation with several advantages over similar approaches. It provides not only a set of formal definitions of vegetation units, but also a set of rules for building such definitions. All associations with common characteristics are defined by structurally identical formulas, ensuring consistency of the classification. While similar approaches for species-rich vegetation use sociological species groups, which are not applicable to species-poor vegetation, the new approach introduces the use of functional species groups, which reflect vegetation physiognomy and spatial structure and, in combination with species dominance, enable the classification of species-poor vegetation in a similar manner as in traditional phytosociology.

Návaznosti

GAP505/11/0732, projekt VaV
Název: Zobecněná řízená klasifikace v ekologii společenstev
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Generalized supervised classification in community ecology
GB14-36079G, projekt VaV
Název: Centrum analýzy a syntézy rostlinné diverzity (PLADIAS) (Akronym: PLADIAS)
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Centrum analýzy a syntézy rostlinné diverzity
3SGA5613, interní kód MU
Název: Evropská mokřadní vegetace: syntéza a formalizovaná klasifikace pro ochranu přírody
Investor: Jihomoravský kraj, Evropská mokřadní vegetace: syntéza a formalizovaná klasifikace pro ochranu přírody, Granty pro zahraniční vědce