Annual Vegetation of Saline Seasonal Wetlands (Crypsietea aculeatae) in Europe
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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F25%3A00143023" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/25:00143023 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.70044" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.70044</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avsc.70044" target="_blank" >10.1111/avsc.70044</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Annual Vegetation of Saline Seasonal Wetlands (Crypsietea aculeatae) in Europe
Original language description
Aims The class Crypsietea aculeatae comprises pioneer ephemeral dwarf-graminoid vegetation occurring in periodically flooded saline habitats. Although numerous regional studies have described this vegetation, a unified classification across Europe has been lacking. This study aims to establish a formalized, continent-wide classification at the association level, identify its biogeographical patterns, and assess relationships between species composition and environmental gradients.Location Europe (except Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia).Methods We compiled a dataset of 2538 vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive (EVA), private databases, and literature. A hierarchical expert system was developed using formal definitions of syntaxa based on species cover. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) was applied to evaluate compositional differences and reveal biogeographical patterns. Distance-based redundancy analysis (db-RDA) and unweighted community means of Ellenberg-type indicator values (EIVs) were used to assess environmental drivers.Results We present a revised syntaxonomic framework for the class Crypsietea aculeatae and propose updates to the EuroVegChecklist. One alliance (Cypero-Spergularion marinae) and four associations (Crypsietum aculeatae, Crypsietum schoenoidis, Cyperetum pannonici, and Oxybasio chenopodioidis-Crypsietum aculeatae) were formally defined, with basic descriptions of their species composition, ecological characteristics, and geographical distribution. The main gradients in vegetation variability within the class Crypsietea aculeatae are driven by climatic gradient and edaphic factors, including soil moisture, soil acidity, salinity, and nutrient availability.Conclusions We established the first formal classification of annual vegetation in European saline seasonal wetlands. The syntaxonomic nomenclature was revised, and modifications to the EuroVegChecklist were proposed. The resulting classification system, accompanied by an expert system, enables consistent application in nature conservation and ecological research.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE
ISSN
1402-2001
e-ISSN
1654-109X
Volume of the periodical
28
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
1-23
UT code for WoS article
001610908000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105021308733