EUNIS Habitat Classification : expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats

Chytrý, Milan; Tichý, Lubomír; Hennekens, Stephan M.; Knollová, Ilona; Janssen, John A. M.; Rodwell, John S.; Peterka, Tomáš; Marcenò, Corrado; Landucci, Flavia; Danihelka, Jiří; Hájek, Michal; Dengler, Jürgen; Novák, Pavel; Zukal, Dominik; Jiménez‐Alfaro, Borja; Mucina, Ladislav; Abdulhak, Sylvain; Aćić, Svetlana; Agrillo, Emiliano; Attorre, Fabio; Bergmeier, Erwin; Biurrun, Idoia; Boch, Steffen; Bölöni, János; Bonari, Gianmaria; Braslavskaya, Tatiana; Bruelheide, Helge; Campos, Juan Antonio; Čarni, Andraž; Casella, Laura; Ćuk, Mirjana; Ćušterevska, Renata; De Bie, Els; Delbosc, Pauline; Demina, Olga; Didukh, Yakiv; Dítě, Daniel; Dziuba, Tetiana; Ewald, Jörg; Gavilán, Rosario G.; Gégout, Jean‐Claude; Giusso del Galdo, Gian Pietro; Golub, Valentin; Goncharova, Nadezhda; Goral, Friedemann; Graf, Ulrich; Indreica, Adrian; Isermann, Maike; Jandt, Ute; Jansen, Florian; Jansen, Jan; Jašková, Anni; Jiroušek, Martin; Kącki, Zygmunt; Kalníková, Veronika; Kavgacı, Ali; Khanina, Larisa; Yu. Korolyuk, Andrey; Kozhevnikova, Mariya; Kuzemko, Anna; Küzmič, Filip; Kuznetsov, Oleg L.; Laiviņš, Māris; Lavrinenko, Igor; Lavrinenko, Olga; Lebedeva, Maria; Lososová, Zdeňka; Lysenko, Tatiana; Maciejewski, Lise; Mardari, Constantin; Marinšek, Aleksander; Napreenko, Maxim G.; Onyshchenko, Viktor; Pérez‐Haase, Aaron; Pielech, Remigiusz; Prokhorov, Vadim; Rašomavičius, Valerijus; Rodríguez Rojo, Maria Pilar; Rūsiņa, Solvita; Schrautzer, Joachim; Šibík, Jozef; Šilc, Urban; Škvorc, Željko; Smagin, Viktor A.; Stančić, Zvjezdana; Stanisci, Angela; Tikhonova, Elena; Tonteri, Tiina; Uogintas, Domas; Valachovič, Milan; Vassilev, Kiril; Vynokurov, Denys; Willner, Wolfgang; Yamalov, Sergey; Evans, Douglas; Palitzsch Lund, Mette; Spyropoulou, Rania; Tryfon, Eleni; Schaminée, Joop H. J.

doi:10.1111/avsc.12519

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Title:	EUNIS Habitat Classification : expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats
Authors:	Chytrý, Milan Tichý, Lubomír Hennekens, Stephan M. Knollová, Ilona Janssen, John A. M. Rodwell, John S. Peterka, Tomáš Marcenò, Corrado Landucci, Flavia Danihelka, Jiří Hájek, Michal Dengler, Jürgen Novák, Pavel Zukal, Dominik Jiménez‐Alfaro, Borja Mucina, Ladislav Abdulhak, Sylvain Aćić, Svetlana Agrillo, Emiliano Attorre, Fabio Bergmeier, Erwin Biurrun, Idoia Boch, Steffen Bölöni, János Bonari, Gianmaria Braslavskaya, Tatiana Bruelheide, Helge Campos, Juan Antonio Čarni, Andraž Casella, Laura Ćuk, Mirjana Ćušterevska, Renata De Bie, Els Delbosc, Pauline Demina, Olga Didukh, Yakiv Dítě, Daniel Dziuba, Tetiana Ewald, Jörg Gavilán, Rosario G. Gégout, Jean‐Claude Giusso del Galdo, Gian Pietro Golub, Valentin Goncharova, Nadezhda Goral, Friedemann Graf, Ulrich Indreica, Adrian Isermann, Maike Jandt, Ute Jansen, Florian Jansen, Jan Jašková, Anni Jiroušek, Martin Kącki, Zygmunt Kalníková, Veronika Kavgacı, Ali Khanina, Larisa Yu. Korolyuk, Andrey Kozhevnikova, Mariya Kuzemko, Anna Küzmič, Filip Kuznetsov, Oleg L. Laiviņš, Māris Lavrinenko, Igor Lavrinenko, Olga Lebedeva, Maria Lososová, Zdeňka Lysenko, Tatiana Maciejewski, Lise Mardari, Constantin Marinšek, Aleksander Napreenko, Maxim G. Onyshchenko, Viktor Pérez‐Haase, Aaron Pielech, Remigiusz Prokhorov, Vadim Rašomavičius, Valerijus Rodríguez Rojo, Maria Pilar Rūsiņa, Solvita Schrautzer, Joachim Šibík, Jozef Šilc, Urban Škvorc, Željko Smagin, Viktor A. Stančić, Zvjezdana Stanisci, Angela Tikhonova, Elena Tonteri, Tiina Uogintas, Domas Valachovič, Milan Vassilev, Kiril Vynokurov, Denys Willner, Wolfgang Yamalov, Sergey Evans, Douglas Palitzsch Lund, Mette Spyropoulou, Rania Tryfon, Eleni Schaminée, Joop H. J.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1111/avsc.12519 10.21256/zhaw-20531
Published in:	Applied Vegetation Science
Volume(Issue):	23
Issue:	4
Page(s):	648
Pages to:	675
Issue Date:	2020
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	1402-2001 1654-109X
Language:	English
Subjects:	Coastal habitat; Diagnostic species; Distribution map; Dune vegetation; European Nature Information System (EUNIS); European Vegetation Archive (EVA); Expert system; Forest; Grassland; Habitat classification; Man‐made habitat; Shrubland; Vegetation database; Vegetation plot; Wetland
Subject (DDC):	577: Ecology
Abstract:	Aim: The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that would enable their unequivocal identification. Our goal was to develop a tool for assigning vegetation-plot records to the habitats of the EUNIS system, use it to classify a European vegetation-plot database, and compile statistically-derived characteristic species combinations and distribution maps for these habitats. Location: Europe. Methods: We developed the classification expert system EUNIS-ESy, which contains definitions of individual EUNIS habitats based on their species composition and geographic location. Each habitat was formally defined as a formula in a computer language combining algebraic and set-theoretic concepts with formal logical operators. We applied this expert system to classify 1,261,373 vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) and other databases. Then we determined diagnostic, constant and dominant species for each habitat by calculating species-to-habitat fidelity and constancy (occurrence frequency) in the classified data set. Finally, we mapped the plot locations for each habitat. Results: Formal definitions were developed for 199 habitats at Level 3 of the EUNIS hierarchy, including 25 coastal, 18 wetland, 55 grassland, 43 shrubland, 46 forest and 12 man-made habitats. The expert system classified 1,125,121 vegetation plots to these habitat groups and 73,188 to other habitats, while 63,064 plots remained unclassified or were classified to more than one habitat. Data on each habitat were summarized in factsheets containing habitat description, distribution map, corresponding syntaxa and characteristic species combination. Conclusions: EUNIS habitats were characterized for the first time in terms of their species composition and distribution, based on a classification of a European database of vegetation plots using the newly developed electronic expert system EUNISESy. The data provided and the expert system have considerable potential for future use in European nature conservation planning, monitoring and assessment.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/20531
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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Chytrý, M., Tichý, L., Hennekens, S. M., Knollová, I., Janssen, J. A. M., Rodwell, J. S., Peterka, T., Marcenò, C., Landucci, F., Danihelka, J., Hájek, M., Dengler, J., Novák, P., Zukal, D., Jiménez‐Alfaro, B., Mucina, L., Abdulhak, S., Aćić, S., Agrillo, E., et al. (2020). EUNIS Habitat Classification : expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science, 23(4), 648–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519

Chytrý, M. et al. (2020) ‘EUNIS Habitat Classification : expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats’, Applied Vegetation Science, 23(4), pp. 648–675. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519.

M. Chytrý et al., “EUNIS Habitat Classification : expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats,” Applied Vegetation Science, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 648–675, 2020, doi: 10.1111/avsc.12519.

CHYTRÝ, Milan, Lubomír TICHÝ, Stephan M. HENNEKENS, Ilona KNOLLOVÁ, John A. M. JANSSEN, John S. RODWELL, Tomáš PETERKA, Corrado MARCENÒ, Flavia LANDUCCI, Jiří DANIHELKA, Michal HÁJEK, Jürgen DENGLER, Pavel NOVÁK, Dominik ZUKAL, Borja JIMÉNEZ‐ALFARO, Ladislav MUCINA, Sylvain ABDULHAK, Svetlana AĆIĆ, Emiliano AGRILLO, Fabio ATTORRE, Erwin BERGMEIER, Idoia BIURRUN, Steffen BOCH, János BÖLÖNI, Gianmaria BONARI, Tatiana BRASLAVSKAYA, Helge BRUELHEIDE, Juan Antonio CAMPOS, Andraž ČARNI, Laura CASELLA, Mirjana ĆUK, Renata ĆUŠTEREVSKA, Els DE BIE, Pauline DELBOSC, Olga DEMINA, Yakiv DIDUKH, Daniel DÍTĚ, Tetiana DZIUBA, Jörg EWALD, Rosario G. GAVILÁN, Jean‐Claude GÉGOUT, Gian Pietro GIUSSO DEL GALDO, Valentin GOLUB, Nadezhda GONCHAROVA, Friedemann GORAL, Ulrich GRAF, Adrian INDREICA, Maike ISERMANN, Ute JANDT, Florian JANSEN, Jan JANSEN, Anni JAŠKOVÁ, Martin JIROUŠEK, Zygmunt KĄCKI, Veronika KALNÍKOVÁ, Ali KAVGACI, Larisa KHANINA, Andrey YU. KOROLYUK, Mariya KOZHEVNIKOVA, Anna KUZEMKO, Filip KÜZMIČ, Oleg L. KUZNETSOV, Māris LAIVIŅŠ, Igor LAVRINENKO, Olga LAVRINENKO, Maria LEBEDEVA, Zdeňka LOSOSOVÁ, Tatiana LYSENKO, Lise MACIEJEWSKI, Constantin MARDARI, Aleksander MARINŠEK, Maxim G. NAPREENKO, Viktor ONYSHCHENKO, Aaron PÉREZ‐HAASE, Remigiusz PIELECH, Vadim PROKHOROV, Valerijus RAŠOMAVIČIUS, Maria Pilar RODRÍGUEZ ROJO, Solvita RŪSIŅA, Joachim SCHRAUTZER, Jozef ŠIBÍK, Urban ŠILC, Željko ŠKVORC, Viktor A. SMAGIN, Zvjezdana STANČIĆ, Angela STANISCI, Elena TIKHONOVA, Tiina TONTERI, Domas UOGINTAS, Milan VALACHOVIČ, Kiril VASSILEV, Denys VYNOKUROV, Wolfgang WILLNER, Sergey YAMALOV, Douglas EVANS, Mette PALITZSCH LUND, Rania SPYROPOULOU, Eleni TRYFON und Joop H. J. SCHAMINÉE, 2020. EUNIS Habitat Classification : expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science. 2020. Bd. 23, Nr. 4, S. 648–675. DOI 10.1111/avsc.12519

Chytrý, Milan, Lubomír Tichý, Stephan M. Hennekens, Ilona Knollová, John A. M. Janssen, John S. Rodwell, Tomáš Peterka, et al. 2020. “EUNIS Habitat Classification : Expert System, Characteristic Species Combinations and Distribution Maps of European Habitats.” Applied Vegetation Science 23 (4): 648–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519.

Chytrý, Milan, et al. “EUNIS Habitat Classification : Expert System, Characteristic Species Combinations and Distribution Maps of European Habitats.” Applied Vegetation Science, vol. 23, no. 4, 2020, pp. 648–75, https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519.