Biodiversity & Ecology

Journal of the Division Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants , Institute for Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg.

Short Database Report Open Access

Vegetation Database of Successional Permanent Plots in Göttingen

Wolfgang Schmidt, Michaela Dölle* & Andreas Parth

Article first published online: 24 September 2012

DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00147

*Corresponding author contact: mdoelle@gwdg.de

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Special Volume: Vegetation databases for the 21st century,
edited by Jürgen Dengler, Jens Oldeland, Florian Jansen, Milan Chytrý, Jörg Ewald, Manfred Finckh, Falko Glöckler, Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez, Robert K. Peet & Joop H.J. Schaminée

Volume 4, pages 356–356, Sep 12

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Keywords: Germany; land abandonment; long-term study; permanent plot.

English

Abstract: Since 1968 an experimental study site on old-field succession in Göttingen (Lower Saxony, Germany) has delivered continuous data on vegetation development on permanent plots. The 23 plots (125–200 m²) cover a range of undisturbed sites since the beginning of the experiment or since 1983 differing in their initial treatment, to plots undergoing a certain yearly treatment like mowing intensities (with and without fertilizer treatment) or ploughing. Beside continuous species lists and cover values, soil chemical properties, biomass data, measurement of PAR or seed bank analysis are available whether continuous or as interval data. Such long-term permanent plot studies, in particular in comparison with similar case studies from all over the world, may enlarge our knowledge on patterns and processes of vegetation dynamics. This report describes the available content in the Vegetation Database of Successional Permanent Plots in Göttingen (GIVD ID EU-DE-015).

Suggested citation:
Schmidt, W., Dölle, M., Parth, A. (2012): Vegetation Database of Successional Permanent Plots in Göttingen. – In: Dengler, J., Oldeland, J., Jansen, F., Chytrý, M., Ewald, J., Finckh, M., Glöckler, F., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Peet, R.K., Schaminée, J.H.J. [Eds.]: Vegetation databases for the 21st century. – Biodiversity & Ecology 4: 356–356. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00147.