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Towards a consistent classification of European grasslands
Author(s) -
Dengler Jürgen,
Bergmeier Erwin,
Willner Wolfgang,
Chytrý Milan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
applied vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.096
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1654-109X
pISSN - 1402-2001
DOI - 10.1111/avsc.12041
Subject(s) - geography , ecology , biology
We introduce a series of articles devoted to the classificationof European grasslands that will appear as a Virtual SpecialFeature (VSF). ‘Virtual’ means that each paper accepted forthis Special Feature will be published separately in a standardjournal issue, but when the last paper is published, all ofthem will be presented as a single Special Feature on thejournal’s website, together with a synthesis-and-outlook paper.This VSF is a joint initiative of two Working Groups of theInternational Association for Vegetation Science: the EuropeanDry Grassland Group (EDGG; www.edgg.org) and the EuropeanVegetation Survey (EVS; www.euroveg.org). By organizing thisVSF, we want to (1) initiate the preparation and publication ofinternational classifications for European grasslands and (2)stimulate the necessary methodological developments forproducing such studies.