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Vegetation surveys in mountainous area (Pyrenees, France)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Mazier F, Plancher C, Haunold S, Bonnet C, Belly H, Houet T (2022). Vegetation surveys in mountainous area (Pyrenees, France). Version 1.2. UMR 5602 GEODE Géographie de l’environnement (CNRS/Université Toulouse 2). Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/4q47d3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-17.

Description

The data file contains absolute cover percentage of plant species from vegetation survey in the Vicdessos mountainous area (Pyrenees, France). The data have been collected in 2015 and 2020 within the framework of two projects: ANR-10-JCJC-1804 MODE-RESPYR (Modeling Past and future land cover changes in the Pyrenees) and the PASTSERV project funded by the Observatoire Hommes-Milieux Pyrenées Haut Vicdessos (Labex DRIIHM ANR-11-LABX0010). All observed vascular plant species were listed and the cover of each species was estimated using the seven degrees of the Braun-Blanquet scale (r, +, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). These codes were then converted to absolute percentage cover (van der Maarel 1979).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Vicdessos area, Pyrenees, France Two sampling campaigns in 2015 and 2020

Sampling

All observed vascular plant species were listed and the cover of each species was estimated using the seven degrees of the Braun-Blanquet scale (r, +, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) in quadrats (25 m² for grassalnds, 100 m² for heathlands and 400 m² for forests).

Method steps

  1. All observed vascular plant species were listed and the cover of each species was estimated using the seven degrees of the Braun-Blanquet scale (r, +, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) in quadrats (25 m² for grassalnds, 100 m² for heathlands and 400 m² for forests).
  2. These codes were then converted to absolute percentage cover (van der Maarel 1979).

Taxonomic Coverages

All vascular plants were identified to genus or species level
  1. Abies alba
    rank: species
  2. Acer campestre
    rank: species
  3. Acer monspessulanum
    rank: species
  4. Aceras anthropophorum
    rank: species
  5. Achillea millefolium
    rank: species
  6. Agrostis capillaris
    rank: species
  7. Agrostis stolonifera
    rank: species
  8. Ajuga reptans
    rank: species
  9. Alchemilla alpina
    rank: species
  10. Allium schoenoprasum
    rank: species
  11. Anemone sp.
    rank: genus
  12. Angelica razulii
    rank: species
  13. Antennaria dioica
    rank: species
  14. Anthoxanthum odoratum
    rank: species
  15. Aquilegia vulgaris
    rank: species
  16. Arabis hirsuta
    rank: species
  17. Arabis turrita
    rank: species
  18. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
    rank: species
  19. Arnica montana
    rank: species
  20. Arrhenatherum elatius
    rank: species
  21. Asphodelus albus
    rank: species
  22. Asteraceae
    rank: family
  23. Astrantia major
    rank: species
  24. Avenula versicolor
    rank: species
  25. Betula pendula
    rank: species
  26. Brachypodium sylvaticum
    rank: species
  27. Brassica sp.
    rank: genus
  28. Bromus erectus
    rank: species
  29. Bromus secalinus
    rank: species
  30. Bromus sp.
    rank: genus
  31. Buglossoides purpurocaerulea
    rank: species
  32. Buxus sempervirens
    rank: species
  33. Calamintha grandiflora
    rank: species
  34. Calluna vulgaris
    rank: species
  35. Campanula precatoria
    rank: species
  36. Campanula scheuchzeri
    rank: species
  37. Campanula sp.
    rank: genus
  38. Cardamine impatiens
    rank: species
  39. Carex atrata
    rank: species
  40. Carex divulsa
    rank: species
  41. Carex echinata
    rank: species
  42. Carex flava
    rank: species
  43. Carex nigra
    rank: species
  44. Carex pilulifera
    rank: species
  45. Carex pyrenaica
    rank: species
  46. Carex sempervirens
    rank: species
  47. Carex sp.
    rank: genus
  48. Carex sylvatica
    rank: species
  49. Carpinus betulus
    rank: species
  50. Cerastium fontanum
    rank: species
  51. Circaea lutetiana
    rank: species
  52. Coincya monensis
    rank: species
  53. Colchicum autumnale
    rank: species
  54. Conopodium pyrenaeum
    rank: species
  55. Cornus sanguinea
    rank: species
  56. Corylus avellana
    rank: species
  57. Crataegus monogyna
    rank: species
  58. Cruciata glabra
    rank: species
  59. Cruciata laevipes
    rank: species
  60. Cyperaceae
    rank: family
  61. Dactylorhiza maculata
    rank: species
  62. Daphne laureola
    rank: species
  63. Daphne sp.
    rank: genus
  64. Deschampsia flexuosa
    rank: species
  65. Digitalis purpurea
    rank: species
  66. Drosera rotundifolia
    rank: species
  67. Epilobium anagallidifolium
    rank: species
  68. Epilobium montanum
    rank: species
  69. Epipactis helleborine
    rank: species
  70. Eriophorum angustifolium
    rank: species
  71. Eriophorum scheuchzeri
    rank: species
  72. Euphorbia amygdaloides
    rank: species
  73. Euphrasia nemorosa
    rank: species
  74. Fagus sylvatica
    rank: species
  75. Festuca eskia
    rank: species
  76. Festuca heterophylla
    rank: species
  77. Festuca nigrescens
    rank: species
  78. Fragaria vesca
    rank: species
  79. Fraxinus excelsior
    rank: species
  80. Galium mollugo
    rank: species
  81. Galium odoratum
    rank: species
  82. Galium rotundifolium
    rank: species
  83. Galium verum
    rank: species
  84. Genista pilosa
    rank: species
  85. Gentiana acaulis
    rank: species
  86. Gentiana pyrenaica
    rank: species
  87. Geranium nodosum
    rank: species
  88. Geranium robertianum
    rank: species
  89. Geranium sp.
    rank: genus
  90. Geum urbanum
    rank: species
  91. Glechoma hederacea
    rank: species
  92. Hedera helix
    rank: species
  93. Helianthemum nummularium
    rank: species
  94. Helleborus foetidus
    rank: species
  95. Helleborus viridis
    rank: species
  96. Hepatica nobilis
    rank: species
  97. Hieracium pilosella
    rank: species
  98. Hieracium sp.
    rank: genus
  99. Homogyne alpina
    rank: species
  100. Hypericum maculatum
    rank: species
  101. Hypericum montanum
    rank: species
  102. Hypericum nummularium
    rank: species
  103. Hypericum sp.
    rank: genus
  104. Ilex aquifolium
    rank: species
  105. Impatiens noli-tangere
    rank: species
  106. Jasione montana
    rank: species
  107. Juncus alpinus
    rank: species
  108. Juncus conglomeratus
    rank: species
  109. Juniperus communis
    rank: species
  110. Knautia integrifolia
    rank: species
  111. Lamiaceae
    rank: family
  112. Lamiastrum galeobdolon
    rank: species
  113. Larix decidua
    rank: species
  114. Lathyrus montanus
    rank: species
  115. Lathyrus ochraceus
    rank: species
  116. Leontodon hispidus
    rank: species
  117. Leucanthemum vulgare
    rank: species
  118. Listera ovata
    rank: species
  119. Lonicera periclymenum
    rank: species
  120. Lonicera xylosteum
    rank: species
  121. Lotus corniculatus
    rank: species
  122. Luzula pilosa
    rank: species
  123. Luzula sp.
    rank: genus
  124. Luzula sudetica
    rank: species
  125. Luzula sylvatica
    rank: species
  126. Lysimachia nemorum
    rank: species
  127. Melampyrum pratense
    rank: species
  128. Melica nutans
    rank: species
  129. Melica uniflora
    rank: species
  130. Meum athamanticum
    rank: species
  131. Moehringia trinervia
    rank: species
  132. Molinia caerulea
    rank: species
  133. Molopospermum peloponnesiacum
    rank: species
  134. Nardus stricta
    rank: species
  135. Narthecium ossifragum
    rank: species
  136. Orchidaceae
    rank: family
  137. Orobanche sp.
    rank: genus
  138. Oxalis acetosella
    rank: species
  139. Paris quadrifolia
    rank: species
  140. Pedicularis pyrenaica
    rank: species
  141. Phleum pratense
    rank: species
  142. Phleum sp.
    rank: genus
  143. Phyteuma hemisphaericum
    rank: species
  144. Phyteuma spicatum
    rank: species
  145. Picea abies
    rank: species
  146. Pimpinella saxifraga
    rank: species
  147. Pinguicula vulgaris
    rank: species
  148. Pinus uncinata
    rank: species
  149. Plantago alpina
    rank: species
  150. Plantago lanceolata
    rank: species
  151. Platanthera bifolia
    rank: species
  152. Poa sp.
    rank: genus
  153. Poaceae
    rank: family
  154. Polygala serpyllifolia
    rank: species
  155. Polygala sp.
    rank: genus
  156. Polygala vulgaris
    rank: species
  157. Polygonatum verticillatum
    rank: species
  158. Potentilla aurea
    rank: species
  159. Potentilla erecta
    rank: species
  160. Potentilla sp.
    rank: genus
  161. Prenanthes purpurea
    rank: species
  162. Primula veris
    rank: species
  163. Prunella gra. pyrenaica
    rank: species
  164. Prunus avium
    rank: species
  165. Pulmonaria sp.
    rank: genus
  166. Quercus pubescens
    rank: species
  167. Ranunculus lanuginosus
    rank: species
  168. Rhododendron ferrugineum
    rank: species
  169. Ribes alpinum
    rank: species
  170. Rosa sp.
    rank: genus
  171. Rosaceae
    rank: family
  172. Rubus fruticosus aggr.
    rank: speciesAggregate
  173. Rubus idaeus
    rank: species
  174. Rumex acetosa
    rank: species
  175. Sambucus racemosa
    rank: species
  176. Scilla lilio-hyacinthus
    rank: species
  177. Scilla verna
    rank: species
  178. Scirpus cespitosus
    rank: species
  179. Scrophularia nodosa
    rank: species
  180. Selinum pyrenaeum
    rank: species
  181. Sempervivum tectorum
    rank: species
  182. Senecio adonidifolius
    rank: species
  183. Senecio pyrenaicus
    rank: species
  184. Silene rupestris
    rank: species
  185. Silene sp.
    rank: genus
  186. Silene vulgaris
    rank: species
  187. Sorbus aria
    rank: species
  188. Sorbus aucuparia
    rank: species
  189. Stachys officinalis
    rank: species
  190. Stellaria holostea
    rank: species
  191. Stellaria media
    rank: species
  192. Succisa pratensis
    rank: species
  193. Teucrium scorodonia
    rank: species
  194. Thesium pyrenaicum
    rank: species
  195. Thymus praecox
    rank: species
  196. Thymus serpyllum
    rank: species
  197. Tilia platyphyllos
    rank: species
  198. Tofieldia calyculata
    rank: species
  199. Trifolium alpinum
    rank: species
  200. Trifolium pratense
    rank: species
  201. Urtica dioica
    rank: species
  202. Vaccinium myrtillus
    rank: species
  203. Vaccinium uliginosum
    rank: species
  204. Veronica chamaedrys
    rank: species
  205. Veronica officinalis
    rank: species
  206. Viburnum lantana
    rank: species
  207. Vicia sepium
    rank: species
  208. Viola sp.
    rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Vicdessos area, Ariège (France)

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Florence Mazier
originator
position: Researcher
CNRS
FR
email: florence.mazier@univ-tlse2.fr
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2643-0925
Clara Plancher
originator
position: PhD student
CNRS
FR
email: clara.plancher@univ-tlse2.fr
Sébastien Haunold
originator
position: temporary contract
CNRS
FR
Colline Bonnet
originator
position: master student
CNRS
FR
Hugo Belly
originator
position: master student
CNRS
FR
Thomas Houet
originator
position: Researcher
CNRS
FR
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5890-6145
Florence Mazier
metadata author
position: Researcher
CNRS
FR
email: florence.mazier@univ-tlse2.fr
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2643-0925
Emilie Lerigoleur
custodian steward
position: GIS engineer and open science expert
CNRS
Toulouse
FR
email: emilie.lerigoleur@univ-tlse2.fr
homepage: https://cv.archives-ouvertes.fr/emilie-lerigoleur
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-659X
Florence Mazier
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
CNRS
FR
email: florence.mazier@univ-tlse2.fr
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2643-0925
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