Zone Atelier Armorique Flora LTER France
Citation
ALIGNIER A (2023). Zone Atelier Armorique Flora LTER France. Version 1.4. Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE). Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.23728/b2share.f87c5e9c27e940ee9b98900e302f0bb8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-16.Description
The surveys were performed according to the same protocol for each sampling year on more than 100 field margins, in Brittany (France).
Vegetation was sampled in 25 m long quadrats (one quadrat per margin) placed in the middle of the field margin or stream bank to avoid edge effects from connection with other field margins.
Presence–absence of 26 plant species of the herb layer vegetation was recorded.
The 26 plant species were selected because they were common, readily identifiable and represent a large range of characteristics: in taxonomy, morphology and life history.
Vegetation surveys were conducted in 1994, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2015, exclusively between May 15 and August 15.
Nomenclature of vascular plants is according to the Flora Europaea.
For more details on protocol, sampling design, see: Alignier A. & Baudry J. (2015) Changes in management practices over time explain most variation in vegetation of field margins in Brittany, France. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 211, 164-172. Alignier A. & Baudry J. (2016) Is plant temporal beta diversity of field margins related to changes in management practices ? Acta Oecologica, 75, 1-7. Alignier A. (2018) Changes in a field margin vegetation metacommunity over a 21-year interval and the impacts of structural condition and management. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 251, 1-10
Sampling Description
Method steps
- The surveys were performed according to the same protocol for each sampling year on more than 100 field margins, in Brittany (France).
- Vegetation was sampled in 25 m long quadrats (one quadrat per margin) placed in the middle of the field margin or stream bank to avoid edge effects from connection with other field margins.
- Presence–absence of 26 plant species of the herb layer vegetation was recorded.
- The 26 plant species were selected because they were common, readily identifiable and represent a large range of characteristics: in taxonomy, morphology and life history.
- Vegetation surveys were conducted in 1994, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2015, exclusively between May 15 and August 15.
- Nomenclature of vascular plants is according to the Flora Europaea.
Additional info
This dataset is published to GBIF through the PNDB catalogue https://data.pndb.fr/Taxonomic Coverages
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Plantaerank: kingdom
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Anisantha sterilisrank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Audrey ALIGNIERoriginator
position: Researcher
INRA Centre de Rennes
email: audrey.alignier@inrae.fr
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-7124
Audrey ALIGNIER
metadata author
position: Researcher
INRA Centre de Rennes
email: audrey.alignier@inrae.fr
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-7124
Audrey ALIGNIER
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
INRA Centre de Rennes
email: audrey.alignier@inrae.fr
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-7124