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

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dc.authoridNapreenko, Maxim/0000-0002-0889-7276
dc.authoridOnyshchenko, Viktor/0000-0001-9079-7241
dc.authoridLanducci, Flavia/0000-0002-6848-0384
dc.authoridAndrey, Korolyuk/0000-0003-4646-4698
dc.authoridSkvorc, Zeljko/0000-0002-2848-1454
dc.authoridCampos, Juan Antonio/0000-0001-5992-2753
dc.authoridKnollova, Ilona/0000-0003-4074-789X
dc.contributor.authorChytry, Milan
dc.contributor.authorTichy, Lubomir
dc.contributor.authorHennekens, Stephan M.
dc.contributor.authorKnollova, Ilona
dc.contributor.authorJanssen, John A. M.
dc.contributor.authorRodwell, John S.
dc.contributor.authorPeterka, Tomas
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:04:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:04:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim 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 EUNIS-ESy. The data provided and the expert system have considerable potential for future use in European nature conservation planning, monitoring and assessment.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCzech Science Foundation [19-28491X]; Basque Government [T936-16]; Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation [AAAA-A18-118052590019-7, AAAA-A19-119012490096-2]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe previous versions of the expert system and related reports were produced within a contract from the European Environment Agency to Wageningen Environmental Research and Masaryk University. The opinions expressed are those of the contractor and do not represent the Agency's official position. EVA data management and preparation of this paper were supported by the Czech Science Foundation (project no. 19-28491X to MC, LT, IK, TP, CM, JDa, MH, PN, DZ, GB, AJ, AKu, ZL and DV). IB and JAC were supported by the Basque Government (project no. T936-16). TB, ET, and LK were supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (TB and ET project no. AAAA-A18-118052590019-7; LK project no. AAAA-A19-119012490096-2).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/avsc.12519
dc.identifier.endpage675en_US
dc.identifier.issn1402-2001
dc.identifier.issn1654-109X
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85089447474en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage648en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/6217
dc.identifier.volume23en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000560187300001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Vegetation Scienceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectcoastal habitaten_US
dc.subjectdiagnostic speciesen_US
dc.subjectdistribution mapen_US
dc.subjectdune vegetationen_US
dc.subjectEuropean Nature Information System (EUNIS)en_US
dc.subjectEuropean Vegetation Archive (EVA)en_US
dc.subjectexpert systemen_US
dc.subjectforesten_US
dc.subjectgrasslanden_US
dc.subjecthabitat classificationen_US
dc.subjectman-made habitaten_US
dc.subjectshrublanden_US
dc.subjectvegetation databaseen_US
dc.subjectvegetation ploten_US
dc.subjectwetlanden_US
dc.titleEUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitatsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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