Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023

The long-term monitoring of the plant cover of Doñana shrublands is part of a harmonised protocol for the Long-term Ecological Monitoring Programme of Natural Resources and Processes targeting Terrestrial Vegetation. The general aim of this protocol is to monitor and assess the dynamics and trends o...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, Mizar Torrijo-Salesa, Luis Alfonso Ramírez González, Antonio Alcaide, David Antonio Paz Sánchez, David Aragonés, Diego López, Isidro Román Maudo, José Ruiz-Martín, Javier Bustamante, Rocío Márquez-Ferrando
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/139074/download/pdf/
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author Ricardo Díaz-Delgado
Mizar Torrijo-Salesa
Luis Alfonso Ramírez González
Antonio Alcaide
David Antonio Paz Sánchez
David Aragonés
Diego López
Isidro Román Maudo
José Ruiz-Martín
Javier Bustamante
Rocío Márquez-Ferrando
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Mizar Torrijo-Salesa
Luis Alfonso Ramírez González
Antonio Alcaide
David Antonio Paz Sánchez
David Aragonés
Diego López
Isidro Román Maudo
José Ruiz-Martín
Javier Bustamante
Rocío Márquez-Ferrando
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description The long-term monitoring of the plant cover of Doñana shrublands is part of a harmonised protocol for the Long-term Ecological Monitoring Programme of Natural Resources and Processes targeting Terrestrial Vegetation. The general aim of this protocol is to monitor and assess the dynamics and trends of shrubland plant communities in Doñana. For shrublands, percentage cover is recorded annually, starting in 2008, by the Doñana Long-Term Monitoring Team in one field sampling campaign per year during the flowering season (between March and May) across 21 permanent square plots (15 m x 15 m). Permanent plots were located according to stratified random sampling according to the topographic gradient defining the main shrubland species dominance in the Doñana Biological Reserve. Cover is measured using the line intercept method in three transects inside the plots of 15 m length, orientated from west to east and located at fixed points of 2.5, 7.5 and 12.5 metres on both sides of the plot. Using the line-intercept method, the coverage of each species per individual is measured with a measuring tape, recording its class age (adult or seedling) and canopy status (green or dry) as a living or dead specimen. The average plant height is recorded for every transect. This method enables the calculation of the total percentage cover per species and plant density for transects and plots, as well as the total percentage cover per class age and the total percentage cover of dry and green canopies and bare soil. The annual species richness and diversity of woody plants can also be calculated for every plot.This paper presents the latest published version of the standardised dataset of percent cover per woody plant species of Doñana long-term monitoring plots available at GBIF.org.
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spelling doaj-art-134f2ca4401540d3af60f076b3b679472025-08-20T02:38:07ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282024-12-011211510.3897/BDJ.12.e139074139074Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023Ricardo Díaz-Delgado0Mizar Torrijo-Salesa1Luis Alfonso Ramírez González2Antonio Alcaide3David Antonio Paz Sánchez4David Aragonés5Diego López6Isidro Román Maudo7José Ruiz-Martín8Javier Bustamante9Rocío Márquez-Ferrando10Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSICEstación Biológica de Doñana-CSICICTS-Reserva Biológica de DoñanaEstación Biológica de Doñana-CSICICTS-Reserva Biológica de DoñanaEstación Biológica de Doñana-CSICICTS-Reserva Biológica de DoñanaICTS-Reserva Biológica de DoñanaEstación Biológica de Doñana-CSICEstación Biológica de Doñana-CSICEstación Biológica de Doñana-CSICThe long-term monitoring of the plant cover of Doñana shrublands is part of a harmonised protocol for the Long-term Ecological Monitoring Programme of Natural Resources and Processes targeting Terrestrial Vegetation. The general aim of this protocol is to monitor and assess the dynamics and trends of shrubland plant communities in Doñana. For shrublands, percentage cover is recorded annually, starting in 2008, by the Doñana Long-Term Monitoring Team in one field sampling campaign per year during the flowering season (between March and May) across 21 permanent square plots (15 m x 15 m). Permanent plots were located according to stratified random sampling according to the topographic gradient defining the main shrubland species dominance in the Doñana Biological Reserve. Cover is measured using the line intercept method in three transects inside the plots of 15 m length, orientated from west to east and located at fixed points of 2.5, 7.5 and 12.5 metres on both sides of the plot. Using the line-intercept method, the coverage of each species per individual is measured with a measuring tape, recording its class age (adult or seedling) and canopy status (green or dry) as a living or dead specimen. The average plant height is recorded for every transect. This method enables the calculation of the total percentage cover per species and plant density for transects and plots, as well as the total percentage cover per class age and the total percentage cover of dry and green canopies and bare soil. The annual species richness and diversity of woody plants can also be calculated for every plot.This paper presents the latest published version of the standardised dataset of percent cover per woody plant species of Doñana long-term monitoring plots available at GBIF.org.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/139074/download/pdf/Doñana Biological Reserveline-intercept method
spellingShingle Ricardo Díaz-Delgado
Mizar Torrijo-Salesa
Luis Alfonso Ramírez González
Antonio Alcaide
David Antonio Paz Sánchez
David Aragonés
Diego López
Isidro Román Maudo
José Ruiz-Martín
Javier Bustamante
Rocío Márquez-Ferrando
Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023
Biodiversity Data Journal
Doñana Biological Reserve
line-intercept method
title Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023
title_full Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023
title_fullStr Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023
title_full_unstemmed Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023
title_short Long-term monitoring of woody plants of Doñana shrublands (SW Spain) from 2008 to 2023
title_sort long term monitoring of woody plants of donana shrublands sw spain from 2008 to 2023
topic Doñana Biological Reserve
line-intercept method
url https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/139074/download/pdf/
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