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| − | IBF plants was active in the vegetation periods in 2009 and 2010 | + | IBF plants was active in the vegetation periods in 2009 and 2010 and is starting again with the prolongation of the project in 2012. There are several workpackages. |
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| + | The first running until 2012 is devoted on monitoring of ruderal plants on cemeteries in and around Regensburg (Bavaria). These rarely investigated sites bear an interesting and species rich flora. Furthermore, there are many advantages to test "DiversityMobile" on these sites: permanent availability of GPS-data (absence of a closed canopy cover), and the plant species are easy to find without the need to cover a larger distance. This inventory will result in approximately 20,000 records to be uploade to GBIF at the end of 2012. | ||
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| + | The second workpackage (vegetation period 2010, ? 2012) comprizes a re-monitoring study based on the research data of Otto Mergenthaler (1898-2001). This well known botanist collected | ||
| + | high-quality data on vascular plants in Eastern Bavaria mostly between 1970 and 1985. The detailed observations are well documented in a database and documented also cartographically. Based on digitized maps with marked field areas, selected investigation areas are selected and monitored to repeat the historical survey. Altogether, twelve field areas/ plots representing different habitats in different altitudinal belts are monitored two times per vegetation period. | ||
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| + | Another workpackage started in 2012. The new application of DiversityMobile under WindowsPhone is tested, especially for recording estimated values for species cover-abundance in relation to habitat-type classifications and separately measured environmental variables (? by data loggers). Eventually this is don by using DWB comonents on Tablet PC. | ||
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| + | Nowadays, the long-term monitoring of vascular plants in Germany is mainly down by volonteers and citizen scientis. This approach and the applicability of DiversityMobile applications in this context is tested starting with 2012. | ||
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Revision as of 10:10, 24 August 2012
IBF plants was active in the vegetation periods in 2009 and 2010 and is starting again with the prolongation of the project in 2012. There are several workpackages.
The first running until 2012 is devoted on monitoring of ruderal plants on cemeteries in and around Regensburg (Bavaria). These rarely investigated sites bear an interesting and species rich flora. Furthermore, there are many advantages to test "DiversityMobile" on these sites: permanent availability of GPS-data (absence of a closed canopy cover), and the plant species are easy to find without the need to cover a larger distance. This inventory will result in approximately 20,000 records to be uploade to GBIF at the end of 2012.
The second workpackage (vegetation period 2010, ? 2012) comprizes a re-monitoring study based on the research data of Otto Mergenthaler (1898-2001). This well known botanist collected high-quality data on vascular plants in Eastern Bavaria mostly between 1970 and 1985. The detailed observations are well documented in a database and documented also cartographically. Based on digitized maps with marked field areas, selected investigation areas are selected and monitored to repeat the historical survey. Altogether, twelve field areas/ plots representing different habitats in different altitudinal belts are monitored two times per vegetation period.
Another workpackage started in 2012. The new application of DiversityMobile under WindowsPhone is tested, especially for recording estimated values for species cover-abundance in relation to habitat-type classifications and separately measured environmental variables (? by data loggers). Eventually this is don by using DWB comonents on Tablet PC.
Nowadays, the long-term monitoring of vascular plants in Germany is mainly down by volonteers and citizen scientis. This approach and the applicability of DiversityMobile applications in this context is tested starting with 2012.
Scientists in this workpackage: W. Ahlmer, J. Klotz, Prof. Dr. P. Poschlod
Ecology/Biology, University of Regensburg
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