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Research paper thumbnail of Nationwide Vegetation Plot Database – Sapienza University of Rome: state of the art, basic figures and future perspectives Long Database Report

In recent years, interest in availability of georeferenced vegetation plots has stimulated or rei... more In recent years, interest in availability of georeferenced vegetation plots has stimulated or reinvigorated national initiatives to compile these data. In Italy, eleven vegetation databases are currently registered in the Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases (GIVD). In this paper we describe the Vegetation Plot Database-Sapi-enza University of Rome (VPD-Sapienza; GIVD code EU-IT-011), which started in 2012 and rapidly became one of the most prominent ones with a total of 21,917 georeferenced vegetation plots spanning across the country. These plots include 286,650 vascular plant species occurrences. Most of the plots belong to temperate deciduous forests (Querco roboris-Fagetea sylvaticae) and broadleaved evergreen forests (Quercetea ilicis), which together account for about 40% of the database. The need for the establishment of a national federated database integrating other national, regional, local and thematic databases is discussed in order to avoid setbacks such as duplication of data, taxonomic and syntaxonomic inconsistencies, and reduced efficiencies in collabora-tive projects, both at national and international levels. Abbreviations: GIVD = Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases; VPD-Sapienza = Vegetation Plot Database – Sapienza University of Rome.

Research paper thumbnail of VegItaly: The Italian collaborative project for a national vegetation database

Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 2012

Publicat ion det ails, including inst ruct ions f or aut hors and subscript ion inf ormat ion: ht... more Publicat ion det ails, including inst ruct ions f or aut hors and subscript ion inf ormat ion: ht t p: / / www. t andf online. com/ loi/ t plb20 a Full t erm s and condit ions of use: ht t p: / / www.t andfonline.com / page/ t erm s-and-condit ions This art icle m ay be used for research, t eaching, and privat e st udy purposes. Any subst ant ial or syst em at ic reproduct ion, redist ribut ion, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, syst em at ic supply, or dist ribut ion in any form t o anyone is expressly forbidden.

Research paper thumbnail of VegItaly: Technical features, crucial issues and some solutions

Plant Sociology, 2012

VegItaly is at present the largest Italian vegetation database. It is the result of a collaborati... more VegItaly is at present the largest Italian vegetation database. It is the result of a collaborative project aspiring to represent a major reference for the Italian vegetation scientists. The paper emphasizes its benefits for phytosociological data management and describes the solutions adopted to solve several technical problems, like the treatment of different vegetation stratification systems, the conversion of vegetation cover values, taxonomic and syntaxonomic issues, data import and access. The structure of the taxonomic list produced to support the storing of data is described. It allows an easy management of synonymic relationships and is constantly updated according to new publications and revisions. Issues related to data import from different formats have been solved by developing assistant software VegImport and TabImport, which are based on the most used formats in vegetation plot archiving. Bibliographic sources are managed according to the LISY standard and include descriptive geographic information, bibliographic and syntaxonomic reference. Distinct data access regimes can be selected by VegItaly's users: visible, partly visible, invisible. Compared with the original project outline, many fundamental parts of the database structure have been fully built up, although several utilities still have to be developed or improved.

Research paper thumbnail of Nationwide Vegetation Plot Database – Sapienza University of Rome: state of the art, basic figures and future perspectives Long Database Report

In recent years, interest in availability of georeferenced vegetation plots has stimulated or rei... more In recent years, interest in availability of georeferenced vegetation plots has stimulated or reinvigorated national initiatives to compile these data. In Italy, eleven vegetation databases are currently registered in the Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases (GIVD). In this paper we describe the Vegetation Plot Database-Sapi-enza University of Rome (VPD-Sapienza; GIVD code EU-IT-011), which started in 2012 and rapidly became one of the most prominent ones with a total of 21,917 georeferenced vegetation plots spanning across the country. These plots include 286,650 vascular plant species occurrences. Most of the plots belong to temperate deciduous forests (Querco roboris-Fagetea sylvaticae) and broadleaved evergreen forests (Quercetea ilicis), which together account for about 40% of the database. The need for the establishment of a national federated database integrating other national, regional, local and thematic databases is discussed in order to avoid setbacks such as duplication of data, taxonomic and syntaxonomic inconsistencies, and reduced efficiencies in collabora-tive projects, both at national and international levels. Abbreviations: GIVD = Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases; VPD-Sapienza = Vegetation Plot Database – Sapienza University of Rome.

Research paper thumbnail of VegItaly: The Italian collaborative project for a national vegetation database

Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 2012

Publicat ion det ails, including inst ruct ions f or aut hors and subscript ion inf ormat ion: ht... more Publicat ion det ails, including inst ruct ions f or aut hors and subscript ion inf ormat ion: ht t p: / / www. t andf online. com/ loi/ t plb20 a Full t erm s and condit ions of use: ht t p: / / www.t andfonline.com / page/ t erm s-and-condit ions This art icle m ay be used for research, t eaching, and privat e st udy purposes. Any subst ant ial or syst em at ic reproduct ion, redist ribut ion, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, syst em at ic supply, or dist ribut ion in any form t o anyone is expressly forbidden.

Research paper thumbnail of VegItaly: Technical features, crucial issues and some solutions

Plant Sociology, 2012

VegItaly is at present the largest Italian vegetation database. It is the result of a collaborati... more VegItaly is at present the largest Italian vegetation database. It is the result of a collaborative project aspiring to represent a major reference for the Italian vegetation scientists. The paper emphasizes its benefits for phytosociological data management and describes the solutions adopted to solve several technical problems, like the treatment of different vegetation stratification systems, the conversion of vegetation cover values, taxonomic and syntaxonomic issues, data import and access. The structure of the taxonomic list produced to support the storing of data is described. It allows an easy management of synonymic relationships and is constantly updated according to new publications and revisions. Issues related to data import from different formats have been solved by developing assistant software VegImport and TabImport, which are based on the most used formats in vegetation plot archiving. Bibliographic sources are managed according to the LISY standard and include descriptive geographic information, bibliographic and syntaxonomic reference. Distinct data access regimes can be selected by VegItaly's users: visible, partly visible, invisible. Compared with the original project outline, many fundamental parts of the database structure have been fully built up, although several utilities still have to be developed or improved.