Habitats on the grid: The spatial dimension does matter for red-listing

• Published in: Journal for nature conservation Vol. 32; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Gigante, Daniela, Foggi, Bruno, Venanzoni, Roberto, Viciani, Daniele, Buffa, Gabriella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Area of occupancy; biodiversity; case studies; data collection; ecosystems; Emergent properties; habitats; Pattern of spatial occupancy; plant communities; Plant community; Spatial scale; Threat assessment; vegetation types; Emergent properties; Area of occupancy; Threat assessment; Pattern of spatial occupancy; Spatial scale; Plant community

Besides species Red Lists, recently, a variety of frameworks have been proposed for assessing higher levels of biological organisation, i.e. ecosystems, habitats, plant communities. Most of these protocols refer to ‘plant species assemblages’ or ‘vegetation types’ as proxies for ecosystems or habita...