Grasslands in the Polish Carpathians

Resources

The phytosociological database ‘Grasslands in the Polish Carpathians’ contains 5893 relevés from both published and unpublished sources. Also included is data from observations of Natura 2000 grassland habitats, obtained during the implementation of the State Environmental Monitoring Programme – under the programme of “Monitoring of species and habitat types with particular regard to special areas of conservation of the Natura 2000 network” based on a commission from the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection, financed from the funds of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

The resources of the databases are continually being supplemented – presently mainly through the inclusion of our own unpublished materials.

Geographical distribution

Distribution of relevés stored in the database “Grasslands in the Polish Carpathians”

Geographical distribution

Number of relevés from physico-geographical units of the Polish Carpathians. Colours: green Molinio-Arrhenatheretea, orange Nardo-Callunetea, red other communities

Pogórze Śląskie
34
0
0
Pogórze Wielickie
190
0
1
Pogórze Wiśnickie
79
0
0
Beskid Śląski
154
68
2
Kotlina Żywiecka
57
0
0
Beskid Mały
50
17
0
Beskid Makowski
91
5
7
Beskid Wyspowy
155
23
12
Kotlina Rabczańska
51
2
0
Beskid Żywiecki
132
93
22
Pasmo Babiogórskie
125
72
13
Działy Orawskie
37
3
0
Beskid Orawsko-Podhalański
40
5
0
Gorce
236
185
52
Kotlina Sądecka
20
0
0
Beskid Sądecki
533
164
2
Pogórze Rożnowskie
53
0
0
Pogórze Ciężkowickie
82
1
1
Pogórze Strzyżowskie
76
0
0
Pogórze Dynowskie
111
0
0
Pogórze Przemyskie
143
0
1
Obniżenie Gorlickie
17
0
0
Kotlina Jasielsko-Krośnieńska
26
0
0
Pogórze Jasielskie
65
4
0
Pogórze Bukowskie
39
0
0
Beskid Niski
245
60
1
Kotlina Orawsko-Nowotarska
156
49
0
Pieniny
184
16
1
Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie
116
14
0
Rów Podtatrzański
141
33
0
Tatry Zachodnie
121
99
11
Tatry Wschodnie
18
55
11
Góry Sanocko-Turczańskie
127
12
0
Bieszczady Zachodnie
376
159
42

Relevés in syntaxonomical units

Share of relevés from particular syntaxonomical units.

Molinio-Arrhenatheretea: 4460, relevés, including:

  • Arrhenatherion elatioris: 3658
  • Cynosurion: 276
  • Calthion palustris: 110
  • Molinion caerulae: 27
  • Alopecurion pratensis: 23
  • Polygono-Trisetion: 18
  • Filipendulion ulmariae: 1

Nardo-Callunetea: 1209, relevés, including:

  • Nardion: 822
  • Violion caninae: 158

The other communities, transitional communities: 208 relevés

Syntaxonomical units included in the database. Plant associations not mentioned in the classification system of vegetation units in Poland (Matuszkiewicz 2007) are indicated by an asterisk

MOLINIO-ARRHENATHERETEA:

  • Junco-Molinietum,
  • Molinietum caeruleae,
  • zbiorowisko Deschampsia caespitosa,
  • Alopecuretum pratensis,
  • Holcetum lanati (zbiorowisko Holcus lanatus)*,
  • Arrhenatheretum elatioris,
  • Gladiolo-Agrostietum capillaris,
  • Anthyllidi-Trifolietum montani,
  • zbiorowisko Campanula patula-Trisetum flavescens*,
  • zbiorowisko Anthriscus sylvestris*,
  • zbiorowisko Agrostis capillaris*,
  • Anthoxantho-Agrostietum*,
  • zbiorowisko Leontodon hispidus-Anthoxanthum odoratum*,
  • zbiorowisko Holcus mollis*,
  • Alchemilletum pastoralis*,
  • Phyteumo orbicularis-Trifolietum pratensis,
  • Poo-Festucetum rubrae (zbiorowisko Poa pratensis-Festuca rubra)*,
  • Festucetum rubrae (zbiorowisko Festuca rubra)*,
  • zbiorowisko Trisetum flavescens*,
  • Lolio-Cynosuretum,
  • Festuco-Cynosuretum

NARDO-CALLUNETEA:

  • Hieracio vulgati-Nardetum,
  • Leonotodono autumnalis-Nardetum*,
  • Hypochoeridi uniflorae-Nardetum*,
  • Hieracio alpini-Nardetum,
  • Geo montani-Nardetum*,
  • Polygalo-Nardetum,
  • Carlino-Dianthetum deltoidis*,
  • Calluno-Nardetum strictae,
  • Nardo-Juncetum squarrosi

Temporal distribution of data

Number of relevés from subsequent decades stored in the database.

2010-2014
2179
2000-2009
1604
1990-1999
738
1980-1989
67
1970-1979
139
1960-1969
629
1950-1959
349
1940-1949
48
1930-1939
39
1920-1929
68

The standard of relevés

All available phytosociological relevés, both published and unpublished, performed on a surface area exceeding 4 m², where there are reasons to doubt the correctness of species identification, are inserted into the database.

In order to supplement the existing materials, in relevés performed under the project No. N N305 283137 „Phytosociological database for assessment of the state, diversity and changes of grassland vegetation in Polish Carpathians”, apart from standard data (e.g. author, date, geographical coordinates, description of location and habitats, temporary name of association/community, vertical and horizontal structure of vegetation), the thickness of the litter layer, as well as all available information on the use (e.g. the method, intensity, frequency, and past use(s), and the duration of the period without use) were recorded. The relevés were completed on an area spanning 25 m², with the species coverage evaluated according to the extended, 9-degree Braun-Blanquet’s scale.