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<title>Counting of individuals of every species using 1sqdm grid</title>
<para>Temporal dynamics of marginal steppic vegetation over a 26-year period of substantial environmental change
Author(s): Matesanz Silvia; Brooker Rob W.; Valladares Fernando; et al.
Source: JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Pages: 299-310 </para>
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<temporalDataInfo>Once a year all individuals of all species are counted on three plots of one by one meter each.</temporalDataInfo>
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<climaticNiche>The total distribution areas of the species in the data set are generally available (locally, regionally -Germany, globally).</climaticNiche>
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<ecologicalTraits>All the traits of vascular plants included in BiolFlor are available for the species in the data set.</ecologicalTraits>
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<environmentalForcingData>Mean annual temperature for the 1979-2005 period was 9.41C (range 7.1-11.51C), and mean annual Mean annual temperature for the 1979-2005 period was 9.41C (range 7.1-11.51C), and mean annual rainfall was 478mm for the same period (range 260-654 mm; Meteorological Station Bad Lauchstadt, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ; 15 km from the plots and at the same altitude and with similar topography).</environmentalForcingData>
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