Subalpine grassland monitoring in the Swiss Northern Alps since 1954PascalVittozUniversität de LausanneLausanneSwitzerlandPascalVittozassociatedParty2013-01-17Data from permanent plots monitored since 1954 and phytosociological censuses from 1970 to study compositional changes of subalpine grasslands in two regions of the Swiss Northern AlpsObtain permission from data set owner(s)Northern Alps, Switzerland8.23318.233146.799746.79971954>100 spp.Species LevelPlantsPascalVittozUniversität de LausanneLausanneSwitzerlandpascal.vittoz@unil.ch
Plots
Study 1 - 19 plots of size 10 m2
Study 2 - 23 plots of size 1 m2
To asess cover:
Braun-blanquet scale in study 1
% cover in study 2
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timeslices
Study 1 (Nant)
Survey 1 . 1970 except one plot in 1969 and 1978
Survey 2 . 2006
Study 2 (Schynige)
Survey 1 . 1953/54
Survey 2 . 1990
Survey 3 . 2002
yearly
Elevation index, Sociologic affinity (habitat preference), growth form, plant maximum height, blooming months, CSR strategy, reproduction type, dispersal distance