Aims Vegetation classification consistent with the Braun‐Blanquet approach is widely used
in Europe for applied vegetation science, conservation planning and land management …

Understanding global ecological patterns and processes, from biogeochemical to
biogeographical, requires broad‐scale macrosystems context for comparing and contrasting …

Aims Phytosociological classification of fen vegetation (Scheuchzerio palustris‐Caricetea
fuscae class) differs among European countries. Here we propose a unified vegetation …

Aim We present the first continental‐scale study of factors controlling the species richness of
groundwater‐fed fens, comparing land snails, vascular plants and bryophytes. We …

Aim We investigate whether (1) environmental predictors allow to delineate the distribution
of discrete community types at the continental scale and (2) how data completeness …

Glacial relict populations at the rear-edge of species' distributions are expected to respond
dramatically to climate warming, yet very few studies have compared their conservation …

Sphagnum expansion to alkaline fens has accelerated during the last decades in Europe,
leading to changes in diversity, habitat distributions and carbon storage. The causes are still …

Calcareous fens are azonal habitats permanently saturated by groundwater. This is
expected to have a buffer effect on soil temperature, alleviating climate changes and …

Abstract Background and Aims Environmental temperature regulates plant regeneration via
seed in several superimposed ways, and this complex regulation will be disrupted by …

The ionome and stoichiometry of fen mosses have not yet been studied in extensive data
sets despite their potential to explain ecological behaviour of the species and to indicate …