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Summary
This volume is dedicated to the question of how strongly plant species are bound to forest habitats. The
presented lists of forest species among the vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens of Germany were
derived with comparable methods and are delivered in a user-friendly form. The lists are supplemented by
perspectives and suggestions of applications, but also by a discussion of limitations. Previous applications
of lists of forest species are reviewed, and the contribution of statistical methods and vegetation databases
is discussed.
The lists of forest species comprise a total of 1216 vascular plants, 674 bryophytes and 1002 lichens.
Thus, they comprise 41 % of the vascular plant species of Germany, 58 % of the bryophytes and 52 % of
the lichen taxa. Among the vascular forest plants there are 76 trees, 4 epiphytes, 116 shrubs and 1020
herbaceous plants. Changes introduced since the first edition are highlighted.
Particular care was taken to present the lists of forests species in an easily applicable format.
Nomenclature follows the taxonomic reference for vegetation databases in Germany (GermanSL 1.2), and
electronic lists are readily available for use via internet.
Comparability of classifications among vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens is warranted by
application of the standards developed for vascular plants (partial lists for three subregions, definition of
forest and linkage to forests), which allows comparative and joint analysis of the three groups.
The lists are valid for the Federal Republic of Germany with its three natural subregions northern
lowlands, hillsides and low mountains and Alps. The forest definition of the first edition of the vascular
plant list was maintained without taking account of the naturalness of forests, i. e. no distinction between
natural forests and man-made plantations was made.
The lists class forest species into four groups within two major categories:
1 largely restricted to forest
1.1 largely restricted to closed forest
1.2 prefers forest edges and in clearings
2 occurrence in forest and open land
2.1 occurs in forests as well as in open land
2.2 may occur in forests, but prefers open land
The categories are further classified by letter prefixes. Vascular plants are differentiated into trees (B),
shrubs (S), herbaceous plants (K) and epiphytes (E), bryophytes are denoted as M, lichens as F. Main
category 1 comprises the taxa that are largely restricted to forests, main category 2 groups those that
equally occur in forest and open lands.
The lists of bryophytes and lichens list the substrates on which the plant species regularly grow. This
information refers to Germany without differentiation by subregions.
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