BIOFLOR

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BIOFLOR a database on biological and ecological
traits of vascular plants in Germany
applications with vegetation and distribution
data

• Ingolf Kühn, Walter Durka Stefan Klotz
• UZF Centre for Environmental Research Halle,
  Department of Community Ecology

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BiolFlor General Information

• A relational database with HSQL database engine
  (CD-Version) or Oracle (Internet-Presentation)
• Derived from projects of UFZ during the past ten
  years
• 3659 species (all natives, naturalized and
  frequent casuals of Germany)
• 66 traits with numerous states
• Incorporates Frank Klotz (1990)

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BiolFlor Content I

• Taxonomy and Synonymy Taxonomy after Jäger
  Werner (2002 Rothmaler), Synonymy after
  Wisskirchen Haeupler (1998), German names
• Floristic status and alien species Floristic
  status, species origin/evolution (anecophytes),
  endemism, mode of introduction, time of
  introduction, degree of naturalization
• Chromosome numbers, ploidy levels, and DNA
  contents Chromosome number, ploidy level and
  type, DNA content
• Phylogeny Phylogenetic supertree covering all
  BIOLFLOR species, compiled from over 200 sources

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BiolFlor Content II

• Morphology of vegetative organs Life form, life
  span and number of generative reproduction
  cycles, vegetative propagation and dispersal,
  storage organs, shoot metamorphoses, root
  metamorphoses, rosette types, climbing behaviour,
  nutritional adaptations, leaf form, leaf anatomy,
  leaf persistence
• Flowering phenology Start, end, and duration of
  flowering phase, symphenological groups after the
  system of Dierschke (1995)
• Floral and reproductive biology Types of
  reproduction, types of seed production, types of
  apomixis, types of spatial separation of
  generative organs (dicliny), temporal separation
  of generative organs (dichogamy), types of
  heterostyly, self-incompatibility (SI), SI
  mechanisms, pollen vectors, mating systems, types
  of reward for visiting pollinators, colors of
  flowers, Classes and respective percentages of
  UV-reflection, Flower classes according to MÜLLER
  and main pollinators after KNUTH, Blossom types
  (after KUGLER)

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BiolFlor Content III

• Ecological strategy types after the system of
  Grime (1979)
• Grassland utilization indicator values for
  vascular plant species Main habitat structure
  types, and guilds indicator values for mowing
  tolerance, grazing tolerance, trampling
  tolerance, forage values for cattle, and forage
  values for deer
• Components of a species range Floristic zones,
  altitudinal levels, oceanity and the
  corresponding amplitude, floristic regions
• Indicators of human impact onto vegetation
  Urbanity, hemeroby
• Habitats of the plants after Haeupler Muer
  (2000)
• Phytosociological affiliation after
  Schubert/Hilbig/Klotz 2002

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Online Presentation BiolFlor

• See http//www.ufz.de/biolflor (soon)

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Response of vegetation to Elbe flood
2002Morphological traits for vegetative
dispersal
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Rhizome
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Shoot tuber
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Root shoot
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Rhizome-like pleiocorm
before flood
after flood
Phyllogenous shoot

From Stumpf 2002, diploma thesis
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Autocorrelation structure of Species and
morphological traits in Germany
Source FLORKART (BfN) and BiolFlor)
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Trait distribution Proportion of pollination
types
Source FLORKART (BfN) and BiolFlor)
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Environmental correlates of pollination types
Wind Pollination Altitude - Geodiversity -
Urbanization - . Loess -
Oceanity Sand
Self Pollination Altitude - Geodiversity -
Urbanization - Loess -
Oceanity - Sand
Insect Pollination Altitude Geodiversity
Urbanization Loess Oceanity Sand
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BiolFlor General Reference

• Klotz, S., Kühn, I. Durka, W. eds. (2002)
  BIOLFLOR Eine Datenbank zu biologisch-ökologisch
  en Merkmalen der Gefäßpflanzen in Deutschland.
  Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38. Bonn
  (Bundesamt für Naturschutz). 333 S. (Book and
  Information System on CD-ROM)
• Order from www.landwirtschaftsverlag.com/bfnen
• Will be available soon in German.
• Internet presentation will be launched soon
  www.ufz.de/biolflor
• Provides English version as download for
  registered users

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Acknowledgments

• CollaboratorsGottfried Briemle, Henning
  Haeupler, Anselm Krumbiegel, Lothar Nitsche,
  Sieglinde Nitsche, Berit Otto, Andreas Prinzing,
  Annette Trefflich
• German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation,
  namely Hans Fink and Rudolf May, who funded
  programming and publishing and provided FLORKART
• Harald Auge, Mark Frenzel, Lars Götzenberger,
  Anja Stumpf (UFZ, Dept. Community Ecology) for
  discussion and assistance
• The organizers of this symposium!!!