Wiesmeier, Miriam; Sturm, Line; Schmidt, Annika; Twerski, Alina; Laschke, Christin Juno; Kirmer, Anita; Tischew, Sabine; Kollmann, Johannes; Temperton, Vicky M: Seasonal vegetation height measurements from restored grasslands and reference sites in Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993514 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
This dataset contains standardised measurements of vegetation height. Vegetation height was recorded along 200 m transects subdivided into four 50 m × 5 m sub-transects. Within each sub-transect, three measurements were taken using a drop disc (disc pasture meter of 40 cm diameter, 3 cm height and approximately 140 g), resulting in twelve measurements per transect and survey round. Sampling was conducted monthly from May to August, with additional partial data available from an April survey in 2022. Vegetation height is reported in centimetres for each of the three replicate measurements per sub-transect. The dataset includes UTC timestamps (ISO 8601 format) and sub-transect identifiers. These data provide information on seasonal changes in vegetation structure and can be linked to flower cover and pollinator datasets collected concurrently at the same sites. Data were collected at multiple restored and reference grassland sites across central, northern, and southern Germany in 2022 and 2023, with site coordinates reported at two-decimal precision (blurred for privacy).
Supplement to:
Sturm, Line; Kirmer, Anita; Kollmann, Johannes; Temperton, Vicky M; Buchhart, Claudia; Laeseke, Philipp; Laschke, Christin Juno; May, Felix; Thiele, Jan; Tischew, Sabine; Twerski, Alina; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Schmidt, Annika (in review): Plant species richness is key for restoring grassland butterfly assemblages. Journal of Applied Ecology
Twerski, Alina; May, Felix; Kirmer, Anita; Kollmann, Johannes; Temperton, Vicky M; Tischew, Sabine; Buchhart, Claudia; Laschke, Christin Juno; Sturm, Line; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Schmidt, Annika (in review): Exploring ecosystem multifunctionality of restored temperate grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology
Related to:
Buchhart, Claudia; Sturm, Line; Schmidt, Annika; Twerski, Alina; Laschke, Christin Juno; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Tischew, Sabine; Kollmann, Johannes; Temperton, Vicky M; Kirmer, Anita: Image–based flower colour cover data from from restored grasslands and reference sites in Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993515
Laschke, Christin Juno; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Sturm, Line; Schmidt, Annika; Twerski, Alina; Temperton, Vicky M; Kirmer, Anita; Tischew, Sabine; Kollmann, Johannes: Soil chemistry and soil bulk density data from restored grasslands and reference sites in Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.988202
Sturm, Line; Schmidt, Annika; Twerski, Alina; Laschke, Christin Juno; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Kirmer, Anita; Tischew, Sabine; Kollmann, Johannes; Temperton, Vicky M: Butterflies observation data from restored grasslands and reference sites in Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.982396
Temperton, Vicky M; Pătru-Dușe, Ioana Alexandra; Twerski, Alina; Laeseke, Philipp; Neudert, Regina; Cebrián-Piqueras, Miguel Ángel; Pacheco-Romero, Manuel; Bauer, Markus; Beckmann, Volker; Fischer, Jörn; Gray, Konrad; Härdtle, Werner; Kollmann, Johannes; Kuhn, Lukas; Laschke, Christin Juno; Loos, Jacqueline; Lutz, Lotte; May, Felix; Meyer, Michaela; Martin-Lopez, Berta; Riechers, Maraja; Ptacek, Moritz; Seifert, Desirée; Schmidt, Annika; Sturm, Line; Thiele, Jan; Tischew, Sabine; Unseld, Liselotte; Venus, Terese; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Kirmer, Anita (2025): Proposing a social‐ecological framework for successful grassland restoration in Germany—an overview and insights from the Grassworks project. Restoration Ecology, 33(7), e70109, https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70109
Twerski, Alina; Bauer, Markus; Laschke, Christin Juno; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Sturm, Line; Schmidt, Annika; Kollmann, Johannes; Temperton, Vicky M; Kirmer, Anita; Tischew, Sabine: General vegetation characteristics of restored grasslands and reference sites in Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993401
Twerski, Alina; Bauer, Markus; Laschke, Christin Juno; Wiesmeier, Miriam; Sturm, Line; Schmidt, Annika; Kollmann, Johannes; Temperton, Vicky M; Kirmer, Anita; Tischew, Sabine: Vascular plant species occurrence and cover estimates of restored grasslands and reference sites in Germany [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993406
References:
Stewart, K E J; Bourn, N A D; Thomas, J A (2001): An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology. Journal of Applied Ecology, 38(5), 1148-1154, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00658.x
Project(s):
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 03LW0094K: BiodiWert II: Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung von artenreichem Grünland in Deutschland (Grassworks-2) - Koordination, Sozialökologie und Modellregion Nord
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 03LW0095: BiodiWert II: Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung von artenreichem Grünland in Deutschland (Grassworks-2) - Koordination und Modellregion Mitte
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 03LW0096: BiodiWert II: Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung von artenreichem Grünland in Deutschland (Grassworks-2) - Modellregion Süd
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 16LW0094K: BiodiWert II: Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung von artenreichem Grünland in Deutschland (Grassworks-2) - Koordination, Sozialökologie und Modellregion Nord
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 16LW0095: BiodiWert II: Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung von artenreichem Grünland in Deutschland (Grassworks-2) - Koordination und Modellregion Mitte
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 16LW0096: BiodiWert II: Konzepte zur Wiederherstellung von artenreichem Grünland in Deutschland (Grassworks-2) - Modellregion Süd
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 51.226062 * Median Longitude: 11.574866 * South-bound Latitude: 48.220000 * West-bound Longitude: 9.640000 * North-bound Latitude: 54.370000 * East-bound Longitude: 13.050000
Date/Time Start: 2022-04-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-09-08T00:00:00
Event(s):
M-ALT * Latitude: 51.820000 * Longitude: 11.740000 * Date/Time Start: 2022-03-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2022-10-15T00:00:00 * Location: Central Germany * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT) * Comment: Coordinates have been blurred to two decimal places.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project | Project | Wiesmeier, Miriam | |||
| 2 | Event label | Event | Wiesmeier, Miriam | |||
| 3 | Location of event | Location | Wiesmeier, Miriam | |||
| 4 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Geocode – Coordinates have been blurred to two decimal places. | ||
| 5 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Geocode – Coordinates have been blurred to two decimal places. | ||
| 6 | Precision | Precis | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Spatial precision as number of decimal digits for geographic position (latitude, longitude) | ||
| 7 | Restoration, start | Restoration start | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Start of the restoration of this site (year) | ||
| 8 | Restoration, method | Restoration method | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Restoration method of site: cus = sowing of cultivar seed mixture, consisting of cultivated grasses and forbs, typically characterized by low species diversity and a small proportion of forb species; dih = direct harvest included the transfer of fresh plant material or threshing material from a nearby species-rich donor site to a receiver site; mga = management adaptation without the introduction of species in which a site-specific adjustment of disturbance management was applied, e.g. the reintroduction of mowing or grazing on abandoned sites; res = sowing of seed mixtures derived from certified wild seed propagations of regional provenance, which generally feature high species diversity (regional seed mixture). | ||
| 9 | Land use, history | Land use history | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Land use history of site: arable land, grassland | ||
| 10 | Site information | Site info | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Site type of site: negative reference site, positive reference site, restored site | ||
| 11 | Hydrology | Hydrology | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Hydrology of site: dry, fresh, moist | ||
| 12 | Management | Management | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Management type of site: both (grazing and mowing), grazing, none, mowing | ||
| 13 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Geocode – Date of sampling | ||
| 14 | Observer | Observer | Wiesmeier, Miriam | |||
| 15 | Subtransect | Subtransect | Wiesmeier, Miriam | ID of 50 m x 5m plots that were sampled for vegetation height | ||
| 16 | Survey ID | Survey ID | Wiesmeier, Miriam | |||
| 17 | Vegetation height | Veg h | cm | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Disc pasture meter | First of three measurements per subtransect |
| 18 | Vegetation height | Veg h | cm | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Disc pasture meter | Second of three measurements per subtransect |
| 19 | Vegetation height | Veg h | cm | Wiesmeier, Miriam | Disc pasture meter | Third of three measurements per subtransect |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
40904 data points
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