Modified TypoCH reference list of diagnostic species for the classification of vegetation types in Switzerland

The TypoCH scoring system (Eggenberg & Bornand 2023), which is widely used in Switzerland, provides good results as classification method for vegetation types based on Delarze et al. (2015). However, the reference list contained species with no diagnostic value and important character species were missing. We therefore made a first attempt to modify the list based on numerical methods and expert knowledge to improve the classification success, at least for vegetation types of the open land (i.e. grasslands, fens, bogs).

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How the TypoCH list was modified.pdfPDF
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Additional Info

Field	Value
Identifier	bcf50c9d-3b31-4aa7-a774-57a8f6f60ed7@envidat
Title for URL of the dataset	modified-typoch-reference-list-of-diagnostic-species-for-the-classification-of-vegetation-types
Schedule the publication of the dataset	-
Issued date	May 21, 2025
Modification date	May 22, 2025
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Publisher Information	EnviDat
Contact points	EnviDat Support Steffen Boch
Languages	English
URL	https://www.envidat.ch/#/metadata/modified-typoch
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Keywords	vegetation-classifi... vegetation-type phytosociology diagnostic-species character-species typoch
Terms of use	https://opendata.swiss/terms-of-use#terms_by
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