Back
Document
Journal article

+ 1 other files

The Atlantic elements in the Swiss flora: distribution, diversity, and conservation status

  • Kozlowski, Gregor Department of Biology and Botanic Garden, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Bürcher, Sandra Department of Geosciences—Geography, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Fleury, Matthieu Department of Biology and Botanic Garden, University of Fribourg, Switzerland - Department of Geosciences—Geography, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Huber, Fanny Department of Geosciences—Geography, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Show more…
    03.12.2008
Published in:
  • Biodiversity and Conservation. - 2009, vol. 18, no. 3, p. 649-662
Biogeographical regions
Floristic elements
Linnean shortfall
Peripheral populations
Range margin
Red list
Switzerland
Wallacean shortfall
French The purpose of this study was to examine the composition, distribution, ecology, and conservation status of the Atlantic elements of the Swiss flora. About 195 Atlantic and 80 Mediterranean–Atlantic vascular plant species of the European flora have been used as the basis for our analysis. The complete list of 3,143 taxa has been used as the reference for the Swiss flora. The distributions of the species are illustrated in coincidence maps based on the computer database of the Data Centre of the Swiss Flora in Geneva, Switzerland. Our study demonstrates clearly that the Atlantic flora of Europe requires a new biogeographical appraisal. The Swiss flora comprises 66 Atlantic and Mediterranean–Atlantic taxa, which are taxonomically and ecologically highly diverse. Switzerland contains 44% of all European Sub-Atlantic plants. This confirms the Sub-Atlantic geographical position of Switzerland. Only one Eu-Atlantic species growing in Switzerland, Vicia orobus, can be classified as native with certainty. This species is critically endangered and merits the highest conservation priority. Although a very alpine country, Switzerland has a relatively large number of Mediterranean–Atlantic species. The Atlantic and Mediterranean–Atlantic plants are a very threatened group in Switzerland, with wetland plants the most imperilled ecological group.
Faculty
Faculté des sciences et de médecine
Department
Département de Biologie
Language
  • English
Classification
Botany
License
License undefined
Identifiers
Persistent URL
https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/301171
Other files
Supplementary material
Statistics
Document views: 56 File downloads:
  • 10531_2008_Article_9531.pdf: 94
  • huber_aes_sm.pdf: 59