Disturbance indicator values for European plants

Motivation Indicator values are numerical used to characterize the ecological niches of species and estimate their occurrence along gradients. on climatic edaphic plant have received considerable attention in research, whereas data optimal positioning disturbance gradients less developed. Here, we present a new set indicator identifying optima natural anthropogenic for 6382 vascular based analysis 736,366 European vegetation plots using expert-based characterization regimes 236 habitat types. The presented here crucial integrating niche into large-scale analyses macroecological studies. Main types variables contained We up five main continuous plants: severity, frequency, mowing grazing pressure soil disturbance. first two indicators provided separately whole community herb layer. calculated as average estimates all where occurs, weighted by number which occurs within given type. Spatial location grain Europe. Vegetation ranging size from 1 1000 m2. Time period mostly sampled between 1956 2013 (= 5th 95th quantiles sampling year, respectively). Major taxa level measurement Species-level plants. Software format csv file.