VegetWeb

The central german vegetation database

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History 1995: Local Access database ÖkoArt 2001: Migration to MySQL on Planto.de 2002: Extension of the data model with

Vegbank und German Workshops 2003: Opening on the Official FloraWeb

on the German Federal Nature Agency BfN

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Data model VegetWeb

taxonRelationtaxonConcept1taxonConcept2referencerelationQuality

taxonRelationtaxonConcept1taxonConcept2referencerelationQuality

taxonConcepttaxonNametaxonReferencetaxonLeveltaxonParent

taxonConcepttaxonNametaxonReferencetaxonLeveltaxonParent

taxonInterpretationtaxonConcepttaxonObservationoriginalInterpretationcurrentInterpretationinterpretinterpretationDate

taxonInterpretationtaxonConcepttaxonObservationoriginalInterpretationcurrentInterpretationinterpretinterpretationDate

taxonObservationobservationauthorTaxonNametaxonReferencetaxonCover

taxonObservationobservationauthorTaxonNametaxonReferencetaxonCover

taxonStratumtaxonObservationstratumtaxonStratumCover

taxonStratumtaxonObservationstratumtaxonStratumCover

stratumobservationstratumTypestratumCoverbaseheight

stratumobservationstratumTypestratumCoverbaseheight

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Query wizard Userfriendly selection of the searched species Display of the database contained parameter

values Free combination of queries with local operators Easy deleting and appending of query parameters Live demonstration

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Screenshot query wizard

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Export and import ESVeg Export can be used to receive up to date

reference lists Import recognize double keys and missing

species and closed list values but proceed normally

Extensive logging while importing allows succecive corrections

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Actual imported projects Bavarian Mountain Vegetation (4000) Survey of german Fagus sylvatica forests

(5000) Plots published in the german journal

Tuexenia (2 volumes, to be continued) (500) Survey of the german natural forests (1700)