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SALTISH: The SALt-affected vegeTatIon dataset of Tuscany coaStal Habitats, central Italy

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  • 1. University of Siena, Siena, Italy
  • 2. University of Siena, Siena, Italy|NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
  • 3. NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy|University of Siena, Siena, Italy
  • 4. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • 5. University of Florence, Florence, Italy
  • 6. Botanical Garden "Giardino dei Semplici", Florence, Italy
  • 7. NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy|University of Rome Tre, Rome, Italy

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Surveying vegetation is essential for documenting plant diversity, especially for coastal vegetation that results among the most threatened ecosystems globally. To support conservation and management programs, we developed the SALt-affected vegeTatIon dataset of Tuscany coaStal Habitats (SALTISH). This dataset comprises 734 newly sampled vegetation plots of 4 m2 (2 m × 2 m) from the Tuscany region in central Italy, including 569 sand dune plots and 165 salt marsh plots, recorded between 2018 and 2023. In total, the dataset contains 4,541 occurrences of vascular plant taxa. Overall, it comprehends 257 vascular plant taxa belonging to 165 genera and 56 families. The Poaceae family is the most diverse, represented by 50 taxa, while the most represented genus is Juncus, with seven species. Species richness within individual plots ranges from one to 55 species, with 622 plots (84%) containing fewer than 10 species. Juniperus macrocarpa emerges as the most frequent and dominant species in the dataset. Helichrysum stoechas, Festuca fasciculata, and Medicago littoralis are present in over 20% of the plots, whereas 157 taxa are recorded in fewer than 1% of plots. The dataset includes noteworthy taxa: four Italian endemics (Centaurea aplolepa subsp. subciliata, Limonium etruscum, L. multiforme, and Solidago virgaurea subsp. litoralis), eight taxa listed as threatened in the Italian Red List, and 18 archaeophyte and neophyte alien species. SALTISH provides critical data for monitoring and conserving threatened coastal habitats in Tuscany. This resource will facilitate comparisons of biodiversity status and vegetation changes over time and will aid in identifying habitats harboring rare and endangered plant species.

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