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The dynamic aspect of vegetation can be considered as a pattern in the fourth dimension. Study of it is a must for well understanding the green mantle. In the applied side of vegetation science it is also very important to know the dynamics, especially for the future. Man’s interest for this goes back to the dawn of history. The herdsman since historical time has to carry his sheep to the ‘pastures green’ (Psalm 23). For this he should not only know where these pastures are, but also at what time they are expected to be green so that he may arrive there in time. Prediction is exlusively done by extrapolating knowledge of past and present into the future (see Table 1).
The process of monitoring and its aim — original meaning (monere) — monitoring sensu lato (watching and warning) — monitoring sensu sticto (watching).
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Zonneveld, I.S. (1988). Monitoring Vegetation and Surveying Dynamics. In: Küchler, A.W., Zonneveld, I.S. (eds) Vegetation mapping. Handbook of vegetation science, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3083-4_29
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