Johannes Grøntved
Encyclopedia
Johannes Grøntved was a Danish
botanist. He made investigations of flora
and vegetation
in Denmark
, the Faroe Islands
, Iceland
, Greenland
and Estonia
. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland
from vol. 3 part 2.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
botanist. He made investigations of flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
and vegetation
Vegetation
Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
and Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland
The Botany of Iceland
The Botany of Iceland – a five-volume classic scientific work on flora and vegetation of Iceland, including fungi, lichens, algae, bryophytes and vascular plants. It was published 1912 to 1949 and funded by the Carlsberg Foundation...
from vol. 3 part 2.
Selected scientific works
- Grøntved, J. (1927) Formationsstatistiske Undersøgelser paa nogle danske Overdrev. Botanisk TidsskriftBotanisk TidsskriftBotanisk Tidsskrift was a Danish mixed scientific and amateur journal concerning botany, issued in Copenhagen by the Danish Botanical Society...
40: 1-71. Used Raunkiær'sChristen C. RaunkiærChristen Christensen Raunkiær was a Danish botanist, who was a pioneer of plant ecology. He is mainly remembered for his scheme of plant strategies to survive an unfavourable season and his demonstration that the relative abundance of strategies in floras largely corresponded to the Earth's...
quantitative method to describe grassland vegetation. The data were later used by Thorvald SørensenThorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
in developing his quotient of similaritySørensen similarity indexThe Sørensen index, also known as Sørensen’s similarity coefficient, is a statistic used for comparing the similarity of two samples. It was developed by the botanist Thorvald Sørensen and published in 1948....
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- Grøntved, J. (1927) Die Flora der Insel WormsöVormsiEstonia's fourth largest island, Vormsi , is located between Hiiumaa and the mainland with a total area of 93 square kilometers. It is part of a rural municipality Vormsi Parish. From mainland, Vormsi is separated by a narrow strait – Voosi Kurk, and from Hiiumaa by a bit wider Hari...
- Ein Beitrag zur Flora EstlandsEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. Dansk Botanisk ArkivDansk Botanisk ArkivDansk Botanisk Arkiv was a Danish scientific journal or monograph series concerning botany, issued by the Danish Botanical Society. It was published from 1913 to 1980.Articles were written in Danish, German, English and French...
5 (4).
- Grøntved, J. (1927) Die Flora der Insel RunöRuhnuRuhnu is an island situated in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It belongs to Estonia and is an administrative part of Saare County. At 11.9 km2 it has currently less than 100, mostly ethnic Estonian permanent inhabitants...
. Svensk Botanisk TidskriftSvensk Botanisk TidskriftSvensk Botanisk Tidskrift is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for botanists published by the Svenska Botaniska Föreningen since 1907. It is published five times a year, in total about 350 pages...
23: 399-460.
- Ostenfeld, C.H.Carl Hansen OstenfeldCarl Emil Hansen Ostenfeld was a Danish systematic botanist. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugenius Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum 1900-1918, when he became professor of botany at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College...
& Grøntved, Johs. (1934) The Flora of IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
and the FæroesFaroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
. Copenhagen.
- Grøntved, J. (1939) Polygonaceernes Udbredelse i Danmark [The distribution in Denmark of Polygonaceae]. Botanisk TidsskriftBotanisk TidsskriftBotanisk Tidsskrift was a Danish mixed scientific and amateur journal concerning botany, issued in Copenhagen by the Danish Botanical Society...
45: 10-58.
- Grøntved, J. & Sørensen, T.Thorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
(1941) Nøgle til bestemmelse af danske græsser i blomsterløs tilstand [Determination key to vegetative grasses in Denmark]. Munksgaard, København.
- Grøntved, Johs. (1942) The pteridophyta and spermatophyta of Iceland. The Botany of IcelandThe Botany of IcelandThe Botany of Iceland – a five-volume classic scientific work on flora and vegetation of Iceland, including fungi, lichens, algae, bryophytes and vascular plants. It was published 1912 to 1949 and funded by the Carlsberg Foundation...
, edited by Johannes Grøntved, Ove PaulsenOve PaulsenOve Vilhelm Paulsen was a Danish botanist. He studeied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum of the University of Copenhagen from 1905 to 1920, when he became professor of botany at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen, a...
and Thorvald SørensenThorvald SørensenThorvald Julius Sørensen was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist.Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College 1953-1955 and at the University of Copenhagen 1955-1972...
. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen; Vol. 4, Part 1, pp. 1-427. 1942.
- Grøntved, J. (1948) Orchidéernes Udbredelse i Danmark [The distribution in Denmark of Orcidaceae]. Botanisk TidsskriftBotanisk TidsskriftBotanisk Tidsskrift was a Danish mixed scientific and amateur journal concerning botany, issued in Copenhagen by the Danish Botanical Society...
47: 277–370.
- Grøntved, J. (1954) Typhaceernes og Sparganiaceernes udbredelse i Danmark [The distribution in Denmark of Typhaceae and Sparganiaceae]. Botanisk TidsskriftBotanisk TidsskriftBotanisk Tidsskrift was a Danish mixed scientific and amateur journal concerning botany, issued in Copenhagen by the Danish Botanical Society...
50: 209-238.