J 2016

Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs

DOUDA, Jan; Karel BOUBLÍK; Michal SLEZÁK; Idoia BIURRUN; Josef NOCIAR et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs

Autoři

DOUDA, Jan; Karel BOUBLÍK; Michal SLEZÁK; Idoia BIURRUN; Josef NOCIAR; Alena HAVRDOVÁ; Jana DOUDOVÁ; Svetlana AĆIĆ; Henry BRISSE; Jörg BRUNET; Milan CHYTRÝ; Hugues CLAESSENS; János CSIKY; Yakiv DIDUKH; Panayotis DIMOPOULOS; Stefan DULLINGER; Úna FITZPATRICK; Antoine GUISAN; Peter J. HORCHLER; Richard HRIVNÁK; Ute JANDT; Zygmunt Walerian KACKI; Balázs KEVEY; Flavia LANDUCCI; Hugues LECOMTE; Jonathan LENOIR; Jaanus PAAL; David PATERNOSTER; Harald PAULI; Remigiusz PIELECH; John S. RODWELL; Bart ROELANDT; Jens-Christian SVENNING; Jozef ŠIBÍK; Urban ŠILC; Željko ŠKVORC; Ioannis TSIRIPIDIS; Rossen T. TZONEV; Thomas WOHLGEMUTH a Niklaus E. ZIMMERMANN

Vydání

Applied Vegetation Science, Wiley, 2016, 1402-2001

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.474

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00089852

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

000368074600016

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-84957426533

Klíčová slova anglicky

Alnion glutinosae; Alnion incanae; Biogeographic patterns; Climatic limitations; Cocktail method; Formalized classification; Osmundo-Alnion; Platanion orientalis; Populion albae; Riparian forests; Swamp forests; Vegetation survey

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 13. 3. 2018 10:27, Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Aim: Formalized classifications synthesizing vegetation data at the continental scale are being attempted only now, although they are of key importance for nature conservation planning. Therefore, we aim to provide a vegetation classification and to describe the main biogeographical patterns of floodplain forests and alder carrs in Europe. Location: Europe. Methods: A database of more than 40 000 vegetation plots of floodplain forests and alder carrs across Europe was compiled. After geographic stratification, 16 392 plots were available for classification, which was performed using the supervised method Cocktail. We also searched for new associations using semi-supervised K-means classification. The main biogeographic patterns and climate-related gradients in species composition were determined using detrended correspondence analysis and cluster analysis. Results: Thirty associations of floodplain forests and alder carrs were distinguished, which belong to five alliances. The Alnion incanae includes riparian, seepage and hardwood floodplain forests in the nemoral and hemiboreal zones (dominated by Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior) and in the boreal zone (dominated by A. incana). The Osmundo-Alnion represents oceanic vegetation dominated by Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus angustifolia and F. excelsior distributed mostly on the Iberian Peninsula and composed of species with Atlantic distribution and Iberian endemics. The Populion albae comprises floodplain forests frequently dominated by Fraxinus angustifolia, Populus alba and P. nigra that are widespread in floodplains of large rivers under summer-dry climates in the Mediterranean region. The Platanion orientalis represents eastern Mediterranean floodplain forests dominated by Platanus orientalis. The Alnion glutinosae includes forest swamps dominated by Alnus glutinosa distributed mostly in the nemoral and hemiboreal zones. The main biogeographic patterns within European floodplain forests and alder carrs reflect the climatic contrasts between the Mediterranean, nemoral, boreal and mountain regions. Oceanic floodplain forests differ from those in the rest of Europe. The hydrological regime appears to be the most important factor influencing species composition within regions. Conclusions: This study is the first applying a formalized classification at the association level for a broad vegetation type at the continental scale. The proposed classification provides the scientific basis for the necessary improvement of the habitat classification systems used in European nature conservation.