The role of vernal species in vegetation classification: a case
study on deciduous forests and dry grasslands of Central Europe

J 2016

The role of vernal species in vegetation classification: a case study on deciduous forests and dry grasslands of Central Europe

VYMAZALOVÁ, Marie, Lubomír TICHÝ and Irena AXMANOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

The role of vernal species in vegetation classification: a case study on deciduous forests and dry grasslands of Central Europe

Authors

VYMAZALOVÁ, Marie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Lubomír TICHÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Irena AXMANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Phytocoenologia, STUTTGART, Gebrüder Berntraeger, 2016, 0340-269X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.657

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00088741

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2016/0034

UT WoS

000378364200003

Keywords in English

geophytes; partition similarity; response curves; spring flowers; temperate region; therophytes

Abstract

V originále

The very short lifespan of some therophytes and geophytes growing in Central European deciduous forests and dry grasslands may be a source of inconsistencies in vegetation data analyses. Based on data provided by the Czech National Phytosociological Database (CNPD) we identified frequently occurring vernal species, using species life-form strategies and species response curves. We also studied vernal species richness in respect to particular vegetation units. Using two data sets of permanent plots (Deciduous Forests and Dry Grasslands; each recorded in spring and summer), we tested whether partitions of spring releves have a higher similarity to partitions of summer releves if we exclude the vernal species. The same question was addressed using large data sets compiled from the CNPD. We found 21 frequent vernal species in forests and 36 in dry grasslands. Many of them are included in the Red List of the Czech Republic. Richest in vernal species were the phytosociological class of mesic and wet forests (Carpino-Fagetea), pioneer vegetation of the Koelerio-Corynephoretea and dry grassland vegetation of the Festuco-Brometea. When we excluded the vernal species before classification of spring releves, we got a significant increase in partition similarity of the summer data. We conclude that exclusion of vernal species helps to get more consistent and comparable results, except of data analyses focused on the spring period and vernal species as vegetation indicators. Application of intra-seasonal stratification might be a way to obtain more balanced data sets suitable for comparison, analyses and classification.

Links

GAP505/11/0732, research and development project

Name: Zobecněná řízená klasifikace v ekologii společenstev

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

VYMAZALOVÁ, Marie, Lubomír TICHÝ and Irena AXMANOVÁ. The role of vernal species in vegetation classification: a case study on deciduous forests and dry grasslands of Central Europe. Phytocoenologia. STUTTGART: Gebrüder Berntraeger, 2016, vol. 46, No 1, p. 9-20. ISSN 0340-269X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2016/0034.

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VYMAZALOVÁ, Marie, Lubomír TICHÝ and Irena AXMANOVÁ. The role of vernal species in vegetation classification: a case study on deciduous forests and dry grasslands of Central Europe. \textit{Phytocoenologia}. STUTTGART: Gebrüder Berntraeger, 2016, vol.~46, No~1, p.~9-20. ISSN~0340-269X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2016/0034.

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