PRACH, Karel, Lubomír TICHÝ, Kamila VITOVCOVA and Klára ŘEHOUNKOVÁ. Participation of the Czech flora in succession at disturbed sites: quantifying species' colonization ability. Preslia. PRAHA 2: Česká botanická společnost, vol. 89, No 2, p. 87-100. ISSN 0032-7786. doi:10.23855/preslia.2017.087. 2017.
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Original name Participation of the Czech flora in succession at disturbed sites: quantifying species' colonization ability
Authors PRACH, Karel (203 Czech Republic), Lubomír TICHÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Kamila VITOVCOVA (203 Czech Republic) and Klára ŘEHOUNKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic).
Edition Preslia, PRAHA 2, Česká botanická společnost, 2017, 0032-7786.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10611 Plant sciences, botany
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 2.706
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00095516
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2017.087
UT WoS 000406335200001
Keywords in English colonization ability; Czech Republic; disturbances; succession; vascular plants; habitat types
Tags NZ, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. Mgr. Lubomír Tichý, Ph.D., učo 6669. Changed: 28/2/2018 21:37.
Abstract
The colonization of newly created sites by plants is determined by the characteristics of the species and their frequency in the surrounding landscape (mass effect). We used species frequencies from the Database of Successional Series of various disturbed sites across the Czech Republic (DaSS, 2817 phytosociological releves, 1013 species of vascular plants) to calculate two indices of species colonization ability. One index (index of colonization potential - ICP) was corrected using occurrence data in the Czech National Phytosociological Database (CNPD) and the other (index of colonization success - ICS) was used without correction. We also evaluated the participation of species in successional stages of different ages and assessed their maximum cover. Then we asked, species of which habitat types are the most successful in colonizing disturbed sites and how their participation changes over the course of succession. Species characteristic of the following habitat types were statistically over-represented in the successional series compared to in the CNPD: synanthropic habitats; cliffs, screes and walls; acidophilous grassland; dry grassland; and sandy grassland. Species characterizing particular types of habitat exhibited significant trends in their participation in different successional stages: those of dry grassland, heathland, scrub land and forest increased during succession whereas species of synanthropic acidophilous grassland, mesic grassland and wetland decreased. Species with high values of both indices are more likely to spread in landscapes continuously disturbed by human activity. Thus, these indices can help to predict future changes in vegetation in central-European landscapes and be used in ecological restoration projects.
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GB14-36079G, research and development projectName: Centrum analýzy a syntézy rostlinné diverzity (PLADIAS) (Acronym: PLADIAS)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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