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Alpha diversity of vascular plants in European forests

VEČEŘA, Martin; Jan DIVÍŠEK; Jonathan LENOIR; Borja JIMÉNEZ ALFARO; Idoia BIURRUN et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Alpha diversity of vascular plants in European forests

Autoři

VEČEŘA, Martin; Jan DIVÍŠEK; Jonathan LENOIR; Borja JIMÉNEZ ALFARO; Idoia BIURRUN; Ilona KNOLLOVÁ; Emiliano AGRILLO; Juan Antonio CAMPOS; Andraž ČARNI; Guillermo Crespo JIMÉNEZ; Mirjana ĆUK; Panayotis DIMOPOULOS; Jörg EWALD; Federico Fernández GONZÁLEZ; Jean Claude GÉGOUT; Adrian INDREICA; Ute JANDT; Florian JANSEN; Zygmunt KĄCKI; Valerijus RAŠOMAVIČIUS; Marcela ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ; John S RODWELL; Joop H J SCHAMINÉE; Urban ŠILC; Jens Christian SVENNING; Grzegorz SWACHA; Kiril VASSILEV; Roberto VENANZONI; Wolfgang WILLNER; Thomas WOHLGEMUTH a Milan CHYTRÝ

Vydání

Journal of Biogeography, Hoboken, Wiley, 2019, 0305-0270

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10611 Plant sciences, botany

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.723

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00107636

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

000483602900003

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85067391604

Klíčová slova anglicky

diversity; Europe; European Vegetation Archive; forest vegetation; plant community; predictive modelling; Random Forests; species richness patterns; vascular plants; vegetation plot database

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 6. 2. 2023 13:08, RNDr. Jan Divíšek, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Aim: The former continental–scale studies modelled coarse–grained plant species–richness patterns (gamma diversity). Here we aim to refine this information for European forests by (a) modelling the number of vascular plant species that co–occur in local communities (alpha diversity) within spatial units of 400 m2; and (b) assessing the factors likely determining the observed spatial patterns in alpha diversity. - Location: Europe roughly within 12°W–30°E and 35–60°N. - Taxon: Vascular plants. - Methods: The numbers of co–occurring vascular plant species were counted in 73,134 georeferenced vegetation plots. Each plot was classified by an expert system into deciduous broadleaf, coniferous or sclerophyllous forest. Random Forest models were used to map and explain spatial patterns in alpha diversity for each forest type separately using 19 environmental, land–use and historical variables. - Results: Our models explained from 51.0% to 70.9% of the variation in forest alpha diversity. The modelled alpha–diversity pattern was dominated by a marked gradient from species–poor north–western to species–rich south–eastern Europe. The most prominent richness hotspots were identified in the Calcareous Alps and adjacent north–western Dinarides, the Carpathian foothills in Romania and the Western Carpathians in Slovakia. Energy–related factors, bedrock types and terrain ruggedness were identified as the main variables underlying the observed richness patterns. Alpha diversity increases especially with temperature seasonality in deciduous broadleaf forests, on limestone bedrock in coniferous forests and in areas with low annual actual evapotranspiration in sclerophyllous forests. - Main conclusions: We provide the first predictive maps and analyses of environmental factors driving the alpha diversity of vascular plants across European forests. Such information is important for the general understanding of European biodiversity. This study also demonstrates a high potential of vegetation–plot databases as sources for robust estimation of the number of vascular plant species that co–occur at fine spatial grains across large areas.

Návaznosti

GB14-36079G, projekt VaV
Název: Centrum analýzy a syntézy rostlinné diverzity (PLADIAS) (Akronym: PLADIAS)
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Centrum analýzy a syntézy rostlinné diverzity

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