Ecotones in Central European forest-steppe: Edge effect occurs
on hard rocks but not on loess

J 2022

Ecotones in Central European forest-steppe: Edge effect occurs on hard rocks but not on loess

CHYTRÝ, Kryštof, Helena PROKEŠOVÁ, Mário DUCHOŇ, Klára KLINKOVSKÁ, Pavel NOVÁK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Ecotones in Central European forest-steppe: Edge effect occurs on hard rocks but not on loess

Authors

CHYTRÝ, Kryštof (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Helena PROKEŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Mário DUCHOŇ (703 Slovakia), Klára KLINKOVSKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pavel NOVÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jan DIVÍŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Vegetation Science, Wiley, 2022, 1100-9233

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10611 Plant sciences, botany

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.800

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00129203

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13149

UT WoS

000862612700001

Keywords in English

ecotone; edge-effect; forest-steppe; habitat mosaic; substrate; vegetation

Abstract

V originále

Aims We asked how geological substrate affects the distribution of plant species between forest interiors, forest edges, and steppe patches in the forest-steppe landscapes. Specifically, we sought for the presence of the edge effect at the forest-grassland transitions on different substrates. Location Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and western Ukraine. Methods We recorded the occurrence of vascular plant species in forest interiors, at forest edges and in steppe patches on 40 forest-steppe sites located on four substrates (andesite, dolomite, limestone and loess). We compared the distribution of species diversity, beta diversity (using multivariate analysis), the number of shared species between habitats and the estimation of vegetation biomass among forest-steppe habitats on different substrates. Results The edge effect was observed on hard rocks, while it was absent on loess, where the ecotone species richness was intermediate between that of forest and steppe. Loess sites also had the lowest species turnover between forest and steppe and the lowest number of edge specialists. Conclusions Substrate has a strong effect on the formation of forest-steppe mosaics. It shapes the assembly rules and plant community diversity within individual habitat mosaics. Plant communities on each substrate can respond differently to changing climate. The strong assembly rules on hard rocks may be more likely to result in species loss than on loess or similar soft sediments, where a larger number of species find their optimum in more than one forest-steppe habitat.

Links

GX19-28491X, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro evropské vegetační syntézy (CEVS) (Acronym: CEVS)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

CHYTRÝ, Kryštof, Helena PROKEŠOVÁ, Mário DUCHOŇ, Klára KLINKOVSKÁ, Pavel NOVÁK, Milan CHYTRÝ and Jan DIVÍŠEK. Ecotones in Central European forest-steppe: Edge effect occurs on hard rocks but not on loess. Journal of Vegetation Science. Wiley, 2022, vol. 33, No 5, p. 1-10. ISSN 1100-9233. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13149.

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N2  - Aims We asked how geological substrate affects the distribution of plant species between forest interiors, forest edges, and steppe patches in the forest-steppe landscapes. Specifically, we sought for the presence of the edge effect at the forest-grassland transitions on different substrates. Location Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and western Ukraine. Methods We recorded the occurrence of vascular plant species in forest interiors, at forest edges and in steppe patches on 40 forest-steppe sites located on four substrates (andesite, dolomite, limestone and loess). We compared the distribution of species diversity, beta diversity (using multivariate analysis), the number of shared species between habitats and the estimation of vegetation biomass among forest-steppe habitats on different substrates. Results The edge effect was observed on hard rocks, while it was absent on loess, where the ecotone species richness was intermediate between that of forest and steppe. Loess sites also had the lowest species turnover between forest and steppe and the lowest number of edge specialists. Conclusions Substrate has a strong effect on the formation of forest-steppe mosaics. It shapes the assembly rules and plant community diversity within individual habitat mosaics. Plant communities on each substrate can respond differently to changing climate. The strong assembly rules on hard rocks may be more likely to result in species loss than on loess or similar soft sediments, where a larger number of species find their optimum in more than one forest-steppe habitat.
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CHYTRÝ, Kryštof, Helena PROKEŠOVÁ, Mário DUCHOŇ, Klára KLINKOVSKÁ, Pavel NOVÁK, Milan CHYTRÝ and Jan DIVÍŠEK. Ecotones in Central European forest-steppe: Edge effect occurs on hard rocks but not on loess. \textit{Journal of Vegetation Science}. Wiley, 2022, vol.~33, No~5, p.~1-10. ISSN~1100-9233. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13149.

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