KLINKOVSKÁ, Klára, Marta Gaia SPERANDII, Bohumil TRAVNICEK and Milan CHYTRÝ. Significant decline in habitat specialists in semi-dry grasslands over four decades. Biodiversity and Conservation. Springer, 2024, vol. 33, No 1, p. 161-178. ISSN 0960-3115. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02740-6.
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Original name Significant decline in habitat specialists in semi-dry grasslands over four decades
Authors KLINKOVSKÁ, Klára (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Marta Gaia SPERANDII (380 Italy, belonging to the institution), Bohumil TRAVNICEK and Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Biodiversity and Conservation, Springer, 2024, 0960-3115.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10619 Biodiversity conservation
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 3.400 in 2022
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02740-6
UT WoS 001102564000002
Keywords in English Abandonment; Cirsio-Brachypodion pinnati; Conservation management; Succession; Vascular plants; Vegetation resurvey
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS., učo 437722. Changed: 28/3/2024 11:49.
Abstract
Semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich plant communities in the world, harbouring many specialised and threatened species. Most of these grasslands were traditionally maintained by grazing and hay-making. After traditional management ended, protected areas were established and conservation management was introduced to protect the most valuable grassland sites. However, recent changes in land use, eutrophication and climate warming are negatively impacting the biodiversity of these grasslands. In 2022, we resurveyed historical vegetation plots in the Central Moravian Carpathians (Czech Republic), first sampled in the 1980s, to test whether the plant species composition and richness of semi-dry grasslands are changing over time and, if so, whether the decline in habitat quality and plant diversity is absent or less severe in protected areas. We found significant changes in species composition. Species richness and the proportion of habitat specialists and Red-List species decreased, whereas competitively stronger species with higher moisture and nutrient requirements increased. These trends were more pronounced outside the protected areas but also occurred within protected areas. The main factor behind these changes appears to be the cessation of traditional management and natural succession supported by eutrophication.
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GX19-28491X, research and development projectName: Centrum pro evropské vegetační syntézy (CEVS) (Acronym: CEVS)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
MUNI/A/1348/2022, interní kód MUName: Interdisciplinární Výzkum ekologicko-evolučních Principů v Ekosystémovém kontextu
Investor: Masaryk University, Interdisciplinary Research on Ecological-Evolutionary Principles in an Ecosystem Context
101090344, interní kód MUName: Assessing long-term trends in the vegetation of European habitats and evaluating the effectiveness of protected areas (Acronym: VegTrends)
Investor: European Union, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF)
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