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Diversity of weed vegetation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

LOSOSOVÁ, Zdeňka

Basic information

Original name

Diversity of weed vegetation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Name in Czech

Diverzita vegetace polních plevelů v České republice a na Slovensku

Authors

LOSOSOVÁ, Zdeňka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

Catania, Italy, Abstracts 15th European vegetation survey workshop Vegetation in agricultural landscapes and "Natura 2000" p. 35-35, 1 pp. 2006

Publisher

Universita di Catania

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Italy

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/06:00016707

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

Keywords in English

arable field; gradient analysis; classification; Stellarietea mediae

Tags

International impact
Změněno: 21/12/2006 10:04, doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Major broad-scale gradients in species composition and their underlying factors were studied for weed vegetation of arable land in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. A selection of 2653 geographically stratified relevés sampled between 19542003 was used for gradient analysis and numerical classification. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that species composition of weed vegetation mainly varied with altitude, which was associated with decreasing temperature, increasing precipitation and lower base status of the soils. Proportion of hemicryptophytes to therophytes increased at higher altitudes. Species richness increased and beta diversity decreased with increasing altitude. The second most important gradient of weed species composition was associated with seasonal changes, resulting in striking differences between weed communities developed in spring and summer. The third gradient reflected long term changes in weed vegetation over past decades. Proportion of hemicryptophytes to therophytes, and species richness decreased with time. Crop plants and associated agricultural management had a less pronounced but still significant effect on weed species composition than the broad-scale environmental gradients and temporal changes. Relevés were classified into seven main groups using cluster analysis. For each group diagnostic species were determined using statistical calculation of fidelity. The classification reflected the major gradients as detected by canonical correspondence analysis, with a clear distinction between lowland and highland communities and with additional emphasis on the dichotomy between cereal and root-crop cultures. A separate group for vernal communities was also distinguished. The groups resulting from numerical analysis were compared with traditional phytosociological units.

In Czech

Byly popsány hlavní gradienty určující druhové složení vegetace polních plevelů v České republice a na Slovensku a charakterizovány jednotlivé typy této vegetace

Links

MSM0021622416, plan (intention)
Name: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Diversity of Biotic Communities and Populations: Causal Analysis of variation in space and time