Habitat diversity of central European fens in relation to environmental gradients and an effort to standardise fen terminology in ecological studies

HÁJEK, Michal, Michal HORSÁK, Petra HÁJKOVÁ and Daniel DÍTĚ. Habitat diversity of central European fens in relation to environmental gradients and an effort to standardise fen terminology in ecological studies. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. Zürich: Elsevier, 2006, vol. 8, No 2, p. 97-114. ISSN 1433-8319.

Basic information

Original name

Habitat diversity of central European fens in relation to environmental gradients and an effort to standardise fen terminology in ecological studies

Name in Czech

Stanovištní diverzita středoevropských slatinišť ve vztahu k faktorům prostředí a snaha o standardizaci slatiništní terminologie v ekologických studiích

Authors

HÁJEK, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Michal HORSÁK (203 Czech Republic), Petra HÁJKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Daniel DÍTĚ (703 Slovakia)

Edition

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, Zürich, Elsevier, 2006, 1433-8319

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.905

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/06:00015447

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000243521400003

Keywords in English

Bog; Conductivity; Molluscs; Mire ecology; PH; Poor–rich gradient; Vegetation

Tags

bog, conductivity, Mire ecology, Molluscs, pH, Poor–rich gradient, vegetation

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

In this paper, we demonstrated that the bog-fen boundary is clearly determinable not by pH, but by a set of nutrient-requiring species that avoid truly ombrotrophic conditions in central Europe. We therefore defined fens as groundwater-fed wetlands that host low productive nutrient-limited vegetation dominated by Cyperaceae and bryophytes. The fertility gradient within fens is easily distinguishable using both plant and animal data, but it appears primarily within calcium-richer fens. We suggest defining fen grasslands by the high abundance of nutrient-requiring grasses and forbs rather than purely by fen origin and management. The ecological differentiation of all proposed fen types was tested using a data set from two different regions. Both conductivity and pH differ significantly between pairs of vegetation types. All proposed fen types also markedly differ in molluscan assemblages.

In Czech

Diskusní a souhrný příspěvek, který se zabývá otázkou terminologie rašelinišť a klasifikací biotopů slatin podél gradientu vápnitosti. Navržené typy jsou testovány vzhledem k parametrům prostředí a složení flóry a fauny.

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Links

KJB601630501, research and development project	Name: Vztahy mezi měkkýši, vegetací a prostředím na karpatsko-balkánských slatiništích v různých měřítcích a rizika pro biodiverzitu Investor: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Molluscs-vegetation-environment relationships in Carpathian-Balkan fens: patterns across scales, threats for biodiversity
KJB6163302, research and development project	Name: Diverzita mokřadní vegetace v bulharských pohořích Investor: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Diversity of wetland vegetation in Bulgarian mountain regions
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