Vegetation and soil at the terraces of the Dřevnice and the Morava rivers after flood

ŠERÁ, Božena, Pavel CUDLÍN, Ladislav DUŠEK and Jakub HOFMAN. Vegetation and soil at the terraces of the Dřevnice and the Morava rivers after flood. Biologia. Bratislava, 2008, vol. 27, No 4, p. 430-445, 15 pp. ISSN 0006-3088.

Basic information

• Original name: Vegetation and soil at the terraces of the Dřevnice and the Morava rivers after flood
• Name in Czech: Vegetace a půda na terasách řek Dřevnice a Morava po povodních
• Authors: ŠERÁ, Božena (203 Czech Republic), Pavel CUDLÍN (203 Czech Republic), Ladislav DUŠEK (203 Czech Republic) and Jakub HOFMAN (203 Czech Republic, guarantor).
• Edition: Biologia, Bratislava, 2008, 0006-3088.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.406
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/08:00025360
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Keywords (in Czech): půda, povodně, říční terasy
• Keywords in English: Flood; Invasive plant; Life strategy; Soil parameters and contamination; Vegetation change
• Tags: flood, Invasive plant, life strategy, Soil parameters and contamination, Vegetation change
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The flood changed the character of observed flooding terraces in the catchment area of the Dřevnice river and in an adjacent part of the Morava river in July 1997. The changes of the vegetation cover, selected soil parameters, and soil contamination were investigated before and after the flood. Changes of the vegetation cover were more perceptible in man made modified part of the catchment area. Response of aboveground plant biomass to the flood was of various characters and took different time in dependence on the height of water column, duration of flood, height of sediment and its structure. Inundation promoted propagation of both ruderal (R and CR strategists) and invasive species. However, many competitive plant species (C strategists) were promoted by floods, too. Ruderal plants appeared mostly one year after flood, while new invasive plants appeared often already three months after the flood. Almost all of vegetation changes have a reverse character in the investigated area. The changes of the soil properties were not evidently connected with changes of the plant communities. However, the significant increase of the heavy metals and PAHs contamination in the soils were observed.

Abstract (in Czech)

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Links

• GA526/98/1147, research and development project: Name: Diversita a funkční analýza půdních mikrobiálních společenstev v terestrických ekosystémech kontaminovaných persistentními organickými polutanty (POP)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Diversity and functional analysis of soil microbial communities in terrestrial ecosystems polluted by persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

• MSM0021622412, plan (intention): Name: Interakce mezi chemickými látkami, prostředím a biologickými systémy a jejich důsledky na globální, regionální a lokální úrovni (INCHEMBIOL) (Acronym: INCHEMBIOL)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)