Environmental control of species richness and composition in
upland grasslands of the southern Czech Republic

J 2012

Environmental control of species richness and composition in upland grasslands of the southern Czech Republic

MERUNKOVÁ, Kristina a Milan CHYTRÝ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Environmental control of species richness and composition in upland grasslands of the southern Czech Republic

Autoři

MERUNKOVÁ, Kristina (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Plant Ecology, Springer, 2012, 1385-0237

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.534

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/12:00059654

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-012-0024-6

UT WoS

000302350900006

Klíčová slova anglicky

Bryophytes; Diversity; Moisture; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Soil chemistry; Soil pH; Vascular plants

Štítky

AKR, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 22. 4. 2013 14:29, Ing. Andrea Mikešková

Anotace

V originále

Biodiversity of Central European semi-natural upland grasslands is steadily declining, due to either abandonment or management intensification. Although there are several descriptive overviews of their vegetation, quantitative information on the relationship between their species richness or composition and environmental factors is still scarce. We sampled upland grasslands in the southern part of the Czech Republic in order to determine the main soil variables affecting diversity of their vegetation. The relationships between species richness and environmental variables were tested using correlation analysis and regression trees, and the relationship between species composition and environment using detrended correspondence analysis and canonical correspondence analysis. Of soil variables, species richness of vascular plants was most strongly affected by phosphorus and, less so, by potassium and organic matter, with higher richness in habitats with less phosphorus, potassium, and organic matter. Grasslands on soils with pH < 4.6 were species-poor, but across the rest of the pH range richness was independent of pH. Most bryophyte species were present on low-pH soils poor in calcium and phosphorus and on organic soils. Red List species were best represented in fen meadows on organic soils with high calcium and low pH. Major determinants of floristic composition were soil moisture, nutrient availability, and soil pH. This study shows that conservation management of these grasslands should focus on reducing phosphorus input and protecting groundwater discharge areas from drainage.

Návaznosti

MSM0021622416, záměr

Název: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Diverzita biotických společenstev: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase

Citovat

MERUNKOVÁ, Kristina a Milan CHYTRÝ. Environmental control of species richness and composition in upland grasslands of the southern Czech Republic. Plant Ecology. Springer, 2012, roč. 213, č. 4, s. 591-602. ISSN 1385-0237. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-012-0024-6.

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MERUNKOVÁ, Kristina a Milan CHYTRÝ. Environmental control of species richness and composition in upland grasslands of the southern Czech Republic. \textit{Plant Ecology}. Springer, 2012, roč.~213, č.~4, s.~591-602. ISSN~1385-0237. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-012-0024-6.

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