Vegetation Science
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Aim: To calibrate a model of the relationship between bio-proxies (pollen, phytoliths and d 13 C of soil organic matter) and woody cover, measured as the leaf area index (LAI). This relationship, applied in palaeosequences, enables... more
To what extent do dominant species population sources and subordinate species pools affect diversity and composition of an assembling grassland community?
Question: What were the temporal patterns and rates of tree mortality in a recent episodic tree mortality event? Have similar events occurred in the past, and does climatic variability play a role in the disturbance regime?
The flora of the deciduous forests at the base of the north Estonian limestone escarpment is species rich, with an exceptionally high number of rare bryophyte species. Relationships between species richness of bryophyte and herb layers... more
Few long-term studies exist with integrated vegetation and soil composition data, coupled with detailed environmental driver records. Can changes in community composition in an upland grassland be identified by revisitation after a... more
Question: How do forest herb species differ from each other in their spatial and temporal dynamics during recovery from volcanic disturbance, and how are dynamics related to species traits?
Questions: How do fire frequency, tree canopy cover, and their interactions influence cover of grasses, forbs and understorey woody plants in oak savannas and woodlands? Location: Minnesota, USA. Methods: We measured plant functional... more
Abstract. Vegetation zonation in salt marshes has traditionally been attributed largely to altitudinal differences, since altitude determines the temporal pattern of tidal flooding and is thus closely related to proximate determinants of... more
Abstract. Links between plant traits and the environment, i.e. sets of plant attributes consistently associated with certain environmental conditions, are the consequence of the filtering effect of climatic, disturbance and biotic... more
More than a decade ago, the Driver (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal partners drive plant communities) and Passenger (AMF community dynamics follows changes in the host plant community) hypotheses were suggested to explain the mutual... more
Questions: How does the spatial arrangement of sampling units influence recorded plant species richness values at small spatial scales? What are the consequences of these findings for sampling methodology and rarefaction analyses?... more
Abstract. The theory of convergence predicts that, given similar selective regimes, both present and past, unrelated ecological communities will show similar attributes. Mild Pleistocene climate, highly infertile soils, and similar fire... more
Fuzzy set ordination was used to examine relationships between tree species and site factors on Mt. Ascutney, Vermont, USA. Prism plots were established at four elevations (455, 610, 760 and 915 m) along contour lines that encircled the... more
Numerous ecological studies use Principal Compo-
Identifying and characterizing vascular plants in time and space is required in various disciplines, e.g. in forestry, conservation and agriculture. Remote sensing emerged as a key technology revealing both spatial and temporal vegetation... more
Research into interspecific variation in functional traits is important for our understanding of trade-offs in plant design and function, for plant functional type classifications and for understanding ecosystem responses to shifts in... more
Questions: 1. How does species richness of recipient communities affect Reynoutria invasion? 2. How does Reynoutria invasion change host community structure? 3. Are there any differences in habitat preferences among three closely related... more
The paper presents phytosociological documentation and habitat conditions of Molinia meadows from the alliance Molinion Koch 1926 in the Kłodzko district (south-eastern central Sudetes Mts.). The Selino carvifoliae-Molinietum Kuhn 1937... more
Abstract. The function of Olneya tesota (ironwood) as a nurse plant and habitat modifier species in the Sonoran Desert was evaluated at five study sites (using 75 250-m2 sample plots) from Bahia Kino, Sonora to Organ Pipe Cactus National... more
In present article a brief overview is presented on spectral vegetation indices and methods for estimation of crop main biophysical variables and their proxies. The main VIs used in estimation of nitrogen and chlorophyll, biomass, LAI and... more
Aims: Although many phytosociological studies have provided detailed local and regional descriptions of coastal dune vegetation, a unified classification of this vegetation in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin has been missing. Our aim... more
frammentazione delle aree naturali, impoverendo gli elementi più espressivi della flora nativa e alterando la struttura della vegetazione.
A comprehensive guide for botanical excursions in Central and Western Sicily, including 24 itineraries described in every detail and illustrated by maps and photographs of the excursion sites. The book illustrates, as well, the whole... more
Recently, version 5 of PC-ORD, one of the major commercial software packages for multivariate ecological community data analyses, was released. The new version offers a whole range of techniques and methods for analyses of ecological... more
A plant is a complex of integrated systems (leaves, leaf groups, stems, roots, inflorescences), coexisting side by side or superimposed on each other to produce the life form (or physiognomy) of the individual. The classic Raunkiaer... more
Question: Thousands of small isolated forest fragments remain around churches (''church forests'') in the almost completely deforested Ethiopian Highlands. We questioned how the forest structure and composition varied with altitude,... more
Die Trinkwassergewinnung stellt nicht nur eine extensive Form der Landnutzung dar, sie ist auch mit Restriktionen hinsichtlich des landwirtschaftlichen Einsatzes von Dünge- und Pflanzenschutzmitteln innerhalb der Schutzgebietszone... more
Questions: What factors influence tree species diversity of mangrove forests, an example of species-poor systems? What are the respective importance and interactions of these factors? Is the intermediate disturbance hypothesis applicable... more
On 48 former industrial sites in the Ruhr Basin the spontaneous woody shrub and forest vegetation developed from primary succession and dominated by birch, goat willow and different poplar species was investigated and documented by 332... more
Questions: Is the macrolichen Usnea antarctica a 'nurse' species to Antarctic flora? Are positive plant-plant interactions more frequent than negative interactions in Antarctic ecosystems? Are microclimatic modifications by cushions of U.... more
Question: What are the impacts of factors controlling patterns of change in woodland field-layer vegetation, through time? Location: Wytham Woods, Oxford, UK (51°41' N, 1°19' W). Methods: Species occurrence was monitored in 163 permanent... more
ABSTRACT Question In frequently disturbed habitats such as savannas, survival of seedlings and saplings depends on the species-specific ability to persist for a long time and to re-sprout following disturbances that are damaging to... more
In the course of the compilation of a list of high-rank syntaxa of Europe, it appeared that some of syntaxa from south Europe were not validly described. In this paper, the following syntaxa have been either described or validated, such... more
4,37 Janssen, J.A.M. ([email protected]) 2 Jiroušek, M. ([email protected]) 1 Kącki, Z. ([email protected]) 38 Kavgacı, A. ([email protected]) 39 Kleikamp, M. ([email protected]) 40 Kolomiychuk, V.... more
A syntaxonomic study of the major plant communities in neotropical North American deserts (Sonoran, Mojave and Baja California Deserts) is presented. The field method of the Braun-Blanquet approach was combined with a numerical... more