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1. Turnover of Plant Species on an Ecological Gradient in Karst Dolines Is Reflected in Plant Traits: Chorotypes, Life Forms, Plant Architecture and Strategies

Author:
Aljaž Jakob; Mateja Breg Valjavec; Andraž Čarni
Source:
Diversity 2022 v.14 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; carbonates; geographical distribution; karsts; landscapes; plant architecture;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... We analyzed plants and their traits in dolines, which are characteristic enclosed terrain depressions on carbonate (karst) plateaus. These landforms range from a few meters to over 100 m in diameter, their depth generally varying from a few meters to a few tens of meters. A pronounced ecological gradient can be found from the bottom to the top, starting from humid, cool and shaded bottoms to sunny ...
DOI:
10.3390/d14080597

2. An approach to evaluate the dominant river biogeomorphic succession phase at the reach-scale

Author:
Meiqin Han; Gary Brierley; Baotian Pan; Haopeng Geng; Yan Shi
Source:
Catena 2022 v.217 pp. 106455
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; catenas; landforms; models; rivers; vegetation cover; Yellow River;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Fluvial Biogeomorphic Succession phase model (FBS model) differentiates Geomorphic (G), Pioneer (P), Biogeomorphic (B) and Ecological (E) phases of hydro-geophysical-biological interactions in river systems. To date, quantitative applications of this model have been restricted to field surveys of vegetation composition analysis at the patch-scale. Here we develop a biogeomorphic landform mappi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2022.106455

3. Vegetation Ecology of Debris-Covered Glaciers (DCGs)—Site Conditions, Vegetation Patterns and Implications for DCGs Serving as Quaternary Cold- and Warm-Stage Plant Refugia

Author:
Thomas Fickert; Donald Friend; Bruce Molnia; Friederike Grüninger; Michael Richter
Source:
Diversity 2022 v.14 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; climate; cold; glaciers; ice; refuge habitats; vegetation structure;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Scientific interest in debris-covered glaciers (DCGs) significantly increased during the last two decades, primarily from an abiotic perspective, but also regarding their distinctive ecology. An increasing body of evidence shows that, given a minimum of debris thickness and sufficient substrate stability, DCGs host surprisingly diverse plant assemblages, both floristically and structurally, despit ...
DOI:
10.3390/d14020114

4. Pollen‐based reconstruction reveals the impact of the onset of agriculture on plant functional trait composition

Author:
Annegreet Veeken; Maria J. Santos; Suzanne McGowan; Althea L. Davies; Franziska Schrodt
Source:
Ecology letters 2022 v.25 no.9 pp. 1937-1951
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; ecosystems; leaves; phosphorus; pollen; seed size; Europe;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The onset of agriculture improved the capacity of ecosystems to produce food, but inadvertently altered other vital ecosystem functions. Plant traits play a central role in determining ecosystem properties, therefore we investigated how the onset of agriculture in Europe changed plant trait composition using 78 pollen records. Using a novel Bayesian approach for reconstructing plant trait composit ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.14063

5. Legume Tree Dominance in Central Amazonian Floodplain Forests

Author:
Yuri Oliveira Feitosa; Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade; Florian Wittmann; Adriano Costa Quaresma; Angélica Faria de Resende; Rafael Leandro de Assis; Jochen Schöngart
Source:
Wetlands 2022 v.42 no.5 pp. 44
ISSN:
0277-5212
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; Fabaceae; environmental factors; floodplains; legumes; nitrogen cycle; nutrition; trees;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Studying the patterns of dominance and species composition of legumes can contribute to more precise models for nutrient cycling, especially the N-cycle. Leguminosae is the most important family in Central Amazonian floodplain forests surrounding large rivers. The floodplains are classified as nutrient-poor (igapó) and nutrient-rich (várzea) ecosystems. In this study, we contrast patterns of domin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13157-022-01564-4

6. Proposals for the Classification of Peat Soils

Author:
L. I. Inisheva
Source:
Eurasian soil science 2022 v.55 no.2 pp. 147-153
ISSN:
1064-2293
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; Russia; diagnostic techniques; peat; peat soils; phytogeography; soil profiles;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Thanks to the recently published papers on the classification and diagnostics of soils in Russia, significant progress has been made in theoretical and practical soil science. Here, we outline the principles of the classification of peat soils, which occupy approximately 9% of the soil resources in Russia and annually increasing. As is shown, the organic and mineral parts of peat soils form a gene ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1064229322020077

7. The role of howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) in the primary succession of the Paraná flooded forest (Argentina)

Author:
Susana Patricia Bravo
Source:
Biotropica 2022 v.54 no.1 pp. 71-77
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; Alouatta caraya; forests; primary succession; secondary succession; wind; Argentina;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... In disturbed forests, Atelidae primates, such as howler monkeys, are known to play a key role in the dynamics of secondary succession. However, little is known about their role in primary succession. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of the howler monkey Alouatta caraya in the primary succession dynamics of the Paraná flooded forest, in northeastern Argentina. This was ac ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.13028

8. Do prey shape, time of day, and plant trichomes affect the predation rate on plasticine prey in tropical rainforests?

Author:
Anita Weissflog; Lars Markesteijn; Annette Aiello; John Healey; Inga Geipel
Source:
Biotropica 2022 v.54 no.5 pp. 1259-1269
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; Chiroptera; aggression; arthropods; echolocation; insects; predation; rain forests; trichomes;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Predation can effectively limit insect herbivores with cascading effects on plant community composition and diversity of tropical rainforests. Assessing variation in predation is therefore important to understand the mechanisms structuring complex rainforest ecosystems. Variation in predation with time of day may provide herbivores with temporal enemy‐free space. Trichomes (plant hairs) may provid ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.13150

9. Flexible diets enable pollinators to cope with changes in plant community composition

Author:
Teresa Morán‐López; Gita Benadi; Carlos Lara‐Romero; Natacha Chacoff; Agustin Vitali; David Pescador; Silvia B. Lomáscolo; Javier Morente‐López; Diego P. Vázquez; Juan M. Morales
Source:
journal of ecology 2022 v.110 no.8 pp. 1913-1927
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; diet; new species; phenology; plant communities; pollination; theoretical models;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Switching plant species visited by pollinators (partner flexibility) has been proposed as a behavioural mechanism able to attenuate the negative impacts of shifts in plant communities on pollination. However, it is unclear whether the magnitude of such response is generalizable or depends on the environmental context. Moreover, the ability of pollinators to exploit plants with dissimilar traits (t ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13893

10. The latitudinal gradient in plant community assembly processes: A meta‐analysis

Author:
Keita Nishizawa; Naoto Shinohara; Marc W. Cadotte; Akira S. Mori
Source:
Ecology letters 2022 v.25 no.7 pp. 1711-1724
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; geographical distribution; latitude; meta-analysis; plant communities; vascular plants;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Beta(β)‐diversity, or site‐to‐site variation in species composition, generally decreases with increasing latitude, and the underlying processes driving this pattern have been challenging to elucidate because the signals of community assembly processes are scale‐dependent. In this meta‐analysis, by synthesising the results of 103 studies that were distributed globally and conducted at various spati ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.14019

11. Dynamics of a mountain grassland: Environment predicts long‐term trends, while species’ traits predict short‐term fluctuations

Author:
Hana Skálová; Věroslava Hadincová; František Krahulec; Sylvie Pecháčková; Tomáš Herben
Source:
Journal of vegetation science 2022 v.33 no.3 pp. e13138
ISSN:
1100-9233
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; global change; grasslands; life history; soil; temporal variation; Czech Republic;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIMS: Dynamics of plant communities are an outcome of species’ responses to the external environment influenced by species’ life history, growth patterns and their mutual interactions. We aimed to disentangle the long‐term directional trends, likely associated with decadal change in environmental conditions, from short‐term species fluctuations. LOCATION: Krkonoše Mountains, North Bohemia, Czech R ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvs.13138

12. Build it and they will come, but not all of them in fragmented Atlantic Forest landscapes

Author:
Marcio S. Suganuma; Giselda Durigan
Source:
Restoration ecology 2022 v.30 no.4 pp. e13537
ISSN:
1061-2971
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; ecosystems; forest restoration; gravity; habitats; shade tolerance; tropical forests; Brazil;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecological restoration interventions, in most cases, aim to restore habitat structure and plant community composition, thus re‐establishing ecosystem functioning as similar as possible to that of the pre‐existing natural ecosystem. However, given the difficulty of cultivating many species, that goal seems unattainable, unless “if you build it, they will come.” Here we addressed the Field of Dreams ...
DOI:
10.1111/rec.13537

13. Integrating burrowing crayfish and waterfowl conservation management on moist-soil wetlands

Author:
Caitlin C Bloomer; Christopher A Taylor; Robert J Distefano
Source:
Environmental conservation 2022 v.49 no.2 pp. 130-135
ISSN:
1469-4387
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; canopy; crayfish; discing; habitats; land management; landscapes; vegetation; waterfowl; Missouri;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The North American Waterfowl Management Plan highlights the importance of enhancing waterfowl habitat for productivity and resilience. Many forms of land management are conducted in wetlands to support the diverse communities of waterfowl and other species. Primary burrowing crayfish are also abundant and important in these environments, but little research is available assessing the effects of wa ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0376892922000078

14. A community-wide description and key of pollen from co-flowering plants of the serpentine seeps of the mclaughlin natural reserve, lake county, ca

Author:
Rebecca A. Hayes; Nevin Cullen; Rainee Kaczorowski; Elizabeth O'Neill; Tia-Lynn Ashman
Source:
Madroño 2022 v.69 no.1 pp. 42-53
ISSN:
0024-9637
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; lakes; light microscopy; pollen; pollen morphology; pollinators; serpentine; taxonomic keys;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Pollen morphology is species-specific and its identification can inform many different research objectives, including those focused on understanding pollinator niche breadth, pollen transfer dynamics, and factors driving plant community composition. Community-wide characterization of pollen can thus accelerate research on plant-pollinator interactions on both contemporary and historical time frame ...
DOI:
10.3120/0024-9637-69.1.42

15. Fire affects galling insect communities through vegetation changes in a subtropical seasonally semiarid forest

Author:
Nicolás Kuzmanich; Melisa A. Giorgis; Adriana Salvo
Source:
Ecological entomology 2022 v.47 no.3 pp. 296-304
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; biodiversity conservation; ecosystems; entomology; food webs; forests; herbivores; insects; species richness;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fire is one of the main factors shaping vegetation characteristics around the world, with deep and complex effects on higher levels of the food web and ecosystem functioning. Specialist insects tend to be more vulnerable to fire than generalists due to their higher dependency on host plants; however, fire effects on specialist insects are still not clearly known. Our aim was to understand how fire ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.13113

16. Gypsum in the desert landscape: Floristic variations within the Cuatro Ciénegas basin in Coahuila, Mexico

Author:
Mariana Rodríguez-Sánchez; Helga Ochoterena; Irene Pisanty; Exequiel Ezcurra; Hilda Flores-Olvera
Source:
Journal of arid environments 2022 v.205 pp. 104828
ISSN:
0140-1963
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; altitude; basins; gypsum; landscapes; microclimate; principal component analysis; salinity; texture; Mexico;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Plant species growing on gypsum substrates, usually found in arid and semi-arid zones, create characteristic landscapes that can harbor highly specialized species, several of which are endemic. In the Cuatro Ciénegas basin (CCB) gypsum is abundant and creates patches of plant assemblages, but little is known about the floristic differences between them and the ecological factors driving them. In t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104828

17. Vegetation Change in a Sand Prairie over Ten Years Following a Gas Pipeline Installation

Author:
Jon K. Piper
Source:
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 2022 v.125 no.1-2 pp. 31-40
ISSN:
0022-8443
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; annuals; complement; natural gas; natural history; sand; species richness; summer; Kansas;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sand prairies experience relatively high rates of small-scale disturbance, feature a high complement of annual plant species, and are fairly dynamic in terms of year-to-year micro-scale species composition. In summer 2011, an underground natural gas pipeline was installed across Sand Prairie Natural History Reservation 19 km west of North Newton, KS. The resulting excavation left a strip 560 m lon ...
DOI:
10.1660/062.125.0103

18. Floristic diversity, structure and regeneration status of Menfeskidus Monastery forest in Berehet District, North Shoa, central Ethiopia

Author:
Goshiye Negesse; Mesfin Woldearegay
Source:
Trees, forests and people 2022 v.7 pp. 100191
ISSN:
2666-7193
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; altitude; inventories; secondary forests; seedlings; stakeholders; vegetation structure; woody plants; Ethiopia;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study was conducted in Menfeskidus Monastery Forest in Berehet district North Shoa Zone of Amhara Regional State, Central Ethiopia, to investigate the floristic composition, species diversity, vegetation structure, and regeneration status of the forest. A systematic sampling design was employed to collect vegetation data. Sixty-six (66) quadrats of 20 m × 20 m were laid at every 100 m interva ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100191

19. Long‐term heavy grazing increases community‐level foliar fungal diseases by shifting plant composition

Author:
Yong Liu; Dongdong Duan; Feifei Jiang; Zhen Tian; Xiaoxuan Feng; Nana Wu; Fujiang Hou; Paul Kardol; Zhibiao Nan; Tao Chen
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2022 v.59 no.3 pp. 791-800
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; applied ecology; community structure; fungi; grasslands; leaves; microbial load; pathogens; sheep;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In grasslands, the interactions of foliar fungal diseases and their host plants are largely dependent on grazing by large herbivores. However, the relative importance of direct (i.e. pathogen removal) and indirect effects (i.e. via changes in plant community composition) of long‐term grazing on foliar fungal diseases remains largely unexplored, especially under varied grazing intensities. We condu ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.14093

20. Phylotranscriptomics reveals the evolutionary history of subtropical East Asian white pines: further insights into gymnosperm diversification

Author:
Yan-Yan Liu; Wei-Tao Jin; Xiao-Xin Wei; Xiao-Quan Wang
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2022 v.168 pp. 107403
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
botanical composition,   etc   ; Miocene epoch; biodiversity conservation; extinction; geographical distribution; museums; phylogeny; China; Taiwan;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Floristic composition within a geographic area is driven by a wide array of factors from local biotic interactions to biogeographical processes. Subtropical East Asia is a key biodiversity hotspot of the world, and harbors the most families of extant gymnosperms and a large number of endemic genera with ancient origins, but rare phylogenetic studies explored whether it served as a diversification ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107403