Environmental and Management Control over the Submontane Grassland Plant Communities in Central Slovakia
| Autor: | Slavomír Stašiov, Vladimír Pätoprstý, Andrea Diviaková, Milan Novikmec, Radovan Pondelík |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Slovakia soil chemistry Biodiversity 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Grassland plant community composition diversity nutrients Soil pH Grazing lcsh:QH301-705.5 Nature and Landscape Conservation 2. Zero hunger geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Ecological Modeling Plant community 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Vegetation 15. Life on land Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) lcsh:Biology (General) 13. Climate action Threatened species 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Species richness |
| Zdroj: | Diversity, Vol 13, Iss 30, p 30 (2021) Diversity Volume 13 Issue 1 |
| ISSN: | 1424-2818 |
| Popis: | In Central Europe, submontane grassland plant biodiversity is currently threatened by management intensification as well as by the cessation and abandonment of management activities (extensive grazing and mowing). Although the vegetation of Central European grasslands has been well described by phytosociological papers, there is still a need to improve our understanding of the effect of both management and environment on species richness and community composition. We studied submontane grassland communities in Central Slovakia. Our study showed that both environmental variables and management were important for shaping the submontane grassland species richness and floristic composition. Plant species richness showed a weak negative relationship with soil pH. When grassland management types were analyzed individually, the amount of phosphorus, nitrogen, pH, and altitude were all found to be significantly correlated with plant species richness or diversity. Management type and local environmental factors (i.e., incoming solar radiation) both determined community composition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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