Assessing the future of Pulsatilla grandis in the Czech Republic: long-term population trends, site conditions and management
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F25%3A00143240" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/25:00143240 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2025.115" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2025.115</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2025.115" target="_blank" >10.23855/preslia.2025.115</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Assessing the future of Pulsatilla grandis in the Czech Republic: long-term population trends, site conditions and management
Original language description
Pulsatilla grandis is a symbolic species of dry grassland ecosystems and indicates the importance of diverse management strategies for its conservation and protection of the associated biodiversity. Despite being classified as of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, there has been a significant decline in its native dry grassland habitats due to habitat degradation, abandonment and eutrophication. This study investigates the population dynamics and conservation status of this threatened vascular plant, focusing on data for flowering individuals, threats and site characteristics collected over 19 years from 420 Czech populations. Employing two imputation models to address missing data, this study reveals a considerable decrease in flowering plants, with 17-20% of populations experiencing complete loss of flowering individuals within the period monitored. The total loss of flowering individuals in the Czech Republic is estimated to be between 23 and 46%. Although management efforts have doubled, factors limiting species survival, like litter accumulation and dispersal and spread of invasive species, continues to have a serious effect on habitat quality. This study underscores the need for ongoing and increasing efforts in conservation and habitat management in order to prevent further decline of this and other related dry grassland species in the Czech flora.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PRESLIA
ISSN
0032-7786
e-ISSN
2570-950X
Volume of the periodical
97
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
115-128
UT code for WoS article
001435526200002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85219159606