Scale-Dependent Effects of Plant Diversity Drivers Across Different Grassland Habitats in Ukraine
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70941" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70941</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70941" target="_blank" >10.1002/ece3.70941</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Scale-Dependent Effects of Plant Diversity Drivers Across Different Grassland Habitats in Ukraine
Original language description
Understanding the factors governing grassland biodiversity across different spatial scales is crucial for effective conservation and management. However, most studies focus on single grain sizes, leaving the scale-dependent mechanisms of biodiversity drivers unclear. We investigated how climate, soil properties, abiotic disturbance, and land use influence plant diversity across two fine spatial scales in various grassland types in Ukraine. Using spatially explicit data on plant species presence and their cover, collected at smaller (10 m2) and larger (100 m2) grain sizes, we assessed spatial beta-diversity-the variability of biodiversity between scales. We analyzed whether the effects of ecological drivers on beta-diversity are mediated by changes in species evenness, density (total cover), and intraspecific aggregation in plant community. In our study, the most influential factors of local plant diversity at both grain sizes were climate variables, followed by soil humus content, litter cover, and soil pH. Soil and litter effects were primarily driven by the response of locally rare species, while climate and grazing effects were driven by locally common species. The strength of most of these effects varied between spatial scales, affecting beta-diversity. Soil properties influenced beta-diversity through changes in total plant community cover, while the effects of climate and litter operated via changes in species evenness and aggregation. Our findings highlight that biodiversity responses to climate, soil factors, and litter depend on the size of the sampled area and reveal the role of total plant cover, evenness, and aggregation in driving fine-scale beta-diversity in grasslands across different habitat types.
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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
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>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
Ecology and Evolution
ISSN
2045-7758
e-ISSN
2045-7758
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
1-16
UT code for WoS article
001419463900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-86000006654