The plant functional traits that explain species occurrence across fragmented grasslands differ according to patch management, isolation, and wetness

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985939:_____/17:00478058 RIV/00216208:11310/17:10360563

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10980-017-0486-y" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10980-017-0486-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-017-0486-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10980-017-0486-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The plant functional traits that explain species occurrence across fragmented grasslands differ according to patch management, isolation, and wetness

Original language description

Context Landscape fragmentation significantly affects species distributions by decreasing the number and connectivity of suitable patches. While researchers have hypothesized that species functional traits could help in predicting species distribution in a landscape, predictions should depend on the type of patches available and on the ability of species to disperse and grow there. Objectives To explore whether different traits can explain the frequency of grassland species (number of occupied patches) and/or their occupancy (ratio of occupied to suitable patches) across a variety of patch types within a fragmented landscape. Methods We sampled species distributions over 1300 grassland patches in a fragmented landscape of 385 km(2) in the Czech Republic. Relationships between functional traits and species frequency and occupancy were tested across all patches in the landscape, as well as within patches that shared similar management, wetness, and isolation. Results Although some traits predicting species frequency also predicted occupancy, others were markedly different, with competition- and dispersal-related traits becoming more important for occupancy. Which traits were important differed for frequency and occupancy and also differed depending on patch management, wetness, and isolation. Conclusions Plant traits can provide insight into plant distribution in fragmented landscapes and can reveal specific abiotic, biotic, and dispersal processes affecting species occurrence in a patch type. However, the importance of individual traits depends on the type of suitable patches available within the landscape.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Landscape Ecology

ISSN

0921-2973

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

32

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

791-805

UT code for WoS article

000397474000007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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