Plant and saproxylic beetle dynamics during succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests reveal only short periods of increased diversity
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60077344:_____/25:00635516 RIV/67985939:_____/25:00639399 RIV/60076658:12310/25:43909765
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<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725002952?pes=vor&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725002952?pes=vor&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111258" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111258</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Plant and saproxylic beetle dynamics during succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests reveal only short periods of increased diversity
Original language description
Forest succession, pivotal for biodiversity restoration after disturbance, lacks comprehensive comparisons among different taxa to elucidate mechanisms driving spatiotemporal diversity changes across trophic levels. While forest succession is generally understood, knowledge of multi-taxon succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests is limited due to scarcity of large old-growth habitats and insufficient long-term multitrophic data. We studied successional dynamics of understory plants and saproxylic beetles (xylophages, saproxylophages, saprophages, mycetophages and zoophages) in 91 oak-hornbeam forest stands and examined species richness of functional guilds and ecological traits across a chronosequence spanning 170 years of succession. We discovered non-linear successional patterns in species richness and functional groups of both taxa. Peaks in diversity were observed in the early-and late-successional stages, with extended periods of lower diversity in the middle stages. The patterns were closely associated with fluctuations in light availability. Early-successional stages harboured light-demanding species, taller plants, and flower-visiting beetles, while middle stages were species-poorer, favoring organisms typical of shaded, moist environments. In late-successional stages, diversity increased again due to self-thinning and stand aging as succession progressed, but the values did not reach the state of early stages. In temperate broadleaf forests, biodiversity fluctuates throughout succession, with brief peaks during the post-disturbance recovery phase and again later as trees age and canopy opens due to treefall. Effective conservation strategies should aim to maintain a heterogeneous canopy structure by applying partial cutting with retained trees and preserve old-growth attributes such as large deadwood and old trees, ensuring an open canopy around these elements.
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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
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
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)
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
Biological Conservation
ISSN
0006-3207
e-ISSN
0006-3207
Volume of the periodical
308
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2025
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
1-10
UT code for WoS article
001504693700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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