Patterns of functional diversity of two trophic groups after canopy thinning in an abandoned coppice

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985939:_____/17:00478508 RIV/00216224:14310/17:00097113 RIV/62156489:43410/17:43911718 RIV/61989592:15310/17:73583620

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-017-9282-3" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-017-9282-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-017-9282-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12224-017-9282-3</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Patterns of functional diversity of two trophic groups after canopy thinning in an abandoned coppice

Original language description

Coppice abandonment had negative consequences for the biodiversity of forest vegetation and several groups of invertebrates. Most coppicing restoration studies have focused only on a single trophic level despite the fact that ecosystems are characterized by interactions between trophic levels represented by various groups of organisms. To address the patterns of functional diversity in the perspective of coppicing restoration, we studied the short-term effects of conservation-motivated tree canopy thinning in an abandoned coppice with standards in Central Europe, a region where such attempts have been rare so far. The functional diversity of vascular plants and spiders, chosen as two model trophic groups within the forest ecosystem, was compared between thinned and control forest patches. To characterize functional patterns, we examined several functional traits. These traits were assigned to two contrasting categories: response traits reflecting a change of environment (for both vascular plants and spiders) and effect traits influencing the ecosystem properties (only for vascular plants). Functional diversity was analysed by CCA using two measures: community-weighted means (CWM) and Rao's quadratic diversity (RaoQ). CCA models revealed that the canopy thinning had a positive effect on the diversity of the response traits of both trophic groups and negatively influenced the diversity of effect traits. In addition, we found distinct seasonal dynamics in functional diversity of the spider communities, which was probably linked to leaf phenology of deciduous trees. We conclude that canopy thinning affected functional diversity across trophic groups during the initial phase of coppicing restoration. With necessary precautions, careful canopy thinning can be effectively applied in the restoration of functional diversity in abandoned coppices.

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

R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Folia Geobotanica

ISSN

1211-9520

e-ISSN

1874-9348

Volume of the periodical

52

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

45-58

UT code for WoS article

000409166800005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85014556392