Patterns of change in the species composition of vascular plants during different succession stages and management intensity of a lowland floodplain forest

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62156489:43410/20:43918006

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-020-00536-5" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-020-00536-5</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11756-020-00536-5" target="_blank" >10.2478/s11756-020-00536-5</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Patterns of change in the species composition of vascular plants during different succession stages and management intensity of a lowland floodplain forest

Original language description

To understand how different management interventions influence the forest structure and biodiversity, various components of vascular plant communities were studied and compared in differently managed forest stands and clearings. The number of species, the percentage of the overall cover of alien species, different Raunkier&apos;s life forms&apos;, CRS strategists, the amount of litter and canopy openness were monitored and used for assessment of forest stands condition. We discovered that the species richness and composition of intensively managed forests significantly differ from those with extensive management. Intensive management interventions in commercial plantations, such as mechanical site preparation and the application of herbicides significantly contribute to the decrease of diversity and the spread of alien and ruderal plant species at the expense of native species. On the other hand, when new stands are founded and cared for sensitively, common types of floodplain forests show good regeneration abilities and their species diversity is preserved or quickly renewed. Thus, extensive floodplain forest management results in higher biodiversity and better conditions for the fulfillment of both wood-producing and non-wood-producing functions as well as for sustainable management. We further propose that mechanical site preparation with soil milling and application of herbicides may have a very strong negative impact on the overall biodiversity in forest plantations.

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

40102 - Forestry

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Biologia

ISSN

0006-3088

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

75

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

1801-1813

UT code for WoS article

000540947800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85087077864