Response of Subalpine Plant Vegetation to Snow Cover Duration Quantified by In Situ Repeat Photography
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.70016" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.70016</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.70016" target="_blank" >10.1111/jvs.70016</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Response of Subalpine Plant Vegetation to Snow Cover Duration Quantified by In Situ Repeat Photography
Original language description
Aims: Snow plays a crucial role in the distribution of alpine plant species and the dynamics of alpine communities. However, we have only a limited understanding of the snow cover's impact on vegetation in middle-height mountains at a meso-topographic scale close to the treeline. Location: The High Sudetes Mts., Czech Republic. Methods: We examined the association of snow cover duration and the spatial pattern of four dominant vegetation types in the subalpine region. We used a novel approach to create maps of snow cover duration by combining time-series photographic data on snow distribution and vegetation patterns. Key explanatory factors included snow cover duration, snow melting time, elevation, and proximity to ski slopes. Results: We found the influence of snow cover duration, which was positively correlated with subalpine tall-fern vegetation and negatively correlated with Vaccinium vegetation. However, elevation and ski slope played an important role as co-determinants. Subalpine tall grasslands showed a discernible response to snow cover in the highest part of the study area, while wind-swept grasslands were positively influenced by the body of the ski timeslope at higher altitudes. Conclusions: The complex relationship between snow cover duration and the subalpine vegetation pattern is contingent upon the life-history characteristics of the dominant plant species and is influenced by various environmental factors. These factors encompass snow attributes, the influence of human activities, land-use patterns, and the overarching impact of climate change. Snow cover emerges as a crucial, multifaceted factor in shaping vegetation boundaries. Recognizing its complexity is imperative for effective planning of conservation measures.
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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
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Continuities
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
Journal of Vegetation Science
ISSN
1100-9233
e-ISSN
1654-1103
Volume of the periodical
36
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
"e70016"
UT code for WoS article
001433765500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85219523801