Patterns of distribution, abundance and composition of forest terrestrial orchids

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-020-02067-6" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-020-02067-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02067-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10531-020-02067-6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Patterns of distribution, abundance and composition of forest terrestrial orchids

Original language description

Many terrestrial orchid species are known to grow in forest ecosystems, but the patterns of their diversity and habitat specialization have not been sufficiently explored. Niche parameters and factors influencing the distribution, abundance and composition of forest orchids in the central Balkans were investigated in the present study. Outlying mean index (OMI) analysis was used to explore ecological niches of orchids and environmental factors affecting the patterns of their distribution. Indicator species analysis was performed to identify species presenting strong affinity for specific forest and bedrock types. In addition, similarity profile analysis was applied to classify orchid taxa into meaningful groups, whereas the multi-response permutation procedure was used to analyse differences of orchid composition between forest types. Out of a total of 40 orchid species and subspecies analysed, 29 showed significant niche marginality. The first three axes of the OMI analysis explained 68.13% of total variability. Light, temperature, moisture, nitrogen and altitude were found to be the factors most effectively influencing the distribution and abundance of orchids. Seven orchids had statistically significant strong affinity for specific forest types, whereas eight orchids were statistically significantly correlated with specific bedrock types. Overall, six ecological groups of orchids were distinguished. The results suggest that specialist orchids occur at the extreme ends of the light, temperature, soil pH, moisture and altitude gradients. Moreover, most specialist orchid species were found from low to middle elevations. The results provide a useful basis for the successful design of strategies for the conservation of forest orchids.

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

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Biodiversity and Conservation

ISSN

0960-3115

e-ISSN

1572-9710

Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

14

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

4111-4135

UT code for WoS article

000577265600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85092566343