Mowing and disturbance increase survival rates of three rare moss species of fen meadows

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12224-021-09398-4.pdf" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12224-021-09398-4.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12224-021-09398-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12224-021-09398-4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Mowing and disturbance increase survival rates of three rare moss species of fen meadows

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Fen meadow habitats host many rare bryophytes. Lack of management has resulted in eliminations of specialized fen bryophytes by competitively stronger vascular plants or common bryophytes. We studied the effects of management (mowing only or in combination with disturbance and litter removal) on three fen moss species, Breidleria pratensis, Sphagnum warnstorfii and Tomentypnum nitens. Experimental plots were established at sixteen sites in Czechia and were sampled before and after three years of management application. Evaluation of management effects on species cover revealed significant support for both types of management of habitats with the occurrence of Breidleria pratensis and Tomentypnum nitens whereas the effect on Sphagnum warnstorfii cover was not significant. The effects of management on population size were evaluated as two aspects of spatial dynamics, namely the persistence of species in already occupied places and their expansion to new ones. Both management types increased the expansion of all three species, but their persistence was generally supported only by mowing. The combination of mowing and disturbance increased the survival rate only for Tomentypnum nitens and Breidleria pratensis. Overall, our results show that diverse management (mowing, optionally with the creation of gaps and litter removal), applied with reasonable intensity, is essential for maintaining a vital and diverse bryophyte layer in fen meadows.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Mowing and disturbance increase survival rates of three rare moss species of fen meadows

Popis výsledku anglicky

Fen meadow habitats host many rare bryophytes. Lack of management has resulted in eliminations of specialized fen bryophytes by competitively stronger vascular plants or common bryophytes. We studied the effects of management (mowing only or in combination with disturbance and litter removal) on three fen moss species, Breidleria pratensis, Sphagnum warnstorfii and Tomentypnum nitens. Experimental plots were established at sixteen sites in Czechia and were sampled before and after three years of management application. Evaluation of management effects on species cover revealed significant support for both types of management of habitats with the occurrence of Breidleria pratensis and Tomentypnum nitens whereas the effect on Sphagnum warnstorfii cover was not significant. The effects of management on population size were evaluated as two aspects of spatial dynamics, namely the persistence of species in already occupied places and their expansion to new ones. Both management types increased the expansion of all three species, but their persistence was generally supported only by mowing. The combination of mowing and disturbance increased the survival rate only for Tomentypnum nitens and Breidleria pratensis. Overall, our results show that diverse management (mowing, optionally with the creation of gaps and litter removal), applied with reasonable intensity, is essential for maintaining a vital and diverse bryophyte layer in fen meadows.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Folia Geobotanica

ISSN

1211-9520

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

56

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2-3

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

167-177

Kód UT WoS článku

000710891800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85117855435