Open-grown trees as key habitats for arthropods in temperate woodlands: The diversity composition, and conservation value of associated communities

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RIV/60076658:12310/16:43890842 RIV/62690094:18470/16:50005111 RIV/00216208:11310/16:10328649

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037811271630490X" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037811271630490X</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.08.052" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.foreco.2016.08.052</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Open-grown trees as key habitats for arthropods in temperate woodlands: The diversity composition, and conservation value of associated communities

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Temperate open woodlands are recognized as biodiversity hotspots. They are characterised by the presence of scattered, open-grown, often old and large trees (hereafter referred to as solitary trees). Such trees are considered keystone ecological features for biodiversity. However, thenecological role of solitary trees and their importance for woodland communities are still not fully understood. Communities of arthropods in temperate forests are often structured not only by the horizontal openness of the stand, but also by vertical stratification. Thus there is a need forncomparisons among communities associated with solitary trees and different forest strata. In this study, we analysed the diversity, conservation value, and nestedness of four taxonomic groups (beetles (Coleoptera), bees and wasps (aculeate Hymenoptera), ants (Formicidae), and spiders (Araneae)) on (i) solitary trees in open woodlands, and four habitat types in adjacentnclosed-canopy forests: (ii) edge-canopy, (iii) edge-understorey, (iv) interior-canopy, and (v) interior-understorey. Across the focal insect groups, solitary trees harboured the greatest number of species, whilst spider communities were also equally rich in forest edge canopies. The conservation value of communities was highest in solitary trees for beetles, and in solitary trees and edge-canopy habitats for bees and wasps. For spiders, the conservation value was similar across all habitat types, but ordination analysis revealed general preferences for solitary trees among threatened species. We also found that communities from the forest interior were mostly only nested subsets of the communities found on solitary trees. Our results show an important and irreplaceable role that open-grown trees have in maintaining temperate woodland biodiversity.nTherefore, preservation and maintenance of open-grown trees should be a primary concern in biological conservation.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Open-grown trees as key habitats for arthropods in temperate woodlands: The diversity composition, and conservation value of associated communities

Popis výsledku anglicky

Temperate open woodlands are recognized as biodiversity hotspots. They are characterised by the presence of scattered, open-grown, often old and large trees (hereafter referred to as solitary trees). Such trees are considered keystone ecological features for biodiversity. However, thenecological role of solitary trees and their importance for woodland communities are still not fully understood. Communities of arthropods in temperate forests are often structured not only by the horizontal openness of the stand, but also by vertical stratification. Thus there is a need forncomparisons among communities associated with solitary trees and different forest strata. In this study, we analysed the diversity, conservation value, and nestedness of four taxonomic groups (beetles (Coleoptera), bees and wasps (aculeate Hymenoptera), ants (Formicidae), and spiders (Araneae)) on (i) solitary trees in open woodlands, and four habitat types in adjacentnclosed-canopy forests: (ii) edge-canopy, (iii) edge-understorey, (iv) interior-canopy, and (v) interior-understorey. Across the focal insect groups, solitary trees harboured the greatest number of species, whilst spider communities were also equally rich in forest edge canopies. The conservation value of communities was highest in solitary trees for beetles, and in solitary trees and edge-canopy habitats for bees and wasps. For spiders, the conservation value was similar across all habitat types, but ordination analysis revealed general preferences for solitary trees among threatened species. We also found that communities from the forest interior were mostly only nested subsets of the communities found on solitary trees. Our results show an important and irreplaceable role that open-grown trees have in maintaining temperate woodland biodiversity.nTherefore, preservation and maintenance of open-grown trees should be a primary concern in biological conservation.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EH - Ekologie – společenstva

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GAP504%2F12%2F1952" target="_blank" >GAP504/12/1952: Diverzita saproxylických organizmů v čase a prostoru: Od historie krajiny přes ekologii společenstev k modelům přežívání druhů</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Forest Ecology and Management

ISSN

0378-1127

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

380

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

NOV 15

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

172-181

Kód UT WoS článku

000385605500018

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84986631549