Plant and saproxylic beetle dynamics during succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests reveal only short periods of increased diversity

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F25%3A103226" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/25:103226 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60077344:_____/25:00635516 RIV/67985939:_____/25:00639399 RIV/60076658:12310/25:43909765

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725002952?pes=vor&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725002952?pes=vor&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111258" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111258</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Plant and saproxylic beetle dynamics during succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests reveal only short periods of increased diversity

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Forest succession, pivotal for biodiversity restoration after disturbance, lacks comprehensive comparisons among different taxa to elucidate mechanisms driving spatiotemporal diversity changes across trophic levels. While forest succession is generally understood, knowledge of multi-taxon succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests is limited due to scarcity of large old-growth habitats and insufficient long-term multitrophic data. We studied successional dynamics of understory plants and saproxylic beetles (xylophages, saproxylophages, saprophages, mycetophages and zoophages) in 91 oak-hornbeam forest stands and examined species richness of functional guilds and ecological traits across a chronosequence spanning 170 years of succession. We discovered non-linear successional patterns in species richness and functional groups of both taxa. Peaks in diversity were observed in the early-and late-successional stages, with extended periods of lower diversity in the middle stages. The patterns were closely associated with fluctuations in light availability. Early-successional stages harboured light-demanding species, taller plants, and flower-visiting beetles, while middle stages were species-poorer, favoring organisms typical of shaded, moist environments. In late-successional stages, diversity increased again due to self-thinning and stand aging as succession progressed, but the values did not reach the state of early stages. In temperate broadleaf forests, biodiversity fluctuates throughout succession, with brief peaks during the post-disturbance recovery phase and again later as trees age and canopy opens due to treefall. Effective conservation strategies should aim to maintain a heterogeneous canopy structure by applying partial cutting with retained trees and preserve old-growth attributes such as large deadwood and old trees, ensuring an open canopy around these elements.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Plant and saproxylic beetle dynamics during succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests reveal only short periods of increased diversity

Popis výsledku anglicky

Forest succession, pivotal for biodiversity restoration after disturbance, lacks comprehensive comparisons among different taxa to elucidate mechanisms driving spatiotemporal diversity changes across trophic levels. While forest succession is generally understood, knowledge of multi-taxon succession in lowland temperate broadleaf forests is limited due to scarcity of large old-growth habitats and insufficient long-term multitrophic data. We studied successional dynamics of understory plants and saproxylic beetles (xylophages, saproxylophages, saprophages, mycetophages and zoophages) in 91 oak-hornbeam forest stands and examined species richness of functional guilds and ecological traits across a chronosequence spanning 170 years of succession. We discovered non-linear successional patterns in species richness and functional groups of both taxa. Peaks in diversity were observed in the early-and late-successional stages, with extended periods of lower diversity in the middle stages. The patterns were closely associated with fluctuations in light availability. Early-successional stages harboured light-demanding species, taller plants, and flower-visiting beetles, while middle stages were species-poorer, favoring organisms typical of shaded, moist environments. In late-successional stages, diversity increased again due to self-thinning and stand aging as succession progressed, but the values did not reach the state of early stages. In temperate broadleaf forests, biodiversity fluctuates throughout succession, with brief peaks during the post-disturbance recovery phase and again later as trees age and canopy opens due to treefall. Effective conservation strategies should aim to maintain a heterogeneous canopy structure by applying partial cutting with retained trees and preserve old-growth attributes such as large deadwood and old trees, ensuring an open canopy around these elements.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Biological Conservation

ISSN

0006-3207

e-ISSN

0006-3207

Svazek periodika

308

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

1-10

Kód UT WoS článku

001504693700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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