Ecologically sustainable retention forestry supports spider biodiversity in the Lower Morava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12765" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12765</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12765" target="_blank" >10.1111/icad.12765</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Ecologically sustainable retention forestry supports spider biodiversity in the Lower Morava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Floodplain forests are among the most endangered ecosystems worldwide, even though they are hotspots for numerous taxa. The abandonment of traditional management and large-scale timber extraction, such as clear-cutting, has led to a decline in floodplain forest biodiversity. Retention forestry has the potential to facilitate the implementation of an ecologically sustainable forest management approach. Despite the increasing popularity of this method, its potential for spider diversity conservation, especially its comparison with the widespread practice of clear-cutting, is still poorly studied. We studied the short-term effect of forestry treatments (dispersed retention with 60% retained trees and clear-cutting) on the diversity of ground-dwelling spiders in the floodplain forests along the Lower Morava (March) and Dyje (Thaya) rivers in the Czech Republic. Spiders were sampled using pitfall traps during 2021 (pre-harvest year) and 2022 (post-harvest year). A total of 10,005 specimens from 167 species were recorded. Both forestry treatments simplified habitat structure compared with pre-harvest conditions, resulting in lower beta-diversity within sites. However, dispersed retention had higher alpha- and beta-diversity than clear-cuts, indicating that retention provided a more complex-structured habitat. Dispersed retention and clear-cuts hosted distinct spider assemblages with characteristic indicator species. Species typical of open and significantly disturbed habitats preferred clear-cuts, while species typical of forests and (semi-) open habitats, including threatened species, showed a preference for dispersed retention. Our results demonstrated, for the first time, that dispersed retention forestry could serve as an effective management tool for conserving the ground-dwelling assemblages of spiders in floodplain forests.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Ecologically sustainable retention forestry supports spider biodiversity in the Lower Morava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Popis výsledku anglicky

Floodplain forests are among the most endangered ecosystems worldwide, even though they are hotspots for numerous taxa. The abandonment of traditional management and large-scale timber extraction, such as clear-cutting, has led to a decline in floodplain forest biodiversity. Retention forestry has the potential to facilitate the implementation of an ecologically sustainable forest management approach. Despite the increasing popularity of this method, its potential for spider diversity conservation, especially its comparison with the widespread practice of clear-cutting, is still poorly studied. We studied the short-term effect of forestry treatments (dispersed retention with 60% retained trees and clear-cutting) on the diversity of ground-dwelling spiders in the floodplain forests along the Lower Morava (March) and Dyje (Thaya) rivers in the Czech Republic. Spiders were sampled using pitfall traps during 2021 (pre-harvest year) and 2022 (post-harvest year). A total of 10,005 specimens from 167 species were recorded. Both forestry treatments simplified habitat structure compared with pre-harvest conditions, resulting in lower beta-diversity within sites. However, dispersed retention had higher alpha- and beta-diversity than clear-cuts, indicating that retention provided a more complex-structured habitat. Dispersed retention and clear-cuts hosted distinct spider assemblages with characteristic indicator species. Species typical of open and significantly disturbed habitats preferred clear-cuts, while species typical of forests and (semi-) open habitats, including threatened species, showed a preference for dispersed retention. Our results demonstrated, for the first time, that dispersed retention forestry could serve as an effective management tool for conserving the ground-dwelling assemblages of spiders in floodplain forests.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Insect Conservation and Diversity

ISSN

1752-458X

e-ISSN

1752-4598

Svazek periodika

17

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

1001-1015

Kód UT WoS článku

001261509600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85197450587