Important part of urban biodiversity: Lichens in cemeteries are influenced by the settlement hierarchy and substrate quality

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18470%2F20%3A50017102" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18470/20:50017102 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41320/20:84714

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866720300133" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866720300133</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126742" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126742</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Important part of urban biodiversity: Lichens in cemeteries are influenced by the settlement hierarchy and substrate quality

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Cities, towns and villages are important places with almost specific greening in comparison with open landscapes. Cemeteries are one of the most common land-use types in Central European settlements; however, they are still rather marginal regarding their total extent. In this study, we focused on the diversity of lichens in these important artificial habitats. Our study was done in the Czech Republic and we analyzed 164 substrates (trees and gravestones) in 19 cemeteries located in a city, a town and in villages between them. Our results reveal that the majority of 65 species of lichens were rock-dwellers, preferring silicate substrates. Notably, ten species were red-listed. We found greater species richness in the town cemeteries, followed by village cemeteries, with those in the city most species-poor. Gravestones hosted a significantly higher number of lichen species than did trees. For tree-associated species, broadleaf species supported greater lichen species richness than did conifers. For rock-dwelling species, sandstone gravestones supported greatest lichen species richness, while those of concrete hosted the fewest species. The results of this study indicate that cemeteries are important habitats for lichen diversity in human settlements. Cemeteries hosted a diverse community of lichens, including a number of threatened species. Even though trees were not as species rich as gravestones, they did support a different community of lichens in these cemeteries, suggesting that trees, particularly broadleaf species, provide important habitat in cemeteries to support a diverse lichen community. Planting of broadleaf trees and especially the retention and management of existing trees appears to be one of the most important management considerations for cemeteries to support diverse lichen communities.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Important part of urban biodiversity: Lichens in cemeteries are influenced by the settlement hierarchy and substrate quality

Popis výsledku anglicky

Cities, towns and villages are important places with almost specific greening in comparison with open landscapes. Cemeteries are one of the most common land-use types in Central European settlements; however, they are still rather marginal regarding their total extent. In this study, we focused on the diversity of lichens in these important artificial habitats. Our study was done in the Czech Republic and we analyzed 164 substrates (trees and gravestones) in 19 cemeteries located in a city, a town and in villages between them. Our results reveal that the majority of 65 species of lichens were rock-dwellers, preferring silicate substrates. Notably, ten species were red-listed. We found greater species richness in the town cemeteries, followed by village cemeteries, with those in the city most species-poor. Gravestones hosted a significantly higher number of lichen species than did trees. For tree-associated species, broadleaf species supported greater lichen species richness than did conifers. For rock-dwelling species, sandstone gravestones supported greatest lichen species richness, while those of concrete hosted the fewest species. The results of this study indicate that cemeteries are important habitats for lichen diversity in human settlements. Cemeteries hosted a diverse community of lichens, including a number of threatened species. Even though trees were not as species rich as gravestones, they did support a different community of lichens in these cemeteries, suggesting that trees, particularly broadleaf species, provide important habitat in cemeteries to support a diverse lichen community. Planting of broadleaf trees and especially the retention and management of existing trees appears to be one of the most important management considerations for cemeteries to support diverse lichen communities.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10612 - Mycology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

ISSN

1618-8667

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

53

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

August

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

"Article Number: 126742"

Kód UT WoS článku

000559091000005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85085916327