Biogeographic variability of coastal perennial grasslands at the European scale
| العنوان: | Biogeographic variability of coastal perennial grasslands at the European scale |
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| المؤلفون: | Rossen Tzonev, John Janssen, John S. Rodwell, Gabriella Buffa, Edy Fantinato, Frédéric Bioret, S. Del Vecchio, Corrado Marcenò, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, I. Prisco |
| المساهمون: | Del Vecchio, S., Fantinato, E., Janssen, J. A. M., Bioret, F., Acosta, A., Prisco, I., Tzonev, R., Marcenò, C., Rodwell, J., Buffa, G. |
| المصدر: | Applied Vegetation Science 21 (2018) 2 Applied Vegetation Science, 21(2), 312-321 |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, Mediterranean climate, Foredune, dune habitats, Range (biology), Bos- en Landschapsecologie, 01 natural sciences, Grassland, Dune habitat, climatic gradient, Forest and Landscape Ecology, Humid continental climate, geography.geographical_feature_category, Ecology, Vegetation gradient, Azonal habitat, Vegetation, Native plant, PE&RC, Habitat classification, Vegetation structure, Geography, vegetation gradient, habitat classification, endemism, Vegetatie, Bos- en Landschapsecologie, Endemism, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata, Dune habitats, Climate change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, azonal habitats, 010603 evolutionary biology, Phytosociological data, Meta-analysi, vegetation structure, 14. Life underwater, Vegetatie, Nature and Landscape Conservation, 15. Life on land, meta-analysis, Meta-analysis, Climatic gradient, 13. Climate action, Vegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology, Azonal habitats, phytosociological data, 010606 plant biology & botany, Azonal habitats, Climatic gradient, Dune habitats, Endemism, Habitat classification, Meta-analysis, Phytosociological data, Vegetation gradient, Vegetation structure |
| الوصف: | Question: Coastal environments have often been described as azonal. While this characteristic is clear for the foredune system, it seems less evident for more inland fixed dunes, which host habitats of major conservation concern, whose features seem to be more related to local climatic conditions. We hypothesized that, unlike other coastal habitats, dune perennial grasslands differ floristically and structurally across their European range and that patterns of variation are linked to the corresponding climate. Location: European coasts (Atlantic Ocean, Baltic, Mediterranean, Black Sea). Methods: We used a large data set of phytosociological relevés, representative of coastal grasslands throughout their European range. The role of climatic variables (temperature, precipitation and continentality) in determining the variability in species composition and vegetation structure (by means of life forms) was investigated through CCA, DCA and GLM. The degree of concentration of species occurrences within groups was calculated through the Phi coefficient. Results: Through multivariate analyses we identified seven major types of coastal grassland, corresponding to different geographic areas. The groups significantly differed in their climatic envelope, as well as in their species composition and community structure. Conclusion: Our results confirm the hypothesis that coastal dune perennial grasslands are subjected to local climate, which exerts significant effects on both floristic composition and community structure. As a consequence, coastal grasslands are particularly prone to the effect of possible climate change, which may alter species composition and distribution, and lead to shifts in the distribution of native plant communities. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf; application/octet-stream |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1402-2001 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e4897115d0b74b0d9dfcc44e1f570627 https://hdl.handle.net/11391/1534079 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....e4897115d0b74b0d9dfcc44e1f570627 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14022001 |
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