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Forest age and topographic position jointly shape the species richness and composition of vascular plants in karstic habitats / Zoltán Bátori in Annals of Forest Science, vol 80 n° 1 (2023)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 80 n° 1 (2023) . - n° 16 Titre : Forest age and topographic position jointly shape the species richness and composition of vascular plants in karstic habitats Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Zoltán Bátori, Auteur ; Csaba Tölgyesi, Auteur ; Gábor Li, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 16 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] âge du peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] gestion forestière [Termes IGN] habitat d'espèce [Termes IGN] karst [Termes IGN] pente [Termes IGN] topographie locale [Termes IGN] Tracheophyta [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Key message: Dolines may provide important safe havens for many plant species and play a key role in maintaining biodiversity. The combined effects of forest age and topographic position influence the biodiversity patterns of these unique habitats. Forest managers, conservationists, and researchers need to work together in order to maintain the species richness and composition of these habitats under environmental changes. Context: Dolines are the most prominent geomorphological features in many karst landscapes that may provide important microhabitats for many species. Aims: We aim to contribute to a better understanding of how forest age and topographic position influence the plant species richness and composition of vascular plants within doline habitats. Methods: We studied the effects of forest age (four age classes: from 5- to 10-year-old stands to more than 90-year-old stands), topographic position (south-facing slope, bottom, and north-facing slope), and their interaction on the distribution of vascular plants and mean Ellenberg indicator values in dolines using detrended correspondence analysis and mixed-effects models. Diagnostic species for the forest age classes and topographic positions were also determined. Results: Different groups of vascular plant species usually showed significant preferences for certain topographic positions and/or forest age classes in dolines. In general, the number of species in all studied groups of plants increased after a few years of canopy removal. The number of plant species in almost all groups was lowest in dolines covered with 40–45-year-old forests. The moist and nutrient-rich doline bottoms covered with 90–120-year-old forests harboured many climate change vulnerable plant species. Conclusions: Forest age and topographic position considerably influence the species richness and composition of vascular plants in dolines; therefore, forest managers and conservationists need to consider their potential impacts when evaluating the effects of climate warming on karst landscapes. Numéro de notice : A2023-188 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : BIODIVERSITE/FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1186/s13595-023-01183-x Date de publication en ligne : 31/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-023-01183-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102967 [article]