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Im Jahr 2008 wurden im Hochtaunus zwei Vorkommen der für diesen Bereich in der Literatur bisher nicht erwähnten Süßdolde (Myrrhis odorata) entdeckt. Beide haben sich bis heute (2017) in dicht geschlossenen, einmal im Jahr gemähten Pflanzenbeständen gehalten. Die Art besitzt also offensichtlich das Potential zur Einbürgerung, wobei man angesichts der relativ geringen Bestandesgröße noch nicht von einem gesicherten Trend zur Einbürgerung sprechen darf. Beide Pflanzenbestände sind saumartig ausgebildet, wobei der Aspekt auch von typischen Saumarten bestimmt wird. Der für Saumgesellschaften auffallend hohe Anteil an Wiesenarten dürfte darauf zurückzuführen sein, dass beide Säume einmal im Jahr gemäht werden.
2007 wurde vom Verfasser auf dem Großen Feldberg im Taunus ein Bestand des Grauen Alpendost (Adenostyles alliariae) entdeckt, der noch heute (2017) existiert. Der von der Art dominierte Pflanzenbestand kann als subalpine Hochstaudenflur (Verband Adenostylion, Ordnung Adenostyletalia, Klasse Betulo-Adenostyletea) eingestuft werden. Da der Große Feldberg früher regelmäßig von Botanikern aufgesucht wurde, ist es höchst wahrscheinlich, dass es sich um eine Neuansiedlung handelt. Weil in der Umgebung in jüngster Zeit mehrere Ansalbungen erfolgten, ist zu vermuten, dass es sich auch bei Adenostyles alliariae um eine Ansalbung handelt. Entsprechendes gilt wohl auch für den dort mit Adenostyles vergesellschafteten Blauen Eisenhut (Aconitum napellus). Aus Sicht des Schutzes der Biodiversität sind jegliche Ansalbungen zu verurteilen.
Im Rahmen der Kartierung der Gefäßpflanzenflora des Vor-, Hoch- und kammnahen Hintertaunus wurden vom Verfasser drei Amaranthus-Arten gefunden, für die in der Literatur bisher aus der gesamten Region Nordwest (A. caudatus und A. cruentus) oder zumindest aus dem Taunus (A. albus) keine Nachweise vorliegen. A. cruentus wurde auf einer Gartenbrache sowie auf einer in Gartennähe gelegenen Ackerbrache gefunden. Beide Pflanzenbestände lassen sich eindeutig dem Chenopodio-Oxalidetum, einer für bodensaure Standorte bezeichnenden Garten-Unkrautgesellschaft zuordnen. Kleine, aber dennoch blühende und fruchtende Individuen von A. caudatus wuchsen in Pflasterritzen im für derartige Standorte typischen Bryo-Saginetum und A. albus fand sich in einer zum wärmeliebenden Flügel der Klasse Artemisietea gehörenden, ansonsten aber nicht eindeutig klassifizierbaren Vergesellschaftung.
In West African savannas, human land use affects the density of woody species seedlings and saplings (juveniles) by altering the state of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the land resulting in different land-cover types. We determined juvenile densities of 25 characteristic woody savanna species on non-arable sites, in fallows and in a protected area (in total 39 plots), and analyzed the influence of land use on juvenile densities. We further related the influence of land use on juvenile densities to 23 environmental parameters describing soil properties and vegetation structure. Soil acidity, particle size distribution of the soil, and vegetation structure differed between land-cover types. In terms of human impact, we detected five groups of species responding similarly to land use. Although we detected significant differences in soil properties, their direct effects on juvenile densities are less pronounced than their indirect effects. By altering the availability of resources, soil properties affect height and cover of all plants growing in the surrounding of a young woody plant, increasing the competition for light, water and nutrients during the establishment and initial growth. These effects are intensified by human land use and vary between land-cover types.
Particularly in savannas, termites are ecosystem engineers and a keystone group in ecology. For the understanding of the savanna vegetation, mound building termites are of particular interest. Due to their special soil chemistry and physical structure, termite mounds often host other plants than the surrounding savanna. As our knowledge of the specific contribution of mound-building termites to overall savanna diversity and ecosystem dynamics doubtlessly is not complete, this paper summarises the state of the art in order to stimulate further research. According to the research interest of the authors, focus is laid on the West African savanna and on the genus Macrotermes.
In spite of enormous climatic differences between Burkina Faso and Germany, 20 species belong to the spontaneous flora of both countries, i.e. 1% of the flora of Burkina Faso and 0.15 % of the German flora. All of them are either ruderal and segetal species (16) or water and reed plants (4). All of the 16 ruderals/segetals are therophytes. From a recent point of view, most of the 20 species can be classified as cosmopolitan, because they cover three and more floristic zones, and/or at least three climatic zones, and/or are represented in at least three continents. Although Burkina Faso has a semi-arid climate, none of the species can be called a sclero- or xerophyte. Therefore, in Burkina Faso, all are more or less bound to habitats at least temporarily flooded or to humid soils. In Germany, however, the concerned ruderals, with one exception, are indicators of medium dry or dry habitats.
Dynamics of juvenile woody plant communities on termite mounds in a West African savanna landscape
(2014)
Termites are keystone species in savanna ecology, and their mounds are thought to be an important source of habitat heterogeneity and structural complexity of the savanna. Macrotermes termitaria have been shown to allow woody plant colonisation of landscapes otherwise dominated by C4 grasses. In this study, we assess how resource-rich Macrotermes mounds affect juvenile woody plant and non-woody plant species diversity, community composition, biomass and population dynamics. We repeatedly sampled paired termite mound and savanna plots in Pendjari National Park (Sudanian vegetation zone, North Benin, West Africa) over the course of two years. Despite considerable overlap in their species pools, plant communities of mound and savanna plots were clearly separated in ordinations. Species richness and diversity of juvenile woody plants was consistently higher on termite mounds, while no differences could be detected for non-woody plants. Evenness of juvenile woody plants was generally lower on mounds, whereas density and basal area were higher on mounds. In contrast, we did not detect any influence of the mound microhabitat on colonisation, mortality and turnover of woody juveniles. Therefore, we suggest that differences in the communities on and off mounds should be strongly influenced by directed diaspore dispersal through zoochory.
Evidence for increasing homogenization and de-ruralization of the Central European village flora
(2013)
In this study, the spontaneous flora of North Rhine-Westphalian villages (NW Germany) recorded in the periods 1980–1984 and 2004–2005 was analyzed. We asked: (i) Did the similarity of the village flora increase with time and to what extent did non-native species contribute to this? (ii) Is the ongoing trend of urbanization reflected in the village flora? (iii) Regarding the species composition and β-diversity: are there differences between the results of a repeated survey and of a type comparison? In both periods, 200 villages were visited once, using consistent criteria for village selection and floristic investigation. Of these, a subset of 61 villages was investigated in both time periods and the rest were selected randomly for the second survey but with respect to the same criteria as used in the first. Using different β-diversity indices (Sørensen index of dissimilarity, Simpson index of dissimilarity and nestedness resultant index) to disentangle pure species turnover and nestedness of species assemblages, we tested whether the similarity among the villages increased over the years. This was done by calculating all pairwise comparisons among the villages of each time period, i.e. their spatial turnover. Additionally, different ecological groups were defined (e.g. "neophytes", "C-strategists" or "urbanophilous species") using the subgroups of species traits (floristic status, Grime's life strategy and urbanity) to indentify urbanization and compositional changes. Our results show that the traditional village flora (species of the Arction lappae, Bidention tripartitae and Potentillion anserinae) is further blurred towards unspecific ubiquitous assemblages found in the periphery of man and that the floristic urbanization is still ongoing. Supported by nearly all ecological groups regarded, our results corroborate that the species composition of Central European villages underwent a considerable degree of homogenization. To some extent this is caused by structural homogenization of villages. Regarding the considerable increase of common ubiquists and α-diversity in general, however, changes in weeding practices seem to be the main reason. Based on the reinvestigated subset we could show that comparable results can be obtained by a consistent use of criteria for the selection of villages, even if unpaired samples were used.
It is common knowledge that plants have been the world-wide most important source of medicines and that they still play this role in developing countries. However, up to now, complete lists of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) exist for comparatively few countries. A review of all lists know to the authors reveals the following results: A total of 20.7 % of the plant species analyzed by either publications or own research are or were used as MAP. However, regarding single countries, the differences are considerably high. Absolutely leading the list are China (36.2 %), Burkina Faso (35.2 %) and the Korean Republic (34.5 %). Also ahead of other countries or regions are the North of Benin (32.8 %) and the entire Pakistan (30.3 %). Still above average rank Great Britain (26.7 %) and Nepal (23.3 %), while the figures for Bul¬garia (21.0 %), Germany (20.2 %) and France (19.4 %) almost represent the average. Jordan (17.3 %), Vietnam (17.1 %), Sri Lanka (16.6 %), India (16.1 %) and Thailand (15.5 %) rank slightly beneath. Clearly below the average are the percentages of MAP for Hungary (12.2 %) and the USA (11.8 %). The average numbers of MAP in the Philippines (9.5 %) and Malaysia (7.7 %) fall far behind. Calculated on a worldwide scale, every fifth plant can be regarded as MAP. This number matches that from Bulgaria, France and Germany. In northern Benin, Burkina Faso, Korea, China and Pakistan, however, every third plant is or was used as MAP, whereas in Hungary and the USA only every eighth plant can be regarded as MAP. This number drops even further for the Philippines ore Malaysia where only every tenth or thirteenth plant can be attributed to medicinal or aromatic use. These differences might be due to various factors. A geographical component of the results is obvious: in most cases geographically close countries show similar percentages. A correlation between the total number of species and the fraction of those used as MAP cannot be confirmed. The countries with percentage of MAP > 30 % in common show that they belong either entirely (Burkina Faso, Benin) or at least in their rural areas to the poorest countries of the world so that it is (was) impossible for the majority of the people to buy "modern" MAP. In those countries the number of traditional healers outnumbers largely the number of modern doctors. Therefore, the tradition of folk medicine was maintained until today. Additionally, China, Korea and partially Pakistan have a very old and well documented tradition of folk medicine. Due to this documentation even in areas where today "modern MAP" are used, the knowledge was not lost. In neighboring countries or regions, which differ with respect to a more arid or a more humid climate, for the arid country (region) more MAPs are reported than for the humid one. The potential reasons for this phenomenon are discussed in the paper. For many countries the percentage given for MAP in literature is too low. But even these low values represent a striking argument for the importance of a world-wide conservation of biodiversity.