Tuexenia : Mitteilungen der Floristisch-Soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Band 37 (2017)
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Intense direct and indirect human pressure has been imposed on grasslands throughout their range. Mostly due to the constant need for more food production or due to changes in environmental conditions, grasslands as habitats are expected to become highly endangered. The aim of this study was to estimate the grasslands’ ecological response to future climate and environmental changes. The study took place in three ecologically different grassland communities in three protected natural areas of Serbia (Southeastern Europe), following the same methodology. The study sites were: 1) Peštersko polje Special Nature Reserve (SNR), 2) Deliblato sands SNR (its southern part: Labudovo okno) and 3) Zasavica SNR.
Climate change was simulated for mean temperatures and precipitations using the Eta Belgrade University-Princeton Ocean Model (EBU-POM) climate model, for the A1B Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emission scenario covering the 1951–2100 period and insolation and volumetric soil moisture content for the 1979–2100 period. Grassland vegetation was analysed at all three sites. One representative plant community per site was selected for further analysis and simulation of ecological changes. One plot was positioned inside each of the above-mentioned communities, all vascular plant species inside the plot were recorded, and soil samples were taken. Ecological Optima (EO) for moisture and temperature were calculated from modified Ellenberg’s plant indicator values of recorded species. The plants’ response to climate and environmental changes was simulated using the VSD+ model for the 2010–2100 period. The data obtained from the model were further analysed with Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA).
Overall results show that the temperature rise, along with the irregular precipitation at all three sites, will lead to a drop of the relative abundance of many native species in the period between 2040 and 2060. The low obtained Habitat Suitability Index for the future means that there will be either unfavourable environmental conditions for the development of grasslands, or the species we analysed were untypical. Cosmopolitans and xerothermic species will be more accustomed to the new conditions. Grasses will be the most resilient functional group according to our study. It may be concluded that the functional group of grasses will also play the leading role in future
grasslands at the studied sites.
Central European temperate forests are – with the exception of floodplain forests – relatively little invaded by alien plants. However, despite substantial recent progress, there is still a lack of using vege-tation plot data for analyzing spatio-temporal patterns of alien tree species invasions.
We calculated relevé-based metrics of tree species’ ecological preferences using 19,413 phytosociological forest relevés of the Austrian vegetation database. We focused on the five most widely distributed alien trees, i.e. two archaeophytes (Castanea sativa, Juglans regia) and three neophytes (Acer negundo, Ailanthus altissima, Robinia pseudoacacia). For each of these species we analyzed the mean cover in the tree layer and the occurrence in the herb and shrub layers in relevés colonized by adult trees as a measure for persistence. Further, we evaluated the intergenerational ecological plasticity (= the ability of young trees to grow under different site conditions than adults) for the tree species, and the mean relevé indicator values for light, nutrients, moisture and hemeroby. We then compared these alien and native tree species metrics.
We found that A. altissima and R. pseudoacacia build up high mean cover values in invaded forests, but this was not the case for the other alien trees. Thus, both species strongly affected forest communities of invaded sites. Similarly, the two species were common in the lower vegetation layers indicating recruitment under the canopy of adult conspecifics; this was facilitated by their ability to produce root suckers. Highest values of inter-generational ecological plasticity occurred in native pioneer trees and species of softwood floodplain forests, while alien trees had moderately high (A. negundo, A. altissima, J. regia) to low values (C. sativa, R. pseudoacacia). With the exception of C. sativa, all alien species showed high mean Ellenberg indicator values for light and nutrients, and were more common in sites with high hemeroby and high mean Ellenberg indicator values for temperature. Distinct from the ecological preferences of alien trees, and thus rarely invaded, were montane beech forests, coniferous mountain forests and forests at extremely dry sites, as well as swamp and bog forests dominated by willows and ash.
We conclude that relevé-based metrics of the behavior of alien tree species allow new insights into the spatio-temporal dynamics of invasion of woody species in forests. Future work should expand this approach, e.g., by considering the role of life history traits and actual site conditions.
The flora in the Caucasus Ecoregion is rich in economically important plants. While its value in terms of food crops and medicinal plants has recently been subject to scientific research, the ornamental value of many Caucasian plant species has not yet been fully recognized. In order to assess the ornamental value of the Caucasian flora, vegetation data from two mountainous study regions in Georgia (n = 958 species, mostly grassland vegetation) was compared with the product range of ornamental plants in Germany using an online plant shopping guide. Characterization of the 150 plant species listed in both databases revealed that 121 species are present in central Europe and 117 species are natives or archaeophytes in Germany. Thus, only few species are Caucasian endemics. Furthermore, a list of 79 potential ornamentals endemic to the Caucasus was compiled from the literature. In order to place them in context of the horticultural market, the species characteristics were examined. Following this, a critical discussion of the potentials and risks arising from trade with ornamental plants was carried out with regard to nature conservation, biological invasion control, genetic resource maintenance and socioeconomic significance.
Der Zwerg-Rohrkolben (Typha minima Funck ex Hoppe) ist eine charakteristische Pionierpflanze von alpinen Wildflusslandschaften. Seit den siebziger Jahren ist diese Kennart jedoch in Deutschland vollständig und in Österreich nahezu ausgestorben. Die anhaltenden Populationsrückgänge der Art sind wahrscheinlich das Ergebnis der weitverbreiteten Flussregulierung und des Kraftwerksbaus in Kombination mit den sehr speziellen Standortsansprüchen der Art. Dank den Anstrengungen von Wiederansiedlungsprogrammen befindet sich T. minima wieder an der Oberen Drau in Österreich. In dieser Publikation wird über die Keimung, das Wachstum, die Reproduktion und die Umweltpräferenzen von T. minima berichtet.
Die Keimungsexperimente von 2014 zeigten eine sehr niedrige mittlere Keimungsrate von 15,6% bei einem Schwankungsbereich von 0–90 %. Die Keimungsraten stiegen mit höheren Temperaturen, erhöhter Saatgutreife und kürzeren Saatgutlagerungszeiten. Nach der Saatgutlagerung von 480 Stunden wurde keine Keimung mehr beobachtet.
Beim FFH-Monitoring 2014 an der Oberen Drau wurden Zwerg-Rohrkolben-Keimlinge (Höhe < 5 cm) generell nur selten gefunden. Die vegetative Jungphase (Höhe > 15 cm, ausschließlich sterile Triebe) wies zumeist den höchsten Flächenanteil im Mittel von 62% auf. Typha minima bildete bis zu einem Alter von ca. 3 Jahren ausschließlich sterile Triebe aus. Ab einem Alter von ca. 9 Jahren wurden auch fertile Triebe mit Blütenständen ausgebildet, wobei deren Anzahl mit zunehmendem Alter sich tendenziell erhöhte. Die Analyse der Standortsfaktoren zeigte, dass T. minima auf eine hohe Bodenfeuchte im Mittel von 39 Vol-% angewiesen ist. Darüber hinaus war der Faktor Beschattung entscheidend. Erst ab einem Beschattungsgrad von 50% durch Weidengebüsche war eine Abnahme der Triebdichte von T. minima zu verzeichnen. Wir schließen daraus, dass T. minima-Populationen während der Keimungsphase extrem empfindlich sind und dass massive Habitatverluste überwiegend das Ergebnis der Flussregulation und der reduzierten Morphodynamik sind, die normalerweise geeignete offene Siedlungsräume für die Keimung des Zwerg-Rohrkolbens schaffen würde.