Can tissue element concentration patterns at the individual-species level indicate the factors underlying vegetation gradients in wetlands?

0348532 - BÚ 2011 RIV SE eng J - Journal Article
Rozbrojová, Zuzana - Hájek, M.
Can tissue element concentration patterns at the individual-species level indicate the factors underlying vegetation gradients in wetlands?
Journal of Vegetation Science. Roč. 21, č. 2 (2010), s. 355-363. ISSN 1100-9233. E-ISSN 1654-1103
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : plant nutrient concentration * vegetation gradient * wetland vegetation
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 2.457, year: 2010

Compared to the community level measurements, element concentrations in individual species correlated less with the observed vegetation gradients. Trends found at the species level may indicate changes in ecological conditions affecting the species though they need not correspond with the trends found at the community level. We conclude that the species-level approach cannot substitute, but can advance the community-level approach in searching for mechanisms underlying vegetation gradients within wetlands.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0189051