Opening the canopy to restore spider biodiversity in protected oakwoods

0573923 - BÚ 2024 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Hamřík, T. - Košulič, O. - Gallé, R. - Gallé-Szpisjak, N. - Hédl, Radim
Opening the canopy to restore spider biodiversity in protected oakwoods.
Forest Ecology and Management. Roč. 541, August 1 (2023), č. článku 121064. ISSN 0378-1127. E-ISSN 1872-7042
R&D Projects: GA TA ČR TL02000314
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : coppicing * forest management * Invertebrates
OECD category: Biodiversity conservation
Impact factor: 3.7, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121064

The abandonment of traditional management, such as once widespread coppicing, has caused biodiversity loss and a shift to ecologically homogeneous communities. We investigated the effect of coppicing restoration on biodiversity of ground-dwelling spiders in the oakwoods of Podyjí National Park in the Czech Republic. The species richness was positively influenced and reached top values in the advanced successional stage. Each successional stage hosted distinct spider assemblages. The trait diversity was very low in the late successional stage, which primarily contained small species of spiders with a preference for shaded and humid habitats. On the other hand, canopy thinning supported high trait diversity of light-demanding and threatened species. Our results showed that the restoration of traditional coppicing could be an appropriate tool for maintaining biodiversity of ground-dwelling spiders in open oakwoods.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0344306