Biogeographical relationship between landscapes pattern, chosen local abiotic factors and vegetation in forest edges

0386363 - ÚGN 2013 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Lacina, Jan - Halas, Petr - Švec, P.
Biogeographical relationship between landscapes pattern, chosen local abiotic factors and vegetation in forest edges.
Moravian Geographical Reports. Roč. 20, č. 4 (2012), s. 2-12. ISSN 1210-8812. E-ISSN 1210-8812
Institutional support: RVO:68145535
Keywords : patch isolation * patch area * agricultural landscape * Bohemian-Moravian Upland
Subject RIV: DE - Earth Magnetism, Geodesy, Geography
http://www.geonika.cz/EN/research/ENMgr/MGR_2012_04.pdf

Forest edges consist of specific ecotone plant associations. Their species composition reflects conditions within the local environment and the character of the surrounding landscape, as well as the history of the given area. This article aims to ascertain the importance of local conditions and the characteristics of the surrounding landscape on species composition. The results show that species composition at forest edges is negatively influenced by agricultural use of the surrounding landscape and differs with respect to the north-south gradient of slope orientation. In terms of their species composition, forest edges represent important refuges for certain plant species that have already disappeared from the surrounding landscape.
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