The association of dispersal and persistence traits of plants with different stages of succession in Central European man-made habitats

0365148 - BÚ 2012 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Latzel, Vít - Klimešová, Jitka - Doležal, Jiří - Pyšek, Petr - Tackenberg, O. - Prach, Karel
The association of dispersal and persistence traits of plants with different stages of succession in Central European man-made habitats.
Folia Geobotanica. Roč. 46, 2-3 (2011), s. 289-302. ISSN 1211-9520. E-ISSN 1874-9348
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA526/07/0808; GA MŠMT LC06073; GA AV ČR IAA600050702
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : Bud bank * Clonality * Disturbance
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 1.500, year: 2011

Using data from 13 successional seres in various human made habitats the spectra of traits associated with dispersal and persistence were compared to determine the traits that can be used to predict the occurrence of particular plant species at each stage in a succession and how the importance of these traits changes over time. Differences in the traits of species associated with primary and secondary successions were also studied. Species with seeds that are dispersed by water(hydrochory) decreased in abundance during the course of succession.Species with a splitting main root, monocyclic and dicyclic shoots also decreased in abundance. Species capable of forming a potential below-ground bud bank, hypogeogenous rhizome and retaining a long-term connection with clonal offspring increased in abundance. The results indicate that seed dispersal is more important in determining the species composition in the early stages of succession whereas bud banks and clonal traits are more important in the later stages and for colonizing a locality.
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