Two centuries of vegetation succession in an inland sand dune area, central Netherlands

0369798 - BÚ 2012 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Ujházy, K. - Fanta, J. - Prach, Karel
Two centuries of vegetation succession in an inland sand dune area, central Netherlands.
Applied vegetation science. Roč. 14, č. 3 (2011), 316-325. ISSN 1402-2001. E-ISSN 1654-109X
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP505/11/0256
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : primary succession * relief types * vegetation mapping
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Impact factor: 1.678, year: 2011

The successional trajectory is basically unidirectional for more than 100 years; no clear multiple successional pathways were observed as is usual in coastal dunes. Successional divergence was observed only after approximately 130 years, in the composition of the herb layer in the closed pine forest. The obvious vegetation heterogeneity in the still active sand-blown area is given by the different timing of vegetation establishment on particular relief types, thus the succession exhibits an asynchronous character.
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