Participation of the Czech flora in succession at disturbed sites: quantifying species' colonization ability

0480705 - BÚ 2018 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Prach, Karel - Tichý, L. - Vítkovcová, K. - Řehounková, K.
Participation of the Czech flora in succession at disturbed sites: quantifying species' colonization ability.
Preslia. Roč. 89, č. 2 (2017), s. 87-100. ISSN 0032-7786. E-ISSN 0032-7786
R&D Projects: GA ČR GB14-36079G; GA ČR(CZ) GA17-09979S
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : succession * disturbance * colonization ability
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 2.706, year: 2017

We used species frequencies from the Database of Successional Series of various disturbed sites across the Czech Republic (DaSS, 2817 phytosociological relevés, 1013 species of vascular plants) to calculate two indices of species colonization ability. Species with high values of both indices are more likely to spread in landscapes continuously disturbed by human activity. Thus, these indices can help to predict cuture changes in vegetation in central-European landscapes and be used in ecological restoration projects.
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