DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105799
论文题名: Patterns of bryophyte life-forms are predictable across land cover types
作者: Spitale D. ; Mair P. ; Nascimbene J.
刊名: Ecological Indicators
ISSN: 1470160X
出版年: 2020
卷: 109 语种: 英语
英文关键词: Bryophyte database
; Ecological indicators
; Herbarium collections
; Landscape
; Species traits
Scopus关键词: Land use
; Anthropogenic factors
; Ecological indicators
; Elevational gradients
; Environmental conditions
; Environmental gradient
; Herbarium collections
; Landscape
; Species traits
; Plants (botany)
; alpine environment
; anthropogenic effect
; bioindicator
; bryophyte
; coniferous forest
; database
; environmental gradient
; herbarium
; land cover
; morphotype
; Bolzano
; Italy
; Trentino-Alto Adige
; bryophytes
; Dendroidea
英文摘要: Bryophytes are promising indicators for detecting the impact of rapid global change. However, despite their great potential, they are still largely neglected, and their patterns across wide areas and environmental gradients are still poorly explored. Here we tested the capacity of bryophyte life-forms to respond to the main environmental and anthropogenic factors using an herbarium collection of high quality. The database consists of over 40,000 records referred to an Alpine area (Bolzano province, Northern Italy). The main aim of the work was to assess the relationship between bryophyte life-forms and different Corine Land Cover types which spans a wide elevational gradient and land uses. Results showed a broad match between similar land cover types and life-forms composition. For example, there was a positive relationship between plagiotropic forms and coniferous forests and between cushion- turf forms and natural grasslands. Anthropogenic habitats like vineyards and urban areas showed a high proportion of dendroid and thallose forms whereas plagiotropic species were underrepresented. Our results indicate that patterns of bryophyte life-forms are predictable across land cover types and altitude thus providing a direct link between the organism and the environmental conditions. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/159787
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作者单位: Museum of Nature South Tyrol, via Bottai 1, Bozen/Bolzano, 39100, Italy; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, via Irnerio 42, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
Recommended Citation:
Spitale D.,Mair P.,Nascimbene J.. Patterns of bryophyte life-forms are predictable across land cover types[J]. Ecological Indicators,2020-01-01,109