Participation of grassland species in various successional series in a temperate European region and implications for habitat management.

Mgr. Anna MÜLLEROVÁ

Rigorózní práce

Abstract:

The study examines spontaneous establishment of grassland species and their survival in various successional series. Further, the study aims to find out whether some successional stages may provide surrogate habitats for typical grassland species. More specifically, the participation of species from four different groups of habitats (grassland, woodland, synanthropic and open wetland) were examined in 12 successional series 60 year long. The results reveal that, as expected, grassland species participated not only temporarily but also continuously during the first six decades of succession. In some cases, the woodlands forming in later stages was not completely closed and still allowed some grassland species to survive in the understorey. However, our findings support clear negative correlations between the participation of grassland and woodland species in the late successional stages. Our result firther showed that woodland species generally increased, while synanthropic species clearly decreased during succession. Open wetland species slightly decreased, probably due to increasing site terrestrialisation in several successional series. The establishment of grasslands in most successional series can be prevailingly maintained by management to reduce the establishment and expansion of woody species.

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 19. 3. 2025

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Rigorózní řízení / obor:
Botanika / Botanika