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Title: Congruence between vascular plants and bryophytes in response to ecological conditions in sustainably managed temperate forests (taxonomic- and trait-based levels)
Authors: Kutnar, Lado
Kermavnar, Janez
Sabovljević, Marko 
Keywords: Composition;Diversity;Environmental gradients;ICP Forests program;Life-history traits;Managed forest;Mosses;Slovenia;Taxonomy;Terricolous species;Understory
Issue Date: 9-Oct-2023
Rank: M22
Publisher: Springer
Journal: Plant Ecology
Volume: 224
Issue: 11
Start page: 1001
End page: 1014
Abstract: 
Vascular plant species (VP) and bryophytes (B) constitute a significant portion of forest biodiversity and respond to both management intensity and natural disturbances within forests. In this study, we investigated the cross-taxa congruence between understorey VP and B at both diversity and composition levels across a wide range of sustainably managed forests in Slovenia. The taxonomic and functional characteristics of the selected plant groups were studied, with a particular emphasis on ground-dwelling species. We employed a trait-based approach to examine the functional characteristics. On average, the species richness of B in sustainably managed temperate forests increased with the corresponding number of VP. Furthermore, a moderate positive correlation in species composition between the studied groups of ground-dwelling organisms was also observed. The ground-dwelling VP and B were congruent in terms of trait-based composition, which was influenced by soil reaction and nutrients and light availability, while trait-based diversity was only slightly similar in response to moisture. A negative correlation between the composition of stress-tolerant VP and B hemeroby was found, indicating forest environments with a low level of disturbance. This is likely due to the sustainable management of Slovenian forests, where climate change and natural disturbances have intensified in recent years. A cross-taxon comparison of the two groups at four different levels, namely taxonomic-based diversity and composition and trait-based diversity and composition, revealed varying degrees of congruence. It is therefore important to monitor the status and temporal trends of both groups from different aspects to draw reliable conclusions.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6771
ISSN: 13850237
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-023-01357-7
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