| Title: | Plant trait composition in lowland calcareous and acidic semi-dry grasslands |
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| Authors: | ID Škornik, Sonja (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Skornik_Sonja_2025.pdf (11,24 MB)
MD5: 6EA44A86D654F07D66D6D4BF061A6775
 https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010022
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FNM - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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| Abstract: | European semi-dry grasslands are habitats of high conservation value. Therefore, research into the mechanisms of community assembly is important for their effective management. Using data from 76 vegetation plots of calcareous and acidic semi-dry grasslands in continental Slovenia, the author analysed the composition of plant traits, focusing on less studied belowground traits. Community-weighted means were calculated for nine plant functional traits: life form, growth form, clonal growth organ (CGO) type, persistence of connection in CGO, number of clonal offspring shoots, lateral spreading distance, role of CGO, bud bank, CSR strategy. The results showed that both grassland communities were characterized by high local persistence (perennial plants with long-lived connections between ramets). Acidic grasslands had more species with rosettes, rhizomes and stress-tolerators, indicating more stressful conditions, probably due to low pH. Mesic grassland species with numerous stolons and longer lateral spread were also characteristic of acidic grasslands. Calcareous grasslands hosted more competitors, plants with leafy stems and plants with perennial main roots. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of grassland processes and provides a basis for future investigations of belowground plant traits and their function. |
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| Keywords: | biodiversity, community assembly, permanent grassland, plant traits, ecosystem functions, Natura 2000, Festuco-Brometea |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 02.12.2024 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 26.12.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 28.12.2024 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | 19 str. |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 17, št. 1, št. članka 22 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-91498  |
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| UDC: | 574.1 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1424-2818 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 221384195 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/d17010022 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 08.01.2025 |
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| Views: | 156 |
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| Downloads: | 17 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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