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Beta Diversity Metrics and Ordination
Chapter 9 investigated within-sample (alpha-) diversity. This chapter focuses on between-sample (beta-)...
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Response of vulnerable karst forest ecosystems under different fire severities in the Northern Dinaric Karst mountains (Slovenia)
BackgroundThis study deals with wildfires in marginal areas of the Mediterranean climatic and biogeographical regions (Northern Mediterranean) where...
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Biodiversity of Native Forest Types in Strict Scientific Forest Reserves of the Moscow Region
AbstractA dataset of relevés for native forest types, including spruce, pine, and broad-leaved forests was created as a result of route surveys of...
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Distribution of plant species Iris sibirica and its vegetation affinity in Slovakia
Iris sibirica is a threatened plant species of the Central European flora, but its distribution and vegetation ecology in Slovakia have not been...
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The Vegetation and Dynamics of Agrosteppes in the European Part of Russia (Tula Region, Kulikovo Field)
AbstractRestoration of disturbed ecosystems is an urgent scientific problem, the solution of which will allow preserving the biological diversity of...
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Plant communities with the dominant Elaeagnus angustifolia in Ukraine: classification and distribution
Elaeagnus angustifolia is one of the highly invasive shrubs in Ukraine, which escaped from the culture and started to form plant communities in...
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Mid-term changes of dry grasslands with conservation management in the Hainburger Berge Mountains
Our study focused on evaluating plant diversity and vegetation changes in the dry grasslands of the Hainburger Berge Mountains protected within the...
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Habitat characteristics, ecology and biodiversity drivers of plant communities associated with Cousinia edmondsonii, an endemic and critically endangered species in NE Iran
Mountains hold high species diversity and endemism because of topographic diversity and isolation. Many mountainous regions are being affected by...
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Features of the Biology and Ecology of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. in Southern Ural
AbstractThe results of a study of the biological and ecological features of the invasive species Elaeagnus angustifolia L. in the territory of...
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Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe
Deadwood is known to be an irreplaceable substrate for various groups of organisms but its importance for vascular plants is still unclear. To...
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Diversity of naturalized and invasive plant species across land use types in an inner Tarai Valley of Central Nepal
Diversity of naturalized and invasive plants often vary across land use types. However, empirical studies analysing such patterns are mostly lacking...
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Lowland forest fragment characteristics and anthropogenic disturbances determine alien plant species richness and composition
Loss of habitat and biological invasion are the main threats to biodiversity. In intensive agricultural or urban landscapes, forest fragments, even...
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Exploring epipelic diatom species composition across wetlands conductivity gradients in southern Spain
The objective of this study was to explore the environmental factors having the greatest influence on the distribution and abundance of epipelic...
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Ecological determinants in plant community structure across dry afromontane forest patches of Northwestern Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a mountainous country with great geographic diversity. The diversified topographic features in Ethiopia made the country have a rich...
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Plant community analysis along environmental gradients in moist afromontane forest of Gerba Dima, South-western Ethiopia
BackgroundThis study was carried out in Gerba Dima Forest, South-Western Ethiopia, to determine the floristic composition, species diversity and...
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Raptors of a Neotropical city: diversity and habitat relationships along an urbanization gradient
Urbanization involves changes in landscape terrain, hydrology, and vegetation. These changes allow some wildlife species to thrive in cities while...
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Differentiation of Plant Communities with Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. on the Southern Border of the Secondary Area in European Russia
Abstract—The aim of this study is to identify the ecological and phytocenotic features and factors of differentiation of plant communities with Heracl...
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Insight in to the Epilobium L. genus systematics by using multiple data sets and bioinformatic and phylogenetic approaches
The genus Epilobium of Family Onagraceae is taxonomically a difficult group due to frequent inter-specific hybridization and species morphological...
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Edaphic and topographic gradients have differential influence on woody species assemblages on ultramafic and non-ultramafic soils in an African Savanna
Background and aimsUnderstanding the determinants of plant species associations on unique ultramafic substrates is crucial for the study of...
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Typha laxmannii (Typhaceae) in Ukraine: current distribution, еcological and coenotic pecularities, invasiveness
Here, we present history and modern distribution of Typha laxmannii in Ukraine, its ecological and phytocoenotic peculiarities. It is a perennial...
