Bryophyte communities across the ecological succession process in the Caxiuanã National Forest, Pará, Brazil

Takashima-Oliveira, Tássia Toyoi Gomes; Medeiros, Priscila Sanjuan de; Tavares-Martins, Ana Cláudia Caldeira

doi:10.1590/0001-3765202020180626

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“…For instance, During and ter Horst (1983) found that 37 species of bryophytes established from soil samples collected in Dutch chalk grassland. The variation in species composition with successional age demonstrated in this study is supported by similar studies which also identified a gradient with age over similar timescales (Esposito et al, 1999;Takashima-Oliveira et al, 2020). Consistent with our findings, Hylander et al ( 2021) also found that Funaria hygrometrica was strongly associated with early successional sites.…”

Section: Community Change Through Successionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Do plant traits influence primary succession patterns for bryophytes and vascular plants? Evidence from a 33‐year chronosequence on bare chalk

Ridding,

Hawes,

Walls

et al. 2023

Journal of Ecology

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During primary succession, the abundance of different species and their associated plant traits change over time. Understanding how plant traits linked to colonising and competitive abilities change through succession is important for determining whether community assembly can be predicted. Examining this across more than one taxon group can reveal if these patterns are generalisable. Here, we investigated primary succession on bare chalk for a chronosequence spanning 33 years for two different taxa, vascular plants and bryophytes. We examined how abundance changed through succession, and how this related to species' colonising and competitive abilities, using relevant plant traits for each taxa. A zero‐inflated beta regression model was used to investigate the effects of traits on both presence/absence and abundance‐when‐present of vascular plants and bryophytes. Vascular plants with a larger specific leaf area were more likely to occur later in succession. Vascular plants, which were hemicryptophytes, wind dispersing and had a lower canopy height, were more likely to increase in abundance‐when‐present during succession. Bryophytes with a larger spore diameter were more likely to occur later in succession. Shorter bryophytes with a greater frequency of sporophyte production had a higher abundance early in succession, representing their high colonising abilities. Whereas later in succession larger bryophytes, with a mat or weft life form and low sporophyte frequency were more abundant, indicating a shift towards greater competitive abilities. Synthesis. This study has revealed different patterns for vascular plants and bryophytes regarding colonisation and changes in abundance through succession, and the associated traits linked to colonising and competitive abilities. Although some traits were found to influence abundance through succession for vascular plants, these were often contrary to the expected pattern representing the change from colonising to competitive abilities, whereas for bryophytes, there was more evidence for this shift with successional age. This suggests that general theories on succession‐linked plant traits should not be relied upon in isolation for the prediction of community assembly. Context, particularly successional age in relation to the available species pool is also key.

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Section: Community Change Through Successionsupporting

confidence: 93%