Distribution and ecological requirements of Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz in the Czech Republic

Maděra, Petr; Tichá, Soňa; Řepka, Radomír

doi:10.12657/denbio.069.007

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“…; Belletti, Monteleone & Ferrazzini ; Saravi et al . ; Maděra, Tichá & Řepka ). In the Moroccan mountains, it is found only between 1300 and 1800 m (Pietzarka, Lehmann & Roloff ).…”

Section: Geographical and Altitudinal Distributionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…comm.). At the northern limits of its range in Denmark in mainland Europe, it is restricted to below 60 m. Further south, it is found between 300 and 650 m in the Balkans and Romania (Dinca ; Dimitrov & Genova ), 175–760 m in the Czech Republic (Maděra, Tichá & Řepka ), 100–1000 m in Italy (Rasmussen & Kollmann ) and 380–1000 m in Switzerland (Wohlgemuth ; Pleines ). Elsewhere, S. torminalis ascends to 720 m in Slovakia, 1250 m in Sicily, 1400 m in Lebanon, 1500 m in the Caucasus Mountains, 2200 m in Turkey and 2300 m in Iran (Kausch‐Blecken von Schmeling ; Espahbodi et al .…”

Section: Geographical and Altitudinal Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…; Savill ; Drapier ; García López & Allué Camacho ; García‐Abad Alonso, Gómez Delgado & Rodríguez Espinosa ) although it does increasingly well from slightly acidic to basic soils (Leuschner, Köckemann & Buschmann ). It is similarly tolerant of a wide range of soil fertility, coping with soils that are nitrogen deficient to moderately fertile, humus‐ or loess‐enriched (Maděra, Tichá & Řepka ) although it performs best on deep fertile soils (Kausch‐Blecken von Schmeling ). It can also cope with a wide range of soil moisture although it does best on moderately to very dry soils, sharing a similar requirement to Taxus baccata , and is increasingly restricted to dry soils at the eastern end of its range (Grundmann & Roloff ; Leuschner, Köckemann & Buschmann ).…”

Section: Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It can also cope with a wide range of soil moisture although it does best on moderately to very dry soils, sharing a similar requirement to Taxus baccata , and is increasingly restricted to dry soils at the eastern end of its range (Grundmann & Roloff ; Leuschner, Köckemann & Buschmann ). It will survive on soils that are temporarily flooded but avoids permanently waterlogged or peaty soils (Maděra, Tichá & Řepka ).…”

Section: Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Biological Flora of the British Isles:Sorbus torminalis

Thomas

2017

Journal of Ecology

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Summary1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz (Wild Service-tree) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, herbivores and disease, history and conservation. 2. Sorbus torminalis is an uncommon, mostly small tree (but can reach 33 m) native to lowland England and Wales, and temperate and Mediterranean regions of mainland Europe. It is the most shade-tolerant member of the genus in the British Isles, and as a result, it is more closely associated with woodland than any other British species. Like other British Sorbus species, however, it grows best where competition for space and sunlight is limited. Seedlings are shade tolerant but adults are only moderately so. This, combined with its low competitive ability, restricts the best growth to open areas. In shade, saplings and young adults form a sapling bank, showing reproduction and extensive growth only when released. Sorbus torminalis tolerates a wide range of soil reaction (pH 3Á5-8Á0) but grows best on calcareous clays and thin soils over limestone. 3. Sorbus torminalis is a sexual, diploid, non-apomictic species that has hybridised with a number of other Sorbus species to form microspecies. The hermaphrodite flowers are primarily insect pollinated. Seed production is reliable only in warm years, especially at the edge of its range, although even then seed viability is low. The fruits are primarily dispersed by carnivorous mammals. Seeds display embryo dormancy but most will germinate the first spring after falling. 4. This tree is very tolerant of short droughts but only moderately tolerant of frost, hence its southerly and lowland distribution. It faces no particular individual threats although the small size of most populations makes it susceptible to habitat loss and fragmentation, particularly through the loss of open coppiced areas. As a consequence, it appears to be declining throughout Britain and Europe despite its wide range of historical uses and the high value of its timber. The extent to which these losses will be offset by increases due to climate change is unknown.Key-words: climatic limitation, communities, conservation, ecophysiology, geographical and altitudinal distribution, germination, herbivory, mycorrhiza, parasites and diseases, reproductive biology, soils Wild Service-tree or Chequers/Chequer tree. Rosaceae. Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz (Crataegus torminalis L., Pyrus torminalis (L.) Ehrh., Aria torminalis (L.) Beck., Torminaria clusii Roem., Torminalis clusii (Roem.) Roberts & Phipps) is usually a subordinate, subcanopy tree or shrub of temperate deciduous forests, and more rarely a co-dominant canopy tree reaching 30-33 m. Suckers profusely. Crown narrow when shaded but round, ...

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“…; Belletti, Monteleone & Ferrazzini ; Saravi et al . ; Maděra, Tichá & Řepka ). In the Moroccan mountains, it is found only between 1300 and 1800 m (Pietzarka, Lehmann & Roloff ).…”

Section: Geographical and Altitudinal Distributionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Geographical and Altitudinal Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Biological Flora of the British Isles:Sorbus torminalis

Thomas

2017

Journal of Ecology

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“…The natural areas of the species in most cases explain the regularities of their distribution; for example, the distribution of Fagus L. in the world (Fang and Lechowicz, 2006), the distribution of Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz (Madĕra et al, 2013), etc. The introduction and acclimatization of trees is not often described in research works.…”

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Analysis of some limiting ecological factors on the example of the distribution of the genusTiliaL. cultivated in Latvia

Evarte-Bundere¹

2014

Estonian J. Ecol.

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The study was performed on the basis of an inventory of the genus Tilia in Latvia. A total of 134 dendrological objects were inventoried in order to clarify factors limiting the distribution of linden in the territory of Latvia. During the 2007-2013 inventory 47 taxa of Tilia were found. The taxa and their winter hardiness were evaluated according to the Sokolov scale. In the interpretation of the distribution of taxa 16 geographical and climatic factors were used. Spearman's rank correlation indicated a connection with 11 factors, among them distance to the sea, height above sea level, average January temperature, sum of negative temperatures, and amount of annual precipitation. The results of statistical analysis demonstrated an irregular connection between the geographical distribution of the genus Tilia and ecological factors. A negative correlation with height above sea level was observed for T. americana, T. × moltkei, and T. platyphyllos subsp. platyphyllos. Analysis of winter hardiness of trees revealed that trees get frozen in hard winters although they grow in hardiness zones that fit linden.

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