Relationships between vegetation and seed bank in sand pits: Effects of different restoration approaches and successional age

Horáčková, Martina; Řehounková, Klára; Prach, Karel

doi:10.1111/avsc.12426

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“…The threatened species specialized for more open habitats retreat rather fast from the aboveground vegetation (Šebelíková et al ). Moreover, the seed bank in the older stages of succession contained an extremely low number of species typical of more open habitats, including threatened specialists (Horáčková et al ). Thus, longer persistence of such threatened species in mining sites with closed vegetation cover seems to be improbable.…”

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Threatened vascular plant species in spontaneously revegetated post‐mining sites

Řehounková

Vítovcová

Prach

2020

Restoration Ecology

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The occurrence of threatened vascular plant species has been occasionally reported from some disturbed sites. Nevertheless, almost nothing is known about the conservation potential of post-mining habitats for vascular plant species at a landscape scale. We asked how much threatened species occur in the artificial habitats, and if the participation of particular threatened species categories differ over the course of succession. We studied 10 successional series running in 321 post-mining sites across the Czech Republic, Central Europe. In total, 2,597 vegetation samples comprising 935 vascular plant species were analyzed. We found 235 threatened species (14% of the country's threatened flora). The majority of the threatened plants, namely 223, avoided plots overgrown by woody species, in which only 48 species occurred. The importance of spontaneously revegetated habitats for nature conservation differed among successional stages formed by discontinuous vegetation cover (not fully developed and still open, up to approximately 25 years since site abandonment), which harbored especially critically endangered species of open habitats, and continuous vegetation cover (fully developed and closed, over approximately 25 years), which was suitable for specialized threatened species typical of fully established vegetation. A mosaic of various successional stages comprising both categories of vegetation cover should be applied as an effective restoration solution to maintain a variety of habitats for threatened species.

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Threatened vascular plant species in spontaneously revegetated post‐mining sites

Řehounková

Vítovcová

Prach

2020

Restoration Ecology

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“…The seed bank in the superficial layers is an important ecosystem component in the natural regeneration of tropical forests (Dalling et al, 1998; Douh et al, 2018). Thus, the species composition variability of a SSB with different functional groups (i.e., dispersal syndromes and regeneration strategies), can also be key to promoting high recovery of AGV (Horáčková et al, 2019; Mndela et al, 2020; Savadogo et al, 2017; Souza & Overbeck, 2020). Furthermore, beyond species richness, the plant community composition is relevant because it determines the functional composition and, consequently the different ecosystem services (Ali et al, 2019; Campanharo et al, 2021; Garnier et al, 2004).…”

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Seed bank and aboveground vegetation of Atlantic Forest re‐growing on mining tailings in Mariana: Highlighting diversity patterns of functional groups

Martins,

Pilocelli,

Kruschewsky

et al. 2024

Ecological Research

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Natural regeneration after mining activities depends largely on the soil seed bank (SSB) and aboveground vegetation (AGV) richness and composition. We evaluated the species diversity pattern of the SSB and AGV on soil and technosol across second‐growth Atlantic Forests (SGFs) after mining tailings deposition in Mariana, southeastern Brazil. Two second‐growth Atlantic seasonal semideciduous forests of different stand ages were selected: a 3‐year‐old stand of SGF re‐growing on tailings (SGF tailings) and a 30‐year‐old stand of native reference forest not affected by tailings (SGF nontailings). Overall, the results showed significant differences in forest attributes (species richness and composition) in the SSB and AGV between the two forest patches evaluated (SGF tailings and SGF nontailings). Moreover, both nonzoochoric and zoochoric dispersed species of AGV showed significant differences between second‐growth forests, with higher variability of community‐weighted mean in SGF tailings. The result shows smaller differences in species richness between forest types for both SBB (ranging 85 and 90 species) and AGV (~55 species). Despite the time difference between the secondary forest and the absence of zoochoric species in the tailings seed bank, the AGV that are re‐growing on mining tailings presented a high proportion of zoochoric species. This pattern of species richness and community composition variability observed in the technosol seed bank, and AGV that are re‐growing after the deposition of mining tailings are important recovery indicators for plant communities affected.

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“…Numerous studies have been implemented to investigate vegetation succession in abandoned fields, which is a type of secondary succession that follows anthropogenic disturbance ( Albert et al, 2014 ; Prach, Jírová & Doležal, 2014 ; Martínez-Ramos et al, 2021 ; Zivec et al, 2021 ; Coradini, Krejčová & Frouz, 2022 ; Moyo & Ravhuhali, 2022 ; Yan et al, 2023 ). In studies of secondary succession, most researchers highlight the importance of biotic factors such as seed bank, seed dispersal, competitive ability, arrival order of plant species during succession, plant-animal dynamics, and biofeedback within soil microbial communities ( Török et al, 2018 ; Horáčková, Řehounková & Prach, 2019 ; Prach & Walker, 2019 ; Mudrák et al, 2021 ; Zhang et al, 2023 ; Wang et al, 2023 ). However, other researchers believe that abiotic factors during the secondary vegetation succession process should receive more attention.…”

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Exploring main soil drivers of vegetation succession in abandoned croplands of Minqin Oasis, China

Chang,

Yi,

Qin

et al. 2024

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Background The Minqin Oasis, which is located in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, China, faces a very serious land desertification problem, with about 94.5% of its total area desertified. Accordingly, it is crucial to implement ecological restoration policies such as cropland abandonment in this region. In abandoned croplands, abiotic factors such as soil properties may become more important than biotic factors in driving vegetation succession. However, the connections between soil properties and vegetation succession remain unclear. To fill this knowledge gap, this study investigated these connections to explore major factors that affected vegetation succession, which is meaningful to designing management measures to restore these degraded ecosystems. Methods This study investigated seven 1–29-year-old abandoned croplands using the “space for time” method in Minqin Oasis. Vegetation succession was classified into different stages using a canonical correlation analysis (CCA) and two-way indicator species analysis (Twinspan). The link between soil properties and vegetation succession was analyzed using CCA. The primary factors shaping community patterns of vegetation succession were chosen by the “Forward selection” in CCA. The responses of dominant species to soil properties were analyzed using generalized additive models (GAMs). Results Dominant species turnover occurred obviously after cropland abandonment. Vegetation succession can be classified into three stages (i.e., early, intermediate, and late successional stages) with markedly different community composition and diversity. The main drivers of vegetation succession among soil properties were soil salinity and saturated soil water content and they had led to different responses of the dominant species in early and late successional stages. During the development of vegetation succession, community composition became simpler, and species diversity decreased significantly, which was a type of regressive succession. Therefore, measures should be adopted to manage these degraded, abandoned croplands.

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Relationships between vegetation and seed bank in sand pits: Effects of different restoration approaches and successional age

Cited by 6 publications

References 53 publications

Threatened vascular plant species in spontaneously revegetated post‐mining sites

Threatened vascular plant species in spontaneously revegetated post‐mining sites

Seed bank and aboveground vegetation of Atlantic Forest re‐growing on mining tailings in Mariana: Highlighting diversity patterns of functional groups

Exploring main soil drivers of vegetation succession in abandoned croplands of Minqin Oasis, China

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