Salt marsh vegetation on the Croatian coast: plant communities and ecological characteristics

Dítě, Zuzana; Šuvada, Róbert; Eliáš, Pavol; Píš, Vladimír; Dítě, Daniel

doi:10.1007/s00606-019-01617-y

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“…The Therosalicornietea class is widespread in Europe. Apart from the sites considered in our study, which partially correspond to the areas analyzed by Dítě et al (2022), research was carried out also, e.g., in Romania (Dítě et al, 2021), Croatia (Dítě et al, 2019), Italy (Tomaselli et al, 2020) and generally in Southeastern Europe (Dajić Stevanović et al, 2016). The class is also listed outside our continent, e.g., in Central Asia, near the salty lakes and at the dry bottoms of intermountain depressions of eastern Siberia (Korolyuk et al, 2017).…”

Section: Biogeographic Distribution Of Typical Halophytic Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pätsch et al (2019) classified vegetation of saline and brackish grasslands of the Baltic Sea coast. Classification of the south European coastal part of salt marsh communities also already exists, based on Croatian data (Dítě et al, 2019). Danihelka et al (2022) presented halophytic vegetation of southern Moravia and northern Lower Austria.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vegetation of temperate inland salt-marshes reflects local environmental conditions

Lubińska-Mielińska

Kącki

Kamiński

et al. 2023

Science of The Total Environment

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Section: Biogeographic Distribution Of Typical Halophytic Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vegetation of temperate inland salt-marshes reflects local environmental conditions

Lubińska-Mielińska

Kącki

Kamiński

et al. 2023

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Low species number and monospecific stands characterize most vegetation types found in coastal marshes (Cutini et al 2010). As a general rule, vegetation zonation in the salt marshes of higher latitudes, like the Atlantic coasts, is determined by the duration of flooding, while in the Mediterranean Basin, the most significant drivers are soil salinity and the summer drought (Dítě et al 2019b). However, the evolution and dynamics of salt marsh vegetation are quite complex processes, which are strongly correlated to salt marsh morphology through a multifactorial interaction of biological and physical processes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…22) (Ibañez et al 2002). These can either be completely bare of higher plants or temporarily covered by ephemeral assemblages of annuals (class Therosalicornietea), during the period of the year when the conditions are suitable for these plants to grow (Dítě et al 2019b).…”

Section: Classification Of European Coastal Salt Marsh Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coastal Salt Marshes

Sarika

Zikos

2020

Handbook of Halophytes

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Coastal marshes are intertidal wetlands, highly diverse in species and habitats. They reduce wave heights and the rates of lateral erosion, thus promoting shoreline protection and stabilization. Halophytic colonizers adapted to the stressful conditions caused by prolonged saltwater flooding contribute to vertical accretion of coastal salt marshes and enhance the processes that ensure their functionality and lastingness. This review seeks to summarize the current evidence demonstrating that structure and function of halophytic plant communities play a crucial role in the evolution, dynamics, and ecological functions of coastal marshes. We indicate the key physical processes involved in coastal salt marsh

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“…Seawater intrusion and exchanges between seawater and groundwater can accumulate redundant salt in the soil (Khanom, 2016;Werner et al, 2013). Dítě et al (2019) have observed clear variations among vegetation communities along the coastal-inland gradient. Species-poor vegetation was found on the mudflat zone characterized by high salinity, while the highest richness of vegetation occurred in the upper tidal zone with the lowest soil salinity.…”

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Soil macro-fauna respond to environmental variations along a coastal-inland gradient

Zheng

Tao

Wang

et al. 2020

PeerJ

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Varied environmental conditions in coastal-inland zones tend to influence soil faunal communities. However, few studies have focused on the responses of soil fauna to environmental variations along the coastal-inland gradient. In order to better understand the aforementioned responses, a total of 80 soil macro-faunal samples were collected at the five different distances from the coastline of China’s Bohai Bay. The results revealed that the compositions, structural characteristics and diversity of the soil macro-fauna varied among the different habitats. With the increases in the distance from the sea, the individual density, richness and diversity levels of the soil macro-fauna all first increased and then decreased. The individual density, richness and diversity values were all at their maximum at 30 km from the sea. The Edge effect promoted unique and rare soil macro-faunal taxa. Formicidae, Curculionidae and Aphodiidae were found to be the edge taxa. Agelenidae, Liocranidae and Nematocera were considered to be indicator taxa of severe sea effects. Paradoxosomatidae was an indicator taxon of slight effects. Overall, the environmental variations along the coastal-inland gradient were found to have the potential to affect the soil macro-faunal communities, and the different taxa of the soil macro-fauna responded to those variations in different ways. This study further revealed the processes and mechanisms of the sea influencing the soil macro-faunal communities, which had been caused by the coastal-inland gradient. The results of this study also provided a theoretical basis for developing future biodiversity guidelines for coastal ecosystems.

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Salt marsh vegetation on the Croatian coast: plant communities and ecological characteristics

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Vegetation of temperate inland salt-marshes reflects local environmental conditions

Vegetation of temperate inland salt-marshes reflects local environmental conditions

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Soil macro-fauna respond to environmental variations along a coastal-inland gradient

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