Vascular plants as a surrogate species group in complementary site selection for bryophytes, macrolichens, spiders, carabids, staphylinids, snails, and wood living polypore fungi in a northern forest

Sætersdal, Magne; Gjerde, Ivar; Blom, Hans H.; Ihlen, Per G.; Myrseth, Elisabeth W.; Pommeresche, Reidun; Skartveit, John; Solhøy, Torstein; Aas, Olav

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(03)00090-9

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“…However, some studies have found that at least some groups of vascular plants can serve as surrogates for other taxa in forest ecosystems (Pharo et al 1999;Negi and Gadgil 2002;Saetersdal et al 2003;Kati et al 2004). In our study, patterns of total species richness in vascular plants, spiders and, to a lesser extent, birds, show similar trends across the forest structural cycle (Fig.…”

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“…The universality and applicability of surrogacy relationships among species groups-where the diversity of one group reflects diversity in another, unrelated group-are the focus of much recent conservation biology research, with mixed results (e.g. Howard et al 1998;Vessby et al 2002;Saetersdal et al 2003;Anand et al 2005;Oertli et al 2005;Williams et al 2006;SimilaÂ¨ et al 2006). Important elements of forest structure that may serve as structural indicators include tree size, vertical foliage distribution, horizontal canopy distribution and density and abundance of deadwood (Noss 1990;Spies 1998).…”

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Identifying practical indicators of biodiversity for stand-level management of plantation forests

Smith

Gittings

Wilson

et al. 2007

Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation

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Identification of valid indicators of biodiversity is a critical need for sustainable forest management. We developed compositional, structural and functional indicators of biodiversity for five taxonomic groups-bryophytes, vascular plants, spiders, hoverflies and birds-using data from 44 Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior) plantation forests in Ireland. The best structural biodiversity indicator was stand stage, defined using a multivariate classification of forest structure variables. However, biodi-versity trends over the forest cycle and between tree species differ among the taxonomic groups studied. Canopy cover was the main structural indicator and affected other struc-tural variables such as cover of lower vegetation layers. Other structural indicators included deadwood and distances to forest edge and to broadleaved woodland. Functional indicators included stand age, site environmental characteristics and management prac-tices. Compositional indicators were limited to more easily identifiable plant and bird species. Our results suggest that the biodiversity of any one of the species groups we surveyed cannot act as a surrogate for all of the other species groups. However, certain subgroups, such as forest bryophytes and saproxylic hoverflies, may be able to act as surrogates for each other. The indicators we have identified should be used together to identify stands of potentially high biodiversity or to evaluate the biodiversity effects of silvicultural management practices. They are readily assessed by non-specialists, ecolog-ically meaningful and applicable over a broad area with similar climate conditions and silvicultural systems. The approach we have used to develop biodiversity indicators, including stand structural types, is widely relevant and can enhance sustainable forest management of plantations.

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Identifying practical indicators of biodiversity for stand-level management of plantation forests

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Gittings

Wilson

et al. 2007

Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation

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“…In addition, a long tradition and much experience has been gained in the sampling of vascular plants, relatively easy to perform, and plant taxonomy is sufficiently well described and standardized as well (Saetersdal et al 2003, Chiarucci et al 2005, Schmit et al 2005. Because fungi are heterotrophic organisms mainly dependent on vascular plants, the existence of a relationship between the composition of plant and fungal communities has been hypothesized (Chiarucci et al 2005 We examined the concordance between vascular plants and macrofungi (grouped into trophic groups) in Mediterranean forest habitats (central Italy).…”

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“…Nevertheless, their inclusion in conservation planning and management is important because of their vital functional roles in ecosystems (Lodge et al 2004, Öster 2008, McMullan-Fisher et al 2009) and their great richness estimated worldwide (Hawksworth 2001). However, while at large spatial scales communities with high tree-species richness have been found to have correspondingly high macrofungal species richness (Schmit et al 2005), low correlations have been found at local scales (e.g., Virolainen et al 2000, Saetersdal et al 2003, Similä et al 2006, Santi et al 2010.…”

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Concordance between vascular plant and macrofungal community composition in broadleaf deciduous forests in central Italy

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Ambrosio³

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“…The practice of using plant communities as a proxy for fungal communities is supported by the congruence in composition between them reported in several studies (e.g. Nantel and Neumann 1992;Packham et al 2002;Saetersdal et al 2003;Chiarucci et al 2005;Brown et al 2006;McMullan-Fisher et al 2010). However, there is no clear evidence that higher plant diversity indicates higher fungal diversity.…”

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Exploring the relationship between macrofungi diversity, abundance, and vascular plant diversity in semi‐natural and managed forests in north‐east Hungary

Rudolf

Morschhauser

Pál-Fám

et al. 2013

Ecological Research

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The diversity of easy-to-study organisms (e.g. vascular plants) is often used as a proxy for the diversity of other organisms whose investigation needs more effort, time and specialist knowledge. Some previous studies have found positive relationships between plant and macrofungal diversity and thus support this approach, while others question this practice. Our aim was to explore the possibility of using plant diversity as surrogate for macrofungal diversity in the forests of the Pannonian ecoregion. A total of 19 permanent plots in north-east Hungary were sampled for vascular plants and macrofungi. The effect on macrofungal abundance and diversity, of plant evenness and richness as well as degradation level was tested using generalized linear models. Species richness of macrofungi assemblages proved to be independent of the diversity and naturalness of vascular plant communities; however, there was congruence in the composition of the two communities. In contrast to diversity, macrofungi abundance was significantly negatively correlated to plant species richness. There was a hump-backed relationship between the abundance of terricolous macrofungi and the degradation level estimated on the basis of the occurrence of vascular plants, although degradation did not influence the abundance of lignicolous macrofungi. Our results question the reliability of decisions on nature conservation actions based on a few groups of easy-to-observe organisms, and underline the necessity of studying as wide a range of taxonomic groups as possible.

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Vascular plants as a surrogate species group in complementary site selection for bryophytes, macrolichens, spiders, carabids, staphylinids, snails, and wood living polypore fungi in a northern forest

Cited by 116 publications

References 44 publications

Identifying practical indicators of biodiversity for stand-level management of plantation forests

Identifying practical indicators of biodiversity for stand-level management of plantation forests

Concordance between vascular plant and macrofungal community composition in broadleaf deciduous forests in central Italy

Exploring the relationship between macrofungi diversity, abundance, and vascular plant diversity in semi‐natural and managed forests in north‐east Hungary

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