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Temperate forest understory vegetation shifts after 40 years of conservation

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dc.abstract.enUnderstanding how vegetation composition and diversity respond to global changes is crucial for effective ecosystem management and conservation. This study evaluated shifts in understory vegetation after 40 years of conservation within Drawa National Park (NW Poland), to check which plant communities changed the most, and whether vegetation shifts reflect global change symptoms (climate change and pollution) or natural forest dynamics. Using ordination and generalized mixed-effects linear models, we assessed changes in alpha diversity metrics, accounting for taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic aspects within 170 quasi-permanent plots, surveyed in 1973–85 and resurveyed in 2015–19. We found an overall homogenization of forest vegetation and specific shift patterns in certain forest associations. In coniferous and nutrient-poor broadleaved forests, the overall number of species increased due to the replacement of functionally distinct or specialized species with more ubiquitous species that could exploit increased resource availability. In riparian forests and alder carrs we found either shifts from riparian forest to alder carrs or to mesic broadleaved forests. The most stable communities were fertile broadleaved forests. Our study quantified shifts in taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity after 40 years of conservation and provides important insights into the shifts in vegetation composition in temperate forest communities. In coniferous and nutrient-poor broadleaved forests we found an increase in species richness and replacement of functionally distinct or specialized species by ubiquitous species, indicating increased resource availability. Shifts between wet broadleaved forests and transition into mesic forests suggest water limitation, which can be related to climate change. The most stable were fertile broadleaved forests fluctuating due to natural stand dynamics. The findings highlight the need for ongoing monitoring and management of ecological systems to preserve their diversity and functionality in the face of global changes.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Botaniki i Siedliskoznawstwa Leśnego
dc.contributor.authorWrońska-Pilarek, Dorota
dc.contributor.authorRymszewicz, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorJagodziński, Andrzej
dc.contributor.authorGawryś, Radosław
dc.contributor.authorDyderski, Marcin K.
dc.date.access2025-10-31
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-31T12:28:18Z
dc.date.available2025-10-31T12:28:18Z
dc.date.copyright2023-06-26
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.bibliographyil., bibliogr.
dc.description.financepublication_nocost
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dc.description.if8,2
dc.description.number15 October 2023
dc.description.points200
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume895
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165164
dc.identifier.eissn1879-1026
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/5674
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723037877?
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofScience of the Total Environment
dc.relation.pagesart. 165164
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudnosend
dc.share.typeOTHER
dc.subject.envegetation surveys
dc.subject.ennature conservation
dc.subject.enordination
dc.subject.enbroadleaved forests
dc.subject.enfunctional diversity
dc.subject.enphylogenetic diversity
dc.titleTemperate forest understory vegetation shifts after 40 years of conservation
dc.typeJournalArticle
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oaire.citation.volume895