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dc.contributor.authorDembicz, Iwona-
dc.contributor.authorMoysiyenko, Ivan I.-
dc.contributor.authorKozub, Lukasz-
dc.contributor.authorDengler, Jürgen-
dc.contributor.authorZakharova, Maryna-
dc.contributor.authorSudnik-Wojcikowska, Barbara-
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-13T15:13:27Z-
dc.date.available2020-02-13T15:13:27Z-
dc.date.issued2019-03-13-
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/19415-
dc.description.abstractAim:In southern Ukraine steppe has survived only in nature reserves, loess ravines, old cemeteries and kurgans (tumuli, burial mounds). Kurgans are small, but numerous objects resembling “islands” in “the sea” of arable land. We asked: i) how strongly does vascular plant species richness on kurgans depend on their size and does this relationship differ between steppe specialists and generalist species? ii) Which other factors influence vascular plant species richness on kurgans? Location: Southern Ukraine. Methods: We recorded species lists and environmental conditions of 112 kurgans. With non-linear regression we analyzed species-area relationships (SARs) for all species and steppe and generalists species separately. Then, we assessed importance of other factors in explaining the residuals of the SAR models using simultaneous autoregressive models and multimodel inference. Results: Kurgan area had strong influence on species richness of all groups of species, but particularly on richness of steppe specialists. The estimates of slope of the power function (z-values) in the models for total species richness were high for total species richness (0.32), but even higher for steppe species (0.49) and lower for generalist species (0.18). For total species richness and steppe species, the most important predictors in addition to area were steepness of the kurgan (positive), distance to steppe enclave (negative) and precipitation of the warm period (negative). For steppe species also habitat amount index (positive) and the disturbance (negative) were important predictors. For generalist species, the only important predictors were land use in the surrounding (lower when only arable fields) and steepness of a kurgan (positive). Main conclusions: Our results indicate that kurgans are habitat islands only for steppe habitat specialists. For this group of species, area and isolation are important predictors of species richness, what is in accordance with the theory of island biogeography, while also local factors play a role.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectIsland biogeographyde_CH
dc.subjectSteppede_CH
dc.subject.ddc580: Pflanzen (Botanik)de_CH
dc.titleSteppe islands : where island biogeography meets the reality of a severely fragmented habitatde_CH
dc.typeKonferenz: Sonstigesde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)de_CH
zhaw.conference.detailsMacroecology 2019, Würzburg, 13 March 2019de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Abstract)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedVegetationsökologiede_CH
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Dembicz, I., Moysiyenko, I. I., Kozub, L., Dengler, J., Zakharova, M., & Sudnik-Wojcikowska, B. (2019, March 13). Steppe islands : where island biogeography meets the reality of a severely fragmented habitat. Macroecology 2019, Würzburg, 13 March 2019.
Dembicz, I. et al. (2019) ‘Steppe islands : where island biogeography meets the reality of a severely fragmented habitat’, in Macroecology 2019, Würzburg, 13 March 2019.
I. Dembicz, I. I. Moysiyenko, L. Kozub, J. Dengler, M. Zakharova, and B. Sudnik-Wojcikowska, “Steppe islands : where island biogeography meets the reality of a severely fragmented habitat,” in Macroecology 2019, Würzburg, 13 March 2019, Mar. 2019.
DEMBICZ, Iwona, Ivan I. MOYSIYENKO, Lukasz KOZUB, Jürgen DENGLER, Maryna ZAKHAROVA und Barbara SUDNIK-WOJCIKOWSKA, 2019. Steppe islands : where island biogeography meets the reality of a severely fragmented habitat. In: Macroecology 2019, Würzburg, 13 March 2019. Conference presentation. 13 März 2019
Dembicz, Iwona, Ivan I. Moysiyenko, Lukasz Kozub, Jürgen Dengler, Maryna Zakharova, and Barbara Sudnik-Wojcikowska. 2019. “Steppe Islands : Where Island Biogeography Meets the Reality of a Severely Fragmented Habitat.” Conference presentation. In Macroecology 2019, Würzburg, 13 March 2019.
Dembicz, Iwona, et al. “Steppe Islands : Where Island Biogeography Meets the Reality of a Severely Fragmented Habitat.” Macroecology 2019, Würzburg, 13 March 2019, 2019.


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