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dc.contributor.authorHepenstrick, Daniel-
dc.contributor.authorBergamini, Ariel-
dc.contributor.authorWebster, Clare-
dc.contributor.authorGinzler, Christian-
dc.contributor.authorHolderegger, Rolf-
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-20T14:44:26Z-
dc.date.available2022-01-20T14:44:26Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.issn1100-9233de_CH
dc.identifier.issn1654-1103de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23970-
dc.description.abstractAim: Pleistocene erratic boulders are rocks that were relocated by glaciers during the Ice Ages. When their geology differs from the geology of the landscape that surrounds them, erratic boulders form habitat islands for regionally rare, edaphically specialised, rock-dwelling cryptogams (bryophytes, ferns and lichens). Such boulders constitute terrestrial model systems for exploring island biogeographic predictions and the effect of environmental variables on species diversity and community composition, which we studied in order to provide basic knowledge of the ecology, with relevance for the conservation, of these unusual island systems. Location: Siliceous erratic boulders in the calcareous Swiss Plateau and Jura Mountains. Methods: For 160 erratic boulders we recorded all bryophyte species and a diverse set of environmental variables. For all species and for specialist species (acidophile rock-dwellers) separately, we analysed species-area relationships and nestedness, and explored relationships between environmental variables, species diversity and community composition. Results: We found 138 bryophyte species, 19 of which were specialists of erratic boulders. A steeper species-area curve for boulder specialists than for total species richness underlined the island properties of boulders for specialist species. Large boulders were more likely to harbour numerous boulder specialists and communities on small boulders were nested within the communities present on large boulders. However, at the landscape level small boulders contributed more specialist species than a few large boulders of the same surface area. Erratic boulders near settlements were less likely to harbour boulder specialists. Boulders in open land harboured different and more specialist species than boulders in forests. Conclusions: Large undisturbed erratic boulders in open land harbour rare bryophyte communities with a large number of specialist species. Conservation should thus prioritise this type of boulders. Furthermore, conserving large boulders is logistically easier, and they may function as flagships for small boulders that also contribute to the biodiversity within landscapes.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherWileyde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Vegetation Sciencede_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectBiodiversityde_CH
dc.subjectConservation biologyde_CH
dc.subjectErratic blockde_CH
dc.subjectGeodiversityde_CH
dc.subjectIsland biogeographyde_CH
dc.subjectMossde_CH
dc.subjectNestednessde_CH
dc.subjectSLOSSde_CH
dc.subjectSpecies-area relationshipde_CH
dc.subject.ddc580: Pflanzen (Botanik)de_CH
dc.titleFactors determining bryophyte species richness and community composition on insular siliceous erratic boulders in calcareous landscapesde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jvs.13094de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-23970-
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue6de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.starte13094de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume32de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedVegetationsökologiede_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawNaturschutzbiologie der Findlingsflorade_CH
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Hepenstrick, D., Bergamini, A., Webster, C., Ginzler, C., & Holderegger, R. (2021). Factors determining bryophyte species richness and community composition on insular siliceous erratic boulders in calcareous landscapes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32(6), e13094. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13094
Hepenstrick, D. et al. (2021) ‘Factors determining bryophyte species richness and community composition on insular siliceous erratic boulders in calcareous landscapes’, Journal of Vegetation Science, 32(6), p. e13094. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13094.
D. Hepenstrick, A. Bergamini, C. Webster, C. Ginzler, and R. Holderegger, “Factors determining bryophyte species richness and community composition on insular siliceous erratic boulders in calcareous landscapes,” Journal of Vegetation Science, vol. 32, no. 6, p. e13094, 2021, doi: 10.1111/jvs.13094.
HEPENSTRICK, Daniel, Ariel BERGAMINI, Clare WEBSTER, Christian GINZLER und Rolf HOLDEREGGER, 2021. Factors determining bryophyte species richness and community composition on insular siliceous erratic boulders in calcareous landscapes. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2021. Bd. 32, Nr. 6, S. e13094. DOI 10.1111/jvs.13094
Hepenstrick, Daniel, Ariel Bergamini, Clare Webster, Christian Ginzler, and Rolf Holderegger. 2021. “Factors Determining Bryophyte Species Richness and Community Composition on Insular Siliceous Erratic Boulders in Calcareous Landscapes.” Journal of Vegetation Science 32 (6): e13094. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13094.
Hepenstrick, Daniel, et al. “Factors Determining Bryophyte Species Richness and Community Composition on Insular Siliceous Erratic Boulders in Calcareous Landscapes.” Journal of Vegetation Science, vol. 32, no. 6, 2021, p. e13094, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13094.


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