Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways

Abstract Investigating the direction of changes in functional diversity involving successional pathways and historical disturbances may be a promising tool for predictions of the effectiveness of the seminatural meadows conservation, with great emphasis on formulation of more cost‐effective restorat...

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Autores principales:	Patryk Czortek, Lidia Borkowska, Marlena Lembicz
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Publicado:	Wiley 2021
Materias:	functional composition change historical disturbance interspecific competition long‐term vegetation resurvey successional scenario Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ee367e674dd84c2bbb956e0d1ed04bed2021-11-08T17:10:41ZLong‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways2045-775810.1002/ece3.8186https://doaj.org/article/ee367e674dd84c2bbb956e0d1ed04bed2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8186https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758Abstract Investigating the direction of changes in functional diversity involving successional pathways and historical disturbances may be a promising tool for predictions of the effectiveness of the seminatural meadows conservation, with great emphasis on formulation of more cost‐effective restoration strategies. The goal of this research was to assess the differences in long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of plant species in seminatural wet meadows unmanaged for the last 40 years, under the influence of different successional pathways and historical disturbances. Using ordination techniques, linear mixed‐effect models, a set of plant functional traits and parameters of functional diversity, we assessed the importance of habitat filtering, competition, and niche partitioning in shaping community assembly changes over time. The most dramatic shifts in functional diversity were found in the Carex acutiformis successional pathway after topsoil removal, where colonization by successional inhibitors was the main driver causing decreases in functional dispersion and divergence. This was expressed as a decrease in the importance of habitat filtering and replacement of specialized species by competitors with heavier seeds and higher specific leaf area. Regarding the C. cespitosa and Salix cinerea pathways, the magnitudes of shifts in functional diversity were milder and differed less between the historical topsoil removal and mowing treatments, thereby maintaining a large role for niche partitioning in shaping the vegetation structure. The results of our study highlight the importance of tussock sedges and shrubs as effective buffers against the functional homogenization of meadows driven by the decreases in functional diversity of plant species, even from a long‐term perspective.Patryk CzortekLidia BorkowskaMarlena LembiczWileyarticlefunctional composition changehistorical disturbanceinterspecific competitionlong‐term vegetation resurveysuccessional scenarioEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Evolution, Vol 11, Iss 21, Pp 15030-15046 (2021)
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topic	functional composition change historical disturbance interspecific competition long‐term vegetation resurvey successional scenario Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	functional composition change historical disturbance interspecific competition long‐term vegetation resurvey successional scenario Ecology QH540-549.5 Patryk Czortek Lidia Borkowska Marlena Lembicz Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways
description	Abstract Investigating the direction of changes in functional diversity involving successional pathways and historical disturbances may be a promising tool for predictions of the effectiveness of the seminatural meadows conservation, with great emphasis on formulation of more cost‐effective restoration strategies. The goal of this research was to assess the differences in long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of plant species in seminatural wet meadows unmanaged for the last 40 years, under the influence of different successional pathways and historical disturbances. Using ordination techniques, linear mixed‐effect models, a set of plant functional traits and parameters of functional diversity, we assessed the importance of habitat filtering, competition, and niche partitioning in shaping community assembly changes over time. The most dramatic shifts in functional diversity were found in the Carex acutiformis successional pathway after topsoil removal, where colonization by successional inhibitors was the main driver causing decreases in functional dispersion and divergence. This was expressed as a decrease in the importance of habitat filtering and replacement of specialized species by competitors with heavier seeds and higher specific leaf area. Regarding the C. cespitosa and Salix cinerea pathways, the magnitudes of shifts in functional diversity were milder and differed less between the historical topsoil removal and mowing treatments, thereby maintaining a large role for niche partitioning in shaping the vegetation structure. The results of our study highlight the importance of tussock sedges and shrubs as effective buffers against the functional homogenization of meadows driven by the decreases in functional diversity of plant species, even from a long‐term perspective.
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author	Patryk Czortek Lidia Borkowska Marlena Lembicz
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title	Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways
title_short	Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways
title_full	Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways
title_fullStr	Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways
title_full_unstemmed	Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways
title_sort	long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ee367e674dd84c2bbb956e0d1ed04bed
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Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways

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