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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23294| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Xeric grasslands of the inner-alpine dry valleys of Austria - new insights into syntaxonomy, diversity and ecology |
| Authors: | Magnes, Martin Willner, Wolfgang Janišová, Monika Mayrhofer, Helmut Afif Khouri, Elías Berg, Christian Kuzemko, Anna Kirschner, Philipp Guarino, Riccardo Rötzer, Harald Belonovskaya, Elena Berastegi, Asun Biurrun, Idoia García-Mijangos, Itziar Masic, Ermin Dengler, Jürgen Dembicz, Iwona |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.3897/VCS/2021/68594 10.21256/zhaw-23294 |
| Published in: | Vegetation Classification and Survey |
| Volume(Issue): | 2 |
| Page(s): | 133 |
| Pages to: | 157 |
| Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Pensoft |
| ISSN: | 2683-0671 |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 577: Ecology |
| Abstract: | Aims: We studied the syntaxonomic position, biodiversity, ecological features, nature conservation value and current status of dry grasslands investigated by Josias Braun-Blanquet more than 60 years ago. Study area: Inner-alpine valleys of Austria. Methods: We sampled 67 plots of 10 m2, following the standardized EDGG methodology. We subjected our plots to an unsupervised classification with the modified TWINSPAN algorithm and interpreted the branches of the dendrogram syntaxonomically. Biodiversity, structural and ecological characteristics of the resulting vegetation units at association and order level were compared by ANOVAs. Results: All the examined grasslands belong to the class Festuco-Brometea. From ten distinguished clusters, we could assign four clusters to validly published associations, while the remaining six clusters were named tentatively. We classified them into three orders: Stipo-Festucetalia pallentis (Armerio elongatae-Potentilletum arenariae, Phleo phleoidis-Pulsatilletum nigricantis, Medicago minima-Melica ciliata community, Koelerio pyramidatae-Teucrietum montani), Festucetalia valesiacae (Sempervivum tectorum-Festuca valesiaca community); Brachypodietalia pinnati (Astragalo onobrychidis-Brometum erecti, Agrostis capillaris-Avenula adsurgens community, Anthericum ramosum-Brachypodium pinnatum community, Ranunculus bulbosus-Festuca rubra community, Carduus defloratus-Brachypodium pinnatum community). Conclusions: The ten distinguished dry grassland communities of the Austrian inner-alpine valleys differ in their ecological affinities as well as their vascular plant, bryophyte and lichen diversity. We point out their high nature conservation importance, as each of them presents a unique habitat of high value. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23294 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Magnes, M., Willner, W., Janišová, M., Mayrhofer, H., Afif Khouri, E., Berg, C., Kuzemko, A., Kirschner, P., Guarino, R., Rötzer, H., Belonovskaya, E., Berastegi, A., Biurrun, I., García-Mijangos, I., Masic, E., Dengler, J., & Dembicz, I. (2021). Xeric grasslands of the inner-alpine dry valleys of Austria - new insights into syntaxonomy, diversity and ecology. Vegetation Classification and Survey, 2, 133–157. https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS/2021/68594
Magnes, M. et al. (2021) ‘Xeric grasslands of the inner-alpine dry valleys of Austria - new insights into syntaxonomy, diversity and ecology’, Vegetation Classification and Survey, 2, pp. 133–157. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS/2021/68594.
M. Magnes et al., “Xeric grasslands of the inner-alpine dry valleys of Austria - new insights into syntaxonomy, diversity and ecology,” Vegetation Classification and Survey, vol. 2, pp. 133–157, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.3897/VCS/2021/68594.
MAGNES, Martin, Wolfgang WILLNER, Monika JANIŠOVÁ, Helmut MAYRHOFER, Elías AFIF KHOURI, Christian BERG, Anna KUZEMKO, Philipp KIRSCHNER, Riccardo GUARINO, Harald RÖTZER, Elena BELONOVSKAYA, Asun BERASTEGI, Idoia BIURRUN, Itziar GARCÍA-MIJANGOS, Ermin MASIC, Jürgen DENGLER und Iwona DEMBICZ, 2021. Xeric grasslands of the inner-alpine dry valleys of Austria - new insights into syntaxonomy, diversity and ecology. Vegetation Classification and Survey. 1 Oktober 2021. Bd. 2, S. 133–157. DOI 10.3897/VCS/2021/68594
Magnes, Martin, Wolfgang Willner, Monika Janišová, Helmut Mayrhofer, Elías Afif Khouri, Christian Berg, Anna Kuzemko, et al. 2021. “Xeric Grasslands of the Inner-Alpine Dry Valleys of Austria - New Insights into Syntaxonomy, Diversity and Ecology.” Vegetation Classification and Survey 2 (October): 133–57. https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS/2021/68594.
Magnes, Martin, et al. “Xeric Grasslands of the Inner-Alpine Dry Valleys of Austria - New Insights into Syntaxonomy, Diversity and Ecology.” Vegetation Classification and Survey, vol. 2, Oct. 2021, pp. 133–57, https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS/2021/68594.
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