Factors affecting composition of gravel bar vegetation in middle reach of a lowland river

• Autorzy: Skornik S. , Meznaric M. , Kaligaric M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this study, we investigated plant communities in relation to site-specific morphological properties and sediment structure on gravel bars along the middle Drava River in Slovenia. We sampled 143 plots of 5 × 5 m using species cover-abundance estimates. In addition, we considered the following habitat physical variables: elevation above the water line, texture of the substrate (silt, sand, gravel content) and bar age. Based on TWINSPAN method, we distinguished four vegetation types: (G1) xerophilic and thermophilic ruderal stage; (G2) stage with sparse and herb-rich ruderal vegetation with species of semi-dry grasslands; (G3) initial vegetation stage of frequently disturbed mesotrophic and eutrophic sites and (G4) tall-willow stage. The most important factors determining a bar's vegetation were elevation and gravel content. Our study shows that gravel bars of the middle Drava river system form a suitable habitats for species-rich plant communities. Their diversity is a function of high spatial heterogeneity coupled with the opposing forces of stress and disturbance.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

river ecosystem; Drava River; Slovenia; sediment structure; gravel bar; lowland river; plant diversity

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 65
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.194-210,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Skornik S.

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroska 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia

autor

Meznaric M.

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroska 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia

autor

Kaligaric M.

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroska 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia

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DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2017.65.2.003