New indicator species for associations within mesotrophic oak-hornbeam forests in Poland

IF 7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Ecological Indicators Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113339

Grzegorz J. Wolski , Zbigniew Celka , Jolanta Marciniuk , Paweł Marciniuk , Józef Mitka , Sławomir Nowak , Renata Afranowicz-Cieślak , Andrzej Kruk , Andrzej Łysko , Agnieszka Popiela

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Abstract

The following oak-hornbeam plant associations have been described from Poland: Tilio-Carpinetum (TC), Galio-Carpinetum (GC) and Stellario-Carpinetum (SC). Our findings indicate that all are distinguished by a relatively high percentage of common forest species, particularly the first two. The study is the first to identify the following species as indicator species, based on SOM analysis and IndVal index: e.g. Brachythecium velutinum, Cirriphyllum piliferum, Lepidozia reptans, Mnium hornum, Plagiomnium undulatum and Brachypodium sylvaticum for SC; Ajuga reptans, Dryopteris filix-mas, Equisetum pratense, Frangula alnus, Galium odoratum, Hepatica nobilis, Luzula pilosa, Maianthemum bifolium, Milium effusum, Plagiomnium affine, Pulmonaria obscura for TC, and Asarum europaeum, Anemone ranunculoides, Corylus avellana, Galeobdolon luteum, Geum urbanum, Mercurialis perennis, Stellaria holostea and Ulmus laevis for GC. However, for Stellario-Carpinetum, our findings indicate a large pool of bryophytes that have never been considered as bioindicators. Additionally, our research indicates that while the main species composition gradient of broad-leaved forests is related to soil moisture, temperature also plays a significant role in creating a Stellario-Carpinetum – Tilio-Carpinetum gradient. The current status of oak-hornbeam forests in Poland is intriguing; our research indicates that supplementing vascular plants with bryophytes in research could change the traditional syntaxonomy of oak-hornbeam forests in Central Europe.

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Ecological Indicators 环境科学-环境科学

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1163

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78 days

期刊介绍： The ultimate aim of Ecological Indicators is to integrate the monitoring and assessment of ecological and environmental indicators with management practices. The journal provides a forum for the discussion of the applied scientific development and review of traditional indicator approaches as well as for theoretical, modelling and quantitative applications such as index development. Research into the following areas will be published. • All aspects of ecological and environmental indicators and indices. • New indicators, and new approaches and methods for indicator development, testing and use. • Development and modelling of indices, e.g. application of indicator suites across multiple scales and resources. • Analysis and research of resource, system- and scale-specific indicators. • Methods for integration of social and other valuation metrics for the production of scientifically rigorous and politically-relevant assessments using indicator-based monitoring and assessment programs. • How research indicators can be transformed into direct application for management purposes. • Broader assessment objectives and methods, e.g. biodiversity, biological integrity, and sustainability, through the use of indicators. • Resource-specific indicators such as landscape, agroecosystems, forests, wetlands, etc.