Publication details
Patterns of bryophyte and vascular plant richness in European subalpine springs
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Plant ecology |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-011-9969-0 |
| Field | Ecology |
| Keywords | springs; species richness; environmental factors |
| Description | We compared alpha-, beta- and gamma-diversity patterns of bryophytes and vascular plants of (sub)-alpine springs in three contrasting mountain ranges: Alps (Switzerland), Balkans (Bulgaria), Western Carpathians (Slovakia, Poland). Observed inter-regional differences in diversity patterns could be explained by the different proportion of limestone bedrock and different biogeographic history. The differences in alpha-diversity between both taxonomic groups are presumably result of the different rates of adaptation processes. |
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