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Heidrich, Lea ; Brandl, Roland ; Ammer, Christian ; Bae, Soyeon ; Bässler, Claus ; Doerfler, Inken ; Fischer, Markus ; Gossner, Martin M. ; Heurich, Marco ; Heibl, Christoph ; Jung, Kirsten ; Krzystek, Peter ; Levick, Shaun ; Magdon, Paul ; Schall, Peter ; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef ; Seibold, Sebastian ; Simons, Nadja K. ; Thorn, Simon ; Weisser, Wolfgang W. ; Wöllauer, Stephan ; Müller, Jörg:
Effects of heterogeneity on the ecological diversity and redundancy of forest fauna.
In: Basic and Applied Ecology.
Vol. 73
(2023)
.
- pp. 72-79.
ISSN 1439-1791
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2023.10.005
Abstract in another language
Heterogeneity in forests might promote biodiversity not only through an increase in niche volume but also through other processes, such as an increase in resources and their spatial distribution. However, negative relationships between heterogeneity and biodiversity have also been observed, which may indicate that heterogeneity acts as a filter for some species. This study examined the effects of different facets of heterogeneity in forest stands, i.e. deadwood, plant diversity, forest stand structure, and micro-scale topography, on the ecological (functional-phylogenetic) diversity and redundancy of nine animal groups: moths, true bugs, different functional groups of beetles, spiders, birds, and bats. Overall, we found positive effects of heterogeneity on ecological diversity and redundancy. Although the effect of heterogeneity at the local scale was moderate compared with the general effect of region, greater heterogeneity could be beneficial to some species groups and lead to more resilient species communities.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Heterogeneity; Functional traits; Assembly; Forests; Redundancy; Environmental filtering; Niches |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Fungal Ecology > Chair Fungal Ecology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Bässler Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology 500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2024 08:41 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2024 08:41 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/90976 |