Plant diversity and dry-matter dynamics of peri-urban plant communities in an Indian dry tropical region

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-78

  Gupta, Shachi ^a   Narayan, Rup ^a  

^a I P Post Graduate College   (India)

Author keywords

Above and belowground biomass; Forbs; Grasses; Land use change; Peri urban regions; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DOMINANCE; DRY MATTER; GRASS; LAND USE CHANGE; PERIURBAN AREA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

INDIA;

POACEAE;

EID: 78751571087     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0760-9     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Allen SE, Grismshaw HM, Rowland AP (1986) Chemical analysis. In: Moore PD, Chapman SB (eds) Methods in plant ecology. Blackwell, Oxford, pp 285-344.
2. Anderson JE, Inouye RS (2001) Landscape-scale changes in plant species abundance and biodiversity of a sagebrush steppe over 45 years. Ecol Monogr 71: 531-556. doi: 10. 1890/0012-9615(2001)071[0531: LSCIPS]2. 0. CO; 2.
3. Austin MP (1990) Community theory and competition in vegetation. In: Grace JB, Tilman D (eds) Perspectives on plant competition. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, pp 215-239.
4. Bhandari BS, Nautiyal DC, Gaur RD (1999) Structural attributes and productivity potential of an alpine pasture of Garhwal Himalaya. J Ind Bot Soc 78: 321-329.
5. Bloom AJ, Chapin FS, Mooney HA (1985) Resource limitation in plants-an economic analogy. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 16: 363-392. doi: 10. 1146/annurev. es. 16. 110185. 002051.
6. Chapin FS III (1980) The mineral nutrition of wild plants. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 11: 233-260. doi: 10. 1146/annurev. es. 11. 110180. 001313.
7. Chapin FS III, Bloom AJ, Field CB, Waring RH (1987) Plant responses to multiple environmental factors. Bioscience 37: 49-57.
8. Chapin FS, Zavaleta ES, Eviner VT, Naylor RL, Vitousek PM, Reynolds HL et al (2000) Consequences of changing biodiversity. Nature 405: 234-242.
9. Chaturvedy A (1997) Bulandshahr Janpad Ka Samajik Avam Arthik Parivartan Ka Itihaas (1920-1975). PhD thesis, C. C. S. University, Meerut, India.
10. Chiarucci A, Wilson JB, Anderson BJ, De Dominicis V (1999) Cover versus biomass as an estimate of species abundance: does it make a difference to the conclusions? J Veg Sci 10: 35-42.
11. Coley PD, Bryaut JP, Chapin FS III (1985) Response availability and plant anti herbivore defense. Science 230: 895-899. doi: 10. 1126/science. 230. 4728. 895.
12. Connell JH (1978) Diversity in tropical rain forests and coral reefs. Science 199: 1302-1310. doi: 10. 1126/science. 199. 4335. 1302.
13. Dukes JS (2001) Productivity and complementarity in grassland microcosms of varying diversity. Oikos 94: 468-480.
14. Foster BL, Dickson TL, Murphy CA, Karel IS, Smith VH (2004) Propagule pools mediate community assembly and diversity-ecosystem regulation along a grassland productivity gradient. J Ecol 92: 435-449. doi: 10. 1111/j. 0022-0477. 2004. 00882. x.
15. Geng YP, Pan XY, Xu CY, Zhang WJ, Li B, Chen JK (2007) Plasticity and ontogenetic drift of biomass allocation in response to above- and below-ground resource availabilities in perennial herbs: a case study of Alternanthera philoxeroides. Ecol Res 22: 255-260. doi: 10. 1007/s11284-006-0017-9.
16. Gross N, Bloor JMG, Louault F, Maire V, Soussana JF (2009) Effects of land-use change on productivity depend on small-scale plant species diversity. Basic Appl Ecol 10: 687-696.
17. Gupta S, Narayan R (2006) Species diversity in four contrasting sites in a peri-urban area in Indian dry tropics. Trop Ecol 47(2): 229-241.
18. Hanley ME, Fenner M, Edward PJ (1995) The effect of seedling age on the likelihood of herbivory by the slug Deroceuas reticulatum. Funct Ecol 9: 754-759.
19. Huston MA (1994) Biological diversity: the coexistence of species on changing landscapes. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
20. Jensen ME, Peck LS, Wilson MV (1988) A sagebrush community type classification for mountainous northeastern Nevada rangelands. Great Basin Nat 48: 422-433.
21. Kahmen A, Perner J, Audorff V, Weisser W, Buchmann N (2005) Effects of plant diversity, community composition and environmental parameters on productivity in montane European grasslands. Oecologia 142: 606-615. doi: 10. 1007/s00442-004-1749-2.
22. Lososova Z, Danihelka J, Chytry M (2003) Seasonal dynamics and diversity of weed vegetation in tilled and mulched vineyards. Biologia 58: 49-57.
23. Luzuriaga AL, Escudero A, Loidi J (2002) Above-ground biomass distribution among species during early old-field succession. J Veg Sci 13: 841-850. doi: 10. 1658/1100-9233(2002)013[0841: ABDASD]2. 0. CO; 2.
24. Mckinney ML (2002) Urbanization, biodiversity, and conservation. Bioscience 52: 883-890. doi: 10. 1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0883: UBAC]2. 0. CO; 2.
25. Mehrotra P, Kharakwal G, Pangety YPS (2004) Ecological implications of plant traits, strategies and competitive abilities of herbs. App Ecol Environ Res 2(2): 1-13.
26. Narayan R (1999) Ecological studies on herbaceous diversity in Bulandshahr-Khurja region. Final technical report of UGC minor research project, Government of India, New Delhi.
27. Noss RS (1996) Conservation of biodiversity at the landscape scale. In: Szaro RC, Johnston DW (eds) Biodiversity in managed landscapes: theory and practice. Oxford, New York, pp 574-589.
28. Odum EP (1985) Trends expected in stressed ecosystems. Bioscience 35: 419-422.
29. Ostendorf B, Bradford MG, Hilbert DW (2004) Regional analysis of forest biomass at the rainforest/sclerophyll boundary in northern Queensland, Australia. Trop Ecol 45(1): 21-41.
30. Pickett STA, White PS (1985) Patch dynamics: a synthesis. In: Pickett STA, White PS (eds) The ecology of natural disturbance and patch dynamics. Academic Press, New York, pp 307-323.
31. Pielou EC (1966) Species diversity and pattern diversity in the study of ecological succession. J Theor Biol 10: 370-383.
32. Pimm SL (1991) The balance of nature? University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
33. Piper CS (1944) Soil and plant analysis. Interscience Publications Inc., New York.
34. Pokorny ML, Sheley RL, Svejcar TJ, Engel RE (2004) Plant species diversity in a grassland plant community: evidence for forbs as a critical management consideration. West N Am Nat 64(2): 219-230.
35. Quetier F, Thebault A, Lavorel S (2007) Plant traits in a state and transition framework as markers of ecosystem response to land-use change. Ecol Monogr 77: 33-42.
36. Ramirez-Sanz L, Casado MA, De Miguel JM, Castro I, Costa M, Pineda FD (2000) Floristic relationship between scrubland and grassland patches in the Mediterranean landscape of the Iberian Peninsula. Plant Ecol 149: 63-70. doi: 10. 1023/A: 1009846605935.
37. Sala OE, Chapin FS, Armesto JJ, Berlow E, Bloomfield J, Dirzo R et al (2000) Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100. Science 287: 1770-1774.
38. Schei PJ (1996) Conclusions and recommendations from the UN/Norway Conference on alien species. Sci Int 63: 32.
39. Shannon CE, Weaver W (1949) The mathematical theory of communication. University of Illinois Press, Urbana.
40. Sharma LK (1980) Floristic studies of district Bulandshahr and morphological studies of Dasmodium Desv. and Alysicarpur Neek. With special reference to fruit structure. PhD thesis, Meerut University, Meerut, India.
41. Simpson EH (1949) Measurement of diversity. Nature 163: 688. doi: 10. 1038/163688a0.
42. Sukopp H (2002) On the early history of urban ecology in Europe. Preslia 74: 373-393. doi: 10. 1007/978-0-387-73412-5_6.
43. Sultan SE (2000) Phenotypic plasticity for plant development, function and life history. Trends Plant Sci 5: 537-542. doi: 10. 1016/S1360-1385(00)01797-0.
44. Symstad AJ (2000) A test of the effects of functional group richness and composition on grassland invasibility. Ecology 81: 99-109. doi: 10. 1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0099: ATOTEO]2. 0. CO; 2.
45. Tilman D, Reich PB, Knops J, Wedin D, Mielke T, Lehman C (2001) Diversity and productivity in a long-term grassland experiment. Science 294: 843-845. doi: 10. 1126/science. 1060391.
46. Titlyanova AA, Romanova IP, Kosykh NP, Mironycheva-Tokareva NP (1999) Pattern and process in above-ground and below-ground components of grassland ecosystems. J Veg Sci 10: 307-320.
47. Turner WR, Nakamura T, Dinetti M (2004) Global urbanization and the separation of humans from nature. Bioscience 54: 585-590. doi: 10. 1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0585: GUATSO]2. 0. CO; 2.
48. Werner PA, Murphy PG (2001) Size-specific biomass allocation and water content of above- and below-ground components of three Eucalyptus species in a northern Australian savanna. Aust J Bot 49: 155-167. doi: 10. 1071/BT99026.
49. Whittaker RH (1965) Dominance and diversity in land plant communities. Science 147: 250-260. doi: 10. 1126/science. 147. 3655. 250.
50. Yang Y, Fang J, Ji C, Han W (2009) Above- and belowground biomass allocation in Tibetan grasslands. J Veg Sci 20: 177-184. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1654-1103. 2009. 05566. x.