Spatiotemporal dynamics of plant occurrence in an urban forest fragment

Plant Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 669-683

  Ranta, Pertti ^a   Viljanen, Ville ^b   Virtanen, Tarmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alien plant species; CSR life strategies; Edge effect; Native plants species; Urban forests

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEYING; URBAN AREA; VASCULAR PLANT;

FINLAND; PIRKANMAA; TAMPERE;

TRACHEOPHYTA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 84878106343     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-013-0198-6     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Brooks M (2003) Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. J Appl Ecol 40(2): 344-353.
2. Breuste J (2009) Structural analysis of urban landscapes for landscape management in German cities. In: McDonnell M, Hahs A, Breuste J (eds) Ecology of cities and towns. A comparative approach. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 355-379.
3. Bundesamt für Naturschutz (2011) FloraWeb. http://www. floraweb. de/. Accessed 22 Jan 2012.
4. Cadenasso M, Pickett S (2008) Effects of edge structure on the flux of species into forest interiors. Conserv Biol 15(1): 91-97.
5. Cajander AK (1926) The theory of forest types. Acta Forestalia Fennica 29(3): 1-108.
6. Chocholouškova Z, Pyšek P (2003) Changes in composition and structure of urban flora over 120 years: a case study of the city of Plzen. Flora 198: 366-376.
7. Cillier S, Siebert S (2011) Urban flora and vegetation: patterns and processes. In: Niemelä J, Breuste J, Elmqvist T, Guntensbergen G, James P, McIntyre N (eds) Urban ecology. Patterns, processes, and applications. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 148-158.
8. Colautti R, MacIsaac H (2004) A neutral terminology to define "invasive" species. Divers Distrib 10: 135-141.
9. Diekmann M (1995) Use and improvement of Ellenberg′s indicator values in deciduous forests of the Boreo-nemoral zone in Sweden. Ecography 18: 178-189.
10. Diekmann M (2003) Species indicator values as an important tool in applied plant ecology-a review. Basic Appl Ecol 4: 493-506.
11. Dukes JS, Mooney HA (1999) Does global change increase the success of biological invaders. Trends Ecol Evol 14: 135-139.
12. Ellenberg H, Weber HE, Düll R, Wirth W, Werner W, Paulissen D (1991) Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18: 1-248.
13. Godefroid S, Koedam N (2003) Identifying indicator plant species of habitat quality and invasibility as a guide for peri-urban forest management. Biodivers Conserv 12: 1699-1713.
14. Grime J (1979) Plant strategies and vegetation processes. Wiley, New York.
15. Grime J (2002) Plant strategies, vegetation processes, and ecosystem properties. Wiley, New York.
16. Haila Y (2002) A conceptual genealogy of fragmentation research in landscape ecology. Ecol Appl 12: 321-334.
17. Hamberg L, Lehvävirta S, Malmivaara-Lämsä M, Rita H, Kotze D (2008) The effects of habitat edges and trampling on understorey vegetation in urban forests in Helsinki, Finland. Appl Veg Sci 11: 83-98.
18. Hamberg L, Malmivaara-Lämsä M, Lehvävirta S, Kotze D (2009) The effects of soil fertility on the abundance of rowan (Sorbus aucuparia L.) in urban forests. Plant Ecol 204: 21-32.
19. Hamberg L, Fedrowitz K, Lehvävirta S, Kotze D (2010) Vegetation changes at sub-xeric urban forest edges in Finland-the effects of edge aspect and trampling. Urb Ecosyst 13: 583-603.
20. Harris L (1984) The fragmented forest. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
21. Hodgson J (1991) The use of ecological theory and autecological datasets in studies of endangered plant and animal species and communities. Pirineos 138: 3-28.
22. Hotanen J.-P, Nousiainen H, Mäkipää R, Reinikainen A, Tonteri T (2008) Metsätyypitopas kasvupaikkojen luokitteluun. Metsäntutkimuslaitos. Metsäkustannus Oy.
23. Hämet-Ahti L, Suominen J, Ulvinen T, Uotila P (eds) (1998) Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland), 4th edn. Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum, Helsinki.
24. Kalliola R (1973) Suomen kasvimaantiede. WSOY, Helsinki.
25. Kittamaa S, Ryttäri T, Ajosenpää T, Aapala K, Hallman E, Lehesvirta T, Tukia H (2009) Harjumetsien paahdeympäristöt-nykytila ja hoito. (Sun-exposed esker forest habitats-state and management). The Finnish environment 25/2009: 88.
26. Kuuluvainen T (2002) Natural variability of forests as a reference for restoring and managing biological diversity in boreal Fennoscandia. Silva Fennica 36(1): 97-125.
27. Lawesson J, Fosaa A, Olsen E (2003) Calibration of 599 Ellenberg indicator values for the Faroes Islands. Appl Veg Sci 6: 53-62.
28. Lehvävirta S, Rita H (2002) Natural regeneration of trees in urban woodlands. J Veg Sci 13: 57-66.
29. Malmivaara-Lämsä M (2008) Effects of recreational use and fragmentation on the understory vegetation and soil microbial communities of urban forests in southern Finland. Dissertationes Forestales 54. Faculty of Biosciences, University of Helsinki.
30. Massant W, Godefroid S, Koedam N (2009) Clustering of plant life strategies on meso-scale. Plant Ecol 205: 47-56.
31. Murcia C (1995) Edge effects in fragmented forest: implication for conservation. Trends Ecol Evol 10(2): 58-62.
32. Nieppola J (1992) Long-term vegetation changes in stands of Pinus sylvestris in southern Finland. J Veg Sci 3(4): 475-484.
33. Nieminen J (2006) Tampereen kaupungin vanhat metsät- selvitys (report, old forest in the city of Tampere, in Finnish). Tampereen kaupunki: ympäristövalvonta, kiinteistötoimi, katu- ja vihertuotanto, ympäristövalvonta, kiinteistötoimi.
34. Ode Å, Fry G (2006) A model for quantifying and predicting urban pressure on woodland. Landsc Urb Plan 77(1-2): 17-27.
35. Pirkanmaan liitto (2008) Pirkanmaan arvokkaat harjualueet. Pirkanmaan liiton julkaisu B 108.
36. Prescott C (2002) The influence of the forest canopy on nutrient cycling. Tree Physiol 22: 1193-1200.
37. Prinzig A, Durka W, Klotz S, Brandl R (2002) Which species become aliens? Evol Ecol Res 4: 385-405.
38. Pärtel M, Kalamees R, Zobel M, Rosén E (1999) Alvar grasslands in Estonia: variation in species composition and community structure. J Veg Sci 10: 561-570.
39. Ranta P, Viljanen V, Tanskanen A, Asikainen E, Jokinen A (2012) Tampereen kasvit ja kaupunkiekologia. Lutukka 28: 3-17 (in Finnish with English summary: vascular plants and urban ecology in the city of Tampere, S Finland).
40. Reinikainen A, Mäkipää R, Vanha-Majamaa I, Hotanen JP (eds) (2001) Kasvit muuttuvassa metsäluonnossa (with English summary: Changes in the frequency and abundance of forest and mire plants in Finland since 1950). Gummerus, Jyväskylä.
41. Schaffers A, Sýkora K (2000) Reliability of Ellenberg indicator values for moisture, nitrogen and soil reaction: a comparison with field measurements. J Veg Sci 11: 225-244.
42. Tampereen kaupunki (2012) Tampereen kaupungin luonnonsuojeluohjelma 2012-2020. Tampereen kaupunki. Ympäristösuojeluyksikkö.
43. Williamson M (1999) Invasions. Ecography 22: 5-12.
44. Williamson M, Fitter A (1996) The characters of successfull invaders. Biol Conserv 78: 163-170.
45. Wilson J, Lee W (2000) CSR triangle theory: community-level predictions, tests, evaluation of criticism, and relation to other theories. Oikos 91: 77-96.