New insights into island vegetation composition and species diversity-Consistent and conditional responses across contrasting insular habitats at the plot-scale.

ABSTRACT: Most island-ecology studies focus on the properties of entire island communities, thus neglecting species-environment relationships operating at the habitat-level. Habitat-specific variation in the strength and sign of these relationships will conceal patterns observed on the island scale and may preclude a mechanistic interpretation of patterns and processes. Habitat-specific species-environment relationships may also depend on the descriptor of ecological communities. This paper presents a comprehensive plot-based analysis of local vegetation composition and species diversity (species richness and species evenness) of (i) rocky shore, (ii) semi-natural grassland and (iii) coniferous forest habitats in three Baltic archipelagos in Sweden. To identify differences and consistencies between

SUBMITTER: Hattermann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034865 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature