scholarly journals Single introductions of soil biota and plants generate long‐term legacies in soil and plant community assembly

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 1145-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Jasper Wubs ◽  
Wim H. Putten ◽  
Simon R. Mortimer ◽  
Gerard W. Korthals ◽  
Henk Duyts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Community ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Soil Biota ◽  
Plant Community Assembly

Plant community development following reclamation of oil sands mine sites in the boreal forest: a review

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalesh Dhar ◽  
Philip G. Comeau ◽  
Justine Karst ◽  
Bradley D. Pinno ◽  
Scott X. Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Plant Community Composition ◽  
Plant Community Development ◽  
Mine Sites ◽  
Plant Community Assembly

Understanding how reclamation practices influence plant community assembly and succession is an important step in developing realistic indicators and targets for reclamation of oil sands mine sites to upland forest ecosystems. We currently have a poor understanding of factors affecting plant community assembly and succession in reclaimed oil sands sites. Through synthesis of research completed over the last 24 years, we identify four key findings: (i) use of surface soil and forest floor material salvaged from mined areas increases plant species cover, richness, and diversity relative to the use of various other cover soil materials (such as clay subsoil); (ii) stockpiling of salvaged surface soils decreases the abundance of native plant propagules and delays early vegetation community development; (iii) differences in plant community composition between reclaimed and adjacent mature forests remain two decades after placing cover soils; however, differences are smaller with use of forest floor–mineral mix than peat–mineral mix; and (iv) plant community assembly is in progress but communities remain different to those found in natural undisturbed conditions. Our review identified critical knowledge gaps for further research to improve understanding of: (i) long-term (60 to 100 years) plant community composition in reclaimed oil sands sites; (ii) how residual forest patches near disturbed oil sands sites act as seed and propagule sources in newly reclaimed sites; (iii) plant community assembly processes in reclamation sites; (iv) the effect of micro-topographic heterogeneity on plant community development; and (v) how soil nutrient availability in different substrates influences plant community development over the long term. Ongoing support for selected existing studies and establishment of new studies focusing on plant community development through long-term monitoring are highly recommended.

scholarly journals Ontogenetic shifts in trait-mediated mechanisms of plant community assembly

Ecology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
pp. 2157-2169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse R. Lasky ◽  
Bénédicte Bachelot ◽  
Robert Muscarella ◽  
Naomi Schwartz ◽  
Jimena Forero-Montaña ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Community ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Ontogenetic Shifts ◽  
Plant Community Assembly

The effects of land degradation on plant community assembly: Implications for the restoration of the Tibetan Plateau

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (18) ◽  
pp. 2819-2829
Author(s):  
Jiufu Luo ◽  
Li Ma ◽  
Guijing Li ◽  
Dongzhou Deng ◽  
Dechao Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Plant Community Assembly

Environmental Filtering Drives Plant Community Assembly Processes in the Riparian Marsh of Downstream Yellow River, China

Wetlands ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-298
Author(s):  
Shijie Yi ◽  
Pan Wu ◽  
Fenghua Bai ◽  
Dayou Zhou ◽  
Xiqiang Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Community ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Environmental Filtering ◽  
Plant Community Assembly

scholarly journals Plant community assembly at small scales: Spatial vs. environmental factors in a European grassland

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 56-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Horn ◽  
Stefan Hempel ◽  
Michael Ristow ◽  
Matthias C. Rillig ◽  
Ingo Kowarik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Small Scales ◽  
Plant Community Assembly
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