Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and Conservation
The ecology and species diversity of ephemeral wetland vegetation have been fairly well studied, but the biology of its characteristic species has rarely been investigated holistically. Here we combine previous results on the genetic diversity of a suitable model species (the diploid <i>Cyperu...
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| author | Pavel Kúr Soňa Píšová Karin Tremetsberger Pavel Dřevojan Zygmunt Kącki Jörg Böckelmann Karl-Georg Bernhardt Zdenka Hroudová Attila Mesterházy Kateřina Šumberová |
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| description | The ecology and species diversity of ephemeral wetland vegetation have been fairly well studied, but the biology of its characteristic species has rarely been investigated holistically. Here we combine previous results on the genetic diversity of a suitable model species (the diploid <i>Cyperus fuscus</i>) with new data on its historical and recent occurrence, its ecological and climatic niche, and the associated vegetation. Analysis of phytosociological relevés from Central Europe revealed a broad ecological niche of <i>C. fuscus</i> with an optimum in the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea class, extending to several other vegetation types. Overall species composition in the relevés highlight <i>C. fuscus</i> as a potential indicator of habitat conditions suitable for a range of other threatened taxa. Analysis of historical records of <i>C. fuscus</i> from the Czech Republic showed an increasing trend in the number of localities since the 1990s. It seems that recent climate warming allows the thermophilous <i>C. fuscus</i> to expand its range into colder regions. Isoëto-Nanojuncetea and Bidentetea species are well represented in the soil seed bank in both riverine and anthropogenic habitats of <i>C. fuscus</i>. Vegetation diversity has a weak negative effect and anthropogenic (compared to riverine) habitats have a strong negative effect on genetic diversity in this species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b055e35792b42c79fb9ab873e48f2ea2023-11-21T18:02:18ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-04-01139127710.3390/w13091277Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and ConservationPavel Kúr0Soňa Píšová1Karin Tremetsberger2Pavel Dřevojan3Zygmunt Kącki4Jörg Böckelmann5Karl-Georg Bernhardt6Zdenka Hroudová7Attila Mesterházy8Kateřina Šumberová9Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Zámek 1, 252 43 Průhonice, Czech RepublicInstitute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech RepublicBotanical Garden, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 23, 50-335 Wrocław, PolandInstitute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Zámek 1, 252 43 Průhonice, Czech RepublicHunyadi utca 55, 9500 Celldömölk, HungaryInstitute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Lidická 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech RepublicThe ecology and species diversity of ephemeral wetland vegetation have been fairly well studied, but the biology of its characteristic species has rarely been investigated holistically. Here we combine previous results on the genetic diversity of a suitable model species (the diploid <i>Cyperus fuscus</i>) with new data on its historical and recent occurrence, its ecological and climatic niche, and the associated vegetation. Analysis of phytosociological relevés from Central Europe revealed a broad ecological niche of <i>C. fuscus</i> with an optimum in the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea class, extending to several other vegetation types. Overall species composition in the relevés highlight <i>C. fuscus</i> as a potential indicator of habitat conditions suitable for a range of other threatened taxa. Analysis of historical records of <i>C. fuscus</i> from the Czech Republic showed an increasing trend in the number of localities since the 1990s. It seems that recent climate warming allows the thermophilous <i>C. fuscus</i> to expand its range into colder regions. Isoëto-Nanojuncetea and Bidentetea species are well represented in the soil seed bank in both riverine and anthropogenic habitats of <i>C. fuscus</i>. Vegetation diversity has a weak negative effect and anthropogenic (compared to riverine) habitats have a strong negative effect on genetic diversity in this species.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/9/1277chromosome numberclimatic nichedistribution trendsecological nichefishpond habitatsgenome size |
| spellingShingle | Pavel Kúr Soňa Píšová Karin Tremetsberger Pavel Dřevojan Zygmunt Kącki Jörg Böckelmann Karl-Georg Bernhardt Zdenka Hroudová Attila Mesterházy Kateřina Šumberová Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and Conservation Water chromosome number climatic niche distribution trends ecological niche fishpond habitats genome size |
| title | Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and Conservation |
| title_full | Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and Conservation |
| title_fullStr | Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and Conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and Conservation |
| title_short | Ecology and Genetics of <i>Cyperus fuscus</i> in Central Europe—A Model for Ephemeral Wetland Plant Research and Conservation |
| title_sort | ecology and genetics of i cyperus fuscus i in central europe a model for ephemeral wetland plant research and conservation |
| topic | chromosome number climatic niche distribution trends ecological niche fishpond habitats genome size |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/9/1277 |
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