Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against Disturbance
The paved (tarmac) roads had been constructed on Soqotra island over the last 15 years. The vegetation along the roads was disturbed and the erosion started immediately after the disturbance caused by the road construction. Our assumption is that biotechnical measurements should prevent the problems...
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| author | Maděra Petr Kovář Pavel Vojta Jaroslav Volařík Daniel Úradníček Luboš Salašová Alena Koblížek Jaroslav Jelínek Petr |
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| description | The paved (tarmac) roads had been constructed on Soqotra island over the last 15 years. The vegetation along the roads was disturbed and the erosion started immediately after the disturbance caused by the road construction. Our assumption is that biotechnical measurements should prevent the problems caused by erosion and improve stabilization of road edges. The knowledge of plant species which are able to grow in unfavourable conditions along the roads is important for correct selection of plants used for outplanting. The vegetation succession was observed using phytosociological relevés as a tool of recording and mapping assambblages of plants species along the roads as new linear structures in the landscape. Data from phytosociological relevés were analysed and the succession was characterised in different altitudes. The results can help us to select group of plants (especially shrubs and trees), which are suitable to be used as stabilizing green mantle in various site conditions and for different purposes (anti-erosional, ornamental, protection against noise or dust, etc.). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2792dbeb1ce64f7eac079b9523ac760a2022-12-21T22:28:15ZengSciendoJournal of Landscape Ecology1805-41962013-12-0163465910.2478/jlecol-2014-0003Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against DisturbanceMaděra Petr0Kovář Pavel1Vojta Jaroslav2Volařík Daniel3Úradníček Luboš4Salašová Alena5Koblížek Jaroslav6Jelínek Petr7Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of the Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 BrnoCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Benátská 2, 128 01 PragueCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Benátská 2, 128 01 PragueMendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of the Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 BrnoMendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of the Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 BrnoMendel University in Brno, Faculty of Horticulture, Department of Landscape Planning, Valtická 337, 691 44 LedniceMendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of the Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 BrnoMendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of the Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 BrnoThe paved (tarmac) roads had been constructed on Soqotra island over the last 15 years. The vegetation along the roads was disturbed and the erosion started immediately after the disturbance caused by the road construction. Our assumption is that biotechnical measurements should prevent the problems caused by erosion and improve stabilization of road edges. The knowledge of plant species which are able to grow in unfavourable conditions along the roads is important for correct selection of plants used for outplanting. The vegetation succession was observed using phytosociological relevés as a tool of recording and mapping assambblages of plants species along the roads as new linear structures in the landscape. Data from phytosociological relevés were analysed and the succession was characterised in different altitudes. The results can help us to select group of plants (especially shrubs and trees), which are suitable to be used as stabilizing green mantle in various site conditions and for different purposes (anti-erosional, ornamental, protection against noise or dust, etc.).https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2014-0003road constructionaltitudinal gradientmountain areasplant invasionenvironmental impactvegetation managementtropicsislandssoqotra |
| spellingShingle | Maděra Petr Kovář Pavel Vojta Jaroslav Volařík Daniel Úradníček Luboš Salašová Alena Koblížek Jaroslav Jelínek Petr Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against Disturbance Journal of Landscape Ecology road construction altitudinal gradient mountain areas plant invasion environmental impact vegetation management tropics islands soqotra |
| title | Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against Disturbance |
| title_full | Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against Disturbance |
| title_fullStr | Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against Disturbance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against Disturbance |
| title_short | Vegetation Succession Along New Roads at Soqotra Island (Yemen): Effects of Invasive Plant Species and Utilization of Selected Native Plant Resistence Against Disturbance |
| title_sort | vegetation succession along new roads at soqotra island yemen effects of invasive plant species and utilization of selected native plant resistence against disturbance |
| topic | road construction altitudinal gradient mountain areas plant invasion environmental impact vegetation management tropics islands soqotra |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2014-0003 |
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