Search results for "kedot"

Species co-occurrence networks of ground beetles in managed grasslands

2020

AbstractGrassland biodiversity, including traditional rural biotopes maintained by traditional agricultural practices, has become threatened worldwide. Road verges have been suggested to be complementary or compensatory habitats for species inhabiting grasslands. Species co-occurrence patterns linked with species traits can be used to separate between the different mechanisms (stochasticity, environmental filtering, biotic interactions) behind community structure. Here, we study species co-occurrence networks and underlying mechanisms of ground beetle species (Carabidae) in three different managed grassland types (meadows, pastures, road verges, n = 12 in each type) in Central Finland. We a…

Kepolan lohkokunnan ja Karhian sekä Kankaanpään kylien välinen rajakiista

1786

Idiosyncratic responses to simulated herbivory by root fungal symbionts in a subarctic meadow

2021

Plant-associated fungi have elementary roles in ecosystem productivity. There is little information on the interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal symbiosis, fine endophytic (FE) and dark septate endophytic (DSE) fungi, and their host plants in cold climate systems. In particular, the environmental filters potentially driving the relative abundance of these root symbionts remain unknown. We investigated the interlinkage of plant and belowground fungal responses to simulated herbivory (clipping, fertilization, and trampling) in a subarctic meadow system. AM and FE frequency in the two target plant roots, Potentilla crantzii and Saussurea alpina, was unaffected by simulated he…

Turun kaupunkikedot : kytkeytyneisyyden ja ympäristötekijöiden merkitys kasvilajirikkaudelle

2019

Kedot ovat lajistoltaan rikkaita perinnebiotooppeja ja äärimmäisen uhanalaisia elinympäristöjä, joita uhkaa kaupungeissa rakentaminen ja umpeenkasvu. Pro gradu -työssäni selvitin paikallisten ympäristötekijöiden ja maiseman kytkeytyneisyyden yhteyttä hoitamattomien kaupunkiketojen putkilokasvi- ja sammallajirikkauteen. Kartoitin 33 tutkimuskedolta putkilokasvi- ja sammallajiston ja mittasin ympäristötekijöitä maastossa ja paikkatieto-ohjelman avulla, tutkimusruudun ja kedon mittakaavalla. Tilastollisissa analyyseissä käytin yleistettyjä lineaarisia malleja. Tulosten perusteella putkilokasvien lajimäärää selittivät kedon koko, kaltevuus, kallioisuus, paahteisuus ja maaperän happamuus. Sammal…

Conservation of traditional rural biotopes in Finland : a social-ecological approach

2018

This research focuses on conservation of traditional rural biotopes, which are biodiverse meadows and wood-pastures that are dependent on management through grazing or mowing. These low-intensity management actions have become rare as a result of agricultural modernisation. I have utilised a social-ecological approach in order to seek for the most critical factors hindering conservation of traditional rural biotopes in Finland. I also explore practical solutions that have the potential to improve their conservation status. The coverage of traditional rural biotopes has faced severe habitat loss during the last 150 years. This has led to endangerment of several habitat types and species that…