caa a22 4500 605526435 CHVBK 20210128100803.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-015-0863-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-015-0863-2 Decline in bryophyte diversity in predominant types of central European managed forests [Elektronische Daten] [Jeňýk Hofmeister, Jan Hošek, Eva Holá, Eva Novozámská] The extent to which the diversity of forest-inhabiting bryophytes is related to forest management practices has been the subject of a recent study. However, the question of how these practices affect the spatial distribution pattern of bryophyte diversity throughout managed European forests remains unanswered. We surveyed bryophyte diversity in six large forest complexes in the Czech Republic. Our sites encompass a range of managed forest stands (including various temporal phases such as clearings and young forests) across a gradient of environmental conditions. In general, the bryophyte species richness in managed forests was less than in unmanaged forests. Only unmanaged forest stands that provided suitable substrates such as large dead woody debris and large diameter beeches (Fagus sylvatica) were able to support rare bryophyte species. Mature managed forests with simplified tree structure, dominated by either deciduous or coniferous species shared similar bryophyte species richness (α-diversity) and pool (γ-diversity). It appears that forest management, which leads to the loss of old-growth forest attributes, may result in low-diversity bryophyte communities regardless of tree species composition. Nevertheless, bryophyte species turnover (β-diversity) was spatially uniform in mature managed forests dominated by conifers, but quite variable in those dominated by deciduous tree species. Managed forests with diverse tree structure and composition approximated the species pool size of unmanaged forests, in spite of their small contribution to the total area of managed forests. Hence, forest management as commonly applied in the managed forests of the Czech Republic does not appear to be conducive to the persistence of diverse bryophyte assemblages. We suggest that some essential changes in forest management practices are necessary to maintain the conditions favorable to the preservation of bryophyte diversity in central European forests. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Beech nationallicence Spruce nationallicence Forest management nationallicence Species richness nationallicence Species turnover nationallicence Species pool nationallicence Hofmeister Jeňýk Ecological Services, Areál ČOV, 268 01, Hořovice, Czech Republic aut Hošek Jan Ecological Services, Areál ČOV, 268 01, Hořovice, Czech Republic aut Holá Eva Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut Novozámská Eva Prague Botanic Garden, Nádvorní 134, 171 00, Prague 7, Czech Republic aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/6(2015-06-01), 1391-1402 0960-3115 24:6<1391 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0863-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0863-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hofmeister Jeňýk Ecological Services, Areál ČOV, 268 01, Hořovice, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hošek Jan Ecological Services, Areál ČOV, 268 01, Hořovice, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Holá Eva Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Novozámská Eva Prague Botanic Garden, Nádvorní 134, 171 00, Prague 7, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/6(2015-06-01), 1391-1402 0960-3115 24:6<1391 2015 24 10531