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Diversity patterns in grasslands along a landscape gradient in northwestern France

Alard, Didier and Durance, Isabelle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4138-3349 2000. Diversity patterns in grasslands along a landscape gradient in northwestern France. Journal of Vegetation Science 11 (2) , pp. 287-294. 10.2307/3236809

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Abstract

Several measures of biodiversity were calculated (species richness SR, species diversity H', species evenness J', mean similarity, mosaic diversity and factorial diversity) in vascular plant communities along a landscape gradient in the Seine valley, Normandy, France. For these communities, we also recorded environmental and management data. Species and environmental data were analysed simultaneously by Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) in order to study their relationships. CCA identifies one main landscape gradient linked to a set of highly linked ecological factors. Three community types were identified along this gradient: calcicolous communities on chalk slopes, mesophilous communities on colluvium and hydrophilous communities on alluviums. The measures of biodiversity between these groups and their variations along the landscape gradient indicate similar patterns for H', J' and SR. Between-community biodiversity measures allow consideration of the distribution of species among communities in the landscape. Factorial diversity accounts for the organisation of the communities with reference to the basic mechanisms of species coexistence. Affinity analysis (similarity and mosaic diversity) measures the compositional pattern diversity, which is the function of the variation in species richness. We discuss the indicative versus the predictive value of these measures of biodiversity as regards ecological factors and processes and their application for conservation purposes.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biodiversity; Canonical Correspondence Analysis; Community organisation; Community structure; Landscape dynamics; Ordination
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2022 10:25
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/70057

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