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T1 The soil seed bank role in mountainous heathland ecosystems after fire and inorganic nitrogen fertilization
A1 Alday, Josu G.
A1 Calvo Galván, María Leonor
A1 Fernández-Rodríguez, José Luis
A1 Valbuena Relea, María Luz
A2 Ecologia
K1 Ecología. Medio ambiente
K1 Heathlands
K1 Fire
K1 Inorganic nitrogen
K1 Seed bank
K1 Calluna vulgaris (L) Hull.
K1 Diversity
K1 Ecosystem management
K1 Restoration
K1 3106.01 Conservación
K1 3103.13 Fertilidad del Suelo
K1 3103.11 Semillas
K1 3106.99 Otras (Incendios Forestales)
K1 2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
AB [EN] Calluna vulgaris-dominated heathlands are a priority habitat type in Annex I of the HabitatsDirective (92/43/ECC, habitat code 4060). In the Iberian Peninsula, the landscape of the CantabrianMountain range has great heterogeneity due to human management during the last 10,000 years.Another factor that can affect these communities is the increase in human-induced atmosphericnitrogen (N) deposition. During the last century, there has been a dramatic increase in N depositionrates. For all these reasons, it is important to know the regeneration dynamics of the heathlands inthe context of the disturbances that these communities currently face (i.e., N deposition, fire, anddecrease in sheep grazing) in the Cantabrian Mountain range. In this study, we characterized theplant species composition and soil seed bank after prescribed burning in three heathlands on theirsouthern distribution limit in Spain, to gain insights into regenerative capacity and conservationof these communities. The results obtained suggest that the post-burn soil seed bank could restoreCalluna-dominated vegetation in these habitats, indicating that the restoration potential from thesoil seed bank after wildfires of these habitats is high. Our results also suggest that, in the shortterm after burning, the main characteristic species such as Calluna and Erica are recovered, which isfundamental to maintain the heathland community structure.
PB MDPI
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/16825
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/16825
NO Alday, Calvo, L., Rodríguez, J. L. F. and Valbuena, L. (2023). The soil seed bank role in mountainous heathland ecosystems after fire and inorganic nitrogen fertilization. Forests, 14(2), 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020226
NO Artículo incluido en el número especial: The Soil Seed Bank and Its Importance in Burnt Zones Recuperation Strategies
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 01-jun-2024