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摘要
Steppe-like dry (semi) natural grasslands are valuable and endangered habitats in central Europe In the study area (the Ceske stredohori Hills, Czech Republic), they occur in fragments on southern slopes of volcanic hills, often in the vicinity of quarries, which are numerous there We performed sowing experiments and observed seedling recruitment of six species, typical for the dry grasslands, in 9 basalt quarries located in 3 different climatic regions over 3 yr The sowing experiments were established in young successional stages, 5-12 yr after quarrying was stopped The objectives of the experiments were to evaluate (i) if seedling recruitment and survival of the target species are possible regarding different climatic regions and (ii) what is the influence of weather fluctuations among years on seedling survival Seedlings of all studied species were able to recruit and survive in the early successional stages at least in some quarries The species, except one, showed significant differences in recruitment among the climatic regions, with the best iecruitment and survival in the driest and warmest region Seedlings of two species did not recruit in the wettest and coldest region All species survived in the driest and warmest region, while only one did so in the coldest and wettest region Different weather conditions in the studied years significantly influenced recruitment of two species The number of localities (floristic records) of particular species in the regions was the best predictor of species germination and survival Thus a traditional floristic survey may help to predict success of species in restoration projects It emerged that artificial sowing can be considered in restoration programs as a way of contributing to restoration of dry grasslands in disused quarries.
- 出版日期2010
