Functional traits of salt marsh plants: Responses of morphology- and elemental- based traits to environmental constraints, trait-trait relationships and effects on ecosystem properties - Couverture souple

Minden, Vanessa

 
9783838124353: Functional traits of salt marsh plants: Responses of morphology- and elemental- based traits to environmental constraints, trait-trait relationships and effects on ecosystem properties
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838124359 ISBN 13 : 9783838124353
Editeur : Suedwestdeutscher Verlag fuer Hochschulschriften, 2011

Synopsis

This thesis focuses on functional traits of salt marsh plants. Plant traits most responsive to environmental constraints were identified and tested for their applicability to trait-environmental concepts. Trait-trait relationships were investigated and ultimately, the effects of plant traits on ecosystem properties were assessed and the role of biodiversity in the maintenance of those ecosystem properties was highlighted. The study was conducted in salt marshes along the mainland coast of Northwest Germany and on the island of Mellum. The most important findings of this study were that nutrient availability and water-related environmental conditions most strongly influence trait expressions of salt marsh plants. Morphology-based traits were partly different from those of other terrestrial plants and trait-trait relationships of element-based traits were consistent to the findings of other studies. Different plant traits were found to affect different ecosystem properties. Multifunctionality of salt marshes can be ensured by conserving functional diversity via species diversity, and its loss might adversely affect adjacent ecosystems, like the Wadden Sea system.

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À propos de l'auteur

born 1979, Diploma degree in biology at the University of Rostock, since 2006 PhD-student in the Landscape Ecology Group of the University of Oldenburg. Research interests in plant functional ecology, ecological stoichiometry and invasion biology. Field work experience in Central Europe, Hawaii (USA)and Ivory Coast.

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Éditeur
Suedwestdeutscher Verlag fuer Hochschulschriften
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838124359
ISBN 13 
9783838124353
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
180
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