scholarly journals Biogeographic relationships between fungi and selected glacial relict plants

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 1-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Chlebicki
Keyword(s):  
Host Plants ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Betula Nana ◽  
Chamaedaphne Calyculata ◽  
Empetrum Hermaphroditum ◽  
Rubus Chamaemorus ◽  
Dryas Octopetala ◽  
Glacial Relict

The paper discusses fungi of 24 glacial relict plants: <em>Arenaria ciliata</em> L. subsp. <em>ciliata, Betula nana</em> L., <em>B. pubescens</em> Ehrh. subsp. carpatica (Willd.) Asch. &amp; Graebn., <em>B. pubescens</em> subsp. <em>czerepanovii</em> (N.I. Orlova) Hämet-Ahti, <em>C. magellanica</em> Lam. subsp. <em>irrigua</em> (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen, <em>Carex rupestris</em> All., <em>Cerastium alpinum</em> L., <em>C. cerastoides</em> (L.) Britton, <em>C. eriophorum</em> Kit. in Schult., <em>Chamaedaphne calyculata</em> (L.) Moench, <em>Dryas drummondii</em> Richards, <em>D. grandis</em> Juz., <em>D. integrifolia</em> Vahl., <em>D. octopetala</em> L. s.l., <em>Empetrum hermaphroditum</em> Hagerup, <em>E. nigrum</em> L., <em>Juncus trifidus</em> L., <em>Loiseleuria procumbens</em> (L.) Desv., <em>Pedicularis sudetica</em> Willd., <em>Rubus chamaemorus</em> L., <em>Salix herbacea</em> L., <em>S. lapponum</em> L., <em>S. reticulata</em> L., and <em>Saxifraga nivalis</em> L., The work is attempt at application of some fungi (<em>Ascomycota, Chytridiales, Ustilaginales, Uredinales</em>, mitosporic fungi) as guides in vascular plant phytogeography and explanation of the origin of selected glacial relict plants. Parasites and exclusive (specialized) for particular host plant species are the most important fungi for biogeographic analysis. A fungal markers method (FMM) was used. The fungi and host plants for the present study were collected in the mountains and peat bogs of Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Russia and Ukraine. Also materials from Austria, Canada, France, Greenland, Korea, Spitsbergen, Switzerland and U.S.A. were examined. A total of 254 taxa of fungi were collected from 1329 localities investigated. Exclusive species of fungi for all examined host plants have been distinguished. Only <em>Dryas octopetala</em> s.l., <em>D. integrifolia, Empetrum nigrum, E. hermaphroditum, Chamaedaphne calyculata</em> and <em>Rubus chamaemorus</em> possess a number of exclusive species sufficient for analysis. In some cases it was possible to define the direction of migration of the host plants (<em>Betula nana, Juncus trifidus, Dryas octopetala</em> s.l.) on the basis of mycological data. For dryads the extremely High Arctic track is more important than the Middle Arctic or Low Arctic ones. The waves of migrants moved from the East via Spitsbergen to-wards Greenland. <em>Dryas octopetala</em> seems to have reached the Carpathians from the West. Relative age of some fungi has been estimated. Wide circumpolar and alpine distribution points out that <em>Isothea rhytismoides</em> (Bab. ex Berk.) Fr. is one of the oldest dryadicolous fungi. The limited ranges of <em>Sphaerotheca volkartii</em> Blumer, <em>Synchytrium cupulatum</em> Thomas, <em>Hypoderma dryadis</em> Nannf.: L. Holm, and <em>Epipolaeum absconditum</em> (Johanson) L. Holm indicate a relatively young age of these species. A four new taxa i.e. <em>Lachnum uralense, Leptosphaentlina sibirica, Melanomma margaretae</em> and <em>Tiarospora pirozynskii</em> are described and illustrated. 27 species arę for the first time reported from Poland.

scholarly journals Види рослин і лишайників Кий-острова в Гербарії Національного лісотехнічного університету України (LWFU)

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
Tetyana Prykladivska
Keyword(s):  
Betula Nana ◽  
Chamaedaphne Calyculata ◽  
Ledum Palustre ◽  
Nardus Stricta ◽  
Rubus Chamaemorus ◽  
Cladonia Rangiferina

Кий-острів, що розташований в Онезькій затоці Білого моря (географічні координати 64°00′ п. ш., 37°53′ с. д.) – це виступ гранітної плити, яка залягає на незначній глибині і виходить на поверхню моря у вигляді скель. Геоморфологічні та кліматичні особливості острова, близькість до Північного полярного кола та Арктичної області, зумовили формування на ньому своєрідних природних комплексів, де переважають соснові ліси. Виконані в липні 1984 р. серії описів лісових біоценозів острова дали змогу встановити як основні типи цих лісів (сосняк лишайниковый скальный, сосняк лишайниковый каменистый, сосняк лишайниковый багульниково-вересковый на вершинах сельг [Kucherov, Zverev, 2012; Rupestrian landscapes…, 2008; Rysin, 1975]), так і відповідні їм типи асоціацій (Pinetum cladinosum petraeum, Myrtillus-Calluna-Cladina-Typ, Pinetum uliginosi-vaccinioso-ledosum). Наведений перелік домінантних видів рослин і лишайників нижніх ярусів лісових біоценозів демонструє наявність у їх складі характерних представників бореальної та гіпоарктичної флори. Найбільша частина з них – це класичні бореальні види: Andromeda polifolia L., Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench, Ledum palustre L., Linnaea borealis L., Nardus stricta L. та інші. На другій позиції знаходяться гіпоарктичні види, серед яких Betula nana L., Rubus arcticus L., Rubus chamaemorus L., Cornus suecica L. На поверхнях скель високу частку складають представники відділу Lichenomycota – характерні елементи північних та південних лишайникових тундр, а саме: Cladonia stellaris (Opiz) Pouzar & Vězda, Cladonia sylvatica (L.) Hoffm., Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg., Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach., Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. Зібраний гербарний матеріал (45 зразків 16-ти таксонів) достатньою мірою відображає найбільш характерні риси біоти скельних сосняків Кий-острова та являє собою єдину колекцію видів з північної тайги європейської частини Росії в Гербарії Національного лісотехнічного університету України, який офіційно зареєстрований в міжнародних базах даних під акронімом LWFU.

scholarly journals Holocene stratigraphy and vegetation history in the Scoresby Sund area, East Greenland

1978 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 1-66
Author(s):  
S Funder
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation History ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Dwarf Shrub ◽  
Betula Nana ◽  
Isostatic Uplift ◽  
Cassiope Tetragona ◽  
Pollen Diagrams ◽  
Salix Arctica ◽  
Low Arctic ◽  
Holocene Stratigraphy

The Holocene stratigraphy in Scoresby Sund is based on climatic change as reflected by fluctuations in fjord and valley glaciers, immigration and extinction of marine molluscs, and the vegetation history recorded in pollen diagrams from five lakes. The histories are dated by C-14, and indirectly by emergence curves showing the patterns of isostatic uplift. From c. 10100-10400 to 9400 yr BP the major fjord glaciers showed oscillatory retreat with abundant moraine formation, the period of the Milne Land Moraines. The vegetation in the ice-free areas was a sparse type of fell field vegetation but with thermophilous elements indicating temperatures similar to the present. From 9400 yr BP the fjord glaciers retreated rapidly in the narrow fjords, the few moraines formed are referred to the Rødefjord stages and indicate topographically conditioned stillstands. At 8000 yr BP the low arctic Betula nana immigrated into the area, and in the period until 5000 yr BP dense dwarf shrub heath grew in areas where it is now absent. In the fjords the subarctic Mytilus edulis and Pecten islandica lived, suggesting a climate warmer than the present. From c. 5000 yr BP the dense dwarf shrub heath began to disappear in the coastal areas, and a 'poor' heath dominated by the high arctic Salix Arctica and Cassiope tetragona expanded. These two species, which are now extremely common, apparently did not grow in the area until c. 6000 yr BP. In lakes in the coastal area minerogenic sedimentation at c. 2800 yr BP, reflecting the general climatic deterioration.

Demographic variation of dwarf birch (Betula nana) in communities dominated by Ledum palustre and Vaccinium uliginosum

Biologia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Ejankowski
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Sexual Reproduction ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Light Limitation ◽  
Permanent Plots ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Betula Nana ◽  
Vaccinium Uliginosum ◽  
Ledum Palustre ◽  
Dwarf Birch

AbstractThe structure and demographic processes were compared in shrub communities to test the effects of vegetation succession on population growth, fecundity and abundance of the dwarf birch (Betula nana L.), which is a rare and endangered plant species in Poland and a glacial relict in Central Europe. The effects of Ledum palustre L. and Vaccinium uliginosum L. were studied in the Linje nature reserve in Chełmińskie Lake District (northern Poland), in three permanent plots on a peat bog. Vegetative growth and reproduction of B. nana were lower in plant communities dominated by L. palustre and V. uliginosum, than in a reference site. Fecundity was also lower, despite the fact that the percentage share of potentially fertile age groups was similar in all study sites. Mortality of ramets was independent of vegetation, both for juvenile and mature stages. The results confirm that B. nana is intolerant of shade, and it is more abundant in vegetation without competitors. Light limitation can lead to its decline, primarily by a decrease in vegetative growth. Sexual reproduction may be negatively affected by shade, but it plays only small role in population growth. Butterfly larvae can destroy inflorescences, and thus contribute to low effectiveness of sexual reproduction. Increasing density of shrubs and trees in peat bogs can reduce the abundance of dwarf birch, and can lead to the extinction of its local populations.

Microscale pattern of vascular plant distribution in two high arctic plant communities

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 2033-2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Sohlberg ◽  
L. C. Bliss
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Niche Differentiation ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Plant Distribution ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
Point Quadrat

Microscale pattern is of crucial importance in determining the distribution of vascular plants in the extreme environments of the High Arctic. Point-quadrat analysis of the distribution of the vascular plants in a mesic cryptogam–herb meadow and a xeric Puccinellia barren found a nonrandom distribution of vascular species. Most species were found growing in moss turfs versus crustose lichen or bare soil surfaces in the meadow and in desiccation cracks in the barren. Two species showed an opposite distribution pattern in the meadow indicating that incipient niche differentiation occurs in the High Arctic. Quadrat sampling showed that seed distribution was random in the meadow and only slightly skewed toward cracks in the barren. Microsites appeared to be crucial to the seedling establishment and adult distribution pattern for Papaver radicatum but less important for Ranunculus sabinei. Microclimate analyses showed that soil temperatures were higher, wind speeds were lower, soil moisture content was greater, and nitrate levels were higher in the microsites usually preferred by plants.

ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE PEAT BOGS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: III. NOTES ON THE BEHAVIOR OF CHAMAEDAPHNE CALYCULATA

1956 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kornelius Lems
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Physiological Basis ◽  
Chamaedaphne Calyculata ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

This paper presents data and observations concerning Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench. (Ericaceae). The branching pattern, the longevity of different types of leaves, and features of flowering are shown to be correlated. The relationship between this complex of features and the habitat is studied, and a few speculations are advanced to explain the physiological basis for the behavior of Chamaedaphne. This study is essentially autecological, and it is hoped that it may constitute a link between the study of soil conditions and the response of plant hormones on the one hand, and phytosociological work in peat bogs on the other hand.

Seed rain and seed bank along an alpine altitudinal gradient in Swedish Lapland

2000 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 728-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Molau ◽  
Eva-Lena Larsson
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Seed Rain ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Empetrum Hermaphroditum ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Total Seed ◽  
Germinable Seed

We studied the seed flux, including seed rain and seed bank (germinable and total), at twelve sites along an altitudinal gradient in the Abisko area in northernmost Swedish Lapland during a period of 3 years with contrasting summer climates. The study sites were evenly spaced in altitude from the timberline at 700 m above sea level to the highest peaks in the area (1560 m). A subalpine birch forest site was included for comparison. Each site was equipped with seed traps, replaced and emptied directly upon snow-melt each summer. Soil samples for seed bank assessment were taken at all sites, and inventories of the vascular plant flora were carried out in the 10 m radius neighborhood of the traps. The results revealed high variation among years with regard to seed rain and its partitioning over various functional types of plants. Even though most of the seed rain could be attributed to species present in the plant community of the trap sites themselves, some more long-distance dispersal takes place every year. A number of extrazonal recoveries are reported, often several hundred m above the distributional limit of the species. Even though seed number and species diversity declined rapidly from seed rain over total seed bank to germinable seed bank, the correlation among all three aspects of the seed pool was high. The dominant species in the seed flux at moderate altitudes, Empetrum hermaphroditum Hagerup, has a persistent seed bank with an average turnover of more than 200 years.Key words: seed rain, seed bank, total seed bank, germinable seed bank, alpine, dispersal.

Winged morph of the high arctic aphid Acyrthosiphon svalbardicum (Hemiptera: Aphididae): abundance, reproductive status, and ecological significance

2008 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-C. Simon ◽  
J. Bonhomme ◽  
R.L. Blackman ◽  
M. Hullé
Keyword(s):  
High Arctic ◽  
Wing Development ◽  
Sudden Increase ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Ecological Significance ◽  
Adaptive Traits ◽  
Dryas Octopetala ◽  
Dispersal Potential ◽  
Harsh Conditions ◽  
Aphid Abundance

AbstractThe aphid Acyrthosiphon svalbardicum Heikinheimo, which is endemic to Svalbard and feeds exclusively on eightpetal mountain-avens, Dryas octopetala L. (Rosaceae), has developed a series of adaptive traits to cope with the harsh conditions of the High Arctic. Prior to this study, only a single specimen of the winged morph of A. svalbardicum had been found, suggesting extremely low dispersal potential. In 2006 we collected many winged females in several places at Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen. Although winged individuals were generally found in high-density populations, no significant relationship existed between aphid abundance and wing development. We discuss whether this sudden increase in winged-morph production by A. svalbardicum is related to a warmer than usual summer in Svalbard.

Leaf carbon isotope discrimination and vegetative responses of Dryas octopetala to temperature and water manipulations in a High Arctic polar semi-desert, Svalbard

Oecologia ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Welker ◽  
P. A. Wookey ◽  
A. N. Parsons ◽  
M. C. Press ◽  
T. V. Callaghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Isotope ◽  
Carbon Isotope Discrimination ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Isotope Discrimination ◽  
Dryas Octopetala
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