Holocene history of the landscape at the biogeographical and cultural crossroads between Central and Eastern Europe (Western Podillia, Ukraine)

P Hájková, L Petr, M Horsák, E Jamrichová… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Continentality is a globally significant gradient influencing broad-scale biogeographical
patterns. An excellent example is the transition from the European temperate forest biome to …

Central European forest–steppe: An ecosystem shaped by climate, topography and disturbances

K Chytrý, W Willner, M Chytrý, J Divíšek… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The occurrence and origin of dry grasslands and their rich biota in the moderately humid
Central‐European climate have fascinated scientists for over a century. Modern …

What drives biodiversity patterns? Using long‐term multidisciplinary data to discern centennial‐scale change

J Woodbridge, R Fyfe, D Smith, R Pelling… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity plays an important role in ecosystem functioning, habitat recovery following
disturbance and resilience to global environmental change. Long‐term ecological records …

Exploring spatio-temporal patterns of palynological changes in Asia during the Holocene

KP Bhatta, O Mottl, VA Felde, SGA Flantua… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Historical legacies influence present-day ecosystem composition and dynamics. It is
therefore important to understand the long-term dynamics of ecosystems and their …

A European map of groundwater pH and calcium

M Hájek, B Jiménez-Alfaro, O Hájek… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Water resources and associated ecosystems are becoming highly endangered due to
ongoing global environmental changes. Spatial ecological modelling is a widely used tool …

A guide to the processing and standardization of global palaeoecological data for large‐scale syntheses using fossil pollen

SGA Flantua, O Mottl, VA Felde… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Palaeoecological data are crucial for comprehending large‐scale biodiversity patterns
and the natural and anthropogenic drivers that influence them over time. Over the last …

Decoupled phylogenetic and functional diversity in European grasslands

M Večeřa, I Axmanová, M Chytrý, J Divíšek… - …, 2023 - digitalcollection.zhaw.ch
The relationship between phylogenetic diversity (PD) and functional diversity (FD) is
important for understanding the mechanisms of community assembly. The traditional view …

The long history of rich fens supports persistence of plant and snail habitat specialists

T Peterka, L Tichý, V Horsáková, P Hájková… - Biodiversity and …, 2022 - Springer
Increasing evidence for the effects of Holocene history on modern biotic communities
suggests that current explanations of community patterns and conservation strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetation databases augment but do not replace species distribution atlases in species richness assessment

TH Szymura, H Kassa, G Swacha, M Szymura… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mapping of species richness (SR) patterns is pivotal for biogeography and nature
conservation. Vegetation plot databases serve as a new source of information, but they are …

Long-term changes of steppe-associated wild bees differ between shell-nesting and ground-nesting species

P Bogusch, L Hlaváčková, K Šilhán… - Journal of insect …, 2020 - Springer
Bees and wasps inhabiting steppe formations are, according to recent red lists, among the
most endangered species, quickly disappearing from local faunas of central European …