Changes of vascular plant diversity along a chronosequence of beech coppice stands, central Apennines, Italy.

摘要: Abstract This research sought to understand the patterns of vegetation recovery after disturbances because coppice management in beech forests. Eighty sampling units from mountain belt Marche region (Apennines, Italy) were collected according a stratified based on their geological setting (limestone, sandstone), elevation classes and age last coppicing (to represent chronosequence, 1 90 years). The expected successional trend decreasing species richness was confirmed, together with some stabilisation processes for older stand ages. However, more complex diversity found when total decomposed into five social behaviour types (SBTs), defined species' habitat preference. On both bedrocks, temporal gradients explained observed changes at level: forest specialists increased whereas non-forest decreased. A relatively long time (40–60 years), cont...