Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition
Abstract
P>Surveys of weed vegetation of the western Balkan peninsula (1939-2006) were used to study changes in species composition. A large data set of arable weed vegetation was compiled and analysed with direct and indirect ordination, regression and beta (beta) diversity analysis. Five environmental variables (altitude, season, year, crop, phytogeographical region) were used to determine broad-scale changes in weed species composition. The most important parameter was phytogeography and the second was crop. Altitude and season were found to be less important, although significant, which contrasts with results from Central and Northern Europe. beta-diversity was higher in cereals and in summer, while decline along the altitudinal gradient previously demonstrated in Central Europe, was not observed. In southern parts of the studied area, thermophilous species have shifted to higher altitudes. The results and ranking of importance of environmental and spatial variables are discussed in relatio...n to similar studies in Northern and Central Europe.
Keywords:
agroecology / altitude / beta diversity / detrended correspondence analysis / partial canonical correspondence analysis / phytogeography / temporal gradient / community composition / assemblage / crop typeSource:
Weed Research, 2009, 49, 6, 602-612Publisher:
- Wiley, Hoboken
Funding / projects:
- Biološka, hemijska, toksikološka i ekotoksikološka proučavanja herbicida i njihova primena (RS-20041)
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x
ISSN: 0043-1737
WoS: 000271714700007
Scopus: 2-s2.0-70449720656
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Silc, Urban AU - Vrbničanin, Sava AU - Božić, D. AU - Carni, Andraz AU - Dajić-Stevanović, Zora PY - 2009 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2048 AB - P>Surveys of weed vegetation of the western Balkan peninsula (1939-2006) were used to study changes in species composition. A large data set of arable weed vegetation was compiled and analysed with direct and indirect ordination, regression and beta (beta) diversity analysis. Five environmental variables (altitude, season, year, crop, phytogeographical region) were used to determine broad-scale changes in weed species composition. The most important parameter was phytogeography and the second was crop. Altitude and season were found to be less important, although significant, which contrasts with results from Central and Northern Europe. beta-diversity was higher in cereals and in summer, while decline along the altitudinal gradient previously demonstrated in Central Europe, was not observed. In southern parts of the studied area, thermophilous species have shifted to higher altitudes. The results and ranking of importance of environmental and spatial variables are discussed in relation to similar studies in Northern and Central Europe. PB - Wiley, Hoboken T2 - Weed Research T1 - Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition EP - 612 IS - 6 SP - 602 VL - 49 DO - 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x ER -
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Silc, U., Vrbničanin, S., Božić, D., Carni, A.,& Dajić-Stevanović, Z.. (2009). Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition. in Weed Research Wiley, Hoboken., 49(6), 602-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x
Silc U, Vrbničanin S, Božić D, Carni A, Dajić-Stevanović Z. Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition. in Weed Research. 2009;49(6):602-612. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x .
Silc, Urban, Vrbničanin, Sava, Božić, D., Carni, Andraz, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, "Weed vegetation in the north-western Balkans: diversity and species composition" in Weed Research, 49, no. 6 (2009):602-612, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00726.x . .