<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Nature, ecosystems and biodiversity provide human society with many benefits known as ecosystem services. Functional diversity is an important aspect of biodiversity. In this paper, we applied inductive approach to the identification, mapping and evaluation of ecosystem services of the <italic>Aegopodio-Alnetum glutinosae</italic> community in Tribeč Mts. The results from 2015 show that the alder floodplain forest represents one of the most productive forest ecosystems with seasonal maximum production of 59.03 g m−2, species diversity of <italic>N</italic>0 = 40 and functional diversity of <italic>FD</italic> = 10. The forage potential of this community is medium, the melliferous potential is high and the therapeutic potential was estimated as extremely rich in medicinal plants. From the functional groups for providing ecosystem services, woody plants and hemicryptophytes play the most significant role.</abstract>

Nature, ecosystems and biodiversity provide human society with many benefits known as ecosystem services. Functional diversity is an important aspect of biodiversity. In this paper, we applied inductive approach to the identification, mapping and evaluation of ecosystem services of the Aegopodio-Alnetum glutinosae community in Tribeč Mts. The results from 2015 show that the alder floodplain forest represents one of the most productive forest ecosystems with seasonal maximum production of 59.03 g m−2, species diversity of N0 = 40 and functional diversity of FD = 10. The forage potential of this community is medium, the melliferous potential is high and the therapeutic potential was estimated as extremely rich in medicinal plants. From the functional groups for providing ecosystem services, woody plants and hemicryptophytes play the most significant role.

The Role of Phytodiversity in Riparian Alder Forests in Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic

Acta Regionalia et Environmentalica

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Nature, ecosystems and biodiversity provide human society with many benefits known as ecosystem services. Functional diversity is an important aspect of...

The Role of Phytodiversity in Riparian Alder Forests in Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services

Published Online: Feb 07, 2017

Page range: 47 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aree-2016-0010

Keywords
species and functional diversity, vegetation functions, floodplain forest, Tribeč Mts., Slovakia

© 2016 Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role of Phytodiversity in Riparian Alder Forests in Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services

Published Online: Feb 07, 2017

Page range: 47 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aree-2016-0010

Keywordsspecies and functional diversity, vegetation functions, floodplain forest, Tribeč Mts., Slovakia

© 2016 Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
species and functional diversity, vegetation functions, floodplain forest, Tribeč Mts., Slovakia