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Journal articles on the topic "Serpentine grassland"

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Kabaš, Eva N., Antun A. Alegro, Nevena V. Kuzmanović, Ksenija M. Jakovljević, Snežana S. Vukojičić, and Dmitar V. Lakušić. "Stipetum novakii ass. nova – a new association of serpentine rocky grassland vegetation (Halacsyetalia sendtneri) in Serbia." Acta Botanica Croatica 72, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 169–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10184-012-0016-6.

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Abstract Phytosociological characteristics of grassland communities above serpentines (order Halacsyetalia sendtneri H. Ritter-Studnčka 1970) in Serbia, are analyzed according to Braun-Blanquet methodology. In order to detect the basic floristic differentiation of analyzed communities ordinary correspondence analysiswas applied. Cluster analysiswas also performed to see the structure and separation of the communities based on the floristic composition. In order to determine diagnostic species, fidelity indices with presence/ absence data and the size of all groups standardized to equal size were calculated. The new association Stipetum novakii is described in open rocky serpentine grasslands in Brdjani Gorge.

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Hopkins, Natalie A. "Mycorrhizae in a California serpentine grassland community." Canadian Journal of Botany 65, no. 3 (March 1, 1987): 484–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b87-059.

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The grassland community on serpentine soil was found to have vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizae. Twenty-seven species made up the herbaceous cover; 23 were annuals. Two annual species were from nonmycorrhizal families, but one had some colonization. Twenty-five species had colonization in over half the length of the roots. Annuals had especially heavy colonization, which frequently filled the cortex of the root. Of the herbaceous cover in the community 98% was mycorrhizal; 97% was colonized in over half the length of the roots; and 91% was colonized in over three-fourths the length of the roots. The common fungal symbionts were Glomus fasciculatum and Glomus tenue.

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Moloney, Kirk A., Simon A. Levin, Nona R. Chiariello, and Linda Buttel. "Pattern and scale in a serpentine grassland." Theoretical Population Biology 41, no. 3 (June 1992): 257–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0040-5809(92)90029-s.

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OVERTON, JACOB McC, and SIMON A. LEVIN. "Components of spatial patterning in a serpentine grassland." Ecological Research 18, no. 4 (July 2003): 405–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00565.x.

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Dölarslan, Melda, Ebru Gül, and Sabit Erşahin. "Endemic Vascular Plants of Marble and Serpentine Parent Materials in Semiarid Grassland." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 6, no. 6 (June 25, 2018): 693. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i6.693-698.1703.

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Endemism is an important criterion for identification of floristic regions and determination of floristic properties of these regions. Turkey is one of the world’s major countries in terms of endemism over 3.000 endemic plant species. This study was carried out in order to determine the floristic composition and endemic plant species on the serpentine and marble (metamorphic rocks) parent material in semi-arid garssland in Çankırı-Eldivan. For this reason plant samples were collected in different growing season in 2014 (month of between April- September), approximately 4ha (Marble, 3.88 ha; Serpentine, 0.08 ha) area in Çankırı-Eldivan. Study area is located A4 square according to the grid system of P.H. Davis (1965-1988) and Irano-Turanian region in phytogeographic respect. As a result of the plant sampling carried out in the area; 16 families, 27 genera, 31 species determined in serpentine parent material. Among of these plants 9 of them are endemic plant. Endemism rate of the serpentine area is 29%. In addition, 20 families, 58 genera, 72 species of plants have been identified in marble parent material and 14 plant taxa of these species endemic. Endemism ratio is 19%. Results of this study showed that parent material effects of plant diversity and endemism ratio.

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Colozza, Francesca, Elisabetta Fenoglio, Davide Barberis, and Michele Lonati. "A new association with Patzkea paniculata on serpentine substrates at low elevations in the western Alps (Italy)." Plant Sociology 59, no. 2 (November 22, 2022): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/pls2022592/02.

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Patzkea paniculata usually dominates grassland communities in the subalpine and alpine belts. The analysis of a unique vegetation community found at low altitudes growing on serpentinitic substrates in the North-Western Alps (Italy) dominated by P. paniculata, is hereby presented. These communities are substantially different from already described alpine communities, framed in the alliance Festucion variae (class Caricetea curvulae, order Festucetalia spadiceae) and typical of higher elevations. Syntaxonomic and ecological investigations were performed to provide a correct phytosociological framework for these grasslands. The new association Potentillo albae-Patzkeetum paniculatae ass. nova is here described, with two different variants, one co-dominated by Bromopsis erecta and the second with co-dominance of Molinia arundinacea. It is a secondary grassland of arid environments attributable to the alliance Bromion erecti (class Festuco valesiacae-Brometea erecti), and characterized by the presence of numerous species, both rare and typical of serpentinitic substrates.

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Gulmon, S. L. "Patterns of seed germination in Californian serpentine grassland species." Oecologia 89, no. 1 (January 1992): 27–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00319011.

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Chiarucci, Alessandro, Michele Riccucci, Carlo Celesti, and Vincenzo De Dominicis. "VEGETATION-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ULTRAMAFIC AREA OF MONTE FERRATO, ITALY." Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 46, no. 3 (May 13, 1998): 213–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07929978.1998.10676730.

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Relationships between some environmental features and species composition and abundance of grassland and dwarf shrub vegetation were investigated on Monte Ferrato, one of the best known ultramafic (serpentine) sites of Italy. The main aim was to test the importance of the available fraction of soil metals in causing the typical infertility of ultramafic soils. The physical and chemical features of soil were determined for each plot in which species composition and cover were recorded. The plots were classified by cluster analysis and ANOVA was applied to compare the environmental variables of groups of plots. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) was used to detect the principle factors related to the gradient of species composition within the plant communities. It was found that the grassland and dwarf vegetation of Monte Ferrato is not negatively influenced by soil content of nickel and other metals. Pine canopy cover, which provides additional nutrient input and protects against erosion, was found to be important for evolution of the garigues into grasslands. The evolution of grassland turf induced the retention of higher levels of exchangeable cations, including potentially toxic metals, in the evolved soil.

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Hooper, David U., and Jeffrey S. Dukes. "Functional composition controls invasion success in a California serpentine grassland." Journal of Ecology 98, no. 4 (May 18, 2010): 764–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01673.x.

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Casper, Brenda B., and Jeffrey P. Castelli. "Evaluating plant?soil feedback together with competition in a serpentine grassland." Ecology Letters 10, no. 5 (May 2007): 394–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01030.x.

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Book chapters on the topic "Serpentine grassland"

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Harrison, Susan P., and Joshua H. Viers. "Serpentine Grasslands." In California GrasslandsEcology and Management, 145–55. University of California Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520252202.003.0012.

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Alexander, Earl B., Roger G. Coleman, Todd Keeler-Wolfe, and Susan P. Harrison. "Serpentine Land Use and Health Concerns." In Serpentine Geoecology of Western North America. Oxford University Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195165081.003.0030.

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Soils developed from serpentine (ultramafic) substrates are noted for their meager and strange biomass. The chemical infertility is the main controlling factor in the development of plants in serpentine soils (Proctor and Woodell 1975, Kruckeberg 1984, Brooks 1987). Botanists have recognized the unusual nature of the endemic plants and this has led to preserving serpentine tracts that contain rare plant species. The evolution of plant species that are restricted to serpentine has produced remarkable adaptations to survival on serpentine substrates. Kruckeberg (1984) pointed out that the long-term habitat attrition on these rare natural serpentine ecosystems requires conservation initiatives to insure their preservation. In California, private and public land managers are required to develop environmental impact studies before disturbing tracts containing serpentine bedrock and its overlying soils (Clinkenbeard et al. 2003). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS 1998) carried out a recovery plan for 28 species of plants and animals that occur exclusively or primarily on serpentine soils and grasslands in the San Francisco Bay area. The strategy was to provide detailed actions needed to achieve self-sustaining populations of endangered species so they will no longer require protection under the Endangered Species Act. Serpentine land tracts within metropolitan areas have come under closer regulation, as there is concern of releasing naturally occurring asbestos during construction disturbances. Typical examples of disturbance would be construction sites, new road construction, and quarry excavation. Of particular concern are the large amounts of dust produced in quarry operations or unpaved gravel roads consisting of crushed serpentine rock. The dust from such sites may contain airborne asbestos fibers released from the serpentine. This asbestos-bearing dust may pose a toxic threat to the construction workers and to later occupants of homes, schools, and office buildings occupying serpentine tracts. Asbestos is the blanket term for a group of naturally occurring silicate minerals that can be separated into fibers. The fibers are strong, durable, and resistant to extreme heat. Because of these qualities, asbestos has been used in industrial, maritime, automotive, scientific, and building products.

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Groves, Craig R., and Alan S. Weakley. "Owning Up to Our Responsibilities: Who Owns Lands Important for Biodiversity?" In Precious Heritage. Oxford University Press, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195125191.003.0016.

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Standing watch over San Francisco Bay, Ring Mountain lies just a short stretch north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The mountain rises from the Tiburon Peninsula, lined with exclusive residential communities and one of San Francisco’s most desirable suburbs. The slopes of Ring Mountain are exclusive in another sense as well: Here lives the world’s sole population of the Tiburon mariposa lily (Calochortus tiburonemis). Found in the open grasslands near the summit of the mountain, this attractive flower grows only on an unusual rock type known as serpentine for its slick, scalelike, blue-green appearance. A product of California’s restless geology, these rock formations also support several other rare plant species, including the Tiburon paintbrush (Castilleja affinis ssp. Neglecta) and Tiburon jewelflower (Streptanthus niger). While serpentine occurs elsewhere in California and beyond, the Tiburon mariposa lily does not. The view from atop Ring Mountain, a spectacular vista of water, mountains, and skyscrapers, would fetch top dollar for residential development. Bulldozers may well have overrun this unique piece of real estate if The Nature Conservancy had not purchased and managed it as a nature preserve. In buying the land on Ring Mountain, the Conservancy also bought the earth’s entire population of the Tiburon mariposa lily. This created a weighty responsibility, but it also freed the organization to take any action necessary to ensure the survival of this flower and Ring Mountain’s other rare species. Ownership offers the most direct and absolute way to offer conservation to those plants and animals inhabiting a piece of land. On the other hand, land ownership also conveys rights that allow management of property in ways not nearly so beneficial to our native species. Of the four basic strategies for biodiversity conservation discussed in the previous chapter, three relate directly to land: owning and managing land; regulating land use; and influencing land use through nonregulatory means. If we are to understand not only the current condition of species and ecosystems in the United States but also the opportunities and challenges for their long-term protection, we must also understand how the underlying natural patterns relate to the patterns of land ownership and management that have been laid atop them.

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Conference papers on the topic "Serpentine grassland"

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GREEN, J. L. "CONTRASTING SELF-SIMILARITY AND RANDOMNESS: SPECIES-AREA RELATIONS IN A CALIFORNIAN SERPENTINE GRASSLAND." In Conference on Fractals 2002. WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812777720_0010.

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Burgess, Jerry L., William B. Hilgartner, and Nishanta Rajakaruna. "Forest expansion on serpentine grassland communities: the impact of atmospheric N and land use." In 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology. Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla University Open Science Centre, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.17011/conference/eccb2018/107595.

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