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Dispersal failure contributes to plant losses in NW Europe

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Ozinga, Wim A., Römermann, Christine, Bekker, Renée M., Prinzing, Andreas, Tamis, Wil L. M., Schaminée, Joop H. J., Hennekens, Stephan M., Thompson, Ken, Poschlod, Peter, Kleyer, Michael, Bakker, Jan P., Van Groenendael, Jan M.·2009·Ecology Letters
DOI 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01261.x
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The ongoing decline of many plant species in Northwest Europe indicates that traditional conservation measures to improve the habitat quality, although useful, are not enough to halt diversity losses. Using recent databases, we show for the first time that differences between species in adaptations to various dispersal vectors, in combination with changes in the availability of these vectors, contribute significantly to explaining losses in plant diversity in Northwest Europe in the 20th century. Species with water‐ or fur‐assisted dispersal are over‐represented among declining species, while others (wind‐ or bird‐assisted dispersal) are under‐represented. Our analysis indicates that the ‘colonization deficit’ due to a degraded dispersal infrastructure is no less important in explaining plant diversity losses than the more commonly accepted effect of eutrophication and associated niche‐based processes. Our findings call for measures that aim to restore the dispersal infrastructure across entire regions and that go beyond current conservation practices.

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Authors
Ozinga, W. A., Römermann, C., Bekker, R. M., Prinzing, A., Tamis, W. L. M., Schaminée, J. H. J., Hennekens, S. M., Thompson, K., Poschlod, P., Kleyer, M., Bakker, J. P., & Van Groenendael, J. M.
Venue
Ecology Letters
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-12-09
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
66-74
ISSN
  • 1461-023X (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-0248
DOI
10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01261.x
OpenAlex
W2099978526
Cited by
270
References
3
FWCI
16.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)

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Ozinga, W. A., Römermann, C., Bekker, R. M., Prinzing, A., Tamis, W. L. M., Schaminée, J. H. J., Hennekens, S. M., Thompson, K., Poschlod, P., Kleyer, M., Bakker, J. P., & Van Groenendael, J. M. (2009). Dispersal failure contributes to plant losses in NW Europe. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01261.x

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