The effects of some soil properties (soil nitrogen forms and moisture) on community structure in Mediterranean plant communities in the Black Sea region

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dc.authoridElmas, Emire/0000-0002-5620-1798
dc.contributor.authorElmas, Emire
dc.contributor.authorKutbay, Hamdi Guray
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:31:47Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:31:47Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractMediterranean ecosystems comprise the second biodiversity hotspot area after tropical rain forests and will be most affected by global climate change. Therefore, it is important to understand community dynamics for effective conservation in this region. We investigated the relationships between soil moisture, nitrogen forms and community structuring in Quercus ilexL., Erica arborea L. and Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach communities, representing different successional stages, distributed as Mediterranean enclaves on the Sinop Peninsula (Turkey). The soil moisture, ammonium, nitrate and nitrite content were measured seasonally. Differences in these abiotic parameters within and between communities over seasons were tested. Previously collected biotic data were then used to analyze the relationship between soil parameters and community structure. Significant differences in soil parameters within and between seasons were found within and between communities. Our results show that there are different relationships between soil moisture, nitrogen forms and community structure in Mediterranean plant communities representing different successional stages. Differentiation in vegetation structure during succession cause changes especially in the water and nitrate content of the soil, and these changes in turn affect the continuity of community structure in Mediterranean plant communities.
dc.description.sponsorshipOndokuz Mayis Univ. [PYO-FEN-1904.10.011]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Research Fund (project number PYO-FEN-1904.10.011).
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/njb.02355
dc.identifier.issn0107-055X
dc.identifier.issn1756-1051
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85073217750
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02355
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/5361
dc.identifier.volume37
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000487822600005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofNordic Journal of Botany
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectfunctional plant type
dc.subjectlife form
dc.subjectMediterranean plant communities
dc.subjectnitrogen
dc.subjectsuccession
dc.titleThe effects of some soil properties (soil nitrogen forms and moisture) on community structure in Mediterranean plant communities in the Black Sea region
dc.typeArticle

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