Mosses in Ohio wetlands respond to indices of disturbance and vascular plant integrity
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- 作者：Martin A. Stapaniana ; mstapanian@usgs.gov" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; William Schumacherb ; Brian Garab ; Nick Viaub
- 关键词：Mosses ; Species richness ; Quality assessment index ; Wetlands ; Probability of species presence ; Coefficient of conservatism
- 刊名：Ecological Indicators
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：63
- 期：Complete
- 页码：110-120
- 全文大小：993 K
文摘
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We examined a moss quality index (MQAI) and moss species richness in Ohio wetlands.
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MQAI was positively associated with vascular plant quality and an index of disturbance.
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Moss species richness reflected the trends of MQAI.
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MQAI and moss diversity may be useful for evaluating wetland habitat quality.
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Presence of moss species groups has potential for assessing moss community integrity.