Basic and Applied Ecology (Dec 2023)
Effects of heterogeneity on the ecological diversity and redundancy of forest fauna
- Lea Heidrich,
- Roland Brandl,
- Christian Ammer,
- Soyeon Bae,
- Claus Bässler,
- Inken Doerfler,
- Markus Fischer,
- Martin M. Gossner,
- Marco Heurich,
- Christoph Heibl,
- Kirsten Jung,
- Peter Krzystek,
- Shaun Levick,
- Paul Magdon,
- Peter Schall,
- Ernst-Detlef Schulze,
- Sebastian Seibold,
- Nadja K. Simons,
- Simon Thorn,
- Wolfgang W. Weisser,
- Stephan Wöllauer,
- Jörg Müller
Affiliations
- Lea Heidrich
- Animal Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany; Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Glashüttenstr. 5, 96181 Rauhenebrach, Germany; Faculty of Geography, Philipps-University of Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 12, 35032 Marburg, Germany; Corresponding author at: Environmental Informatics, Faculty of Geography, Philipps-University of Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 12, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
- Roland Brandl
- Animal Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany
- Christian Ammer
- Silviculture and Forest Ecology of the Temperate Zones, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Soyeon Bae
- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Glashüttenstr. 5, 96181 Rauhenebrach, Germany; Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department for Life Science Systems, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
- Claus Bässler
- Conservation Biology, Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Bavarian Forest National Park, Freyunger Str. 2, D-94481 Grafenau, Germany; Ecology of Fungi, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Germany
- Inken Doerfler
- Institute of Biology and Environmental Science, Vegetation Science & Nature Conservation, University of Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
- Markus Fischer
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21,3013 Bern, Switzerland
- Martin M. Gossner
- Forest Entomology, Research Unit Forest Health and Biotic Interactions, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland; Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
- Marco Heurich
- Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Management, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacher Straße 4, Freiburg, Germany; Bavarian Forest National Park, Freyunger Str. 2, D-94481 Grafenau, Germany; Institute for Forest and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Koppang, Norway
- Christoph Heibl
- Bavarian Forest National Park, Freyunger Str. 2, D-94481 Grafenau, Germany
- Kirsten Jung
- Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics, University Ulm, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
- Peter Krzystek
- Department of Geoinformatics, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Karlstraße 6, 80333 München, Germany
- Shaun Levick
- Ecosystem Dynamics Land and Water, CSIRO, 564 Vanderlin Drive, Berrimah NT 0828, Australia
- Paul Magdon
- Faculty of Resource Management, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Büsgenweg 1a, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
- Peter Schall
- Silviculture and Forest Ecology of the Temperate Zones, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Ernst-Detlef Schulze
- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Sebastian Seibold
- Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department for Life Science Systems, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany; Forest Zoology, Technische Universität Dresden, Pienner Str. 7, 01737 Tharandt, Germany
- Nadja K. Simons
- Ecological Networks, Technical University of Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstraße 3/1, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; Applied Biodiversity Sciences, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, John-Skilton-Straße 4a, 97974 Würzburg
- Simon Thorn
- Hessian Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology, Biodiversity Center, Europastrasse 10, Gießen 35394, Germany; Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 1160/31, České Budějovice CZ-37005, Czech Republic
- Wolfgang W. Weisser
- Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department for Life Science Systems, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
- Stephan Wöllauer
- Faculty of Resource Management, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Büsgenweg 1a, 37077 Goettingen, Germany; Faculty of Geography, Philipps-University of Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 12, 35032 Marburg, Germany
- Jörg Müller
- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Glashüttenstr. 5, 96181 Rauhenebrach, Germany; Bavarian Forest National Park, Freyunger Str. 2, D-94481 Grafenau, Germany
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 73
pp. 72 – 79
Abstract
Heterogeneity in forests might promote biodiversity not only through an increase in niche volume but also through other processes, such as an increase in resources and their spatial distribution. However, negative relationships between heterogeneity and biodiversity have also been observed, which may indicate that heterogeneity acts as a filter for some species. This study examined the effects of different facets of heterogeneity in forest stands, i.e. deadwood, plant diversity, forest stand structure, and micro-scale topography, on the ecological (functional-phylogenetic) diversity and redundancy of nine animal groups: moths, true bugs, different functional groups of beetles, spiders, birds, and bats. Overall, we found positive effects of heterogeneity on ecological diversity and redundancy. Although the effect of heterogeneity at the local scale was moderate compared with the general effect of region, greater heterogeneity could be beneficial to some species groups and lead to more resilient species communities.
