Hedgerows in agricultural landscapes as a habitat for forest plant species [Elektronische Ressource] / Stephan Wehling

Stephan Wehling Hedgerows in agricultural landscapes as a habitat for forest plant species University Bremen Front page illustrated by Mario Ziegenbalg. Stephan Wehling Hedgerows in agricultural landscapes as a habitat for forest plant species Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr.rer.nat.) Fachbereich Biologie / Chemie Universität Bremen Bremen, im Mai 2009Gutachter der Dissertation: Prof. Dr. Martin Diekmann Arbeitsgruppe Vegetationsökologie und Naturschutzbiologie Institut für Ökologie, Universität Bremen Prof. Dr. Norbert Hölzel Arbeitsgruppe Ökosystemforschung Institut für Landschaftsökologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Tag des öffentlichen Promotionskolloquiums: 09.07.2009 TABLE OF CONTENTSZusammenfassung……………………………………………………………………...…….v Summary……...………………………………………………………...…………...………vii Chapter 1……………………...…………………………………………………...…...……..1 Introduction Chapter 2…………………………………………………………………………...………..19 Study area Chapter 3…………………………………………………………………………………….29 Factors influencing the spatial distribution of forest plant species in hedgerows of North-western Germany Wehling, S. & Diekmann, M., 2008. Biodiversity and Conservation 17, 2799-2813. Chapter 4…………………………………………………………………………………….51 Hedgerows as an environment for forest plants: a comparative case study of five species Wehling, S. & Diekmann, M., 2009. Plant Ecology 204, 11-20.Chapter 5………………..………………………………………………………...