Systemic analysis of a developing plant community on the island of Surtsey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4240565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hannah Schrenk (Helmholtz Zentrum München), Borgþór Magnússon (Náttúrufræðistofnun), Bjarni D Sigurdsson (0000-0002-4784-5233, Agricultural University of Iceland), Wolfgang Zu Castell (0000-0003-2820-6564, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conservation Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087 |
| Publisher | Resilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.5751/es-12980-270135 |
| OpenAlex | W4220797778 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Based on our recently developed method to quantify Gunderson and Holling's adaptive cycle, we provide a holistic analysis of a vascular plant community on the volcanic island of Surtsey between 2000 and 2018. We identify one complete adaptive cycle during the study period, which reflects the system's transition from a classic pioneer to a grassland community. Our results support the hypothesis that nutrients brought to the island by breeding gulls are the main driver of this development. The study period includes the beginning of a second cycle, which deviates from the pattern described in the metaphor. Indeed, the cycle's exploitation phase is interrupted by a simultaneous decline of all three systemic variables. We can trace this phenomenon back to a severe drought in 2012. Furthermore, the method allows us to establish the systemic role of individual species during the maturation process
Biology · Ecological succession · Geography · Grassland · Metaphor · Plant community · Vascular plant · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Plant and animal studies · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |