Ladislav Mucina
A5053271172- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Stellenbosch University
2016-2025
Murdoch University
2019-2025
University of Vienna
1989-2024
The University of Western Australia
2013-2024
Natural History Museum Vienna
2024
Harry Butler Institute
2021
Southeastern Health
2020
Curtin University
2009-2018
King Saud University
2015-2016
South African National Biodiversity Institute
2012-2016
Abstract Aims Vegetation classification consistent with the Braun‐Blanquet approach is widely used in Europe for applied vegetation science, conservation planning and land management. During long history of syntaxonomy, many concepts names units have been proposed, but there has no single system integrating these units. Here we (1) present a comprehensive, hierarchical, syntaxonomic alliances, orders classes syntaxonomy vascular plant, bryophyte lichen, algal communities Europe; (2) briefly...
Aim Identifying and protecting refugia is a priority for conservation under projected anthropogenic climate change, because of their demonstrated ability to facilitate the survival biota adverse conditions. Refugia are habitats that components biodiversity retreat to, persist in can potentially expand from changing environmental However, study discussion has often been ad hoc descriptive nature. We therefore: (1) provide habitat-based concept refugia, (2) evaluate methods identification...
Abstract Aim Organisms on our planet form spatially congruent and functionally distinct communities, which at large geographical scales are called “biomes”. Understanding their pattern function is vital for sustainable use protection of biodiversity. Current global terrestrial biome classifications based primarily climate characteristics functional aspects plant community assembly. These other existing schemes do not take account soil organisms, including highly diverse important microbial...
Abstract Question: How many vegetation plot observations (relevés) are available in electronic databases, how they geographically distributed, what their properties and might be discovered located for research application? Location: Global. Methods: We compiled the Global Index of Vegetation‐Plot Databases (GIVD; http://www.givd.info ), an Internet resource aimed at registering metadata on existing databases. For inclusion, databases need to (i) contain temporally spatially explicit species...
Abstract The fourth edition of the International Code Phytosociological Nomenclature (ICPN) was prepared by Steering Committee IAVS Working Group for (GPN). consists 14 Definitions, 7 Principles, 53 Articles, and Appendices. When compared with previous edition, main amendments are: (a) acceptance electronic publications (Art. 1); (b) introduction binding decisions (Definition XIV, Principle II, Articles 1, 2b, 3c, 29b, 40, 42, 44, Appendices 6 7); (c) mandatory use English or Latin...
Significance Our large-scale survey of genomic nucleotide composition across monocots has enabled the first rigorous testing, to our knowledge, its biological significance in plants. We show that DNA base (GC content) is significantly associated with genome size and holocentric chromosomal structure. GC content may also have deep ecological relevance, because changes played a significant role evolution Earth’s biota, especially rise grass-dominated biomes during mid-Tertiary. The discovery...
Abstract Aim The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that would enable their unequivocal identification. Our goal was to develop tool assigning vegetation‐plot records the system, use classify database, and compile statistically‐derived characteristic species combinations distribution maps these habitats. Location Europe. Methods We developed classification expert...
Summary The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are a globally distributed group of soil organisms that play critical roles in ecosystem function. However, the ecological niches individual AM fungal taxa poorly understood. We collected > 300 samples from natural ecosystems worldwide and modelled realised virtual (VT; approximately species‐level phylogroups). found environmental spatial variables jointly explained VT distribution worldwide, with temperature pH being most important abiotic...
Summary A biome is a key community ecological and biogeographical concept and, as such, has profited from the overall progress of ecology, punctuated by two major innovations: shifting focus pure pattern description to understanding functionality, changing approach observational explanatory most importantly, descriptive predictive. The functional enabled development mechanistic function‐focused predictive retrodictive modelling; it also shaped current dynamic biological entity having many...
Abstract Aims Classification of vegetation is an essential tool to describe, understand, predict and manage biodiversity. Given the multiplicity approaches classify vegetation, it important develop international consensus around a set general guidelines purpose‐specific standard protocols. Before these goals can be achieved, however, necessary identify understand different choices that are made during process classifying vegetation. This paper presents framework facilitate comparisons...
In this study we analysed ETS sequence data of 164 accessions belonging to 31 taxa Salicornia , a wide‐spread, hygrohalophytic genus succulent, annual herbs Chenopodiaceae subfam. Salicornioideae, investigate phylogenetic and biogeographical patterns hypothesise about the processes that shaped them Furthermore, our aim was understand reasons for notorious taxonomic difficulties in Salicornia. probably originated during Miocene somewhere between Mediterranean Central Asia from within...
Recent molecular phylogenetic studies showed that the genus Sansevieria (excluding S. sambiranensis) forms a monophyletic clade nested within paraphyletic Dracaena. Consequently, was sunk into Dracaena and new combinations were published to accommodate transfer of taxa from Since inclusion Dracaena, have been in Sansevieria. This paper presents fourteen name changes including twelve two rank adjustments, one synonym, lectotypification aiming at further standardisation taxonomy
Abstract Aim The first comprehensive checklist of European phytosociological alliances, orders and classes (EuroVegChecklist) was published by Mucina et al. (2016, Applied Vegetation Science , 19 (Suppl. 1), 3–264). However, this did not contain detailed information on the distribution individual vegetation types. Here we provide maps all alliances in Europe. Location Europe, Greenland, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Cyprus Caucasus countries. Methods We collected data occurrence countries...
Our knowledge of microbial biogeography has advanced in recent years, yet we lack the global diversity some important functional groups. Here, used environmental DNA from 327 globally collected soil samples to investigate biodiversity patterns nitrogen-fixing bacteria by focusing on nifH gene but also amplifying general prokaryotic 16S SSU region. Globally, N-fixing communities are driven mainly climatic conditions, with most groups being positively correlated stable hot or seasonally humid...
The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability these threatened by recent discussions asking for a fairer nomenclature, raising possibility bulk revision processes "inappropriate" names. It evident such proposals come from very deep feelings, but we show how can irreparably damage foundation biological communication and, turn, sciences depend on it. There are four essential consequences...
Abstract This article describes FloraVeg.EU, a new online database with open‐access information on European vegetation units (phytosociological syntaxa), vegetated habitats, and plant taxa. It consists of three modules. (1) The Vegetation module includes 149 phytosociological classes, 378 orders 1305 alliances an updated version the EuroVegChecklist modified based decisions Classification Committee. dominated by vascular plants are characterized country‐based distribution maps data dominant...
Abstract. This paper is a report on the past, status‐quo and perspectives of vegetation classification, still major occupation many scientists. The history classification discussed against background several controversial issues such as problem continuum vs. discontinuum, naturalness arbitrariness nature plant communities, universality ad hoc character syntaxonomic schemes, well classical versus numerical approaches to data analysis for purposes. development methodology science present image...
Abstract Chenopodiaceae‐Salicornioideae (14–16 gen./c. 90 spp.) are distributed worldwide in coastal and inland saline habitats. Most of them easy to recognize by their succulent‐articulated stem with strongly reduced leaves flowers aggregated dense, thick spike‐shaped thyrses. ITS the atpB‐rbcL spacer were sequenced for 67 species representing 14 genera Salicornioideae analysed maximum parsimony likelihood, a fossil‐calibrated molecular clock using penalized likelihood method, lineage...