Claim · model-written summary
Competition from other, more competitive species is suggested to be an important cause of the decline of Hygrobiella laxifolia.
- Taxon
- Hygrobiella laxifoliaHygrobiella laxifoliat0
- Interactor
- other, more competitive speciese3other
- Outcome
- declinee3
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Verbatim
t0“Hygrobiella laxifolia”
e3“Competition from other, more competitive species also plays an important role as a cause of decline”
Title
Frank Müller; Ivana Marková; Christiane M. Ritz Diversity 2024. doi:10.3390/d16050258
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation The Hygrobiella laxifolia population showed a sudden sharp decline in recent years after little change over a long period.
- Association The decline of Hygrobiella laxifolia correlates with the mass proliferation of the European spruce bark beetle.
- Mechanism Climate change is assumed to be the main reason for the decline of Hygrobiella laxifolia in the area.
- Observation Populations of Hygrobiella laxifolia in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains show morphological peculiarities.
- Observation The Elbe Sandstone Mountains sample fits well into the clade of Hygrobiella laxifolia in the molecular phylogeny.
- Observation In many areas of occurrence, the forests now have a sparser tree layer.