Abstract
The investigations, aimed to assess the abundance, stage structure and distribution of shoots, as well as the chosen traits of generative shoots (number of leaves and length of the longest one, height of shoot, length of inflorescence and the dorsal tepal of the lowermost flower, number of seed capsules) of Gladiolus imbricatus L. were conducted in the years 2015–2017. The observations were carried out from Kraków-Pychowice to Tyniec in abandoned moor-grass meadow (Patch I), shrub willows (Patch II), macroforb community (Patch III) and community dominated by tall-growing grasses (Patch IV). The population abundance augmented gradually in subsequent study sites. Additionally, the temporal fluctuations of shoot number were recorded in all the Patches. The similar in consecutive years’ stage structure differs among the study sites. The occurrence of juvenile, vegetative and generative shoots in Patch I might suggest the successful seedling recruitment, while the lack of shoots in pregenerative stages in Patches II-IV might indicate the absence of safe sites for the appearance of new genets. The occurrence of clusters of shoots in Patches II-IV might be a consequence of clonal growth. The traits of generative shoots rather did not show the temporal variability, but they presented spatial variability and in most cases augmented from Patch I, via Patches II and III, to Patch IV.The performed studies enabled ascertaining that the population occurring in Patch I presents the best condition despite the lowest abundance of shoots. Also the other, more abundant populations, inhabiting Patches II-IV might persist in the colonised sites thanks to the vegetative multiplication of ramets and maximisation of chances for successful pollination and effective seed dissemination.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Population abundance increased across successive sites.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.
Gladiolus imbricatust0 - Outcome
- population abundancee0
- Direction
- augmentede0
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Verbatim
e0“The population abundance augmented gradually in subsequent study sites.”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Shoot number fluctuated over time in all patches.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Outcome
- temporal fluctuations of shoot numbere0
- Setting
- all the Patchese0
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Verbatim
e0“the temporal fluctuations of shoot number were recorded in all the Patches”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Stage structure was similar across years but differed among sites.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Outcome
- stage structure differs among the study sitese0
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Verbatim
e0“The similar in consecutive years’ stage structure differs among the study sites.”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Juvenile, vegetative and generative shoots in Patch I may indicate successful recruitment.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Organ / stage
- juvenile, vegetative and generative shootse0
- Outcome
- successful seedling recruitmente0
- Setting
- Patch Ie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The occurrence of juvenile, vegetative and generative shoots in Patch I might suggest the successful seedling recruitment”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Lack of pregenerative shoots in Patches II-IV may indicate an absence of safe sites for new genets.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Organ / stage
- shoots in pregenerative stagese0
- Outcome
- absence of safe sites for the appearance of new genetse0
- Setting
- Patches II-IVe0
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Verbatim
e0“the lack of shoots in pregenerative stages in Patches II-IV might indicate the absence of safe sites for the appearance of new genets”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Shoot clusters in Patches II-IV may result from clonal growth.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Outcome
- clusters of shootse0
- Qualifier
- clonal growthe0
- Setting
- Patches II-IVe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The occurrence of clusters of shoots in Patches II-IV might be a consequence of clonal growth.”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Generative shoot traits showed little temporal variability.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Organ / stage
- generative shootse0
- Outcome
- temporal variabilitye0
- Direction
- did not showe0
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Verbatim
e0“The traits of generative shoots rather did not show the temporal variability”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Generative shoot traits varied spatially and mostly increased from Patch I to IV.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Outcome
- spatial variabilitye0
- Direction
- augmentede0
- Setting
- Patch I, via Patches II and III, to Patch IVe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“they presented spatial variability and in most cases augmented from Patch I, via Patches II and III, to Patch IV”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Patch I had the best population condition despite lowest shoot abundance.
- Taxon
- Gladiolus imbricatus L.Gladiolus imbricatust0
- Outcome
- best conditione0
- Setting
- Patch Ie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the population occurring in Patch I presents the best condition despite the lowest abundance of shoots”
t0“Gladiolus imbricatus L.”