Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum
International audience 1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Milium effusum L. (Wood Millet) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the Bri...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-03616535v1 2023-05-15T18:28:37+02:00 Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum de Frenne, Pieter Brunet, Jorg Cougnon, Mathias Decocq, Guillaume Graae, Bente J. Hagenblad, Jenny Hermy, Martin Kolb, Annette Lemke, Isgard H. Ma, Shiyu Orczewska, Anna Plue, Jan Vranckx, Guy Wulf, Monika Verheyen, Kris Universiteit Gent = Ghent University (UGENT) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés - UMR CNRS 7058 (EDYSAN) Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim (NTNU) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Faculty of Biology/Chemistry University of Bremen Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung = Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) 2017 https://hal-u-picardie.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03616535 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12744 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.12744 hal-03616535 https://hal-u-picardie.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03616535 doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12744 ISSN: 0022-0477 EISSN: 1365-2745 Journal of Ecology https://hal-u-picardie.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03616535 Journal of Ecology, 2017, 105 (3, SI), pp.839-858. ⟨10.1111/1365-2745.12744⟩ [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2017 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12744 2023-03-08T01:56:51Z International audience 1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Milium effusum L. (Wood Millet) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, herbivores and disease, history, and conservation. 2. The grass Milium effusum is a common species of mature woodland in central and southern England, but is less common in the wetter parts of northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Worldwide, the species is native to many temperate, boreal, subarctic and subalpine parts of the northern hemisphere: from eastern North America across most of Europe (excluding Mediterranean climates) to the Ural Mountains and Black Sea, extending eastwards to the Himalaya, Korea and Japan. 3. Wood Millet is a shade-tolerant, relatively tall grass (up to 1.8 m) producing up to 700 caryopses per individual. It is characteristic of temperate deciduous woodland, but can also occur in other woodland and forest types and even in scrub, alpine meadows, along railways and roads, and on rocks. In woods, it is one of the most conspicuous plants of the herb layer in the early summer after the disappearance of spring flowering species. While the species is generally considered an ancient woodland indicator in England and western Europe, it is also known to colonize secondary, post-agricultural forests relatively rapidly in other areas such as Denmark, southern Sweden and Poland. 4. The species has a wide amplitude in terms of soil acidity and nutrient availability, but predominantly grows on soils of intermediate soil fertility and soil pH and with high organic matter concentration. However, M. effusum can tolerate large quantities of tree-leaf litter on the forest floor and is able to grow on very acidic soils. 5. Changes in ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic ural mountains Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Journal of Ecology 105 3 839 858 |
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International audience 1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Milium effusum L. (Wood Millet) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, herbivores and disease, history, and conservation. 2. The grass Milium effusum is a common species of mature woodland in central and southern England, but is less common in the wetter parts of northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Worldwide, the species is native to many temperate, boreal, subarctic and subalpine parts of the northern hemisphere: from eastern North America across most of Europe (excluding Mediterranean climates) to the Ural Mountains and Black Sea, extending eastwards to the Himalaya, Korea and Japan. 3. Wood Millet is a shade-tolerant, relatively tall grass (up to 1.8 m) producing up to 700 caryopses per individual. It is characteristic of temperate deciduous woodland, but can also occur in other woodland and forest types and even in scrub, alpine meadows, along railways and roads, and on rocks. In woods, it is one of the most conspicuous plants of the herb layer in the early summer after the disappearance of spring flowering species. While the species is generally considered an ancient woodland indicator in England and western Europe, it is also known to colonize secondary, post-agricultural forests relatively rapidly in other areas such as Denmark, southern Sweden and Poland. 4. The species has a wide amplitude in terms of soil acidity and nutrient availability, but predominantly grows on soils of intermediate soil fertility and soil pH and with high organic matter concentration. However, M. effusum can tolerate large quantities of tree-leaf litter on the forest floor and is able to grow on very acidic soils. 5. Changes in ... |
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Universiteit Gent = Ghent University (UGENT) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés - UMR CNRS 7058 (EDYSAN) Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim (NTNU) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Faculty of Biology/Chemistry University of Bremen Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung = Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) |
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de Frenne, Pieter Brunet, Jorg Cougnon, Mathias Decocq, Guillaume Graae, Bente J. Hagenblad, Jenny Hermy, Martin Kolb, Annette Lemke, Isgard H. Ma, Shiyu Orczewska, Anna Plue, Jan Vranckx, Guy Wulf, Monika Verheyen, Kris |
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de Frenne, Pieter Brunet, Jorg Cougnon, Mathias Decocq, Guillaume Graae, Bente J. Hagenblad, Jenny Hermy, Martin Kolb, Annette Lemke, Isgard H. Ma, Shiyu Orczewska, Anna Plue, Jan Vranckx, Guy Wulf, Monika Verheyen, Kris |
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Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum |
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Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum |
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Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum |
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Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum |
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Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum |
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