Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1691-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1691-2022
Research article
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24 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 24 Mar 2022

Geodiversity and biodiversity on a volcanic island: the role of scattered phonolites for plant diversity and performance

David Kienle, Anna Walentowitz, Leyla Sungur, Alessandro Chiarucci, Severin D. H. Irl, Anke Jentsch, Ole R. Vetaas, Richard Field, and Carl Beierkuhnlein

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-107', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Jun 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Anna Walentowitz, 14 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2021-107', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Aug 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Anna Walentowitz, 14 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 Sep 2021) by Frank Hagedorn
AR by Anna Walentowitz on behalf of the Authors (29 Oct 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Nov 2021) by Frank Hagedorn
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (01 Dec 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (10 Dec 2021)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Dec 2021) by Frank Hagedorn
AR by Anna Walentowitz on behalf of the Authors (07 Jan 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (11 Feb 2022) by Frank Hagedorn
AR by Anna Walentowitz on behalf of the Authors (21 Feb 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Volcanic islands consist mainly of basaltic rocks. Additionally, there are often occurrences of small phonolite rocks differing in color and surface. On La Palma (Canary Islands), phonolites appear to be more suitable for plants than the omnipresent basalts. Therefore, we expected phonolites to be species-rich with larger plant individuals compared to the surrounding basaltic areas. Indeed, as expected, we found more species on phonolites and larger plant individuals in general.
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