We invite you to listen to a lecture by Ms. Katarzyna Rawlik, M.Sc., entitled “Forest is not only trees. Plants of the forest herbaceous layer”.
The herbaceous layer is the lowest, ground-level of plants and fungi in the forest. In this layer of the forest, light is the main limiting factor for plant growth. The species composition of the herbaceous layer of forests throughout the globe is formed by a group of specialized taxa in which different strategies for coping with stress have been observed. The ecological importance of these plants in forest ecosystems is often underestimated and overlooked. Meanwhile, the contribution of herbaceous plants of the herbaceous understory layer to various ecological processes is only seemingly negligible.
