Scale‐ and time‐dependent effects of fertilization, mowing and dominant removal on a grassland community during a 15‐year experiment

Multiple land‐use change drivers affect, in most cases negatively, the biodiversity in species‐rich meadows. Empirical data that can help to disentangle the effects of individual drivers and quantify the time required for a biodiversity response are seldom available. Management decisions are often b...

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Published in:	The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 978 - 987
Main Authors:	Lepš, Jan, Wan, Shiqiang
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.08.2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Applied ecology Biodiversity Biodiversity and ecosystem function biodiversity decline competitive exclusion Conservation Czech Republic Dominant species Ecology Fertilization field experimentation Flowers & plants Grasses Grasslands Land use landscapes Meadows Molinia Molinia caerulea Mowing Ordination Plants principal response curves response time semi‐natural grassland Species composition Species diversity Species richness species–area relationship Synecology Vegetation Czech Republic Czech Rep
ISSN:	0021-8901, 1365-2664
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