Vegetation dynamics following three decades of trophic rewilding in the mesic grasslands of Oostvaardersplassen
Applied Vegetation Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
27(3)
Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024
Abstract
Aim
There
is
increasing
interest
in
open‐ended
restoration
with
the
focus
on
restoring
natural
processes
rather
than
static
compositional
goals.
Here,
we
investigated
vegetation
dynamics
response
to
three
decades
of
trophic
rewilding
large
herbivores
a
recent
anthropogenic,
fertile
55‐km
2
landscape
reclaimed
marine
sediments.
This
site
provides
important
insights
into
plant
community
assembly
rewilded,
young
ecosystems.
Location
Oostvaardersplassen,
Netherlands.
Methods
Using
field
surveys
and
data
spanning
two
decades,
investigate
mesic
grasslands
pioneer
To
identify
effects
grazing
other
ecological
processes,
include
comparisons
an
adjacent
ungrazed
control
dark
diversity,
that
is,
missing
species
expected
be
present
given
environment
geography.
Results
The
impact
has
led
more
open
homogenous
higher
richness
Oostvaardersplassen
compared
control.
Compared
are
common
region,
stress‐tolerant,
less
competitive,
line
joint
immigrational
lag.
Conclusions
changes
composition
structure
show
promotes
prevalence
stress‐tolerant
low‐statured
species,
which
decline
broader
while
reducing
dominance
otherwise
widespread,
competition‐adapted
species.
absence
numerous
rare
suggests
dispersal
limitation
poses
constraint
for
diversity
build‐up
anthropogenically
isolated
areas,
necessitating
active
introductions
mitigate
this
issue
short
medium
term.
Язык: Английский
Fungal diversity shapes ecosystem multifunctionality in alpine grasslands under different herbivore assemblages: A case study from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
CATENA,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
256, С. 109109 - 109109
Опубликована: Май 2, 2025
Язык: Английский
Plant Trait Composition in Lowland Calcareous and Acidic Semi-Dry Grasslands
Diversity,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
17(1), С. 22 - 22
Опубликована: Дек. 28, 2024
European
semi-dry
grasslands
are
habitats
of
high
conservation
value.
Therefore,
research
into
the
mechanisms
community
assembly
is
important
for
their
effective
management.
Using
data
from
76
vegetation
plots
calcareous
and
acidic
in
continental
Slovenia,
author
analysed
composition
plant
traits,
focusing
on
less
studied
belowground
traits.
Community-weighted
means
were
calculated
nine
functional
traits:
life
form,
growth
clonal
organ
(CGO)
type,
persistence
connection
CGO,
number
offspring
shoots,
lateral
spreading
distance,
role
bud
bank,
CSR
strategy.
The
results
showed
that
both
grassland
communities
characterized
by
local
(perennial
plants
with
long-lived
connections
between
ramets).
Acidic
had
more
species
rosettes,
rhizomes
stress-tolerators,
indicating
stressful
conditions,
probably
due
to
low
pH.
Mesic
numerous
stolons
longer
spread
also
characteristic
grasslands.
Calcareous
hosted
competitors,
leafy
stems
perennial
main
roots.
This
study
contributes
a
deeper
understanding
processes
provides
basis
future
investigations
traits
function.
Язык: Английский