Publication details
Effects of changes in management on resistance and resilience in three grassland communities
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Applied Vegetation Science |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12032 |
| Field | Ecology |
| Keywords | Mowing; abandonment; oligotrophic meadow; Bile Karpaty |
| Description | While the species-rich, unproductive Bromus community was relatively resistant to less intensive management in terms of species richness, and therefore its resilience could not be assessed, it changed substantially in terms of vegetation composition (maximum dissimilarity between control and abandoned plots was 63%). The more productive Molinia and Calamagrostis communities lost up to 37%of species due to abandonment, but not as a consequence of other changes management regimes. After the traditional management was resumed, resilience was higher in the Calamagrostis community than in the Molinia community. Vegetation composition was not affected by treatments. |