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Substitutes for grazing in semi-natural grasslands - do mowing or mulching represent valuable alternatives to maintain vegetation structure?
Römermann, C.; Bernhardt-Römermann, M.; Kleyer, M.; Poschlod, P. (2009). Substitutes for grazing in semi-natural grasslands - do mowing or mulching represent valuable alternatives to maintain vegetation structure? J. Veg. Sci. 20(6): 1086-1098. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01106.x
In: Journal of vegetation science. Opulus. ISSN 1100-9233; e-ISSN 1654-1103
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Author keywords
    cross compliance; functional traits; RLQ analyses; succession;vegetation response
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  • Association of European marine biological laboratories
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  • Römermann, C.
  • Bernhardt-Römermann, M.
  • Kleyer, M.
  • Poschlod, P.
Abstract
    Question Which management treatments are suitable to replace historically applied grazing regimes? How and why does vegetation structure change following changes in management? Location Semi-natural calcareous dry grasslands in southwest Germany. Methods We analysed changes in floristic and functional composition induced by different management treatments (grazing, mowing, mulching, succession) in long-term experimental sites. First, floristic and functional distances between the initial conditions and the following years were determined. Second, we used RLQ analyses to include data on abiotic conditions, vegetation composition and functional traits in one common analysis. Finally, we applied cluster analyses on RLQ species scores to deduce functional groups. Results In contrast to the historical management regime of grazing, all alternative management treatments led to changes in floristic and functional composition, depending on their intensity with respect to biomass removal. The distance analyses showed that mulching twice per year and mowing did not lead to strong changes in floristic or functional composition. However, RLQ analysis clearly provided evidence that only the grazed sites are in equilibrium, indicating that vegetation change still goes ahead. Conclusions The current study clearly shows that RLQ is a powerful tool to elucidate ongoing processes that may remain hidden when separately analysing floristic and functional data. Alternative management treatments are not appropriate to sustain the typical disturbance dynamics of species-rich semi-natural grasslands. The less frequent an alternative management treatment is with respect to biomass removal, the less the floristic and functional structure can be maintained.
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