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Long-term functioning of a species-rich mountain meadow under different management regimes. Agriculture
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SYSNO ASEP 0333146 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Long-term functioning of a species-rich mountain meadow under different management regimes. Agriculture Title Dlouhodobé fungování druhově bohaté horské louky při rozdílném obhospodařování Author(s) Mašková, Z. (CZ)
Doležal, J. (CZ)
Květ, Jan (UEK-B) RID
Zemek, František (UEK-B) RID, SAI, ORCIDNumber of authors 4 Source Title Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0167-8809
Roč. 12, č. 132 (2009), s. 192-202Number of pages 11 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Šumava National Park and Biosphere Reserve ; grassland management ; plant biomass Subject RIV EF - Botanics R&D Projects QH92034 GA MZe - Ministry of Agriculture (MZe) CEZ AV0Z60870520 - UEK-B (2005-2011) UT WOS 000267481300002 Annotation The aim of this study is to assess the effect of different management practices on mountain meadow plant biomass, species richness and diversity.We applied three treatments (mowing,mulching,abandonment)to a mountain meadow.The aboveground biomass was significantly highest in the fallow treatment and lowest in the mown one, the belowground biomass was the lowest in the fallow treatment and the highest in the mown one.The treatments significantly affected the plant species diversity and shifts of dominance among certain species were observed.Decrease of the species richness was observed in the fallow plot, while slightly lowered Shannon diversity and evenness were observed in the mown plot.If regular mowing of mountain meadows is not feasible for economic or technical reasons,mulching can represent an economically advantageous alternative.It will temporarily check the successional changes that sooner or later occur in meadows left fallow. Workplace Global Change Research Institute Contact Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268 Year of Publishing 2010
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