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G. ÓnodiHungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Ecology and Botany Alkotmány u. 2–4 2163 Vácrátót Hungary

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M. KertészHungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Ecology and Botany Alkotmány u. 2–4 2163 Vácrátót Hungary

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Z. Botta-DukátHungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Ecology and Botany Alkotmány u. 2–4 2163 Vácrátót Hungary

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We studied biomass and species composition changes of open perennial sand grassland ( Festucetum vaginatae ) as response to different levels of simulated grazing pressures. We conducted a factorial micro-plot field experiment on previously grazed grassland that has been abandoned for a long time. In a two-way factorial design of 12 treatments × 8 repeats, we performed clipping (twice a year for three years) and litter treatments (removing and adding litter once at the beginning of the experiment) to simulate components of grazing, namely the biomass removal and the reduction of the litter accumulation. We used field spectroscopy and visual canopy cover estimation to measure the effects on the amount of the above-ground green biomass and on the vegetation composition.

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Community Ecology
Language English
Size A4
Year of
Foundation
2000
Volumes
per Year
1
Issues
per Year
3
Founder Akadémiai Kiadó
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Address
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Address
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ISSN 1585-8553 (Print)
ISSN 1588-2756 (Online)