Increased rainfall variability reduces biomass and forage quality of temperate grassland largely independent of mowing frequency

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 148, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Walter, Julia ^a   Grant, Kerstin ^a   Beierkuhnlein, Carl ^a   Kreyling, Jürgen ^a   Weber, Michael ^a   Jentsch, Anke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alopecurus pratensis; EVENT II experiment; Extreme weather event; Forage quality; Rainout shelter; Trifolium pratense

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; DATA SET; FORAGE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASSLAND; MAGNITUDE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEADOW; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOWING; NITROGEN; RAINFALL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EUROPE;

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 83455171943     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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