Effect of fertiliser application and abandonment on plant species composition of Festuca rubra grassland

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 42-49

  Pavlů, Vilém ^a,b   Gaisler, Jan ^a,b   Pavlů, Lenka ^a,b   Hejcman, Michal ^a,b   Ludvíková, Vendula ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cutting frequency; Long term residual effect; Mountain meadow; Nitrogen; Phosphorus and potassium; Species richness and diversity

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; MEADOW; PLANT; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

JIZERA MOUNTAINS; SUDETES;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; FESTUCA RUBRA; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM MACULATUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84866518637     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. AOAC Official Methods of Analysis 1984, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, DC. fourteenth ed.
2. Bakker J.P. The impact of grazing on plant communities. Grazing and Conservation Management 1998, 137-184. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. M.F. Wallis De Vries, J.P. Bakker, S.E. Van Wieren (Eds.).
3. Begon M., Townsend C.R., Harper J.L. Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems 2005, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford.
4. čámská K., Skálová H. Effect of low-dose N application and early mowing on plant species composition of mesophilous meadow grassland (Arrhenatherion) in Central Europe. Grass Forage Sci. 2012, 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00858.x.
5. Chiarucci A., Maccherini S. Long-term effects of climate and phosphorus fertilization on serpentine vegetation. Plant Soil 2007, 293:133-144.
6. Vegetace české republiky. 1. Travinná a keříčková vegetace (Vegetation of the Czech Republic. 1 Grassland and Heathland Vegetation) 2007, Academia, Prague, (in Czech). M. Chytrý (Ed.).
7. čop J., Vidrih M., Hacin J. Influence of cutting regime and fertilizer application on the botanical composition, yield and nutritive value of herbage of wet grasslands in Central Europe. Grass Forage Sci. 2009, 64:454-465.
8. Critchley C.N.R., Chambers B.J., Fowbert J.A., Sanderson R.A., Bhogal A., Rose S.C. Association between lowland grassland plant communities and soil properties. Biol. Conserv. 2002, 105:199-215.
9. Dahler W. Long-term influence of fertilization in a Nardetum: results from the test plots of Ludi, W. on the Schynige platte. Vegetatio 1992, 103:141-150.
10. Dodd M.E., Silvertown J., McConway K., Potts J., Crawley M.J. Application of the British national experiment. Folia Geobot 1994, 38:1-20.
11. Duru M., Cruz P., Magda D. Using plant traits to compare sward structure and composition of grass species across environmental gradients. App. Veg. Sci. 2004, 7:11-18.
12. Fiala, J., 1997. Vývoj ekosystémů trvalých, přisévaných a dočasných travních porostů (Evolution of permanent, reseeded and temporary grasslands). Final Report of the Czech Science Agency (in Czech).
13. Gaisler J., Fiala J., Spoustová B. The changes of botanical composition and yield in dependence on the type of grassland and fertilization. Rostl. Výr 1998, 44:39-44.
14. Gaisler J., Hejcman M., Pavlů V. Effect of different mulching and cutting regimes on the vegetation of upland meadow. Plant Soil Environ. 2004, 50:324-331.
15. Galka A., Zarzynski J., Kopeć M. Effect of different fertilization regimes on species composition and habitat in long-term grassland experiment. Grass. Sci. Euro. 2005, 10:132-135.
16. Gastal F., Dawson L.A., Thornton B. Responses of plant traits of four grasses from contrasting habitats to defoliation and N supply. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosyst. 2010, 88:245-258.
17. Grime J.P., Hodgson J.G., Hunt R. Comparative Plant Ecology: a Functional Approach to Common British Species 1988, Unwin Hyman, London.
18. Grime J.P. Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes and Ecosystems Properties 2001, Wiley & Sons, Chichester. second ed.
19. Güsewell S., Bailey K.M., Roem W.J., Bedford B.L. Nutrient limitation and botanical diversity in wetlands: can fertilisation raise species richness?. Oikos 2005, 109:71-80.
20. Hegg O., Feller U., Dahler W., Cherrer C. Long-term influence of fertilization in a Nardetum: phytosociology of the pasture and nutrient contents in leaves. Vegetatio 1992, 103:151-158.
21. Hejcman M., Auf D., Gaisler J. Year-round cattle grazing as an alternative management of hay meadows in the Giant Mts. (KrkonoŠe, Karkonosze), the Czech Republic. Ekologia - Bratislava 2005, 24:419-429.
22. Hejcman M., Klaudisová M., Schellberg J., Honsová D. The rengen grassland experiment: plant species composition after 64 years of fertilizer application. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2007, 122:259-266.
23. Hejcman M., Klaudisová M., Štursa J., Pavlů V., Schellberg J., Hejcmanová P., Hakl J., Rauch O., Vacek S. Revisiting a 37 years abandoned fertilizer experiment on Nardus grassland in the Czech Republic. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2007, 108:231-236.
24. Hejcman M., Žáková I., Bílek M., Bendová P., Hejcmanová P., Pavlů V., Stránská M. Sward structure and diet selection after sheep introduction on an abandoned grassland in the Giant Mts., Czech Republic. Biologia 2008, 63:506-514.
25. Hejcman M., Schellberg J., Pavlů V. Long-term effects of cutting frequency and liming on soil chemical properties, biomass production and plant species composition of Lolio-Cynosuretum grassland after the cessation of fertiliser application. Appl. Veget. Sci. 2010, 13:257-269.
26. Hejcman M., Strnad L., Hejcmanová P., Pavlů V. Response of plant species composition, biomass production and biomass chemical properties to high N, P and K application rates in Dactylis glomerata- and Festuca arundinacea-dominated grassland. Grass Forage Sci. 2012, 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00864.x.
27. Henkin Z., Seligman N.G., Noy-Meir I. Long-term productivity of Mediterranean herbaceous vegetation after a single phosphorus application. J. Veget. Sci. 2010, 21:979-991.
28. Honsová D., Hejcman M., Klaudisová M., Pavlů V., Kocourková D., Hakl J. Species composition of an alluvial meadow after 40 years of applying nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Preslia 2007, 79:245-258.
29. HrevuŠová Z., Hejcman M., Pavlů V., Hakl J., Klaudisová M., Mrkvička J. Long-term dynamics of biomass production, soil chemical properties and plant species composition of alluvial grassland after the cessation of fertilizer application in the Czech Republic. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2009, 130:123-130.
30. Isselstein J., Jeangros B., Pavlů V. Agronomic aspects of biodiversity targeted of temperate grassland in Europe: a review. Agron. Res. 2005, 3:139-151.
31. Janssens F., Peeters A., Tallowin J.R.B., Bakker R.M., Fillat F., Oomes M.J.M. Relationship between soil chemical factors and grassland diversity. Plant Soil 1998, 202:69-78.
32. Klaudisová M., Hejcman M., Pavlů V. Long-term residual effect of short-term fertilizer application on Ca, N and P concentrations in grasses Nardus stricta L. and Avenella flexuosa L. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecoesyst. 2009, 85:187-193.
33. Koerselman W., Meuleman A.F.M. The vegetation N: P ratio: a new tool to detect the nature of nutrient limitation. J. Appl. Ecol. 1996, 33:1441-1450.
34. Krahulec F., Skálová H., Herben T., Hadincová V., Wildová R., Pecháčková S. Vegetation changes following sheep grazing in abandoned mountain meadows. Appl. Veget. Sci. 2001, 4:97-102.
35. Královec J., Pocová L., JonáŠová M., Macek P., Prach K. Spontaneous recovery of an intensively used grassland after cessation of fertilizing. Appl. Veget. Sci. 2009, 12:391-397.
36. Klíč ke květeně české republiky [Key to the flora of the Czech Republic] 2002, Academia, Prague, (in Czech). K. Kubát, L. Hrouda, J. Chrtek, Z. Kaplan, J. Kirschner, J. Štěpánek (Eds.).
37. LepŠ J., Šmilauer P. Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data Using CANOCO 2003, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
38. Losvik M. Plant species diversity in an old, traditionally managed hay meadow compared to abandoned hay meadows in southwest Norway. Nordic J. Bot. 1999, 19:473-487.
39. MaŠková Z., DoleŽal J., Květ J., Zemek F. Long-term functioning of a species-rich mountain meadow under different management regimes. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2009, 132:192-202.
40. Mehlich A. Mehlich 3 soil test extractant: a modification of Mehlich 2 extractant. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 1984, 15:1409-1416.
41. Niinemets U., Kull K. Co-limitation of plant primary productivity by nitrogen and phosphorus in a species-rich wooded meadow on calcareous soils. Acta Oecol. 2005, 28:345-356.
42. Pavlů V., Hejcman M., Pavlů L., Gaisler J., NeŽerková P., Guerovich M. Vegetation changes after cessation of grazing management in the Jizerské Mountains (Czech Republic). Ann. Bot. Fenn. 2005, 42:343-349.
43. Pavlů V., Hejcman M., Pavlů L., Gaisler J. Restoration of grazing management and its effect on vegetation in an upland grassland. Appl. Veget. Sci. 2007, 10:375-382.
44. Pavlů V., Schellberg J., Hejcman M. Cutting frequency versus N application: effect of twenty years management on Lolio-Cynosuretum grassland. Grass Forage Sci. 2011, 66:501-515.
45. Pavlů L., Pavlů V., Gaisler J., Hejcman M., Mikulka J. Effect of long-term cutting versus abandonment on the vegetation of a mountain hay meadow (Polygono-Trisetion) in Central Europe. Flora 2011, 206:1020-1029.
46. Pierik M., van Ruijven J., Bezemer T.M., Geerts R.H.E.M., Berendse F. Recovery of plant species richness during long-term fertilization of a species-rich grassland. Ecology 2011, 92:1393-1398.
47. Prach K. Vegetation changes in a wet meadow complex during the past half-century. Folia Geobot. 2008, 43:119-130.
48. Sammul M., Kull K., Tamm A. Clonal growth in species-rich grassland: result of a 20-year fertilization vegetation classification to the park grass experiment through time. Folia Geobot. 2003, 29:321-334.
49. Schaffers A.P. Soil, biomass, and management of seminatural vegetation. Plant Ecol. 2002, 158:229-246.
50. Schellberg J., Möseler B.M., Kühbauch W., Rademacher I.F. Long-term effects of fertilizer on soil nutrient concentration, yield, forage quality and floristic composition of a hay meadow in the Eifel Mountains. Germany. Grass Forage Sci. 1999, 54:195-207.
51. Semelová V., Hejcman M., Pavlů V., Vacek S., Podrázský V. The grass garden in the Giant Mts. (Czech Republic): residual effect of long-term fertilization after 62 years. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2008, 123:337-342.
52. Silvertown J., Wells D.A., Gillman M., Dodd M.E., Robertson H., Lakhani K.H. Short-term effects and long-term after-effects of fertilizer application on the flowering population of green-winged orchid Orchis morio. Biol. Conserv. 1994, 69:191-197.
53. Silvertown J., Poulton P., Johnston E., Grant E., Heard M., Biss P.M. The park grass experiment: its contribution to ecology. J. Ecol. 2006, 94:801-814.
54. Smith R.S., Rushton S.P. The effects of grazing management on the vegetation of mesotrophic (meadow) grassland in Northern England. J. Appl. Ecol. 1994, 31:13-24.
55. Smith R.S., Shiel R.S., Bardgett R.D., Millward D., Corkhill P., Evans P., Quirk H., Hobbs P.J., Kometa S.T. Long-term change in vegetation and soil microbial communities during the phased restoration of traditional meadow grassland. J. Appl. Ecol. 2008, 45:670-679.
56. Smits N.A.C., Willems J.H., Bobbink R. Long-term after-effects of fertilisation on the restoration of calcareous grasslands. Appl. Veget. Sci. 2008, 11:279-286.
57. Spiegelberger T., Heft O., Matthies D., Hedlund K., Schaffner U. Long-term effects of short-term perturbation in a sub-alpine grassland. Ecology 2006, 87:1939-1944.
58. ter Braak C.J.F., Šmilauer P. CANOCO Reference Manual and CanoDraw for Windows User's Guide: Software for Canonical Community Ordination (Version 4.5) 2002, Microcomputer Power, Ithaca, NY.
59. Velich J. Studium vývoje produkční schopnosti trvalých lučních porostů a drnového procesu při dlouhodobém hnojení a jeho optimalizace. Vysoká Škola zemědělská v Praze 1986, Agronomická fakulta, Praha, (in Czech).
60. Wellstein C., Otte A., Waldhardt R. Impact of site and management on the diversity of central European mesic grassland. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2007, 122:203-210.
61. Whalley R.D.B., Hardy M.B. Measuring botanical composition of grasslands. Field and Laboratory Methods for Grassland and Animal Production Research 2000, 67-102. Wallingford, UK. L. 't Mannetje, R.M. Jones (Eds.).
62. Willems J.H., van Nieuwstadt M.G.L. Long-term after effects of fertilization on above-ground phytomass and species diversity in calcareous grassland. J. Veget. Sci. 1996, 7:177-184.