Effects of land-use changes on plant functional and taxonomic diversity along a productivity gradient in wet meadows

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 898-909

  Janeček, Š ^a,b   de Bello, F ^a,c   Hornik J ^b,c   Bartos M ^a,b,c   Cerny T ^a   Dolezal J ^a   Dvorsky M ^a,c   Fajmon, K ^d   Janeckova P ^a,b   Jiráská, Š ^b   Mudrak O ^a   Klimesova J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b NGO Centaurea Society for Landscape Monitoring and Management   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^d Administration of the Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Biomass; Clonal index; Fertilization; Leaf dry matter content; Management; Plant height; Plant traits; Seed mass; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CLONAL GROWTH; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DRY MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEIGHT; LAND USE CHANGE; LEAF AREA; MEADOW; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84881282164     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12012     Document Type: Article

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