Authors
Jiří Doležal, Vojtěch Lanta, Ondřej Mudrák, Jan Lepš
Publication date
2019/1
Journal
Journal of Ecology
Volume
107
Issue
1
Pages
203-215
Description
- Current biodiversity declines in species‐rich grasslands are connected with the cessation of management, eutrophication and the expansion of dominant grass species. One of the theoretical mechanisms limiting biodiversity loss is the ability of subordinate species to avoid competitive exclusion by seasonal niche separation from dominant species. Here, we explore how seasonality underpins the maintenance of diversity in temperate meadows under different management regimes and competition intensities in relation to species functional traits.
- We studied eight different communities in a long‐term meadow experiment that manipulated mowing, fertilization and dominant species (Molinia caerulea) removal. In each community, species‐specific trait and biomass data were taken five times during the year to test whether seasonal variation in species composition and functional strategies enable species to coexist …
Scholar articles
J Doležal, V Lanta, O Mudrák, J Lepš - Journal of Ecology, 2019