Patterns of long-term vegetation change vary between different types of semi-natural grasslands in Western and Central Europe

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 187 - 202
• Main Authors: Diekmann, Martin, Andres, Christian, Becker, Thomas, Bennie, Jonathan, Blüml, Volker, Bullock, James M., Culmsee, Heike, Fanigliulo, Miriam, Hahn, Annett, Heinken, Thilo, Leuschner, Christoph, Luka, Stefanie, Meißner, Justus, Müller, Josef, Newton, Adrian, Peppler-Lisbach, Cord, Rosenthal, Gert, van den Berg, Leon J. L., Vergeer, Philippine, Wesche, Karsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley 01.03.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Datasets; dry grasslands; Fertilization; fragmentation; Grasslands; Habitats; Homogenization; management; Meadows; Meta-analysis; Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology; Nature reserves; Natuurbeheer en Plantenecologie; Nitrogen; nitrogen deposition; Nutrient reserves; Pasture; PE&RC; Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation; Plant species; Plantenecologie en Natuurbeheer; Polls & surveys; quasi‐permanent plot; RESEARCH ARTICLE; re‐survey; Soil moisture; Soil nutrients; Species composition; Species richness; Trends; Vegetation; wet grasslands; Central Europe

Questions Has plant species richness in semi‐natural grasslands changed over recent decades? Do the temporal trends of habitat specialists differ from those of habitat generalists? Has there been a homogenization of the grassland vegetation? Location Different regions in Germany and the UK. Methods...