Vegetation Response to Grazing Management in a Mediterranean Herbaceous Community: A Functional Group Approach

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 224 - 237
• Main Authors: Sternberg, Marcelo, Gutman, Mario, Perevolotsky, Avi, Ungar, Eugene D., Kigel, Jaime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.04.2000; Blackwell Science; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; cattle; Functional groups; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Grasses; grasslands; Grazing; Grazing intensity; Grazing management; Israel; Mediterranean region; Pasture management; Perennials; persistence; plant communities; plant community dynamics; plant functional types; Plants; rain; Species; species diversity; species richness; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vegetation; Asia; Israel; Mediterranean region; Community structure; Plant community; Browsing; Environmental factor; Herbaceous plant; Vegetation dynamics; Rainfall rate recording; Comparative study; Species richness; Species succession; Interannual variation; Grazing intensity

1. A 4-year study was conducted in a Mediterranean herbaceous community in north-eastern Israel to investigate the effects of cattle grazing management on the structure and composition of the community. Understanding the effects of grazing on the dynamics of Mediterranean herbaceous communities is i...