Linking sheep density and grazing frequency to persistence of herb species in an alpine environment

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-014-1132-7" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-014-1132-7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-014-1132-7" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11284-014-1132-7</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Linking sheep density and grazing frequency to persistence of herb species in an alpine environment

Original language description

Large herbivores are important drivers in ecosystems worldwide. Changes in herbivore densities are predicted to especially affect herbs that are strongly preferred by herbivores. The persistence of herbs could be challenged by enhanced grazing, but alsograzing cessation may affect persistence, especially for prostrate herbs, which might be out-competed. To test how different herbivore densities (high, low, and no sheep) affect grazing frequency and plant responses (plant height, flowering frequency, and plant density) at the herb community and species level, we conducted a fully replicated, landscape-scale experiment in an alpine environment. We found that none of the herb species changed their densities after 5 years with experimental changes in grazing pressure. Sheep density affected grazing and flowering frequency at the herb community level. Eight herb species were more grazed at high sheep density as compared to enclosures with no sheep. Herb height decreased at high sheep densi

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GA526%2F09%2F0963" target="_blank" >GA526/09/0963: Can success of potential dominant plant species in grassland be forecasted according to functional traits?</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Ecological Research

ISSN

0912-3814

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

JP - JAPAN

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

411-420

UT code for WoS article

000336279400007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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