Impact of land-use change in mountain semi-dry meadows on plants, litter decomposition and earthworms

<p>Traditionally managed mountain grasslands are biodiversity hotspots in central Europe. However, socio-economic trends in agriculture during the last decades have changed farming practices, leaving steep and remote sites abandoned. Especially the abandonment of meadows is well known to direc...

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Main Authors: I. Jernej, A. Bohner, R. Walcher, R. I. Hussain, A. Arnberger, J. G. Zaller, T. Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-08-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:https://www.web-ecol.net/19/53/2019/we-19-53-2019.pdf