Soil disturbance as a grassland restoration measure-effects on plant species composition and plant functional traits.

Soil disturbance is recognized as an important driver of biodiversity in dry grasslands, and can therefore be implemented as a restoration measure. However, because community re-assembly following disturbance includes stochastic processes, a focus only on species richness or establishment success of...

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Main Authors: Tim Schnoor, Hans Henrik Bruun, Pål Axel Olsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4395216?pdf=render