Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands

Higher plant diversity in agricultural settings is often associated with lower biomass yield and with lower forage quality. Here, Schaub et al. show positive effects of plant diversity on biomass yield, quality-adjusted yield and revenues in semi-natural grassland across a range of management intens...

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Main Authors:	Sergei Schaub, Robert Finger, Florian Leiber, Stefan Probst, Michael Kreuzer, Alexandra Weigelt, Nina Buchmann, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14541-4

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spelling	doaj-d68fc72b25884af0815413dad8c8f6de2021-05-11T08:34:55ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-02-0111111110.1038/s41467-020-14541-4Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslandsSergei Schaub0Robert Finger1Florian Leiber2Stefan Probst3Michael Kreuzer4Alexandra Weigelt5Nina Buchmann6Michael Scherer-Lorenzen7ETH Zürich, Agricultural Economics and Policy GroupETH Zürich, Agricultural Economics and Policy GroupResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Department of Livestock SciencesETH Zürich, Institute of Agricultural SciencesETH Zürich, Institute of Agricultural SciencesLeipzig University, Institute of BiologyETH Zürich, Institute of Agricultural SciencesETH Zürich, Institute of Agricultural SciencesHigher plant diversity in agricultural settings is often associated with lower biomass yield and with lower forage quality. Here, Schaub et al. show positive effects of plant diversity on biomass yield, quality-adjusted yield and revenues in semi-natural grassland across a range of management intensities.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14541-4
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title	Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands
title_short	Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands
title_full	Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands
title_fullStr	Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands
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series	Nature Communications
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publishDate	2020-02-01
description	Higher plant diversity in agricultural settings is often associated with lower biomass yield and with lower forage quality. Here, Schaub et al. show positive effects of plant diversity on biomass yield, quality-adjusted yield and revenues in semi-natural grassland across a range of management intensities.
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Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands

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