Long-term effect of sheep and goat grazing on plant diversity in a semi-natural dry grassland habitat

Semi-natural dry grassland sites are of great importance for nature conservation because they support high species diversity and the abundance of “Red-List” species. Grazing has proved to be a successful management tool in terms of maintenance and restoration of biodiversity. For a deeper understand...

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Main Authors: Oda Benthien, Matthias Braun, Jana C. Riemann, Caroline Stolter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017340094