Modelling the structural changes in vegetation under different grazing regimes

  • D. C. P. Thalen
  • H. Poorter
  • L. A. P. Lotz
  • P. Oosterveld
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Part of the Geobotany book series (GEOB, volume 10)

Abstract

Most grasslands and other areas with a short herbaceous vegetation in The Netherlands will, without grazing or cutting, follow a succession towards woodland. This fact is of crucial importance to all managers of conservation areas who wish to maintain or create diversity in short vegetation, and is now usually recognised in the management of nature reserves. Most of the grasslands currently managed by conservation agencies in The Netherlands were previously grazed or mown for hay. Under these practices, sometimes continued for centuries, a semi-natural landscape developed with a great variety of habitats, rich in plant and animal species.

Keywords

Matrix Model Relative Growth Rate Vegetation Structure Structural Classis Grazing Pressure 
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  • D. C. P. Thalen
  • H. Poorter
  • L. A. P. Lotz
  • P. Oosterveld

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