Grazing vs. mowing: A meta-analysis of biodiversity benefits for grassland management
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Cím:
Grazing vs. mowing: A meta-analysis of biodiversity benefits for grassland management
Létrehozó:
Tälle, Malin
Deák, Balázs
Poschlod, Peter
ValkĂł, Orsolya
Westerberg, Lars
Milberg, Per
Kiadó:
Elsevier Masson
Dátum:
2016-04-15
Téma:
QK Botany / növénytan
QK30 Plant ecology. Plant ethology / növényökológia
Tartalmi leírás:
o maintain the high biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands, management by grazing or mowing is needed. Given the limited resources and few remaining areas, the best management method should be used. However, only a few studies comparing the effects of mowing and grazing on grassland biodiversity exists. Therefore, the goal of the present review was to extract as much data as possible from the literature and evaluate them using a meta-analysis approach. We searched scientific and grey literature for studies comparing the effects of grazing and annual mowing on outcomes relevant for biodiversity conservation. We identified 35 relevant studies on grazing and annual mowing that provided data suitable for the meta-analysis. We found that grazing generally had a more positive effect on the conservation value of semi-natural grasslands compared to mowing, but effect sizes were generally small to moderate for most contrasts. Furthermore, effects varied across some grassland characteristics e.g. for different grassland types, with grazing and mowing having a similar effect or mowing having a more positive effect in certain cases. Our results suggest, that in most cases grazing should be the preferred management method when managing for grassland conservation.
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magyar
Típus:
Article
PeerReviewed
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Formátum:
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Azonosító:
Tälle, Malin and Deák, Balázs and Poschlod, Peter and Valkó, Orsolya and Westerberg, Lars and Milberg, Per (2016) Grazing vs. mowing: A meta-analysis of biodiversity benefits for grassland management. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 222. pp. 200-212. ISSN 0167-8809
Kapcsolat:
10.1016/j.agee.2016.02.008