Ruminant production systems are important producers of food, support rural communities
and culture, and help to maintain a range of ecosystem services including the sequestering …

to quantify ('soft'traits; Hodgson et al. 1999),(iii) using measurements that can be
standardized across a wide range of species and growing conditions (Cornelissen et al …

Question: How do functional types respond to contrasting levels of herbage use in temperate
and fertile grasslands? Location: Central France (3° 1'E, 45° 43'N), 870 m asl Methods …

Over 100 authors present 25 contributions on the impacts of global change on terrestrial
ecosystems including: key processes of the earth system such as the CO2 fertilization effect …

To investigate seasonal and annual interactions between management and grassland
dynamics, a simple mechanistic model of the dynamics of production, structure and …

Question: Are leaf dry matter content, specific leaf area and leaf life span relevant plant traits
to discriminate the fertility gradient in species‐rich natural grasslands? In other words, is …

Throughout the Mediterranean region, vegetation dynamics are affected by human activities
which are either 'stresses' or 'disturbances', depending on their frequency, intensity and …

Wildflower strips (WS) are proposed in many European countries as a strategy to enhance
biodiversity and ecosystem services in arable fields. To create and maintain WS on nutrient …

Predicting regional and global carbon (C) and water dynamics on grasslands has become of
major interest, as grasslands are one of the most widespread vegetation types worldwide …

The intensification of animal production systems to meet the increasing demand for animal
products may undermine environmental sustainability. One solution is to establish pastoral …