Against a background of increasing land use intensification on favorable agricultural areas
and land abandonment on less arable areas in the Alps, the aim of this investigation was to …

Litter layers have a negative effect on seedling recruitment in many ecosystems.
Successional fen grasslands are characterized by the built-up of litter layers which might be …

Abstract Theory predicts a decline in grassland diversity under nutrient enrichment and loss
of herbivory, and one possible cause is hampered seedling recruitment. Two potential …

Question: Can the biodiversity of fens in Europe and North America be maintained through
the use of grazing (especially cattle grazing), fire, and/or cutting? Location: European and …

Summary 1 We studied seedling emergence in four familial pairs of floodplain herbs in
response to the experimental manipulation of soil moisture and litter cover to analyse (i) …

Wet grasslands of nature conservation importance have been maintained for centuries by
agricultural management such as grazing and mowing for hay, but are now threatened by …

Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings
together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics of North …

Recent work has shown that certain plants can identify their kin in competitive settings
through root recognition, and react by decreasing root growth when competing with …

Abstract Billeter R., Peintinger M. and Diemer M. 2007. Restoration of montane fen
meadows by mowing remains possible after 4–35 years of abandonment. Bot. Helv. 117: 1 …

In temperate grassland, earthworms contribute to the major soil processes which determine
most of the ecosystem services. The characteristics of plant communities in grassland are …