Restoration of species-rich limestone grassland communities from overgrown land: the importance of propagule availability

• A held experiment was established in the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to test the relative roles of the availability of propagules and light competition in the restoration dynamics of a former calcareous grassland overgrown by pine (Pinus sylvestlis L.

Keyword

alvar; community management; dispersal; grassland restoration; species pool; succession; transplantation; LONG-TERM DYNAMICS; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; ARABLE LAND; PLANT-COMMUNITIES; ALVAR GRASSLAND; CHALK GRASSLAND; SEED BANK; NETHERLANDS; VEGETATION; DISPE

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vet (subject category)

art (subject category)