Disentangling the Effects of Disturbance from Those of Dominant Tall Grass Features in Driving the Functional Variation of Restored Grassland in a Sub-Mediterranean Context

Land abandonment in sub-Mediterranean grasslands causes the spread of tall-grasses, affecting biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Mowing allows the recovery of the coenological composition after invasion, but the mechanisms acting at the fine-scale are poorly investigated. Since 2010 in the Cent...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Bricca, Federico Maria Tardella, Fabio Tolu, Irina Goia, Arianna Ferrara, Andrea Catorci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/1/11