Effects of reduced summer precipitation on productivity and forage quality of floodplain meadows at the Elbe and the Rhine River.

Effects of reduced summer precipitation on productivity and forage quality of floodplain meadows at the Elbe and the Rhine River.

Floodplain meadows along rivers are semi-natural habitats and depend on regular land use. When used non-intensively, they offer suitable habitats for many plant species including rare ones. Floodplains are hydrologically dynamic ecosystems with both periods of flooding and of dry conditions. In Germ...

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Main Authors: Kristin Ludewig, Tobias W Donath, Bianka Zelle, R Lutz Eckstein, Eva Mosner, Annette Otte, Kai Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4423895?pdf=render

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