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Regeneration in chalk grassland during 150 years in a military area
Author(s) -
Bakker Jan P.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
applied vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.096
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1654-109X
pISSN - 1402-2001
DOI - 10.1111/avsc.12117
Subject(s) - grassland , regeneration (biology) , grazing , vegetation (pathology) , calcareous , agroforestry , geography , deposition (geology) , environmental science , ecology , geology , biology , paleontology , structural basin , medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology
The long‐term regeneration of calcareous grassland after agricultural intensification is elucidated in Redhead et al. 2014 ( Applied Vegetation Science 17: 408–418). The paper generates thoughts about the impact of different pre‐purchase agricultural practices. It makes the reader think about the seeming contradiction of reducing soil fertility, grazing and atmospheric deposition. And what is it that prevents some characteristic species from re‐establishing even after 150 yrs of regeneration?