Abstract
The re-establishment of calcareous grassland (mainly Mesobrometum) after scrub clearance has been investigated in 10 study sites where woody species colonised a quarter of the grassland during 20-30 yrs of abandonment. The seed bank is small for species which are typical for calcareous grassland (Festuco-Brometea). Agricultural weeds of the stellarietea mediae and annual species of the sedo-Scleranthetea are characteristic for grasslands after clear-cutting of scrub. Besides this, ruderal species have invaded the areas. Finally a group of nutrient demanding species (Glechometalia) indicates that the soil properties have changed during scrub invasion. Typical species of calcareous grassland are still rare and to some extent totally absent five years after clear-cutting. Therefore, it is concluded that re-establishment of the original vegetation is a slow process. -from English summary
| Translated title of the contribution | Development of calcareous grassland after scrub clearance at Kaiserstuhl |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 87-103 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Okologie und Naturschutz |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1995 |