Extensive Use of Sown Meadows - A Tool for Restoration of Botanical Diversity

Abstract

The state of sown meadow communities of different intensity of management (intensive and extensive using) over the period of 10-14 years of running was evaluated at Graisupis Experimental Field Station, Lithuania. Comparison of study data on intensively and extensively used sown meadows enabled to ascertain that intensity of sown meadows succession depends upon the character of grassland management. The positive correlation between the number of vascular plant species and sown meadow age revealed that botanical diversity of species in extensively used grassland restores much faster (r E = 0,95) than under intensive management conditions (r I = 0,59).

The Effects of Different Management Methods on Restored Grasslands in Potential Temperate Forest Zones

“…In this way, they help to maintain natural conditions on a longer timescale [51][52][53][54]. One of the biggest issues of declining biodiversity, following the cessation of mowing or pasturing, is the increasing coverage of shrubs [6][7][8][55][56][57][58][59]. Management helps the germination of plants through decreasing the amount of living phytomass and dead leaves; thus, new species can be introduced into the vegetation [43,44,[60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67].…”

Protecting biodiversity outside protected areas: can agricultural landscapes contribute to bird conservation on Natura 2000 in Italy?

“…For a start, in several parts of Italy there has been a conversion of farmed land into uses, such as urban development, that are at best no more beneficial to wildlife than agriculture. In addition, low intensity agriculture and traditional farming practices often support high levels of bird (Farina 1997;Fox 2004;Laiolo et al 2004;Verhulst et al 2004), plant (Fischer, Wipf 2002;Luoto et al 2003;Sendžikaite, Pakalnis 2006) and other (e.g. Zervas 1998;Giupponi et al 2006) biodiversity.…”

Vegetation-Environment Relationships in Mediterranean Mountain Forests on Limeless Bedrocks of Southern Anatolia, Turkey/Augalijos Ir Aplinkos Veiksnių Sąsajos Viduržemio Jūros Baseino Kalnų Miškuose/ Растительность Горных Лесов На Неизвестковой Породе Окрестностей Средиземноморья В Южной Анатолии (Tурция

“…Therefore, Vegetation-environment relationships in Buldan district will obtain not only more detailed information about Mediterranean ecosystems but also fundamental information support in terms of forestry management and applications including restoration, afforestation, conservation, utilization and sustainability in Buldan district. At the same time, owing to getting information on the vegetation-environment relationships, significant contributions will be obtained intended for regulation and restoration of hydrological regime (Okoński 2007;Povilaitis and Querner 2008), development of tourism (Burinskiene and Rudzkiene 2008), and understanding to the ecological properties for making management plans of meadows indirectly (Sendžikaitė and Pakalnis 2006).…”