Heaths and Inland Dunes of the Veluwe

Stoutjesdijk, Ph.

doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1959.tb00002.x

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“…The Hoog Buurlo and Kootwijk sites are fenced and have remained as grass heath; the Kampina site is not fenced and is still a Calluna-dominated heath. Stoutjesdijk (1959) also suggested the possibility of a cyclical change with Calluna and Molinia. However, we have so far not observed any decay of the Molinia grass heath in the Kootwijk site.…”

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“…In the Deschampsia grass heath of Hoog Buurlo Stoutjesdijk (1959) (4) places where Deschampsia had decayed and Calluna seedlings were present. From these observations he concluded that there was a cyclical process.…”

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“…Watt (1955) describes cyclical change in heathlands, where Pteridium aquilinum temporarily replaces Calluna on blown sand overlying a podzol. Evidence from uneven-aged stands of Calluna in Dutch heathlands on stabilized drifting sands, on podzolic soils, and on brown podzol soils also suggests cyclical changes including stages with mosses, Deschampsia Jtexuosa or Molinia caerulea, respectively (Stoutjesdijk, 1959). Mosses, Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium myrtillus and V. vitis-idaea have been described as part of a cycle on a shallow peat overlying glacial till (Barclay-Estrup & Gimingham, 1969).…”

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Some long-term observations on cyclical and seral processes in Dutch heathlands

Diemont¹,

Heil²

1984

Biological Conservation

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Changes over a period of 10 30 years in the vegetation of some INTRODUCTI ONMost of the ericaceous vegetation in Europe is situated in man-made heathlands. These heathlands are maintained by management practices, such as burning, mowing or cutting sods, which remove the standing crop and in the last case also the organic matter accumulated in the Ao-horizon (Gimingham, 1972). These practices lead to the development of even-aged 283 Biol. Conserz~.

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Some long-term observations on cyclical and seral processes in Dutch heathlands

Diemont¹,

Heil²

1984

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“…Studies based on the interpretation of sequential aerial photography from heathlands (Dijkhuizen et al 1976;Diemont et al 1982;van Gils 1987) supported this circumstantial evidence. The grass dominance phenomenon in the Netherlands was known earlier, especially after an infestation of Lochmea suturalis, but was then interpreted as part of a cyclical change (Stoutjesdijk 1959;de Smidt 1966), instead of a seral change as suggested by the recent aerial photography studies. For the same reason grass heath types as separate units are not included in the classification of heath communities of the Netherlands (de Smidt 1977).…”

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Re-establishment of dominance by dwarf shrubs on grass heaths

Diemont¹,

Homan²

1989

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Experimental fields were established at three sites on different soil types in Dutch heathlands, where grass species have become dominant, in order to find methods for re-establishment of an ericoid dwarf-shrub heath. Treatments included mowing, mowing and cutting for hay, ploughing, milling, sod cutting and burning.Re-establishment of ericoid dwarf shrubs was only observed after creation of gaps or patches of open soil. The results after nine years for two of the sites and six years for the other site indicate that sod cutting is the most suitable method provided that the mineral top soil is not removed or disturbed. More profound removal of the sod including mineral soil causes a delay in re-establishment of ericoid dwarf shrubs and an increase of grasses.Factors that may explain different responses to gap creation including availability of seeds, soil moisture, soil fertility and plant survival strategies are briefly discussed. Abbreviations: Calluna = Calluna vulgaris,

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“…Grasses, gradually increasing to dominance in Calluna heathland, could be part of a cyclical change which has to be considered as an extreme form of 'community regeneration' if not interfered with human activity (burning, mowing, grazing of sheep) (Miles, 1979). Evidence for such cyclical changes in heathland not managed for 30 yr or longer was summarized by Gimingham (1972) who also used Dutch evidence given by Stoutjesdijk (1959). Unequivocal information on cyclical changes, derived from direct observations of the whole cycle through time, is scarce, however.…”

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Raised nutrient levels change heathland into grassland

1983

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In 1969 N and P fertilizer experiments were carried out on the Westerheide (The Netherlands) to investigate the growth of Calluna vulgaris. In 1981 the floristic composition of the experimental plots was analyzed. Repeated nitrogen treatment of 28 kg • ha 1 . yr I resulted in dramatic replacement of Calluna vulgaris by Festuca ovina as a dominant. Phosphorus treatments did not result in such a change. The amounts of nitrogen applied in this experiment are similar to those that will be available during the first years following the dying off of Calluna vulgaris as result of a heather beetle infestation. It is hypothesized that a heather beetle infestation alone may result in a similar replacement of Calluna vulgaris by grass species.

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Heaths and Inland Dunes of the Veluwe

Cited by 48 publications

References 16 publications

Some long-term observations on cyclical and seral processes in Dutch heathlands

Some long-term observations on cyclical and seral processes in Dutch heathlands

Re-establishment of dominance by dwarf shrubs on grass heaths

Raised nutrient levels change heathland into grassland

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