Large scale application of diaspore transfer with plant material in restoration practice – Impact of seed and microsite limitation

Donath, Tobias W.; Bissels, Stephanie; Hölzel, Norbert; Otte, Annette

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“…cover decreased rapidly after applying a glyphosate-based herbicide, and the dominant species were F. pratensis, A. pratensis, and P. trivialis. These perennial grass species are highly competitive and can effectively reduce the occurrence of non-target species [33,47]. Other species, such as L. pratensis and F. rubra, along with dominant grasses resulted in good tolerance of mowing and a high forage value for the sward after applying glyphosate.…”

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“…A successful way to provide meadow species seeds is transferring fresh hay. Many studies have shown that plant species richness and the number of target species are higher on plots that have received fresh hay compared to control plots, where sowing of grass species or no seed was applied [32][33][34]. Moreover, mulching is an effective method to reduce growth and development of Solidago seedlings [16,27], and hay can serve a similar purpose.…”

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Comparison of Methods for Restoring Meadows Invaded by Solidago Species

Świerszcz¹,

Szymura²,

Wolski³

et al. 2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Exotic plant species that spread into natural and seminatural plant communities are a serious threat to native species and affect the structure and dynamics of the vegetation [1]. The majority of invasive plant species are strong competitors that displace native species, decrease biodiversity, and alter ecosystem services [2][3].Traditional grasslands in Europe include some of the most species-rich habitats and richest soil biodiversity. A grassland provides a range of ecosystem services, from meat and dairy products to recreational and tourism opportunities, and also creates a considerable carbon sink. More than 80% of semi-natural grasslands have been Pol. J. Environ. Stud. Vol. 26, No. 3 (2017), [1251][1252][1253][1254][1255][1256][1257][1258] *e-mail: sebastian.swierszcz@upwr.edu.pl DOI: 10.15244/pjoes/67338 Original Research Comparison of methods for restoring meadowsInvaded by Solidago species AbstractSemi-natural meadows are valuable for maintaining biodiversity and providing a range of ecosystem services. The majority of these communities are protected by the European Natura 2000 system. However, grasslands are threatened by invasions by alien species, particularly Solidago spp. The invaders should be eradicated because of their negative impact on biodiversity, the environment, and the economy. A field experiment was conducted to compare the effect of different treatments (scalping, rototilling, and use of herbicide) on restoration of a meadow seriously invaded by Solidago spp. Fresh hay was transferred to the experimental plots to provide target meadow species seeds. Significant differences in species composition and coverage were detected between the herbicide-treated and plots that received other treatments and between the use of a rototiller and the control. Applying the herbicide glyphosate quickly reduced the cover of Solidago spp. (0.5±0.4%) and increased target species cover (84.8±13.6%). The Solidago spp. cover rates were 79.5±17.1% and 65±31.4% when scalping and rototilling were used, respectively, whereas the target species cover rates were 25.8±16% and 30±15.8%, respectively. The sward that grew after applying glyphosate had the highest forage value and resistance to cutting. These results show that short-term eradication of invasive Solidago spp. and restoration of a meadow are possible using glyphosate. However, use of a herbicide may have a negative impact on the environment and native species.Keywords: invasive species, semi-natural meadows, species composition, hay transfer, restoration 1252 Świerszcz S., et al. lost in the last 100 years due to intensified production or abandonment. A large number of grassland species have declined or become extinct [4][5][6][7]. Therefore, many semi-natural grasslands in the pan-European Nature 2000 network are protected, as specified in Annex I of the Habitat Directive. Despite this protection, the effects of abandoning agriculture remain visible in Central and Eastern Europe. It is an effect of the collapse of the socialist regime in the early...

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Comparison of Methods for Restoring Meadows Invaded by Solidago Species

Świerszcz¹,

Szymura²,

Wolski³

et al. 2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…The collected plant material can be applied immediately, i.e. up to 24 h after cutting (Pywell et al 1995;Donath et al 2007), or it can be dried and stored as hay (Edwards et al 2007). The transfer of fresh plant material appears to result in a higher establishment rate of target species than that of dried material and may increase the chances of establishment of rare species (Kiehl et al 2010), due to the loss of seeds during the drying or storing process.…”

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Grassland restoration on former croplands in Europe: an assessment of applicability of techniques and costs

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Grasslands used to be vital landscape elements throughout Europe. Nowadays, the area of grasslands is dramatically reduced, especially in industrial countries. Grassland restoration is widely applied to increase the naturalness of the landscape and preserve biodiversity. We reviewed the most frequently used restoration techniques (spontaneous succession, sowing seed mixtures, transfer of plant material, topsoil removal and transfer) and techniques used to improve species richness (planting, grazing and mowing) to recover natural-like grasslands from ex-arable lands. We focus on the usefulness of methods in restoring biodiversity, their practical feasibility and costs. We conclude that the success of each technique depends on the site conditions, history, availability of propagules and/or donor sites, and on the budget and time available for restoration. Spontaneous succession can be an option for restoration when no rapid result is expected, and is likely to lead to the target in areas with high availability of propagules. Sowing low-diversity seed mixtures is recommended when we aim at to create basic grassland vegetation in large areas and/or in a short time. The compilation of high-diversity seed mixtures for large sites is rather difficult and expensive; thus, it may be applied rather on smaller areas. We recommend combining the two kinds of seed sowing methods by sowing low-diversity mixtures in a large area and high-diversity mixtures in small blocks to create species-rich source patches for the spontaneous colonization of nearby areas. When proper local hay sources are available, the restoration with plant material transfer can be a fast and effective method for restoration.

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“…So, many studies of successional processes on set-aside (Firbank et al 2003b;Critchley and Fowbert 2000) and former arable land (Walker et al 2004;Donath et al 2007) have been carried out. In a semi-arid area, though many studies have explored the ecological consequences of land abandonment on vegetation dynamics, successional trajectories are still little understood (Bonet 2004).…”

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“…In a semi-arid area, though many studies have explored the ecological consequences of land abandonment on vegetation dynamics, successional trajectories are still little understood (Bonet 2004). Meanwhile, though a positive effect of land abandonment on vegetation diversity has been found by several studies (Dana and Mota 2006;Donath et al 2007), a negative affect was also found by some (Rickert et al 2012;Jacquemyn et al 2011). In terms of vegetation patterns, much research focuses on a two-phase mosaic structure of high-and low-vegetation cover patches, which commonly presents itself in semi-arid ecosystems (Pellerin et al 2009;Puigdefabregas 2005;Bromley et al 1997;Cerda 1997;Wilcox et al 2003).…”

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Vegetation dynamics during different abandoned year spans in the land of the Loess Plateau of China

Hou

2013

Environ Monit Assess

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In this semi-arid area, many studies focused on the two-phase vegetation pattern were carried out to explore a changing vegetation trajectory on degraded land. However, this study conducted an analysis of a two-phase vegetation pattern and explored the successional vegetation trajectories in a positive succession without disturbance. In this work, 60 randomly distributed plots (1×1 m) were invested on four abandoned land areas (4-, 12-, 22-, and 50-year abandoned land) to determine attributes of vegetation, and soil physical and nutritional properties. It was found that vegetation distribution development went from homogeneous on 4-year abandoned land to heterogeneous on 50-year abandoned land, with a positive succession. Meanwhile, there was a significant difference in soil physical and nutritional properties for the inside and outside of vegetation patches. Vegetation patches can supply better soil physical and nutritional properties for vegetation than bare patches along the abandoned time. Vegetation diversity changes without a regular trend which may be due to the effect of environment and interspecies competition. This work picked up the slack for vegetation patterns succession research and provided a quantitative analysis approach.

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Large scale application of diaspore transfer with plant material in restoration practice – Impact of seed and microsite limitation

Cited by 123 publications

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Comparison of Methods for Restoring Meadows Invaded by Solidago Species

Comparison of Methods for Restoring Meadows Invaded by Solidago Species

Grassland restoration on former croplands in Europe: an assessment of applicability of techniques and costs

Vegetation dynamics during different abandoned year spans in the land of the Loess Plateau of China

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