Rapid functional but slow species diversity recovery of steppe vegetation on former arable fields in southern Ukraine
Iwona Dembicz,
Maria Zachwatowicz,
Ivan Moysiyenko
et al.
Abstract:QuestionsEuropean steppes are among the most threatened ecosystems in the Palaearctic region, mainly because of conversion to arable land. Abandonment may allow for the passive recovery of steppes. We made use of an exceptional old‐field succession chronosequence of nearly 100 years to answer the following questions: (a) Are the plant species composition, species richness and functional characteristics typical of virgin grass steppes able to self‐restore during ca. 100 years after abandonment? (b) Do the rates… Show more
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