What is the effect of long-term cutting versus abandonment on the vegetation and chemical properties in the soil and the herbage of a mountain hay meadow (Polygono-Trisetion)?

摘要

Polygono-Trisetion meadow communities are endangered in Europe. These meadows are common in the Alps, but in the past, such meadows were also common in the western alpine regions of Central Europe. The aim of our experiment was to find a suitable management regime for the maintenance of these Polygono-Trisetion grasslands and its effect on the vegetation and chemical properties of the soil and in the herbage.