Environmental predictors of woody plant encroachment in calcareous fens are modified by biotic and abiotic land-use legacies

摘要

Woody plant encroachment in grasslands is a world-wide concern. Assertions that abiotic stress reduction facilitates encroachment are not universally supported. To devise restoration and management strategies, the ability of stress reduction, in the context of co-occurring biotic land-use legacies, needs to be assessed to predict shrub cover.