Vegetation change in meso-xeric grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. over 40 years

Charmillot, Kévin; Hedinger, Christian; Babbi, Manuel; Widmer, Stefan; Dengler, Jürgen

doi:10.14471/2021.41.019

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dc.contributor.author	Charmillot, Kévin	-
dc.contributor.author	Hedinger, Christian	-
dc.contributor.author	Babbi, Manuel	-
dc.contributor.author	Widmer, Stefan	-
dc.contributor.author	Dengler, Jürgen	-
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-10T08:04:45Z	-
dc.date.available	2021-11-10T08:04:45Z	-
dc.date.issued	2021-10-31	-
dc.identifier.issn	0722-494X	de_CH
dc.identifier.issn	0373-7632	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23430	-
dc.description.abstract	Meso-xeric grasslands have declined sharply in Central Europe during the last century. These spe-cies-rich habitats are threatened by intensification or abandonment of agricultural use, eutrophication, climate change and landscape fragmentation. However, different studies in various regions of Central Europe are inconsistent in their findings about degree and direction of changes. We thus resurveyed the historical vegetation plots of the alliance Mesobromionin the Swiss Jura Mts. In 2020, we re-sampled 28 quasi-permanent vegetation plots originally recorded in 1980 to quantify potential vegetation change. Frequency of individual species, species diversity, 11 ecological indicator values and four functional traits, as well as the presence of diagnostic species of phytosociological alliances, were analysed. Further, a habitat classification and detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) were also performed. Species richness, indicator values for light availability and temperature, seed dispersal by animals and seed persistence had significantly decreased by 2020. Conversely, ecological indicator values for nutrient availability and soil moisture as well as community-weighted means for seed mass and canopy height had significantly increased. There were significantly fewer ruderal species, stress-tolerators, therophytes and herbaceous chamaephytes in 2020. In contrast, highly competitive species and hemicryptophytes had increased. Together, these findings indicate an increase in productivity over time. There were fewer specialized species in 2020 than in 1980, indicating a homogenization of the vegetation and a shift towards nutrient-rich pastures and meadows. The shift towards a later succession-al stage might indicate reduced grazing disturbance. Most of these sites are currently not included in an agri-environmental scheme. Partial differences of our findings from those reported elsewhere in Central Europe highlight the importance of regionally adapted conservation strategies in order to stop biodiver-sity loss in meso-xeric grasslands.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Floristisch-Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Tuexenia	de_CH
dc.rights	Licence according to publishing contract	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	333.7: Landflächen, Naturerholungsgebiete	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	580: Pflanzen (Botanik)	de_CH
dc.title	Vegetation change in meso-xeric grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. over 40 years	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Life Sciences und Facility Management	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.14471/2021.41.019	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-23430	-
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	457	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	441	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	41	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	Vegetationsökologie	de_CH
zhaw.author.additional	No	de_CH
zhaw.display.portrait	Yes	de_CH
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Charmillot, K., Hedinger, C., Babbi, M., Widmer, S., & Dengler, J. (2021). Vegetation change in meso-xeric grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. over 40 years. Tuexenia, 41, 441–457. https://doi.org/10.14471/2021.41.019

Charmillot, K. et al. (2021) ‘Vegetation change in meso-xeric grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. over 40 years’, Tuexenia, 41, pp. 441–457. Available at: https://doi.org/10.14471/2021.41.019.

K. Charmillot, C. Hedinger, M. Babbi, S. Widmer, and J. Dengler, “Vegetation change in meso-xeric grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. over 40 years,” Tuexenia, vol. 41, pp. 441–457, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.14471/2021.41.019.

CHARMILLOT, Kévin, Christian HEDINGER, Manuel BABBI, Stefan WIDMER und Jürgen DENGLER, 2021. Vegetation change in meso-xeric grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. over 40 years. Tuexenia. 31 Oktober 2021. Bd. 41, S. 441–457. DOI 10.14471/2021.41.019

Charmillot, Kévin, Christian Hedinger, Manuel Babbi, Stefan Widmer, and Jürgen Dengler. 2021. “Vegetation Change in Meso-Xeric Grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. Over 40 Years.” Tuexenia 41 (October): 441–57. https://doi.org/10.14471/2021.41.019.

Charmillot, Kévin, et al. “Vegetation Change in Meso-Xeric Grasslands of the Swiss Jura Mts. Over 40 Years.” Tuexenia, vol. 41, Oct. 2021, pp. 441–57, https://doi.org/10.14471/2021.41.019.