Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing : aboveground produvctivity along phosphorous gradients

Thiel-Egenter, C.; Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Krüsi, Bertil; Schütz, M.

doi:10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing : aboveground produvctivity along phosphorous gradients
Authors:	Thiel-Egenter, C. Risch, A.C. Jurgensen, M.F. Page-Dumroese, D.S. Krüsi, Bertil Schütz, M.
DOI:	10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13
Published in:	Community Ecology
Volume(Issue):	8
Issue:	1
Page(s):	111
Pages to:	117
Issue Date:	2007
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Akademiai Kiado
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Budapest
ISSN:	1585-8553 1588-2756
Language:	English
Subjects:	Cervus elavus; Primary production; Grazing pattern; Swiss National Park
Subject (DDC):	577: Ecology
Abstract:	Interactions between grassland ecosystems and vertebrate herbivores are critical for a better understanding of ecosystem processes, but diverge widely in different ecosystems. In this study, we examined plant responses to simulated red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) grazing using clip-plot experiments in a subalpine grassland ecosystem of the Central European Alps. We measured aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and phosphorus (P) concentration of leaf tissue from plants of two vegetation types with different grazing history. The experimental plots were placed on a soil-P gradient and subject to two different clipping treatments, which simulated moderate and heavy grazing, respectively. We found distinct differences in the response of both ANPP and P concentration in leaf tissues in the two vegetation types. Compared to moderate, heavy grazing simulation did not affect ANPP in the vegetation type adapted to grazing, but decreased ANPP in the non-grazing adapted vegetation type. High soil-P levels also had different effects on the response of the vegetation to clipping in the two vegetation types with different grazing history. ANPP correlated positively with soil-P in non-grazing adapted tall-grass vegetation, while in grazing adapted short-grass vegetation a positive relationship between soil-P and the P concentration in leaf tissues was found. Our experiments provide data for a better understanding of ecosystem processes in high-elevation grasslands of the Alps with possible implications for both nature conservation purposes in protected areas and the management of agriculturally used grasslands.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/7367
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Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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Thiel-Egenter, C., Risch, A. C., Jurgensen, M. F., Page-Dumroese, D. S., Krüsi, B., & Schütz, M. (2007). Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing : aboveground produvctivity along phosphorous gradients. Community Ecology, 8(1), 111–117. https://doi.org/10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13

Thiel-Egenter, C. et al. (2007) ‘Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing : aboveground produvctivity along phosphorous gradients’, Community Ecology, 8(1), pp. 111–117. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13.

C. Thiel-Egenter, A. C. Risch, M. F. Jurgensen, D. S. Page-Dumroese, B. Krüsi, and M. Schütz, “Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing : aboveground produvctivity along phosphorous gradients,” Community Ecology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 111–117, 2007, doi: 10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13.

THIEL-EGENTER, C., A.C. RISCH, M.F. JURGENSEN, D.S. PAGE-DUMROESE, Bertil KRÜSI und M. SCHÜTZ, 2007. Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing : aboveground produvctivity along phosphorous gradients. Community Ecology. 2007. Bd. 8, Nr. 1, S. 111–117. DOI 10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13

Thiel-Egenter, C., A.C. Risch, M.F. Jurgensen, D.S. Page-Dumroese, Bertil Krüsi, and M. Schütz. 2007. “Response of a Subalpine Grassland to Simulated Grazing : Aboveground Produvctivity along Phosphorous Gradients.” Community Ecology 8 (1): 111–17. https://doi.org/10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13.

Thiel-Egenter, C., et al. “Response of a Subalpine Grassland to Simulated Grazing : Aboveground Produvctivity along Phosphorous Gradients.” Community Ecology, vol. 8, no. 1, 2007, pp. 111–17, https://doi.org/10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13.