Conservation and restoration of Central European fens by
mowing: A consensus from 20 years of experimental work

J 2022

Conservation and restoration of Central European fens by mowing: A consensus from 20 years of experimental work

HÁJKOVÁ, Petra, Veronika HORSÁKOVÁ, Tomáš PETERKA, Štěpán JANEČEK, Dobromil GALVÁNEK et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Conservation and restoration of Central European fens by mowing: A consensus from 20 years of experimental work

Autoři

HÁJKOVÁ, Petra (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Veronika HORSÁKOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Tomáš PETERKA (203 Česká republika, domácí), Štěpán JANEČEK, Dobromil GALVÁNEK, Daniel DÍTĚ (703 Slovensko, domácí), Jan HORNÍK, Michal HORSÁK (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Michal HÁJEK (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Science of the Total Environment, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2022, 0048-9697

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10511 Environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 9.800

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00126362

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157293

UT WoS

000855594500002

Klíčová slova anglicky

Litter removal; Management; Mires; Permanent plot; Species richness; Vegetation change

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 30. 9. 2022 17:07, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

While the importance of conservation mowing for mesic grasslands is generally accepted, its use for fens and fen grasslands interspersed within agricultural land is still controversial. Although fens may persist naturally, ongoing environmental changes increase productivity and accelerate succession. These processes can be mitigated through conservation management with appropriate settings. However, long-term management experiments are challenging and provide only locally valid results. Here, we analysed vegetation data (bryophytes and vascular plants) from seven management experiments (spanning 3–20 years) conducted in Central European poor, moderately-rich, and calcareous spring fens (Czech Republic, Slovakia). Two of these experiments examined the effects of restoration of abandoned fens, while five experiments examined changes in mowing regimes in managed fens (cessation, intensification, delay to autumn, and litter removal). Data were analysed using unidimensional and multidimensional methods separately for the initial, extended, and entire period. Mowing had a statistically significant effect on species composition except for the shortest (3-year) experiment. Litter removal did not compensate for mowing. Mowing twice or delayed mowing significantly affected the species composition of calcareous fens. In all cases, cessation of mowing significantly reduced the richness of species, especially those of conservation importance. In contrast, any mowing of abandoned fens increased species richness. The effects of mowing intensification or cessation on species richness and composition of a restored calcareous fen were evident in the first 2–3 years. Other effects were initially weak or nonsignificant but later became stronger, such as mowing delay and restoration removal of litter, which became significant only after nearly 20 years. We found that cessation or restoration of mowing usually triggers a rapid vegetation change, whereas it can take decades to detect the response caused by changes in mowing timing. Importantly, mowing can stabilise or even restore vegetation of fen ecosystems that have been weakened by their fragmentation in the temperate agricultural landscapes.

Návaznosti

GA19-01775S, projekt VaV

Název: Současná a budoucí diverzita evropských slatinišť v měnícím se světě

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Současná a budoucí diverzita evropských slatinišť v měnícím se světě

Citovat

HÁJKOVÁ, Petra, Veronika HORSÁKOVÁ, Tomáš PETERKA, Štěpán JANEČEK, Dobromil GALVÁNEK, Daniel DÍTĚ, Jan HORNÍK, Michal HORSÁK a Michal HÁJEK. Conservation and restoration of Central European fens by mowing: A consensus from 20 years of experimental work. Science of the Total Environment. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2022, roč. 846, November, s. 1-15. ISSN 0048-9697. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157293.

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N2  - While the importance of conservation mowing for mesic grasslands is generally accepted, its use for fens and fen grasslands interspersed within agricultural land is still controversial. Although fens may persist naturally, ongoing environmental changes increase productivity and accelerate succession. These processes can be mitigated through conservation management with appropriate settings. However, long-term management experiments are challenging and provide only locally valid results. Here, we analysed vegetation data (bryophytes and vascular plants) from seven management experiments (spanning 3–20 years) conducted in Central European poor, moderately-rich, and calcareous spring fens (Czech Republic, Slovakia). Two of these experiments examined the effects of restoration of abandoned fens, while five experiments examined changes in mowing regimes in managed fens (cessation, intensification, delay to autumn, and litter removal). Data were analysed using unidimensional and multidimensional methods separately for the initial, extended, and entire period. Mowing had a statistically significant effect on species composition except for the shortest (3-year) experiment. Litter removal did not compensate for mowing. Mowing twice or delayed mowing significantly affected the species composition of calcareous fens. In all cases, cessation of mowing significantly reduced the richness of species, especially those of conservation importance. In contrast, any mowing of abandoned fens increased species richness. The effects of mowing intensification or cessation on species richness and composition of a restored calcareous fen were evident in the first 2–3 years. Other effects were initially weak or nonsignificant but later became stronger, such as mowing delay and restoration removal of litter, which became significant only after nearly 20 years. We found that cessation or restoration of mowing usually triggers a rapid vegetation change, whereas it can take decades to detect the response caused by changes in mowing timing. Importantly, mowing can stabilise or even restore vegetation of fen ecosystems that have been weakened by their fragmentation in the temperate agricultural landscapes.
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HÁJKOVÁ, Petra, Veronika HORSÁKOVÁ, Tomáš PETERKA, Štěpán JANEČEK, Dobromil GALVÁNEK, Daniel DÍTĚ, Jan HORNÍK, Michal HORSÁK a Michal HÁJEK. Conservation and restoration of Central European fens by mowing: A consensus from 20 years of experimental work. \textit{Science of the Total Environment}. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2022, roč.~846, November, s.~1-15. ISSN~0048-9697. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157293.

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