Reisch, Christoph and Poschlod, Peter (2011) Morphology and phenology of Scabiosa columbaria from mown and grazed habitats - Results of a simulation experiment. FLORA, 206 (10). pp. 887-891. ISSN 0367-2530,
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We analysed the morphology and phenology of Scabiosa columbaria in relation to grassland management by mowing and grazing. We selected 12 populations from mown and grazed calcareous grassland in six regions of central Europe. At each population site, we collected seed material to produce plants for a morphological and phenological analysis of the species in a simulation experiment, which comprised three treatments (control, simulated mowing and simulated grazing). The simulation experiment revealed a clear morphological and phenological differentiation of S. columbaria. Plants from the two treatment types differed in size, since individuals from mown sites had longer top peduncles than individuals from grazed sites. Individuals from mown populations flowered earlier than individuals from grazed populations. In the control treatment, individuals from both habitat types produced a similar number of fruiting capitulums. When subjected to simulated mowing, the reproductive success of the individuals was clearly reduced. Plants from mown habitats produced, however, a significantly larger number of fruiting capitulums than plants from grazed habitats. Simulated grazing reduced the reproductive success stronger than simulated mowing but differences between individuals from both habitat types were not significant. The results of our simulation experiment clearly indicate morphological and phenological adaptation of S. columbaria to mowing and grazing. The comparatively young selection pressure of mowing obviously selected early flowering individuals, while the original land use by grazing favoured late flowering plants. (C) 2011 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SENECIO-VULGARIS L; SCOPOLI POLLICH SCROPHULARIACEAE; BIENNIAL GENTIANELLA-CAMPESTRIS; UNIVERSITY-BOTANICAL-GARDEN; PLANTAGO-MAJOR L; GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT; GRAZING TOLERANCE; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; ECOTYPIC VARIATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; Land use; Selection; Phenology; Common garden experiment; Seasonality; Grassland |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 580 Botanical sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften > Lehrstuhl für Ökologie und Naturschutzbiologie (Prof. Dr. Peter Poschlod) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2020 08:20 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2020 08:20 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/21416 |
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