Diversity-ecosystem function relationship in mixed forage crops
| dc.contributor.author | Llurba, Rosa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ribas Artola, Àngela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ventura, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Connolly, John | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sebastià , Ma. T. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-27T15:02:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-06-27T15:02:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-06-27T15:02:35Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Monocultures and three species mixtures containing a grass (Festuca arundinacea), a legume (Medicago sativa) and a forb (Cichorium intybus) were sown in order to test the effects of diversity on forage swards. Yield, LAI (Leaf Area Index), leaching and stability indicators were determined as a function of sown species identity and diversity effects. Yield and LAI were higher in mixed swards than in monocultures. A diversity effect was found for both variables, with values in mixtures above that expected from the proportions of the sown species. There was a seasonal substitution of species dominance, thus maintaining overall total yield. As a result, mixtures showed higher stability than monocultures. On the other hand, we found a negative effect of total biomass on leaching, but this trend was not consistent across the 6 studied harvests. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | We thank Faustina, Teri, Laura, Josep and all the helpful hands that have made that project possible. This research project was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Medio Ambiente. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.idgrec | 015586 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/66504 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | European Grassland Federation | |
| dc.relation.isformatof | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://www.europeangrassland.org/fileadmin/documents/Infos/Printed_Matter/Proceedings/EGF2010_GSE_vol15.pdf | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Grassland Science in Europe, 2010, vol. 15, p. 812-814 | |
| dc.rights | (c) European Grassland Federation, 2010 | |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.subject | diversity effect | |
| dc.subject | mixtures | |
| dc.subject | Cichorium | |
| dc.title | Diversity-ecosystem function relationship in mixed forage crops | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |