RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of different clipping intensities on above- and below-ground production in simulated herbaceous plant communities
A1 Herrero Jaúregui, Cristina
A1 Schmitz García, María Fe
A1 Díaz Pineda, Francisco
AB We studied the effect of clipping on above- and below-ground production in different plant communities through a factorial experiment. We designed five pasture systems with different species composition, perennials/annuals ratio and soil water availability, recreating different altitudinal locations, and simulated a gradient of grazing intensity by clipping with different heights and frequencies. Response patterns of above- and below-ground production were similar, increasing with the higher clipping frequency and decreasing with altitude. These results suggest that high grazing intensity stimulate above-ground production, but only in certain situations of species composition, density, diversity,perennials/annuals ratio and water availability. This stimulus, however, is unsustainable over time, and the lower clipping frequencies are those that favour the maintenance of production.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 1126-3504, 1724-5575
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23109
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23109
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 14 dic 2025