2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109x.2012.01211.x
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Long‐term vegetation responses to different goat grazing regimes in semi‐natural ecosystems: a case study in Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Abstract: NomenclatureCanary Islands checklist of wild species Acebes et al. (2010) Abstract Question: How are semi-natural ecosystems affected by goat grazing regime (heavy, light and long-term abandonment)?Location: Anaga Rural Park, Tenerife Island, Canary Islands (Spain).Methods: We evaluated plant species composition, diversity and structure (frequencies of functional groups based on growth form and bare ground) for three goat grazing regimes using 63 permanent point-quadrat transects. The effect of orientation (N … Show more

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“…In our dataset, there were more woodlands in dry areas than in wet areas. The responses of plant richness to grazing intensity in woodlands are inconsistent, showing an increase (Fernández-Lugo et al 2013, Verwijmeren et al 2014), a decrease (Papanastasis et al 2017), or no change in richness (Alados et al 2004). Unfortunately, the few records for woodlands do not allow a firm conclusion.…”
Section: The Interaction Of Aridity and Vegetation Typementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In our dataset, there were more woodlands in dry areas than in wet areas. The responses of plant richness to grazing intensity in woodlands are inconsistent, showing an increase (Fernández-Lugo et al 2013, Verwijmeren et al 2014), a decrease (Papanastasis et al 2017), or no change in richness (Alados et al 2004). Unfortunately, the few records for woodlands do not allow a firm conclusion.…”
Section: The Interaction Of Aridity and Vegetation Typementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Grazing and mowing are the two major forms of utilization of grasslands. The effects of these two disturbances have been mostly addressed from the perspectives of (i) physiological, morphological and ecological traits of plants Bar et al, 2013), (ii) plant stoichiometric responses (Bai et al, 2012), (iii) spatio-temporal patterns of soil seed banks (Dreber & Esler, 2011) and (iv) species composition, structure and function of plant communities (Hoshino et al, 2009;Collins & Calabrese, 2012;Wiesmeier et al, 2012;Fernandez-Lugo et al, 2013). However, the role of bud banks in regulating the responses of plant communities to grazing has been neglected to date.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We suggest that it is likely that with cessation of grazing, the vegetation will regenerate back to its previous form (Hartley ), as shown in many other areas around the Mediterranean Basin (Perevolotsky & Haimov ; Perevolotsky & Seligman ; Carmel & Kadmon ; Fernández‐Lugo et al. ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 56%