Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment

Publication Date

2005

Location

Dublin Ireland

Description

The impacts of management options sometimes have dramatic effects on botanical composition which in turn affect yield and nutritive value. A functional analysis of vegetation response may help to understand and predict the impact of changes in grassland management in a more general way screening for plant traits that may control productivity and nutritive value.

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Relationships Between Productivity, Quality and Traits in Seven Co-Occurring Grass Species

Dublin Ireland

The impacts of management options sometimes have dramatic effects on botanical composition which in turn affect yield and nutritive value. A functional analysis of vegetation response may help to understand and predict the impact of changes in grassland management in a more general way screening for plant traits that may control productivity and nutritive value.