Claim · model-written summary
Species with higher nutrient and moisture requirements increased in Pannonian sand grasslands
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae6
- Outcome
- species with higher nutrient and moisture requirementse3
- Direction
- increasede3
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e3“species with higher nutrient and moisture requirements have increased”
e6“We tested changes in species richness of vascular plants”
Title
Vegetation remains, specialist species fade: changes in Pannonian sand grasslands
Friesová, Klára; Axmanová, Irena; Borovyk, Dariia; et al. Open MIND 2025. doi:10.17169/refubium-51075
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Main types of Pannonian sand grassland have persisted over recent decades without replacement by other vegetation types
- Observation Specialized sand and dry grassland species and grazing-adapted species declined in Pannonian sand grasslands
- Mechanism Eutrophication and natural succession after abandonment of management are indicated as the cause of the shift toward species with higher nutrient and moisture requirements
- Association The decline in sand specialists was largest in pioneer sand vegetation
- Association Species with higher Ellenberg temperature indicator values decreased in pioneer sand vegetation, indicating a transition to more closed sand grasslands
- Recommendation Conservation management and future monitoring are needed to maintain the habitat quality of inland sand vegetation