Abstract
Abstract. A wooded meadow at Laelatu in western Estonia was found to be very rich in vascular plants. The maximum number of species found was 25 in a 10 cm x 10 cm plot, 42 in a 20 cm x 20 cm plot and 63 in a 1 m 2 plot. Species richness is related to the management history of the site. The highest richness was found in sites with the most regular long‐term mowing. Species density was lower in the case of fertilization or temporary cessation of mowing. The richest community had an LAI of 2.8 and an above‐ground dry biomass of 175 g/m 2 . With increasing height of the herb layer the number of species decreases. Small disturbances cause a remarkable decrease in species density.
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Claim · model-written summary
Maximum vascular plant richness reached 25 species in a 10 cm x 10 cm plot.
Verbatim
e0“The maximum number of species found was 25 in a 10 cm x 10 cm plot”
Claim · model-written summary
Maximum vascular plant richness reached 42 species in a 20 cm x 20 cm plot.
Verbatim
e0“42 in a 20 cm x 20 cm plot”
e1“The maximum number of species found was 25 in a 10 cm x 10 cm plot, 42 in a 20 cm x 20 cm plot and 63 in a 1 m 2 plot.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maximum vascular plant richness reached 63 species in a 1 m 2 plot.
Verbatim
e0“63 in a 1 m 2 plot”
e1“The maximum number of species found was 25 in a 10 cm x 10 cm plot, 42 in a 20 cm x 20 cm plot and 63 in a 1 m 2 plot.”
Claim · model-written summary
Species richness was highest where long-term mowing was most regular.
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae1
- Treatment
- regular long‐term mowinge0
- Outcome
- richnesse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Verbatim
e0“The highest richness was found in sites with the most regular long‐term mowing.”
e1“vascular plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilization was associated with lower species density.
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae1
- Treatment
- fertilizatione0
- Outcome
- Species densitye0
- Direction
- lowere0
Verbatim
e0“Species density was lower in the case of fertilization or temporary cessation of mowing.”
e1“vascular plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Temporary cessation of mowing was associated with lower species density.
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae1
- Treatment
- temporary cessation of mowinge0
- Outcome
- Species densitye0
- Direction
- lowere0
Verbatim
e0“Species density was lower in the case of fertilization or temporary cessation of mowing.”
e1“vascular plants”
Claim · model-written summary
The richest community had a leaf area index of 2.8.
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae1
- Outcome
- LAIe0
- Value
- 2.8e0
Verbatim
e0“The richest community had an LAI of 2.8 and an above‐ground dry biomass of 175 g/m 2 .”
e1“vascular plants”
Claim · model-written summary
The richest community had above-ground dry biomass of 175 g/m 2.
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae1
- Outcome
- above‐ground dry biomasse0
- Value
- 175 g/m 2e0
Verbatim
e0“The richest community had an LAI of 2.8 and an above‐ground dry biomass of 175 g/m 2 .”
e1“vascular plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Species number decreased as herb layer height increased.
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae1
- Organ / stage
- herb layere0
- Outcome
- number of speciese0
- Direction
- decreasese0
Verbatim
e0“With increasing height of the herb layer the number of species decreases.”
e1“vascular plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Small disturbances caused a marked decrease in species density.
- Taxon
- vascular plantsTracheophytae1
- Treatment
- Small disturbancese0
- Outcome
- species densitye0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Verbatim
e0“Small disturbances cause a remarkable decrease in species density.”
e1“vascular plants”