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Ecology, management and monitoring of dune grasslands in Flanders, Belgium
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Provoost, Sam Ampe, Carole Bonte, Dries Cosyns, Célia Hoffmann, Maurice |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | Being a priority habitat type of the EU Habitat Directive, conservation and management of grey dunes demands special attention. Therefore, basic ecological insight is important. Grey dune succession is initiated by fixation and driven by the complex of soil formation (humus accumulation) and vegetation development. Leaching and mobilisation of CaCO3 complicate the picture and are important in nutrient dynamics. But at present, rough grassand scrub encroachment greatly overrule these fine scaled soil processes and cause substantial loss of regional biodiversity. Belgium has a shared international responsability in grey dune conservation due to its limited range of its characteristic vegetation, flora and fauna. As biomass removal seems essential in grassland preservation, grazing is an important management tool. Evaluation of management measures focusses on biodiversity measurement, which is done on the levels of landscape, community and species. |
| Starting Page | 11 |
| Ending Page | 20 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/103518.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
