Zmiany składu gatunkowego łąki górskiej i cech funkcjonalnych roślin spowodowane różnymi sposobami ekstensywnego użytkowania i nawożenia

Maintaining high biodiversity in mountainous areas requires the existence of semi-natural grassland communities. In a seven-year experiment we evaluated the impact of different extensive types of management and abandonment of use on botanical composition of sward and functional traits of plant species. Regular mowing was the main factor differentiating the species composition. Also in terms of functional traits the greatest differences occurred between the harvested and not harvested plots. Uncut plots were characterized by a higher proportion of geophytes and species reproducing vegetatively. Date of mowing or fertilizer application had much smaller effect.