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Sawdust addition reduces the productivity of nitrogen-enriched mountain grasslands

Spiegelberger, Thomas ; Müller-Schärer, Heinz ; Matthies, Diethart ; Schaffner, Urs

In: Restoration Ecology, 2008///10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00424.x

Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment of mountain grasslands has boosted grasses and fast-growing unpalatable plants at the expense of slow-growing species, resulting in a significant loss in biodiversity. A potential tool to reduce nutrient availability and aboveground productivity without destroying the perennial vegetation is carbon (C) addition. However, little is known about its suitability...