Table 2 Effects of experimental treatments on vegetation parameters (mean ± 1 SE)
Functional group | Cutting frequency | Fertilizer application | Compr. veg. height [cm] | Plant Shannon diversity | Proportion grass [%] | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean (± SE) | mean (± SE) | mean (± SE) | ||||
Control | 1x | no | 10.89 (± 0.29) | 6.90 (± 0.68) | 68.52 (± 2.75) | 6 |
Forb-rich | 1x | no | 11.07 (± 0.23) | 7.97 (± 0.56) | 50.28 (± 2.78) | 6 |
Graminoid-rich | 1x | no | 10.27 (± 0.11) | 5.74 (± 0.48) | 75.60 (± 3.82) | 6 |
Control | 3x | no | 7.87 (± 0.13) | 9.44 (± 0.55) | 59.32 (± 4.79) | 6 |
Forb-rich | 3x | no | 7.58 (± 0.12) | 9.61 (± 0.35) | 46.33 (± 5.07) | 6 |
Graminoid-rich | 3x | no | 7.79 (± 0.13) | 7.57 (± 0.56) | 69.27 (± 2.84) | 6 |
Control | 1x | NPK | 13.36 (± 0.27) | 7.65 (± 0.73) | 67.95 (± 5.07) | 6 |
Forb-rich | 1x | NPK | 12.72 (± 0.32) | 7.81 (± 0.61) | 60.72 (± 5.29) | 6 |
Graminoid-rich | 1x | NPK | 12.54 (± 0.42) | 5.28 (± 0.45) | 86.67 (± 2.35) | 6 |
Control | 3x | NPK | 10.05 (± 0.19) | 8.10 (± 0.61) | 72.52 (± 3.49) | 6 |
Forb rich | 3x | NPK | 9.72 (± 0.15) | 8.68 (± 0.54) | 61.55 (± 3.15) | 6 |
Graminoid-rich | 3x | NPK | 10.08 (± 0.31) | 7.17 (± 0.87) | 84.02 (± 3.01) | 6 |