Drought tolerance is determined by species identity and functional group diversity rather than by species diversity within multi-species swards
Martin Komainda, Frank Küchenmeister, Kai Küchenmeister, Manfred Kayser, Nicole Wrage-Mönnig, J. Isselstein
Topics & Concepts
ForbAgronomyGrasslandBiologyBiomass (ecology)Resistance (ecology)Species diversityForageDrought toleranceEcologyAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPasture and Agricultural Systems