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Wagner, Markus ; Kahmen, Ansgar ; Schlumprecht, Helmut ; Audorff, Volker ; Perner, Jörg ; Buchmann, Nina ; Weisser, Wolfgang W.:
Prediction of herbage yield in grassland : How well do Ellenberg N-values perform?
In: Applied Vegetation Science.
Vol. 10
(2007)
Issue 1
.
- pp. 15-24.
ISSN 1402-2001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109X.2007.tb00499.x
Abstract in another language
Question: How useful are Ellenberg N-values for predicting the herbage yield of Central European grasslands in comparison to approaches based on ordination scores of plant species composition or on soil parameters?
Location: Central Germany (11°00´-11°37´E, 50°21´-50°34´N, 500-840 m a.s.l.)
Methods: Based on data from a field survey in 2001, the following models were constructed for predicting herbage yield in montane Central European grasslands: (1) linear regression of mean Ellenberg N-, R- and F-values; (2) linear regression of ordination scores derived from Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) of vegetation data; and (3) multiple linear regression (MLR) of soil variables. Models were evaluated by cross-validation and validation with additional data collected in 2002.
Results: Best predictions were obtained with models based on species composition. Ellenberg N-values and NMDS scores performed equally well and better than models based on Ellenberg R- or F-values. Predictions based on soil variables were least accurate. When tested with data from 2002, models based on Ellenberg N-values or on NMDS scores accurately predicted productivity rank order of sites, but not the actual herbage yield of particular sites.
Conclusions: Mean Ellenberg N-values, which are easy to calculate, are as accurate as ordination scores in predicting herbage yield from plant species composition. In contrast, models based on soil variables may be useful for generating hypotheses about the factors limiting herbage yield, but not for prediction. We support the view that Ellenberg N-values should be called productivity values rather than nitrogen values.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER35988 |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Biogeography Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2015 06:35 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2015 06:35 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/15232 |