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Frequent mowing is better than grazing for the conservation value of lowland tussock grassland at Pontville, Tasmania

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posted on 2023-05-16, 16:17 authored by Verrier, FJ, James KirkpatrickJames Kirkpatrick
The effects of an unusual high frequency mowing regime, which involved the removal of slash, were compared to moderate grazing through the method of paired quadrats across a fenceline, which was orthogonal to a weak environmental gradient. The mown plots proved superior in their conservation characteristics to the moderately grazed plots. The mowing regime produced greater cover of rare or threatened species, greater native cover and lesser exotic grass cover. It thus presents an opportunity for maintaining or improving the condition of previously grazed remnants in reserves without resorting to the use of stock or fire for biomass reduction.

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Publication title

Austral Ecology

Volume

30

Pagination

74-78

ISSN

1442-9985

Department/School

School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Asia

Place of publication

Australia

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments

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