Livestock grazing in subtropical pastures: steps in the analysis of attribute response and plant functional types

By S. McIntyre, S. Lavorel. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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The concept of overgrazing and its role in management of large herbivores (2006, background): “…for herbivore stability Plants with different morphological and physiological traits, so-called functional plant groups (sensu Lavorel et al. 1997), have different ability to either tolerate or resist grazing (Lavorel et al. 1997, McIntyre & Lavorel 2001, Bullock et al. 2001, Díaz et al. 2001).”
Assessing functional diversity in the field - methodology matters! (2007, methodology): “In contrast to the dominant grasses, an array of forbs and smaller grasses provide high diversity (Grubb 1986; Trémont 1994) and present a range of different traits that contribute to varying environmental response (McIntyre & Lavorel 2001).”
Cattle grazing increases plant species richness of most species trait groups in mesic semi-natural grasslands (2005, background): “…grazing, but the emerging patterns tend to differ between different studies Noy-Meir et al. 1989; Trémont 1994; McIntyre et al. 1995, 1999; Landsberg et al. 1999; Lavorel et al. 1999; Sternberg et al. 2000; Bullock et al. 2001; Díaz et al. 2001; Dupré and Diekmann 2001; McIntyre and Lavorel 2001 .”
Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands (2004, background): “Annual species have been shown to increase at the expense of perennials under grazing pressure in many systems (Whalley, Robinson & Taylor 1978; Noy-Meir, Gutman & Kaplan 1989; McIntyre & Lavorel 2001 ).”
Testing the species traits-environment relationships: the fourth-corner problem revisited. (2008, methodology): “For this purpose, approaches developed in ecology, including a modeling step, (McIntyre and Lavorel 2001, Kleyer 2002, Nygaard and Ejrnaes 2004) could be used as a starting point in order to provide efficient predictive methods.”
Predicting changes in community composition and ecosystem functioning from plant traits: revisiting the Holy Grail (2002, background): “…1994; Reich et al. 1998); 5. life cycle, plant height, architecture, resprouting and seed traits for response to disturbance (Bond & Midgley 2001; McIntyre & Lavorel 2001); 6. extensive screenings relating large sets of traits to complex environmental gradients (Díaz & Cabido 1997; Grime et al.…”
Predictive value of plant traits to grazing along a climatic gradient in the Mediterranean (2005, methodology): “Replacements of annuals and small species by perennials, tall shrubs and trees during post-disturbance succession have been reported (Belsky 1992; Prach, Pysek & Smilauer 1997) as has the general importance of life cycle, stature and life form in predicting species’ distributions along grazing gradi”
Effects of grazing abandonment on functional and taxonomic diversity of Mediterranean grasslands (2012, background): “In contrast, functional diversity, which focuses on the functional traits of species in a community rather than taxonomic units, can be a more direct, mechanistic link to ecosystem processes than species richness (Díaz and Cabido, 2001; McIntyre and Lavorel, 2001; Petchey and Gaston, 2006).”
Consistency of plant species and trait responses to grazing along a productivity gradient: a multi‐site analysis (2004, background): “However, grazing did not appear to increase the abundance of species with small seeds (cf. Lavorel et al. 1999; McIntyre & Lavorel 2001).”
Quantifying and interpreting functional diversity of natural communities: practical considerations matter (2006, background): “Few studies have attempted to link these two levels of responses (but see McIntyre & Lavorel 2001), although the use of traits and their distributions within communities has been recognized as a promising mean in understanding mechanisms of community assembly in order to predict community dynamics…”
Temporal trends in species composition and plant traits in natural grasslands of Uruguay (2003, methodology): “Plant functional types (PFTs) have been used recently as an alternative to floristic description in studies on grazing impact (Lavorel et al. 1997; McIntyre & Lavorel 2001).”
Functional traits of graminoids in semi-arid steppes: a test of grazing histories (2004, background): “The general hypothesis states that the sensitivity of plant communities to grazing depends on the frequency and strength of adaptations helping plants avoid or tolerate herbivory (van der Meijden, Wijn & Verkaar 1988; Diaz, Acosta & Cabido 1992; Lavorel, McIntyre & Grigulis 1999; McIntyre et al. 199”