Soil, biomass, and management of semi-natural vegetation – Part II. Factors controlling species diversity

By A. P. Schaffers. Plant Ecology, 2002

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N : P ratios in terrestrial plants: variation and functional significance. (2004, background): “The biomass production of road verges correlated positively with [N] and [P] but negatively (though weakly) with tissue N : P ratios (Schaffers, 2002).”
Nutrient limitation and botanical diversity in wetlands: can fertilisation raise species richness? (2005, methodology): “:P ratio (Seastedt and Vaccaro 2001, Schaffers 2002).”
Delaying mowing and leaving uncut refuges boosts orthopterans in extensively managed meadows: Evidence drawn from field-scale experimentation (2013, background): “Mowing is a common practice in extensively managed grasslands and is considered to be one of the most efficient management options to fulfil the needs of the field flora (Grime, 2001; Schaffers, 2002).”
Optimizing grassland management for flower-visiting insects in roadside verges (2009, background): “Various studies on plant diversity show similar positive effects of mowing (e.g., Parr and Way, 1988; Schaffers, 2002).”