Seed dispersal limitation causes negative legacy effect on restoration of grassland plant diversity on ski slopes.

ABSTRACT: Past forest use often has a long-term negative impact on the recovery of the original plant composition of semi-natural grasslands, which is known as a legacy effect. This study investigates the impact of seed dispersal limitations on the restoration of grassland plant diversity on ski slopes with past forest use, highlighting the negative legacy effect on biodiversity recovery. Focusing on ski areas, our research contrasts the vegetation on ski slopes originally created on semi-natural grasslands such as pasture (pasture slopes) and constructed by clearing secondary forests or conifer plantations (forest slopes). We examined species richness and diversity, considering seed dispersal modes, grassland management history, and seed source proximity. We reveal that the proximity to species-ric

SUBMITTER: Yaida YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227990 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature