Effect of Mineral Fertilization on Vegetation of HNV Pastures in the Apuseni Mountains (Romania).

ABSTRACT: High-Nature-Value (HNV) grasslands in the Apuseni Mountains represent traditional semi-natural ecosystems with high biodiversity and major ecological value, but are constantly exposed to pressures generated by both agricultural intensification and abandonment. This study asses the effects of long-term mineral fertilization on floristic composition and grassland diversity within a permanent experiment initiated in 2001 in Gârda de Sus (Romania). Four variants of mineral fertilization were tested: control (N0), low-input (N₅₀P₂₅K₂₅), medium-input (N₁₀₀P₅₀K₅₀) and high-input (N₁₅₀P₇₅K₇₅). Floristic analyses were performed using the modified Braun-Blanquet method, and the data were interpreted us

SUBMITTER: Ghete I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694496 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature