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Plant evenness improves forage mineral content in semi-natural grasslands

hal.structure.identifierAgroscope
hal.structure.identifierUnité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores - UMR 1213 [UMRH]
dc.contributor.authorBLAIX, Cian
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorALARD, Didier
hal.structure.identifierEcologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés - UMR CNRS 7058 UPJV [EDYSAN]
dc.contributor.authorCHABRERIE, Olivier
hal.structure.identifierEcophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS [EVA]
dc.contributor.authorDIQUÉLOU, Sylvain
hal.structure.identifierInstitut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale [IMBE]
dc.contributor.authorDUTOIT, Thierry
hal.structure.identifierInstitut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale [IMBE]
hal.structure.identifierInstitut de recherche de la Tour du Valat
dc.contributor.authorFONTÈS, Hugo
hal.structure.identifierEcophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS [EVA]
dc.contributor.authorLEMAUVIEL-LAVENANT, Servane
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire des EcoSystèmes et des Sociétés en Montagne [UR LESSEM]
dc.contributor.authorLOUCOUGARAY, Grégory
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire Agronomie et Environnement [LAE]
dc.contributor.authorMICHELOT-ANTALIK, Alice
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale [GEOLAB]
dc.contributor.authorBONIS, Anne
dc.date.issued2025-08
dc.description.abstractEnCompared to intensive grasslands, semi-natural grasslands host species-rich and functionally diversified plant communities, and thus represent habitats of high conservation interest. Less is known about their ability to provide high-quality forage fitting livestock requirements regarding mineral content in particular, and thus contribute to livestock health. We address this question by measuring forage macro- and micro-mineral content across a range of semi-natural grassland types in nine locations in France and compare it to standards required for cattle health. We also developed a multi-criteria method using forage mineral concentrations and their recommended ranges to determine general mineral concentration quality (MinQ) in forage. We investigated if forage mineral content and MinQ was related to plant community composition, soil characteristics, and land-use intensity of semi-natural grassland forages. Good forage quality in terms of mineral content was found, matching the reference values, in the majority of the extensively managed semi-natural grasslands studied. Plant species evenness was positively correlated with MinQ. The forage mineral quality varied depending on the community weighted mean of the specific leaf area (SLACWM) and the leaf dry matter content (LDMCCWM). It increased with increasing SLACWM and decreased with increasing LDMCCWM. The results demonstrate that a good compatibility between plant evenness and forage mineral quality can be obtained in semi-natural grasslands which suggests that the continued management of these habitats can offer agronomic services as well as conservation values.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subject.enForage quality
dc.subject.enExtensive grassland
dc.subject.enPermanent grassland
dc.subject.enPlant diversity
dc.title.enPlant evenness improves forage mineral content in semi-natural grasslands
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.agee.2025.109622
dc.subject.halSciences de l'environnement/Biodiversité et Ecologie
dc.subject.halSciences du Vivant [q-bio]
bordeaux.journalAgriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
bordeaux.page109622
bordeaux.volume387
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-04997065
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-04997065v1
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