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dc.contributor.authorSpedener, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorValaker, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorHelbert, Juliette
dc.contributor.authorSchubert, Veronika
dc.contributor.authorMathisen, Karen Marie
dc.contributor.authorHenriksen, Marie Vestergaard
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Anders
dc.contributor.authorAustrheim, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorZimmermann, Barbara
dc.coverage.spatialNorwayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T12:51:30Z
dc.date.available2024-09-09T12:51:30Z
dc.date.created2024-09-08T08:49:03Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationForest Ecology and Management. 2024, 572, 122258.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0378-1127
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3151003
dc.description.abstractLivestock summer grazing in mountains and forests in Norway is generally considered beneficial to biodiversity. In this study we investigated if this is the case for cattle in boreal production forest. We collected biodiversity data on field layer vegetation, floral resources and flower-visiting insects in young spruce plantations that were planted 2–10 years ago. We picked young spruce plantations inside and outside well-established cattle grazing areas. On each plantation, we sampled fenced and unfenced plots (20 * 20 m each). This study design allowed us to investigate long-term effects of cattle grazing as well as short-term effects of excluding cervids only and short-term effects of excluding cervids and cattle. Long-term cattle grazing reduced the abundance of woody plants and reduced the abundance of flowers. Excluding cervids for two summers led to reduced height of woody plants (shrubs and heather) and to increased flower abundance. In contrast, excluding cervids and cattle for two summers led to increased height of graminoids, herbs and woody plants, to higher abundance of graminoids, higher flower abundance and higher abundance of flower-visiting insects. In conclusion, cattle affected the studied system in different ways and to a larger extent than native cervids. Our study shows that we must be careful when inferring results from cattle grazing studies on grasslands to forest ecosystems. As this study documents a negative effect of cattle on floral resources and flower-visiting insects, and we currently are facing a global pollination crisis, a careful consideration of the current practice of cattle grazing in boreal forest might be needed.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectBos taurusen_US
dc.subjectAlces alcesen_US
dc.subjectforest grazingen_US
dc.subjectboreal foresten_US
dc.subjectpollinatorsen_US
dc.subjectfloral resourcesen_US
dc.titleEffects of cattle and cervids on plants and flower-visiting insects in young spruce plantationsen_US
dc.title.alternativeEffects of cattle and cervids on plants and flower-visiting insects in young spruce plantationsen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder0378-1127/© 2024 The Authors.en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488en_US
dc.source.volume572en_US
dc.source.journalForest Ecology and Managementen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122258
dc.identifier.cristin2293705
dc.source.articlenumber122258en_US
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