Year-round grazing projects in Northwestern Germany

Basic data for this project

Type of project: Own resources project

Duration at the University of Münster: since 01/01/2012

Description

This study aims at questions of general structure and diversity patterns within year-round grazed sites, of the ad- and disadvantages of year-round grazing compared to other management measures and of fodder availability and grazing patterns. Also, practical implications for planning of future grazing projects are developed. Therefore, we have performed field studies within several year-round grazing projects in Northwestern Germany and the Netherlands since 2012.

Keywords: grazing; year-round grazing; extensive; vegetation; nature conservation; management; Northwestern Germany

Website of the project: http://www.uni-muenster.de/Oekosystemforschung/forschung/ganzjahresbeweidung.html

Project management at the University of Münster

Gilhaus, Kristin	Professorship for Ecosystem Research (Prof. Hölzel)
Hölzel, Norbert	Professorship for Ecosystem Research (Prof. Hölzel)

Publications of the University of Münster resulting from the project

Cattle foraging habits benefit vegetation structure diversity and Orthoptera under year-round grazing Gilhaus K (2013) In: Open Landscapes, Hildesheim. Abstract in digital collection (conference) \| Published
Cattle foraging habits shape vegetation patterns of alluvial year-round grazing systems Gilhaus K, Stelzner F, Hölzel N (2013) In: Plant Ecology, 215(2), 196-179. doi:10.1007/s11258-013-0287-6 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Restoration of sand grasslands by topsoil removal and self-greening Gilhaus K., Vogt V., Hölzel N. (2015) In: Applied Vegetation Science, 18(4), 661-673. doi:10.1111/avsc.12176 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Seasonal variations of fodder quality and availability as constraints for stocking rates in year-round grazing schemes Gilhaus K., Hölzel N. (2016) In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 234. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.013 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
High fodder value and feeding likelihood favour endozoochorous plant dispersal Gilhaus Kristin, Freitag Martin, Kunze Svenja, Hölzel Norbert (2016) In: Journal of Vegetation Science, 28(2). doi:10.1111/jvs.12481 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

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Doctorates resulting from the project

Grassland management by year-round grazing – opportunities and contraints
Candidate: Gilhaus, Kristin | Supervisors: Hölzel, Norbert; Tischew, Sabine
Period of time: until 29/04/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

Cattle foraging habits benefit vegetation structure diversity and Orthoptera under year-round grazing Gilhaus K (2013) In: Open Landscapes, Hildesheim. Abstract in digital collection (conference) \| Published
Cattle foraging habits shape vegetation patterns of alluvial year-round grazing systems Gilhaus K, Stelzner F, Hölzel N (2013) In: Plant Ecology, 215(2), 196-179. doi:10.1007/s11258-013-0287-6 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Restoration of sand grasslands by topsoil removal and self-greening Gilhaus K., Vogt V., Hölzel N. (2015) In: Applied Vegetation Science, 18(4), 661-673. doi:10.1111/avsc.12176 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Seasonal variations of fodder quality and availability as constraints for stocking rates in year-round grazing schemes Gilhaus K., Hölzel N. (2016) In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 234. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.013 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
High fodder value and feeding likelihood favour endozoochorous plant dispersal Gilhaus Kristin, Freitag Martin, Kunze Svenja, Hölzel Norbert (2016) In: Journal of Vegetation Science, 28(2). doi:10.1111/jvs.12481 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published