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  • 2021Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Annals of Applied Biology"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Schmiedgen, Andrea; 1\r\nDepartment of Crop Sciences, Grassland Science\r\nGeorg‐August‐University Göttingen\r\nGöttingen Germany"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Kowalski, Katja; 3\r\nGeography Department\r\nHumboldt‐Universität zu Berlin\r\nBerlin Germany"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Hostert, Patrick; 3\r\nGeography Department\r\nHumboldt‐Universität zu Berlin\r\nBerlin Germany"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Tonn, Bettina; 1\r\nDepartment of Crop Sciences, Grassland Science\r\nGeorg‐August‐University Göttingen\r\nGöttingen Germany"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Kayser, Manfred; 1\r\nDepartment of Crop Sciences, Grassland Science\r\nGeorg‐August‐University Göttingen\r\nGöttingen Germany"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Isselstein, Johannes; 1\r\nDepartment of Crop Sciences, Grassland Science\r\nGeorg‐August‐University Göttingen\r\nGöttingen Germany"],["dc.contributor.author","Schmiedgen, Andrea"],["dc.contributor.author","Komainda, Martin"],["dc.contributor.author","Kowalski, Katja"],["dc.contributor.author","Hostert, Patrick"],["dc.contributor.author","Tonn, Bettina"],["dc.contributor.author","Kayser, Manfred"],["dc.contributor.author","Isselstein, Johannes"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-04-14T08:28:21Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-04-14T08:28:21Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.date.updated","2022-02-09T13:21:03Z"],["dc.description.abstract","Abstract In agricultural grassland, high herbage utilisation efficiency (HEFF), which is the proportion of gross live‐green herbage production that is utilised before entering senescence, is ensured by frequent defoliation. The decision upon which defoliation frequency to apply depends on the farming intensity. Assuming a reduced total herbage accumulation near trees in silvopastoral systems, frequent defoliations with high HEFF become less worthwhile—at least in specific spatial configurations. This makes an extensive management near trees an interesting option because it promotes other grassland‐related ecosystem services such as biodiversity. The present study first analysed the interaction between defoliation frequency and position to trees on the total, dead and live herbage accumulation and the HEFF at two silvopastoral sites with short‐rotation coppices in Germany. In addition, the total grassland–tree interface in Germany was assessed from land use and land cover maps of Germany based on satellite data to approximate the potential of grassland extensification near trees. The total herbage accumulation near trees declined by up to 41% but the HEFF was not affected by the position. Consequently, any intensification is not paid‐off by adequate productivity and herbage quality in terms of HEFF and tree‐related losses in herbage accumulation are expected up to a distance of 4.5–6 m. Applying a 4.5 m border on satellite data, we found that up to 4.4% (approximately 2200 km2) of the total grassland area in Germany is at a tree interface and potentially suitable for extensification. These findings indicate substantial potential for biodiversity conservation in grasslands with low trade‐off for high‐quality yield."],["dc.description.abstract","Herbage production in silvopastoral grassland is limited because of shade close to the tree lines. That makes an intensive defoliation frequency not worthwhile because it is not paid off by high yields. This makes other grassland‐related ecosystem services near trees attractive. We estimate that 4.4% of the German grassland is close to tree lines offering potential for extensification. image"],["dc.description.sponsorship","Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002347"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/aab.12681"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/82581"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-399"],["dc.publisher","Blackwell Publishing Ltd"],["dc.relation.eissn","1744-7348"],["dc.relation.issn","0003-4746"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Zentrum für Biodiversität und Nachhaltige Landnutzung"],["dc.rights","This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made."],["dc.title","Impacts of cutting frequency and position to tree line on herbage accumulation in silvopastoral grassland reveal potential for grassland conservation based on land use and cover information"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2021Journal Article
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","2125"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Nature Communications"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","12"],["dc.contributor.author","Tonn, Bettina"],["dc.contributor.author","Komainda, Martin"],["dc.contributor.author","Isselstein, Johannes"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-09-01T06:42:24Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-09-01T06:42:24Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/s41467-021-22309-7"],["dc.identifier.pii","22309"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/89047"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-455"],["dc.relation.eissn","2041-1723"],["dc.title","Results from a biodiversity experiment fail to represent economic performance of semi-natural grasslands"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2022Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","1155"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Scientific Reports"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","12"],["dc.contributor.author","Nölke, Isabelle"],["dc.contributor.author","Tonn, Bettina"],["dc.contributor.author","Komainda, Martin"],["dc.contributor.author","Heshmati, Sara"],["dc.contributor.author","Isselstein, Johannes"],["dc.date.accessioned","2022-02-01T10:31:12Z"],["dc.date.available","2022-02-01T10:31:12Z"],["dc.date.issued","2022"],["dc.description.abstract","Legume-based forage plant mixtures are known to increase biomass production over the mixture species grown as pure stands (overyielding), which has partly been attributed to enhanced nitrogen availability by legumes. However, the relative importance of underlying processes of these positive diversity effects and their drivers are not fully understood. Here we assessed if outcome and causes of diversity effects depend on the legume-species genetic identity. Over five years, we cultivated different white clover (Trifolium repens) populations, a grass and forb species in pure stands and clover-based mixtures and recorded biomass yield. Complementarity and selection effects of mixtures and relative yields of mixture species were calculated based on both unfertilized and nitrogen-fertilized non-leguminous pure stands. Results showed that the clover population altered the overall strength of diversity effects as well as the direction and magnitude of their temporal trends, at least for the grass component of mixtures. Differences in diversity effects between clover populations diminished when fertilized instead of unfertilized non-leguminous pure stands were considered. Hence, a part of these differences likely results from dissimilar effects of clover populations on nitrogen availability. The findings reveal the possibility to improve overyielding of legume-based forage plant mixtures by decisions on legume-species genetic identity."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2022"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/s41598-022-05100-6"],["dc.identifier.pii","5100"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/98801"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-517"],["dc.relation.eissn","2045-2322"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Zentrum für Biodiversität und Nachhaltige Landnutzung"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","The choice of the white clover population alters overyielding of mixtures with perennial ryegrass and chicory and underlying processes"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2021Journal Article
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","S1161030121001337"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","126362"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","European Journal of Agronomy"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","130"],["dc.contributor.author","Nölke, Isabelle"],["dc.contributor.author","Komainda, Martin"],["dc.contributor.author","Tonn, Bettina"],["dc.contributor.author","Feuerstein, Ulf"],["dc.contributor.author","Isselstein, Johannes"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-10-01T09:57:31Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-10-01T09:57:31Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.eja.2021.126362"],["dc.identifier.pii","S1161030121001337"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/89855"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-469"],["dc.relation.issn","1161-0301"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Zentrum für Biodiversität und Nachhaltige Landnutzung"],["dc.title","Including chicory and selecting white clover varieties as strategies to improve temporal stability of forage yield and quality in white-clover-based temporary grassland"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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  • 2021Journal Article Research Paper
    [["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Frontiers in Veterinary Science"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","Hamidi, Dina"],["dc.contributor.author","Komainda, Martin"],["dc.contributor.author","Tonn, Bettina"],["dc.contributor.author","Harbers, Jens"],["dc.contributor.author","Grinnell, Natascha Alexandria"],["dc.contributor.author","Isselstein, Johannes"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-06-01T09:42:28Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-06-01T09:42:28Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.description.abstract","Extensively grazed semi-natural grasslands contribute to a wide range of ecosystem services, including the preservation of biodiversity and provision of livestock feed. Depending on the grazing intensity, cattle are set in motion to fulfill their nutritional needs. In this way, they influence the vegetation composition, while at the same time the foraging behavior is affected by the vegetation. A better understanding of the relationship between grazing intensity and animal behavior is an essential component for strategies to improve the value of semi-natural grasslands and for gaining insights for the development of smart farming technologies. The long-term cattle grazing experiment “FORBIOBEN” with its replicated three paddock-scale (1 ha) grazing intensities [moderate (M), lenient (L), very lenient (VL)] was used to investigate the movement behavior of suckler cows during four grazing periods between 2017 and 2020. For this, pregnant suckler cows (Fleckvieh) were equipped with Vectronics GPS Plus (VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH, Berlin) collars, which recorded the position of the animals at defined time intervals. The main outcomes were that with an increase in the grazing intensity, the herbage on offer declined and, consequently the herbage allowance. However, the spatial heterogeneity of the herbage on offer decreased with increasing grazing intensity (M < VL) which means that the amount of available herbage was lower but more evenly distributed under moderate grazing. Further, there was a tendency that the moderate grazing intensity was associated with the highest effort of walking compared to lenient and very lenient grazing in three out of four grazing periods. We found a strong ( p < 0.001) negative correlation among walking distance vs. herbage variability across all treatments × periods. Consequently, the grazing intensity itself was not a good predictor of walking distances which were mainly a result of the available herbage, its distribution or heterogeneity. Future smart farming livestock management systems will, therefore, likely require interfaces with the grassland growth rates and heterogeneity benchmarks if decisions based on livestock movement should be reliable."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2021"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3389/fvets.2021.639096"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/85263"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-425"],["dc.relation.eissn","2297-1769"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Zentrum für Biodiversität und Nachhaltige Landnutzung"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.title","The Effect of Grazing Intensity and Sward Heterogeneity on the Movement Behavior of Suckler Cows on Semi-natural Grassland"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]
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