Comparison on effect of mowing and spring burning on the occurrence of grassland plants in Western Siberia (preliminary results)

Abstract

This article provides data on changes in the occurrence of plant species in grassland communities after the spring fire and the subsequent cessation of mowing in comparison with regularly mowed communities. It has been established that burning more often leads to a decrease in the occurrence of the species than to an increase. At the same time, for most species values are restored within 1 to 3 growing seasons.