What is the aim of the review?
To examine whether fertilisation and / or irrigation decrease biodiversity in sub-alpine and alpine grasslands in Europe and North America, and, in doing so, to address the following secondary questions:

• Do particular functional groups consistently increase or decrease in response to fertilisation and / or irrigation in sub-alpine and alpine grasslands?
• Do different taxonomic groups respond differently to fertilisation and / or irrigation in sub-alpine and alpine grasslands?
• If fertilisation and / or irrigation does reduce biodiversity, are the effects reversible?

• John Dwyer - Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern

At what stage is the review?
The review protocol has now been finalised and the review is currently underway. Please check this page again soon for further progress updates.

Comments?
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