Regeneration in chalk grassland during 150 years in a military area

Abstract

The long-term regeneration of calcareous grassland after agricultural intensification is elucidated in Redhead et al. 2014 (Applied Vegetation Science 17: 408-418). The paper generates thoughts about the impact of different pre-purchase agricultural practices. It makes the reader think about the seeming contradiction of reducing soil fertility, grazing and atmospheric deposition. And what is it that prevents some characteristic species from re-establishing even after 150 yrs of regeneration?