Flower production and water infiltration in LandKlif experimental urban grassland plots

Mixtures of grassland communities (three different compositions varying in composition of grasses and forbs) were sown in field experimental areas (56 plots, 2 x 4 m each) in Munich and Weihenstephan in 2020. In June and August 2021, flower production of dicotyledonous, richness of dicotyledonous species in bloom, and soil water infiltration were measured in the plots, as a proxy to ecosystem functions related to resource offer to pollinators and water regulation. For integrity of the database, all field experimental units of this study are associated to Plot ID 7835_1_U, but the variable PlotID is deprecated. 

LandKlif is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts within the Bavarian Climate Research Network (bayklif).  Within the five year funding period of bayklif, five interdisciplinary senior research associations and five junior research groups are be financed with a total sum of 18 million Euro. LandKliF, as one of the five interdisciplinary senior research associations, addresses the effects of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystem services in semi-natural, agricultural and urban landscapes.