Biomass production of experimental grassland communities in urban context within LandKlif project

Mixtures of grassland communities (three different compositions) were sown in urban experimental areas to compare in biodiversity and functioning to standard urban lawns (56 plots, 2 x 4 m each) in Munich and Weihenstephan in 2020. Two samples (20 x 20 cm) per experimental plot were clipped in August 2021, sorted by functional type, oven-dried and weighed. 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.