Evaluation of impact of precipitation

The transplantation experiment carried out in WP2 will be used to estimate the effects of precipitation on grassland vegetation. The transplantation of vegetation turfs from different rainfall areas into the common gardens will enable estimation of the sensitivity and rate of change of the different vegetation types to the combination of different grazing pressures and precipitation regimes. NTNU will analyse species compositional changes, using traits-based approaches and changes in productivity and nutrient cycling (UDSM) as a consequence of changes in precipitation regimes (UDSM). Furthermore, we analyse the metal levels in soils and plants in response to different precipitation regimes to provide knowledge that can help modelling the effect of climate on biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics (UDSM).