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Chapter 5 Succession and Restoration of Drained Fens 105
Figure 5.8 Poorly drained mesotrophic wet meadow with Dactylorhiza majalis, regularly mowed once a year in
late summer in Moenkeberger See near Kiel, Germany.
Species number
Cover value (%)
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
A (Mowing 2 cuts) B (Mowing 1 cut)
87 88 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03
Site HD Site SA Site DD Site SD
mesotrophic wet meadows (4A) eutrophic wet meadows (4B)
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
87 88 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03
Site DD Site HD
eutrophic wet meadow (4B),
successional stage III
wet pasture (5)
Figure 5.9 Development of target species (Molinietalia, Scheuchzerio-Caricetea) after establishment of mowing
(A: 2 cuts, B: 1 cut). Site HD: Heubachwiesen; Site SA: Saerbeck; Site DD: Düsterdiek; Site SD: Strönfeld. Data:
Biological Station Steinfurt.