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Table 1 Plant species composition (# of planted individuals in the community) of mesocosms with low (3 spp.) and high (12 spp.) plant diversity

From: Herbivory of an invasive slug is affected by earthworms and the composition of plant communities

Functional type/species

Number of individulas planted per treatment

 

Low diversity

High diversity

Grasses

  

Arrhenatherum elatius L.

20

5

Bromus erectus Huds.

0

5

Festuca ovina L

0

5

Holcus lanatus L.

0

5

Forbs

  

Knautia arvensis L.

0

5

Leucanthemum ircutianum Mill.

0

5

Prunella vulgaris L.

20

5

Salvia pratensis L.

0

5

Legumes

  

Anthyllis vulneraria L

0

5

Lotus corniculatus L

0

5

Trifolium pratense L.

20

5

Vicia cracca L.

0

5