Grazing effects on regeneration and vegetation of a fir forest

This work refers to the grazing effects on regeneration and vegetation of a mixed fir-oak forest close to Karpenissi, Evritania. Two similar plots were established; the one was grazed and the other one was protected from grazing. Regeneration, biomass production, and species richness were recorded for a year. The grazed plot had erosion signs. From the results, it is suggested that grazing enhanced species richness and reduced biomass production. The high dry biomass of the protected plot seems to have negatively affected the presence of vegetation and fir regeneration.