Publications by authors named "Kevin Hoeffner"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how introducing temporary grassland into annual crop rotations impacts five key soil ecosystem services, including soil structure maintenance, water regulation, biodiversity conservation, pathogen regulation, and forage production and quality.
- - Three different crop rotation schemes were tested over twelve years, varying the percentage of grassland—0%, 50%, and 75%—to observe the effects on soil and ecosystem services.
- - Results indicated that increasing the grassland proportion improved soil structure and biodiversity but did not significantly affect water regulation, pathogen control, or forage production; higher grassland percentages showed stronger positive impacts on soil maintenance and biodiversity.
Background: The Biological Field Station of Paimpont (Station Biologique de Paimpont, SBP), owned by the University of Rennes and located in the Brocéliande Forest of Brittany (France), has been hosting student scientific research and field trips during the last 60 years. The study area of the SBP is a landscape mosaic of 17 ha composed of gorse moors, forests, prairies, ponds and creeks. Land use has evolved over time.
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