Additional File 1 s21

Additional file 1

Table S1 Composition of vegetation in meadow (M), young (YF) and advanced (AF) forest in sites of Human Induced (HS) and Natural (NS) succession. Notation according Braun-Blanquet: + - plant sparse, cover up to 1% of area; 1 - plants cover up to 5%; 2 - up to 25 %; 3 - 25–50 %; 4 - 50–75 % area.

Species / NS / HS
M / YF / AF / M / YF / AF
Achillea millefolium L. / 2 / + / 1
Aegopodium podagraria L. / 0 / 1 / 1
Agrimonia eupatoria L. / + / + / +
Alchemilla sp. / + / 0 / 0
Alnus incana L. Moench (krūmų arde) / 0 / + / 0
Anemone nemorosa L. / 0 / + / 1
Angelica sylvestris L. / 0 / 0 / +
Anthriscus sylvestris L. Hoffm. / 1 / + / 0
Arctium tomentosum Mill. / 0 / 0 / +
Acer platanoides L. (krūmų arde) / 0 / 0 / +
Artemisia vulgaris L. / + / 2 / 0 / + / + / 0
Asarum europaeum L. / 0 / 0 / +
Betula pendula Roth (krūmų arde) / 0 / 2 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 1
Betula pendula Roth (1 ardas) / 0 / 0 / +
Betula pendula Roth (medžių arde) / 0 / 1 / 2
Betula pubescens Ehrh. (krūmas) / 0 / 1 / 2
Brachypodium sylvaticum Huds.P. Beauv. / 0 / 0 / 1
Calamagrostis arundinacea L. Roth / 0 / + / 0
Calla palustris L. / 0 / + / +
Calliergonella cuspidata Hedw. Loeske / 0 / 1 / 0
Campanula glomerata L. / 0 / 0 / +
Campanula patula L. / 0 / + / + / + / 0 / 0
Campanula trachelium L. / 0 / 0 / +
Carex digitata L. / 0 / 0 / 1
Carex flava L. / 0 / + / 0
Carex panicea L. / 0 / + / 0
Carex sylvatica Huds. / 0 / 0 / +
Carlina vulgaris L. / + / 0 / +
Centaurea jacea L. / + / 0 / 0
Cichorium intybus L. / 0 / 0 / +
Cirsium arvense L. Scop. / 1 / 2 / 0 / + / + / 0
Cirsium oleraceum L. Scop. / 0 / + / +
Cirsium palustre L. Scop. / 0 / + / 0
Cirsium vulgare Savi Ten. / + / + / 0
Convolvulus arvensis L. / 1 / 0 / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Corylus avellana L. / 0 / 0 / 1
Crepis paludosa L. Moench / 0 / 0 / +
Dactylis glomerata L. / 3 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 0 / 0
Dactylorhiza fuchsii Druce Soó / 0 / 0 / +
Daucus carota L. / + / 0 / 0
Deschampsia cespitosa L. P.Beauv. / + / + / 0
Dianthus deltoides L. / + / 0 / 0
Elytrigia repens L. Nevski / 0 / 2 / 0
Epilobium hirsutum L. / 0 / + / 0
Equisetum arvense L. / + / 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Equisetum sylvaticum L. / 0 / 0 / 3
Euonymus europae L. / 0 / 0 / +
Festuca pratensis Huds. / 2 / 0 / +
Filipendula ulmaria L. Maxim. / 0 / + / 0
Fragaria vesca L. / 2 / 0 / 1
Fraxinus excelsior L. (krūmų arde) / 0 / 1 / 1
Galium album Mill. / + / 0 / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Geum rivale L. / 0 / 0 / + / 0 / + / 0
Geum urbanum L. / + / + / +
Gnaphalium sylvaticum L. / 0 / 0 / +
Hieracium umbellatum L. / + / 2 / 0
Hypericum maculatum Crantz / + / 1 / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Hypericum perforatum L. / + / 0 / +
Hypochaeris maculata L. / + / 0 / 0
Juncus conglomeratus L. / + / 0 / 0
Knautia arvensis L. Coult. / + / 0 / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Lathyrus pratensis L. / + / 0 / 0
Lathyrus sylvestris L. / 0 / 2 / 0
Lathyrus vernus L. Bernh. / 0 / 0 / +
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. / + / 0 / 0
Linum catharticum L. / 0 / 0 / +
Lysimachia vulgaris L. / 0 / 1 / +
Lonicera xylosteum L. / 0 / + / +
Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. / + / 0 / +
Luzula multiflora Ehrh. Lej. / 0 / + / 0
Maianthemum bifolium L. F.W. Schmidt / 0 / + / 1
Malus domestica Borkh. (krumas) / + / 0 / 0
Melica nutans L. / 0 / + / +
Mercurialis perennis L. / 0 / 1 / 2
Padus avium Mill. / 0 / + / 0
Paris quadrifolia L. / 0 / + / +
Phalaroides arundinacea L. Rauschert / + / 3 / +
Phleum pratense L. / 1 / 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Picea abies L. H. Karst. (1 arde) / 0 / 0 / 1
Picea abies L. H. Karst. (2 arde) / 0 / 0 / 4
Picea abies L. H. Karst. (krūmų arde) / 0 / 3 / 2
Pilosella officinarum F.W. Schultz et Sch. Bip. / 0 / 0 / +
Pyrus communis L. (krūmas) / 1 / + / + / + / 0 / 0
Plagiomnium ellipticum Brid. T.J. Kop. / 0 / 0 / 1
Plagiomnium undulatum Hedw. T. J. Kop. / 0 / 0 / 1
Plantago lanceolata L. / + / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Plantago major L. / 0 / 0 / +
Poa pratensis L. / + / 0 / 1 / + / 0 / 0
Polygonatum multiflorum L. All. / 0 / 0 / +
Populus tremula L. (krūmų arde) / 0 / + / 1
Populus tremula L. (2 arde) / 0 / + / +
Potentilla argentea L. / 0 / 0 / + / + / 0 / 0
Prunella vulgaris L. / + / 0 / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Pulmonaria obscura Dumort. / 0 / 0 / +
Quercus robur L. (antrame arde) / 0 / + / 0
Quercus robur L. (krūmų arde) / 0 / + / +
Quercus robur L. (pirmame arde) / 0 / + / 0
Ranunculus acris L. / + / 0 / 0
Rhodobryum roseum Hedwig Limpricht / 0 / 0 / +
Ribes aureum Pursh / 0 / 0 / +
Ribes nigrum L. / 0 / + / 0
Rubus caesius L. / + / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2
Rubus idaeus L. / 0 / + / +
Rubus saxatilis L. / 0 / 0 / +
Rumex acetosa L. / 0 / + / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Rumex crispus L. / + / 1 / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Salix caprea L. / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 2 / 0
Salix cinerea L. / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / + / 0
Salix fragilis L. / 0 / 0 / +
Salix purpurea L. / 0 / 2 / 0
Scirpus sylvaticus L. / 0 / + / 0
Scrophularia nodosa L. / 0 / + / 0
Silene pratense Rafn. Godr. / 0 / + / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Silene vulgaris Moench Garcke / + / 0 / 0
Solanum dulcamara L. / 0 / + / 0
Solidago virgaurea L. / + / + / +
Sonchus asper L. Hill / 0 / + / 0
Sorbus aucuparia L. (krūmų arde) / 0 / + / +
Stachys palustris L. / 0 / 2 / 0
Stellaria graminea L. / + / 0 / 0
Stellaria holostea L. / 0 / 0 / +
Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. / 1 / 1 / + / 1 / 0 / 0
Tilia cordata Mill. (antras ardas) / 0 / + / 0
Tragopogon pratensis L. / + / 0 / 0
Trifolium arvense L. / 0 / 0 / +
Trifolium hybridum L. / 1 / 0 / 0
Trifolium medium L. / + / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0
Tripleurospermum perforatum Mérat M. Laínz / 0 / 0 / +
Urtica dioica L. / 0 / 1 / 0 / + / 0 / 0
Valeriana officinalis L. / 0 / + / 0 / 0 / + / 0
Veronica chamaedrys L. / + / 0 / 0
Viburnum opulus L. / 0 / + / 0
Vicia cracca L. / 1 / 1 / + / 1 / 0 / 0
Vicia sepium L. / + / 0 / 0
Viola riviniana Rchb. / 0 / 0 / +

Table S2 Projection of various cover types, cover damages and usage in meadow (M), young (YF) and advanced (AF) forest in sites of Human Induced (HS) and Natural (NS) succession. Thus in short, HS site had slightly better coverage by shrubs and young trees (up to 6 m height). Tree density is higher in the HS site. After thinning, some stumps were left in the HS site. However, grass coverage is similar in both, HS and NS sites.

Cover type

/ NS / HS
M / YF / AF / M / YF / AF
Cover projection (%)
Trees / 0 / 5 / 20 / 0 / 2 / 61
Trres up to 6 m and shrubs / 3 / 30 / 40 / 2 / 55 / 40
Grasses / 100 / 100 / 100 / 99 / 80 / 98
Mosses / 0 / 0 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 10
Lichens / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Bare ground / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Cover damages
Fire / – / – / – / – / – / –
Trampling / – / – / – / – / – / –
Trails / Not intense / Not intense / – / – / – / –
Ruts / – / – / – / – / Pits / Furrows
Rooted areas / – / – / – / – / –
Usage
Mowing / – / – / – / – / – / –
Grazing / – / – / – / – / – / –
Felling / – / – / – / – / Stumps present / –