Abstract:
Arnica grasslands are generally far away from the farmhouses. They
are located on slopes or on top of the hills. The access is exhausting and
mowing difficult due to the rocky terrain. The soils are of a reduced fertility
and the productivity of the grassland is low (Michler et al. 2004) Comparing
the management activities in Arnica sites with more productive grasslands
around the houses, the activities in Arnica sites are of lower intensity. The
fertilization of Arnica grassland is done only with manure obtained from
people’s own households. It is applied in spring, in autumn and sometimes in
winter. The grassland is used in a mixed way: a mixture of mowing and
grazing is the most common management type, less common is to only graze
the grassland and hardly ever is the grassland mown but not grazed. The
mixed management, mowing the grassland in summer and grazing in autumn,
is the most frequent one. Grazing only is realised especially in the southern
part of Gârda village (Biharia). The grass is dried on the surface
