Differential effects of abandonment on the demography of the grassland perennial Succisa pratensis

Abandonment of traditional land‐use practices can have strong effects on the abundance of species occurring in agricultural landscapes. However, the precise mechanisms by which individual performance and population dynamics are affected are still poorly understood. To assess how abandonment affects population dynamics of Succisa pratensis we used data from a 4‐year field study in both abandoned and traditionally grazed areas in moist and mesic...