Fire increases the reproduction of the dominant grass Brachypodium retusum and Mediterranean steppe diversity in a combined burning and grazing experiment

Aims We assessed what the effects of fire and grazing are on vegetative growth and sexual reproduction of Brachypodium retusum , the dominant species of Mediterranean Thero‐Brachypodietea grasslands (“steppes”) and on species composition of the associated plant community. Location “La Crau”, southeastern France. Methods We set up a split‐plot experiment testing the effects of fire season (winter, summer) and grazing on plant cover, inflorescence...