Drought avoidance strategy drives the assembly of plant communities in grasslands restored on former arable land

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, and their convergence on fine scale indicates higher dominance of a nutrient-conservative strategy in restored grasslands. Intraspecific trait variability for these traits showed opposite values, suggesting that the environment affects seed germination or plant seedling establishment differently from the performance of adult plants. Both scales (community and fine) showed difference in drought-stress resistance mechanisms between grasslands. Higher values of CWM for turgor loss point and its convergence indicate strong environmental filtering of species with an avoidant drought-resistance strategy, suggesting strong limitation by disrupted water regime in restored grasslands.