Moths and management of a grassland reserve: regular mowing and temporary abandonment support different species

0384980 - BC 2013 RIV SK eng J - Journal Article
Šumpich, Jan - Konvička, Martin
Moths and management of a grassland reserve: regular mowing and temporary abandonment support different species.
Biologia. Roč. 67, č. 5 (2012), s. 973-987. ISSN 0006-3088. E-ISSN 1336-9563
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC06073; GA MŽP SP/2D3/62/08
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : Lepidoptera * heterogeneity * seminatural meadow
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Impact factor: 0.506, year: 2012
http://link.springer.com/article/10.2478%2Fs11756-012-0095-9#page-1

Using portable light traps, we surveyed the effects of two contrasting management options, mowing and temporary abandonment, applied in a humid grassland reserve in a submountain area of the Czech Republic. Besides of Macrolepidoptera, we also surveyed Microlepidoptera, small moths rarely considered in community studies. Ordination analyses showed that catches originating from these two treatments differed in species composition, both for all moths and if split to Marcolepidoptera and Microlepidoptera. Our results highlight the necessity of diversified management, including temporary abandonment, to conserve the biodiversity of grassland reserves.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0214410