Management of semi-natural grasslands benefiting both planbt and insect diversity: The importance of heterogeneity and tradition

0476287 - BC 2018 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Bonari, G. - Fajmon, K. - Malenovský, I. - Zelený, D. - Holuša, J. - Jongepierová, I. - Kočárek, P. - Konvička, Ondřej - Uřičář, J. - Chytrý, M.
Management of semi-natural grasslands benefiting both planbt and insect diversity: The importance of heterogeneity and tradition.
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. Roč. 246, AUG 01 (2017), s. 243-252. ISSN 0167-8809. E-ISSN 1873-2305
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : Carabidae * conservation management * Lepidoptera
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 3.541, year: 2017
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Biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands depends on the management practices used. However, management systems suitable for one taxon, such as plants, can be detrimental to other taxa, such as insects, and vice versa. This study attempts to support conservation management planning by clarifying the effects of different grassland management practices on species richness and species composition of vascular plants, butterflies, moths, orthopterans and ground beetles, also taking into account the effects of climate and the landscape context. The study was performed in the White Carpathians Protected Landcape Area and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (Czech Republic), which is famous for its grasslands with the globally highest fine-scale plant species richness.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0273339