Diversification of mowing regime increases arthropods diversity in species-poor cultural hay meadows

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-226

  Cizek, O ^a,b   Zamecnik, J ^a,c   Tropek, R ^b,d   Kocarek, P ^e   Konvicka, M ^b,d  

^a Hutur NGO   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Agricultural landscape; Arthropods conservation; Hay meadows; Mowing regimes; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FALLOW; HAY; MEADOW; MOWING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84858157811     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-011-9407-6     Document Type: Article

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