Butterfly and grasshopper diversity patterns in humid Mediterranean grasslands: the roles of disturbance and environmental factors
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Published source details
Kati V., Zografou K., Tzirkalli E., Chitos T. & Willemse L. (2012) Butterfly and grasshopper diversity patterns in humid Mediterranean grasslands: the roles of disturbance and environmental factors. Journal of Insect Conservation, 16, 807-818.
Published source details Kati V., Zografou K., Tzirkalli E., Chitos T. & Willemse L. (2012) Butterfly and grasshopper diversity patterns in humid Mediterranean grasslands: the roles of disturbance and environmental factors. Journal of Insect Conservation, 16, 807-818.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands (several interventions at once)
A site comparison study in 2008 in 10 wet grasslands in the Epirus district, Greece (Kati et al. 2012) found that sites with lower grazing intensity or cutting frequency had a higher species richness of butterflies than sites with higher intensity management. The species richness of butterflies was higher at less disturbed sites (10–23 species) than at more disturbed sites (3–11 species). Ten 1-ha wet grasslands, managed by either grazing (by cattle from May–August), mowing (1–2 times/year from June–August), grazing and mowing, or neither, were surveyed (exact grazing and cutting details not provided). From May–July 2008, butterflies were surveyed three times on one 200-m transect/site.
(Summarised by: Andrew Bladon)
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