Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4373284 | Ecological Indicators | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
We conclude that local field management (grazing intensity of grassland patches) can have a farm scale effect, detectable on species diversity indicators that have high dispersal ability and strong connection to grasslands as important foraging sites (bees). However, other farmland biota (spiders) is also strongly determined by farmland composition and habitat diversity, therefore the maintenance of a mosaic within-farm habitat structure is strongly recommended. The application of earthworms as farmland composition or management indicators is strongly restricted because of their special needs of soil conditions.
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Authors
Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki, Zoltán Elek, Katalin Balázs, Csaba Centeri, Eszter Falusi, Philippe Jeanneret, Károly Penksza, László Podmaniczky, Ottó Szalkovszki, András Báldi,