Changes in arthropod family richness, activity-density, biomass and body-size differed along a grazing intensity gradient: Modulation of plant traits and soil moisture conditions - Wang, Yadong; Li, Yanlong; Shi, Chunjun; Cheng, Jianwei; Zhang, Jialu; Wang, Yanan; Guo, Jingpeng; Liu, Xinmin; Li, Frank Yonghong (Journal of environmental management, 2025)
Keywords: Adaptive grazing management; Animals; arthropod communities; arthropods; Arthropods - physiology; Biodiversity; Biomass; body size; carbon nitrogen ratio; China; Coleoptera; Diptera; Ecosystem; environmental management; family; Grassland; grassland management; grazing intensity; herbivores; Herbivory; Homoptera; Hymenoptera; Insects; leaf nitrogen content; leaves; Lepidoptera; Orthoptera; plant communities; Plant community attributes; plant height; Plant leaf traits; Soil - chemistry; Soil moisture; soil water; soil water content; steppes; vegetation cover; water content; China; Plant community attributes; Adaptive grazing management; Plant leaf traits; Insects; Soil moisture