Grassland management for stem-boring insects: Abandoning small patches is better than reducing overall intensity

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 167; pp. 38 - 42
• Main Authors: Rothenwöhrer, Christoph, Scherber, Christoph, Tscharntke, Teja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abandoned; Abandonment; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Conservation practice; Control; Dactylis glomerata; Endoherbivore; environmental factors; feeds; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agroecology; General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping; General agronomy. Plant production; Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development; Germany; Grasses; Grasslands; growing season; hibernation; Insects; land use change; Land-use intensity index; larval development; Management; meadows; niches; pastures; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; plant tissues; Protozoa. Invertebrates; range management; Reduction; Set-aside gradient; shoots; Spatial niche differentiation; sward; Germany; Set-aside gradient; Spatial niche differentiation; Endoherbivore; Land-use intensity index; Conservation practice; Dactylis glomerata; Monocotyledones; Gradient; Borer; Ecology; Land use; Pest; Grassland management; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Fodder crop

► Stem-borer communities among habitats varying in disturbance frequency were compared. ► Reducing management over a 1-season period is not sufficient to enhance insect abundances. ► Species mostly responded positively to grassland abandonment of 2-seasons or more. ► Regular land-use management narr...