Size of wood fragments in rural landscape affects communities of ground dwelling invertebrates

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Result on the web
<a href="https://obd.upol.cz/id_publ/333175874" target="_blank" >https://obd.upol.cz/id_publ/333175874</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Size of wood fragments in rural landscape affects communities of ground dwelling invertebrates
Original language description
Due to intensive farming fragments of woodland and hedgerows were almost eliminated and the diversity of invertebrates in agriculture landscapes decreased. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the size of fragments of woodland and hedgerows on the distribution of ground dwelling invertebrates in agricultural landscapes in southern Moravia. Invertebrates were collected using pitfall traps, which were set for three weeks in fragments of woodland during the vegetative seasons in 2016-2017. We focused on the patterns in the distributions of ground beetles (Carabidae), spiders (Araneae) and harvestmen (Opiliones). The dominant species were those that prefer open habitats. We found that small patches of woodland were inhabited by more diverse assemblages than the large ones. Our findings highlight that not only large fragments of woodland, but also small fragments and hedgerows deserve more attention as they are important in maintaining a high diversity of ground dwelling invertebrates.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
<a href="/en/project/QJ1630422" target="_blank" >QJ1630422: Soil protection through optimization of spatial and functional parameters of the elements of landscape structure in the process of Land Consolidation</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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