Habitat preferences of the grasshopper Psophus stridulus, a charismatic species of submontane pastures

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Alternative codes found

RIV/61989592:15310/17:73585101

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12225" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12225</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12225" target="_blank" >10.1111/icad.12225</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Habitat preferences of the grasshopper Psophus stridulus, a charismatic species of submontane pastures

Original language description

Semi-natural habitats in Europe host a substantial proportion of biodiversity, but they experience biodiversity loss due to ongoing agricultural changes. We regard the Rattle grasshopper (Psophus stridulus) as a charismatic species of species-rich submontane xerothermic grasslands. To enable conservation of the species and its habitat, we studied the habitat preferences of this formerly abundant grasshopper, now threatened and declining in many European countries. In 2011, we applied capture-mark-recapture method to sample adults at four localities (Czech Republic), each divided into two subplots with different management and character of vegetation. In 2012, we carried out a more extensive study on habitat preferences, evaluating 179 grassland patches (24% of them occupied by P. stridulus). For each site, we recorded vegetation characteristics (sward height and density, cover of vegetation components, percentage of bare ground), slope, inclination and agricultural management. We used multistate models in MARK software to analyse survival and movement probabilities between different subplots. Data from the 2012 large-scale study were analysed by fitting several regression models. The results show that the species preferred south-facing slopes with sparse, short vegetation and with patches of bare ground. Sward density was the most important predictor of species presence. For species conservation, we recommend controlling succession on the localities by regular management (grazing or cautious mowing) to maintain optimal habitat with sparse sward. We promote P. stridulus as a flagship and umbrella species of species-rich submontane xerothermic pastures.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10616 - Entomology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Insect Conservation and Diversity

ISSN

1752-458X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

310-320

UT code for WoS article

000404622500004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85017351087