The impact of submontane meadows management on the structure of millipede (Diplopoda) communities

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.09.002" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.09.002</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.09.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.baae.2025.09.002</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The impact of submontane meadows management on the structure of millipede (Diplopoda) communities

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Semi-natural submontane meadows are biodiversity-rich habitats that require appropriate management for conservation; however the effects of management on millipede communities remain understudied. We investigated millipede communities across 30 plots in mowed, grazed, and abandoned meadows at 10 localities in central Slovakia using pitfall traps in 2018. In total, 705 individuals from 15 species were collected. Mowed meadows had the highest average activity density (43.4 individuals), species richness (5.6 species), and Shannon diversity (H = 1.32), followed by grazed meadows. In contrast, abandoned meadows showed the lowest average values (9.6 individuals, 2.9 species, H = 0.83). Species composition differed across habitat types, with Megaphyllum projectum favouring grazed meadows and Unciger transsilvanicus and Mastigona bosniensis preferring managed meadows (mowed and grazed), and Glomeris tetrasticha was more abundant in abandoned meadows. Plot area and distance to continuous forest were identified as significant predictors of community composition. Millipede activity density increased with plot area but declined with increasing distance from continuous forest. Species richness also showed a positive relationship with plot area but decreased with higher soil nitrogen content. Soil nitrogen further had a negative effect on Shannon diversity, whereas solar radiation exerted a positive influence. Mowing emerged as the most suitable management practice, whereas grazing and abandonment were less favourable.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The impact of submontane meadows management on the structure of millipede (Diplopoda) communities

Popis výsledku anglicky

Semi-natural submontane meadows are biodiversity-rich habitats that require appropriate management for conservation; however the effects of management on millipede communities remain understudied. We investigated millipede communities across 30 plots in mowed, grazed, and abandoned meadows at 10 localities in central Slovakia using pitfall traps in 2018. In total, 705 individuals from 15 species were collected. Mowed meadows had the highest average activity density (43.4 individuals), species richness (5.6 species), and Shannon diversity (H = 1.32), followed by grazed meadows. In contrast, abandoned meadows showed the lowest average values (9.6 individuals, 2.9 species, H = 0.83). Species composition differed across habitat types, with Megaphyllum projectum favouring grazed meadows and Unciger transsilvanicus and Mastigona bosniensis preferring managed meadows (mowed and grazed), and Glomeris tetrasticha was more abundant in abandoned meadows. Plot area and distance to continuous forest were identified as significant predictors of community composition. Millipede activity density increased with plot area but declined with increasing distance from continuous forest. Species richness also showed a positive relationship with plot area but decreased with higher soil nitrogen content. Soil nitrogen further had a negative effect on Shannon diversity, whereas solar radiation exerted a positive influence. Mowing emerged as the most suitable management practice, whereas grazing and abandonment were less favourable.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

ISSN

1439-1791

e-ISSN

1439-1791

Svazek periodika

88

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

NOV 2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

94-103

Kód UT WoS článku

001584849600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105020992005