[PDF][PDF] Ecological limits to plant phenotypic plasticity.

F Valladares, E Gianoli, JM Gómez - New phytologist, 2007‏ - udec.cl
Phenotypic plasticity is considered the major means by which plants cope with
environmental heterogeneity. Although ubiquitous in nature, actual phenotypic plasticity is …

Effects of large herbivores on grassland arthropod diversity

R van Klink, F van der Plas… - Biological …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Both arthropods and large grazing herbivores are important components and drivers of
biodiversity in grassland ecosystems, but a synthesis of how arthropod diversity is affected …

Management of semi-natural grasslands benefiting both plant and insect diversity: The importance of heterogeneity and tradition

G Bonari, K Fajmon, I Malenovský, D Zelený… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands depends on the management practices used.
However, management systems suitable for one taxon, such as plants, can be detrimental to …

Plants, insects and birds in semi-natural pastures in relation to local habitat and landscape factors

BO Söderström, B Svensson, K Vessby… - Biodiversity & …, 2001‏ - Springer
The preservation of remaining semi-natural grasslands in Europe has a high conservation
priority. Previously, the effects of artificial fertilisation and grazing intensity on grassland …

Bias in the effect of habitat structure on pitfall traps: an experimental evaluation

BA Melbourne - Australian Journal of Ecology, 1999‏ - Wiley Online Library
Habitat structure has been implicated as a source of bias for pitfall‐trap data but most
evidence is observational or anecdotal. This study used an experimental approach to …

Bottom-up control of carabid beetle communities in early successional wetlands: mediated by vegetation structure or plant diversity?

U Brose - Oecologia, 2003‏ - Springer
Two hypotheses of bottom-up control that predict that the species richness of Carabidae will
depend either on the taxonomic diversity of plants (" taxonomic diversity hypothesis") or on …

Distribution and abundance of small insects and arachnids in relation to structural heterogeneity of grazed, indigenous grasslands

P Dennis, MR Young, IJ Gordon - Ecological Entomology, 1998‏ - Wiley Online Library
1. The species composition and spatial distribution of small insects (Hemiptera, Coleoptera,
Lepidoptera) and arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones, and Pseudoscorpiones) were investigated …

Pitfall trap** in ecological studies

BA Woodcock - Insect sampling in forest ecosystems, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Pitfall trap** is one of the oldest, most frequently used, and simple of all invertebrate
sampling techniques, and yet it is also one of the most frequently misused. This is because …

The influence of grazing intensity and landscape composition on the diversity and abundance of flower-visiting insects

NE Sjödin, J Bengtsson, B Ekbom - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2008‏ - JSTOR
1. The loss of semi-natural grasslands in agro-ecosystems has increased the importance of
adequate management of remaining grasslands. Recommendations for intensive grazing …

Ecosystem services are social–ecological services in a traditional pastoral system: The case of California's Mediterranean rangelands

L Huntsinger, JL Oviedo - Ecology and Society, 2014‏ - JSTOR
When attempting to value ecosystem services and support their production, two critical
aspects may be neglected. The term “ecosystem services” implies that they are a function of …