Biodiversity in low-intensity pastures, straw meadows, and fallows of a fen area–A multitrophic comparison

Bucher, Roman; Andrés, Christian; Wedel, Martin F.; Entling, Martin H.; Nickel, Herbert

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2015.12.019

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“…It should be emphasized that grassland communities are threatened and in retreat not only in Poland but also everywhere in Europe (Van der Hoek and Sykora 2006; Kącki and Michalska-Hejduk 2010; Bucher et al 2016). …”

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Microbial biodiversity of meadows under different modes of land use: catabolic and genetic fingerprinting

Wolińska

Frąc

Oszust

et al. 2017

World J Microbiol Biotechnol

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The main goal of the study was to find differences in the bacterial community structure resulting from different ways of meadow management in order to get the first insight into microbial biodiversity in meadow samples. The next generation sequencing technique (454-pyrosequencing) was accompanied with the community level physiological profiling (CLPP) method in order to acquire combined knowledge of both genetic and catabolic bacterial fingerprinting of two studied meadows (hayland and pasture). Soil samples (FAO: Mollic Gleysol) were taken in April 2015 from the surface layer (0–20 cm). Significant differences of the bacterial community structure between the two analyzed meadows resulted from different land mode were evidenced by pyrosequencing and CLPP techniques. It was found that Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria dominated in the hayland, whereas Delta- and Betaproteobacteria prevailed in the pasture. Additionally, the hayland displayed lower Firmicutes diversity than the pasture. Predominant bacterial taxa: Acidobacteria, together with Chloroflexi and Bacteroidetes seemed to be insensitive to the mode of land use, because their abundance remained at a similar level in the both studied meadows. The CLPP analysis confirmed much faster degradation of the carbon sources by microorganisms from the hayland rather than from the pasture. Amino acids were the most favoured carbon source groups utilized by microorganisms in contrast to carbohydrates, which were utilized to the lowest extent. The study clearly proved that the consequences of even moderate anthropogenic management are always changes in bacterial community structure and their metabolic activity. Bacterial taxa that are sensitive and resistant on modes of land use were determined.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11274-017-2318-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Microbial biodiversity of meadows under different modes of land use: catabolic and genetic fingerprinting

Wolińska

Frąc

Oszust

et al. 2017

World J Microbiol Biotechnol

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“…After the storage periods, each sample was poured into a bucket. All individuals that moved very actively and tried to escape were collected using a suction exhauster (Figure 1C), killed, and counted in the laboratory; similar to the methods applied by Bucher et al (2016) and Helbing et al (2017). The remaining individuals were counted on‐site and released afterwards.…”

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Suction samplers are a valuable tool to sample arthropod assemblages for conservation translocation

Helbing¹,

Fartmann

Poniatowski³

2020

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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An important component of recent nature conservation is the ecological restoration of semi-natural grasslands. The aim of such projects is usually the restoration of typical plant communities; translocation of animals, by contrast, plays only a minor role. This is based on the assumption that a recovery of the flora will lead to recovered fauna; however, this is not always the case. Suction samplers with gauze collection bags are well suited to sample arthropods, and they may also be helpful for transferring animals. However, to date, the suitability of suction samplers as a translocation tool is unclear due to a lack of empirical data on the mortality rate of the sampled arthropod taxa. In this study, we sampled arthropods (leafhoppers, spiders, beetles, and true bugs) with a suction sampler on 21 calcareous grasslands. Immediately after sampling, animals were stored in collection bags and their mortality rate was determined. We compared storage periods (1, 2, and 3 h) and tested the suitability of a cool box to reduce mortality rates. Our study revealed that arthropod mortality was generally low (9% of all sampled individuals); however, the survival rate was affected by (1) storage time, (2) storage conditions, and (3) arthropod group. The mortality of beetles and true bugs was very low and not influenced by storage time or storage conditions. In contrast, leafhoppers and spiders had higher mortality, which increased with storage time and decreased by the use of a cool box. According to our results, suction samplers can be a valuable tool to sample arthropod assemblages for conservation translocation. In order to reduce mortality in sensitive groups such as leafhoppers and spiders, the storage process can be optimised. We thus recommend (1) using a cool box and (2) minimising the period until release of the collected arthropods at the restored site.

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“…Mountain meadows and pastures represent agroecosystems that are, other than an important economic and historical-cultural heritage, biodiversity hotspots and elements that contribute to landscape enrichment [1][2][3]. The diversification of management guarantees maximum biodiversity [2]. Meadows and pastures have connoted alpine landscapes for centuries, and the uniqueness of the alpine landscape is one of the keys to the success of its touristic appreciation [3].…”

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VegeT: An Easy Tool to Classify and Facilitate the Management of Seminatural Grasslands and Dynamically Connected Vegetation of the Alps

Giupponi

Leoni

2020

Land

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Alpine pastures and meadows are agroecosystems of biological, cultural-historical, and economic importance that are undergoing profound imbalances and which are in a rapid decline due to changes in management and/or abandonment. The European Union is making efforts to protect this heritage and resource. However, the dialog among the different professionals in charge of studying and managing these agroecosystems needs to be as easy and comprehensible as possible for grasslands conservation/restoration actions to be successful. This research introduces VegeT, an easy-to-use tool to facilitate information transfer between botanists and practitioners responsible for providing guidelines for the correct management of mountain grasslands. VegeT is a Microsoft Excel® worksheet that allows the classification of seminatural grasslands and dynamically connected vegetation (shrublands and forests) of the Alps employing two ecological indexes: the index of nutrients (N) and the index of mowing tolerance (MV). VegeT was elaborated upon the floristic-ecological analysis of the vegetation of Taleggio Valley (Italian Alps) performed applying multivariate analysis techniques. From the analyses, it emerged that N and MV are the main variables on which to base a classification system of alpine mountain grasslands and dynamically connected vegetation able to facilitate the interpretation of floristic-vegetation data and to return useful information for management decisions.

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Biodiversity in low-intensity pastures, straw meadows, and fallows of a fen area–A multitrophic comparison

Cited by 17 publications

References 52 publications

Microbial biodiversity of meadows under different modes of land use: catabolic and genetic fingerprinting

Microbial biodiversity of meadows under different modes of land use: catabolic and genetic fingerprinting

Suction samplers are a valuable tool to sample arthropod assemblages for conservation translocation

VegeT: An Easy Tool to Classify and Facilitate the Management of Seminatural Grasslands and Dynamically Connected Vegetation of the Alps

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