Importance of Ecological Scale in Montane Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) Species Structure in Similar Habitat between Differing Soil Textures and Dominant Vegetative Canopy Coverage

Vegetation richness, height, coverage and spatial distribution mediate grasshopper abundance in the upper reaches of Heihe River, China

“…Such as altitudinal support a positive relationship between two communities in total, but does not exist at every stage of elevation. The result testified that alpine grasshoppers were an important adaptation to the mountain environment (Vandyke, et al 2009;Wachter 1995).…”

“…The influence of habitat loss and change on grasshopper community were important to global change. Grassland insect diversity is often linked to plant species composition and habitat structure (Joern 1979;Vandyke, et al 2009). Plant community distributions, accepted as a driving factor of arthropod communities in grassland habitats (Ernoult, et al 2013;Schaffers, et al 2008), are structural complex and high diversity.…”

Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of the potential occurrence of Oedaleus decorus asiaticus in Inner Mongolia steppe habitats

“…Soil with high sand content (such as aeolian sandy soil) has an extremely loose structure and poor water-holding capacity, and does not favor oviposition and incubation by O. decorus asiaticus. Similarly, soil with low sand content has poor water and air permeability, hardens easily, and does not favor oviposition, hibernation, or incubation by O. decorus asiaticus (Chen, 2007;VanDyke et al, 2009;Zhang et al, 2012).…”

“…Therefore, heavy livestock grazing or degraded grasslands with lower plant biomass or coverage or height are favorable to the survival and reproduction of O. decorus asiaticus. However, sites with extremely sparse vegetation cannot support the feeding, development, and refuge needs of adult O. decorus asiaticus (Chen, 2007;Ni, 2002;VanDyke et al, 2009).…”

Locusts and Grasshoppers: Behavior, Ecology, and Biogeography

“…Although the general patterns of grasshopper distribution are described for different regions [26][27][28], the main factors and processes determining grasshopper diversity patterns at different scales are still under discussion. Importance of temperatures and precipitation is evident, but the distribution of many species, populations, and assemblages could not be explained by macroclimatic factors only [29]. This means that the role of other factors and processes should be investigated more thoroughly.…”