Effects of Climate Change and Various Grassland Management Practices on Grasshopper (Orthoptera) Assemblages
Table 1
(a) The most important environmental parameters of the sampled areas; (b) main macroclimate parameters of the sampled areas.
(a)
Sampl. area
Height above sea-level (m)
Bedrock
Exposure
Soil
Local cover of humid grasslands
Hab. size (hect.)
Veg. cover
Veg. av. height1
Water level (m)
Landuse
NySCf*
190
Gravel
—
fenny
6
10
60–90
90–100 cm
−0.8–0.0
Nonmanaged
KSCf*
135
Turf
—
fenny
24
64
80–100
70–80 cm
−1.5–0.1
Mowing2 grazing3
LLCf*
120
Turf
—
fenny
11
84
70–90
80–90 cm
−0.7–0.0
Mowing4
NySM**
195
Gravel
—
sand
6
50
80–90
40–60 cm
−2.0–0.5
Mowing2
LKM**
120
Turf
—
turf
6
30
70–90
60–80 cm
−1.5–0.7
Nonmanaged
before mowing and grazing; once a year (July, August); moderately (0.1 beef/hectare) in late summer/autumn; 4mowing of Cladium mariscus had happened for two years in order to control its serious pressure on other grass species; *Cf = Calcareous fen, **M = Molinietum.