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Intensification of grassland management causes a decrease in insect diversity. However, the mowing also causes substantial damage to insects if too homogeneously applied, especially for insect species with specialized needs. The overarching goal of the study was to investigate the restorative effect of flower strips on adjoining intensive grasslands to preserve and restore native grassland insect diversity. In 2020–2021, we analyzed how flower strips enhance Heteroptera, syrphids and butterflies diversity in adjoining intensive grassland compared to separated intensive (control) and extensive grasslands within the Austrian alpine range. Heteroptera and syrphid species richness and syrphid abundance were significantly higher in flower strips compared to other studied grasslands. However, butterfly abundance and species richness were significantly higher in extensive grasslands compared to flower strips. Heteroptera species assemblages in extensive grasslands were significantly different between flower strips, intensive and control grasslands. Further, Heteroptera abundance and species richness increased with an increase in flower cover and vegetation height. Similarly, syrphid abund

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Author

Raja Imran Hussain; Ronnie Walcher; Nora Vogel; Bernhard Krautzer; Leonid Rasran; Thomas Frank

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)