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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
Grassland management practices, such as grazing, strongly affects the biodiversity of grassland arthropods; increasing grazing intensity causes a general decline in species richness (Morris, 2000). One of the aims of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) is to conserve and enhance biodiversity within Irish agricultural land (Feehan et al., 2002). In order to determine the effectiveness of this aspect of REPS, one must compare the relative biodiversity of grassland under REPS with that of conventionally managed grassland. Aiming to determine whether species richness was higher in REPS-compatible compared with a standard system of management, we measured the species richness of grassland arthropods within two contrasting grassland treatments within an experimental study of suckler beef production.
Citation
Helden, Alvin J.; Anderson, A.; and Purvis, Gordon, "Grassland Arthropod Species Richness in a Conventional Suckler Beef Production System and One Compatible with the Irish Agri-Environment Scheme (REPS)" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 171.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/171)
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Grassland Arthropod Species Richness in a Conventional Suckler Beef Production System and One Compatible with the Irish Agri-Environment Scheme (REPS)
Dublin Ireland
Grassland management practices, such as grazing, strongly affects the biodiversity of grassland arthropods; increasing grazing intensity causes a general decline in species richness (Morris, 2000). One of the aims of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) is to conserve and enhance biodiversity within Irish agricultural land (Feehan et al., 2002). In order to determine the effectiveness of this aspect of REPS, one must compare the relative biodiversity of grassland under REPS with that of conventionally managed grassland. Aiming to determine whether species richness was higher in REPS-compatible compared with a standard system of management, we measured the species richness of grassland arthropods within two contrasting grassland treatments within an experimental study of suckler beef production.
