In temperate grasslands, intensive land use threatens the diversity of arthropod communities. In this thesis, the effect of land-use intensity on both the diversity and community structure of arthropods is evaluated. Main findings are that effects are mediated by changes in resources; that the most abundant species become more dominant; that communities shift towards more disturbance-tolerant species and that land-use intensity affects stability over time. It is concluded that future management needs to conserve extensively used grasslands in order to protect arthropod diversity.
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In temperate grasslands, intensive land use threatens the diversity of arthropod communities. In this thesis, the effect of land-use intensity on both the diversity and community structure of arthropods is evaluated. Main findings are that effects are mediated by changes in resources; that the most abundant species become more dominant; that communities shift towards more disturbance-tolerant species and that land-use intensity affects stability over time. It is concluded that future managemen...
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