Invertebrate biodiversity within the grassy and woody elements of farmland hedgerows: snapshots from Lincolnshire

Bennett, Sophie, Eady, Paul and Deeming, Charles (2013) Invertebrate biodiversity within the grassy and woody elements of farmland hedgerows: snapshots from Lincolnshire. Aspects of applied biology, 118 . pp. 253-258. ISSN 0265-1491

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Abstract

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are the principal vehicle for mitigation of wildlife habitat losses in the UK’s farmed environment. In the past planting (and restoration) of hedgerows was a popular option, although now financial support is directed largely towards hedgerow management. How does planting of hedgerows maintain or enhance biodiversity? This study investigated the invertebrate abundance and diversity (measured at the Order level and as an assemblage) of mature and new hedgerows (planted under AES) at four Lincolnshire farm sites. The invertebrate fauna of the hedge bottom (grassy) and hedge canopy (woody) were sampled using sticky trapping and beating respectively. Hedgeless, grassy boundaries were included for comparison in the investigation of ground-active invertebrates. Differences were observed between the ground- and canopy-active invertebrate assemblages of mature and more recently established edgerow habitats, with the former being occupied by a larger diversity, but not necessarily greater number, of organisms.

Keywords:hedgerow, Invertebrate, abundance, diversity
Subjects:C Biological Sciences > C150 Environmental Biology
C Biological Sciences > C181 Biodiversity
Divisions:College of Science > School of Life Sciences
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ID Code:9629
Deposited On:27 May 2013 18:48

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