Intensive grazing alters the diversity, composition and structure of plant-pollinator interaction networks in Central European grasslands.

ABSTRACT: Complex socio-economic, political and demographic factors have driven the increased conversion of Europe's semi-natural grasslands to intensive pastures. This trend is particularly strong in some of the most biodiverse regions of the continent, such as Central and Eastern Europe. Intensive grazing is known to decrease species diversity and alter the composition of plant and insect communities. Comparatively little is known, however, about how intensive grazing influences plant functional traits related to pollination and the structure of plant-pollinator interactions. In traditional hay meadows and intensive pastures in Central Europe, we contrasted the taxonomic and functional group diversity and composition, the structure of plant-pollinator interactions and the roles of individual speci

SUBMITTER: Rakosy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916670 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature