Arthropod Abundance in Farm Grassland Under Different Mowing Heights, Germany 2024

A study site at the University of Hohenheim's Kleinhohenheim Agricultural Experimental Station in Stuttgart, Germany, was used to investigate the effects of mowing height on arthropod populations. The dataset likely contains counts for eight arthropod taxa and microclimate measurements from a randomized block experiment comparing 7 cm, 13 cm, and unmown control plots. The data was collected in June and September 2024 by author Lea von Berg and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling the direct impact of mowing height on arthropod abundance based on taxon-specific counts.
• Analyzing medium-term recovery of vegetation-dwelling versus ground-dwelling arthropods after mowing.
• Investigating correlations between microclimate variables and arthropod population changes post-mowing.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a randomized block design, a standard method for controlling environmental variability.
• Sampling covers eight different arthropod taxa, allowing for taxon-specific analysis.
• Includes microclimate measurements to help explain observed biological effects.
• Experiments were conducted in two separate months (June and September 2024), providing temporal replication.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes that unusually wet conditions during sampling may have masked microclimatic differences.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Lea von Berg.

Collection Method

Field experiment using a randomized block design with arthropod sampling and microclimate measurement.

Time Range

June and September 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 09:42:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kleinhohenheim Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany (48.734 °N, 9.204 °E).