Different responses of plants and herbivore insects to a gradient of vegetation height: An indicator of the vertebrate grazing intensity and successional age

A simultaneous analysis of the species richness of vascular plants and their insect herbivores in semi-natural grasslands with varying grazing intensities was conducted. The results showed that grazing management leads to a decrease in the species richness of the grassland insects, with a notable increase in the species density and richness of vascular plants.