Insect species richness and biomass in grasslands

The dataset provided as an Excel-file contains insect and biomass data. The dataset is a result of the project "Evaluation of agri-environmental measures on insect diversity and biomass" carried out by the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (LfL) during 2019-2022. Insect data was collected using Malaise traps in 4 grassland regions in Bavaria, Germany, during 3 sample periods in 2019 (regions Bavarian Forest, eastern Allgäu) and 2020 (regions (Chiemgau uplands, Upper Palatinate Forest). Insect data comprises the species richness of 9 insect groups: Total number of insect species Coleoptera Diptera Hymenoptera Lepidoptera Hemiptera Syrphidae (hover flies) Apiformes (wild bees and honeybees) Papilionoidea (butterflies)