Effects of spontaneous field margin vegetation and surrounding landscape on Brassica oleracea crop herbivory

Bischoff, Armin; Pollier, Anna; Lamarre, Elie; Salvadori, Orlane; Cortesero, Anne‐Marie; Ralec, Anne Le; Tricault, Yann; Jaloux, Bruno

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2016.02.029

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“…Both ladybugs and ground beetles may have also been attracted by aphids feeding on flower stalks of entomophilous plant species representing alternative prey (Griffiths et al ., ). A similar, clearly positive effect of entomophilous plant species on ladybug abundance has also been shown in a correlative study on spontaneous field margin vegetation in the same study area (Bischoff et al ., ).…”

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“…The biological control of crop herbivores is an important ecosystem service provided by semi‐natural habitats and related biodiversity (Fiedler et al ., ). Such habitats provide shelter, overwintering sites and floral resources (pollen, nectar) for natural enemies of crop herbivores (Bianchi et al ., ; Griffiths et al ., ; Bischoff et al ., ). Most of these habitat functions are related to the vegetation and its plant species composition.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Most studies on field margin effects have focused on natural enemies (Chaplin‐Kramer et al ., ), although several studies also found a positive plant diversity effect on within field control of crop herbivores (Pfiffner & Wyss, ; Dassou & Tixier, ). In particular, floral resources were shown to improve and/or to reduce the crop damage caused by crop herbivores such as aphids or caterpillars (Bischoff et al ., ).…”

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“…As a control, we used spontaneous vegetation emerging from the soil seed bank. A previous study showed that spontaneous field margins rich in insect‐pollinated flowering species provide an important biological control service without the need to sow expensive seed mixtures (Bischoff et al ., ). We focused on herbivore predation and parasitism within crop fields and correlations between field and margin strip abundance of involved arthropods.…”

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Sowing of margin strips rich in floral resources improves herbivore control in adjacent crop fields

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Agri and Forest Entomology

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1 Field margin vegetation provides resources for natural enemies of crop herbivores. Thus, the design of plant mixtures improving resource provisioning is being discussed increasingly with respect to improving herbivore control. 2 We set up a field experiment to assess the effect of (i) a wildflower strip optimized for nectar provisioning; (ii) a grass strip and (iii) spontaneous vegetation on herbivore regulation in oilseed rape and wheat. We also analyzed the attractiveness of plant species to natural enemies. 3 The cover of flowering entomophilous plant species as a proxy of floral resource provisioning was twice as high in wildflower strips compared with the other strip treatments. Natural enemy densities were higher within and close to wildflower strips in the field. A corresponding effect on aphid predation and aphid infestation was observed. Significant negative correlations between natural enemy abundance in the margin and aphid infestation in the fields supported a causal relationship. The sown wildflower strip species were more attractive to natural enemies than spontaneous vegetation. 4 The results of the present study demonstrate that improved nectar provisioning increased the predation and parasitism of crop herbivores. Further research on the spatio-temporal dynamics of interactions is needed to determine why not all crop herbivores respond to an increase of natural enemies in field margins.

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“…Moreover, declines in regulating services can result in declines in ecosystem resilience, even when they do not substantially reduce the levels of other ecosystem services [47]. The semi-natural habitats between areas of the agricultural matrix are used by many species such as small mammals, invertebrate fauna, and plants that undertake many of the crucial processes and services [49,50]. It is understandable that services which directly benefit people (e.g., the food supply) are considered to be final or end services, whereas many regulating and supporting services contribute to the provision of final services [48,51,52].…”

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Analyzing Farmers’ Perceptions of Ecosystem Services and PES Schemes within Agricultural Landscapes in Mengyin County, China: Transforming Trade-Offs into Synergies

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Abstract:Researchers aspire to strike a balance between the production and consumption of ecosystem services (ES) in agriculture for long-term farm sustainability. One approach is to provide payments for ecosystem services (PES) through government programs. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate ecosystem services and use the evaluated information to determine what policy designs could effectively induce more services in agricultural landscapes. This research uses a theoretical and analytical framework. In this framework, farmers' perceptions of the obtained ES, importance of ES, design rules of PES programs and management practices of PES programs are identified in Mengyin County by using surveys. The results show: (1) farmers could possibly recognize the limitations of the obtained ES and reduce their demand appropriately; (2) regulating services (e.g., pollination and biological pest control) provision is central to transforming trade-offs into synergies among ecosystem services; (3) farmers should not only attach great importance to the maintenance of soil fertility and health but also to the maintenance of semi-natural habitat, and the adoption of such an attitude could positively affect their behavior to maximize synergies among ES; and (4) farmers are program implementers; if they have a better understanding of the perceptions of ES and PES programs, the theoretical and analytical framework could help farmers, policy-makers and relevant institutions design effective schemes.

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Introduction to Field Margin Vegetation (FMV)

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Goswami

Shivakumar

2021

Environmental Science and Engineering

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Effects of spontaneous field margin vegetation and surrounding landscape on Brassica oleracea crop herbivory

Cited by 31 publications

References 42 publications

Sowing of margin strips rich in floral resources improves herbivore control in adjacent crop fields

Sowing of margin strips rich in floral resources improves herbivore control in adjacent crop fields

Analyzing Farmers’ Perceptions of Ecosystem Services and PES Schemes within Agricultural Landscapes in Mengyin County, China: Transforming Trade-Offs into Synergies

Introduction to Field Margin Vegetation (FMV)

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