Impact of habitat type and landscape structure on biomass, species richness and functional diversity of ground beetles

Woodcock, Ben A.; Redhead, John W.; Vanbergen, Adam J.; Hulmes, Lucy; Hulmes, S.; Peyton, Jodey; Nowakowski, M.; Pywell, Richard F.; Heard, Matthew S.

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.018

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“…Hence, in line with previous studies (e.g. Barbaro and van Halder, 2009;Döring and Kromp, 2003;Hanson et al, 2016;Ribera et al, 2001;Vandewalle et al, 2010;Woodcock et al, 2010) our results support the use of community traits as indicators of habitat structure and land-use disturbance.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…In fact, the structure and heterogeneity of the surrounding habitats has been proven to influence carabid diversity patterns occurring within the agricultural areas (e.g. Maisonhaute et al, 2010;Petit and Usher, 1998;Purtauf et al, 2005;Sarthou et al, 2014;Woodcock et al, 2010). It this study the higher variability in patch size within the landscape mosaic has probably reflected the importance of the mixed use of different habitat types in supporting larger carabid species in olive groves.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Moreover, carabid community structure and functional diversity in agroecosystems may also depend on the levels of heterogeneity and the specific configuration of an agricultural landscape (Barbado and van Halder, 2009;Diekötter et al, 2010;Woltz et al, 2012;Woodcock et al, 2010). For instance, good dispersers or species with a preference for open habitats may be favored by agroecosystems dominated by homogenized open areas (Döring and Kromp, 2003), while more sensitive species with large-sized bodies and/or poorer dispersal ability may undergo a negative impact due to landscape simplification (Cardarelli and Bogliani, 2014;Kotze and O'Hara, 2003;Martins da Silva et al, 2008;Petit and Usher, 1998).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Habitat structure and neighbor linear features influence more carabid functional diversity in olive groves than the farming system

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A B S T R A C TThe effects of land-use management and environmental features at different scales on carabid beetle diversity and trait structure were assessed across olive groves in northeastern Portugal. We selected organic and integrated olive groves that were distinct in terms of specific management practices, local linear features and landscape configurations. Besides the management intensification levels, differences in carabid diversity and community traits were mainly due to local habitat and ecological linear structures at a finer spatial scale. Carabid community traits related to disturbance, namely traits of body size and species dispersal ability, responded to land-use intensity and particular olive grove features were influencing diversity patterns. Within the olive grove patches, larger and brachypterous species were associated to plots with more dense vegetation cover while macropterous and small-sized species were more associated to open areas. Also, larger carabid species benefitted from higher patch size heterogeneity within the landscape mosaics. Our findings indicate that the effects of farming system is contingent on the specific management practices, local and linear features present in agroecosystems such as olive groves. Particularly, the influence of local features on carabid diversity patterns and community traits linked to dispersal and movement may be crucial in maintaining pest control at a landscape scale.

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Habitat structure and neighbor linear features influence more carabid functional diversity in olive groves than the farming system

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“…These habitats provide a source of both aphids and their natural enemies, which colonize cereal fields in spring (Winder et al 1999;levie et al 2005;Martinez et al 2005;bianchi et al 2006;grez et al 2008). Therefore, the effect of seminatural habitats on aphid abundance can be both positive and negative, depending on relative abundance of aphids and their natural enemies in the semi-natural habitats vandewalle et al 2010;Woodcock et al 2010).…”

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Relationship between the abundance of aphids and their natural enemies in cereal fields and landscape composition

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European Journal of Environmental Sciences

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“…Refuges can enhance the survival, fecun-dity, longevity, and behavior of natural enemies, increasing the colonization of crops by such enemies and contributing to the control of pest populations (Landis et al, 2000;Sutherland et al, 2001). Ecologically-based research on biological control by natural-enemy populations requires an understanding of the population dynamics of these species and of their dispersal into the crop from a particular resource or habitat patch (Woodcock et al, 2010;Skirvin et al, 2011). To investigate these processes, it is necessary to assess the movements of natural enemy species.…”

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Movement between crops and weeds: temporal refuges for aphidophagous insects in Central Chile

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To determine whether thistles growing at crop edges act as a putative refuge for natural enemies, the seasonal relative abundance of aphidophagous coccinellids was estimated at 0, 10 and 25 m from the edges of three alfalfa fields. Mark-recapture studies were carried out using the trace element rubidium (Rb) to determine whether coccinellids moved between the edges and the alfalfa. The most common aphidophagous coccinellid species were Hippodamia convergens (63%), H. variegata (11%), Rhyzobius lophantae (4%) and Adalia angulifera (4%). In mid-November, the abundance of coccinellids at the edge of (0 m from the edge) the alfalfa plot increased compared to that at the center of the field (25 m from the edge), coinciding with a reduction in the population of aphids at all sampling points. Of the coccinellids captured at the thistle edge, 68% were marked with rubidium, suggesting movement of coccinellids from the alfalfa plot to the thistle growing at its edges. After the thistles were removed, coccinellids returned to the crop, as shown by the presence of marked coccinellids within the alfalfa fields at all three sampling distances. The results of this study suggest that thistles can act as a refuge for coccinellids when aphids are not available in the alfalfa fields.

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Impact of habitat type and landscape structure on biomass, species richness and functional diversity of ground beetles

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Habitat structure and neighbor linear features influence more carabid functional diversity in olive groves than the farming system

Habitat structure and neighbor linear features influence more carabid functional diversity in olive groves than the farming system

Relationship between the abundance of aphids and their natural enemies in cereal fields and landscape composition

Movement between crops and weeds: temporal refuges for aphidophagous insects in Central Chile

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