The effects of soil tillage on beneficial invertebrates within the vineyard

Sharley, David; Hoffmann, Ary A.; Thomson, Linda J.

doi:10.1111/j.1461-9563.2008.00376.x

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“…The increased availability and variety of food enables the establishment of the richest ant communities and with more co-occurrence among species (i.e., less competition) (Sharley et al, 2008;Lange et al, 2008). This result was shown in this study based on the data on ant abundance and richness found in the samples.…”

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“…Several studies have evaluated the effect of tillage on soil fauna, using groups of arthropods, such as beetles (Stinner & House, 1990;Bohac, 1999, Ashford et al, 2013, collembolans and spiders (Stinner & House, 1990;Ashford et al, 2013) and ants (Stinner & House, 1990;Booij & Noorlander, 1992;Harvey & Eubank, 2004;Sharley et al, 2008;Ashford et al, 2013). Other studies have also investigated communities of bacteria, fungi, mites and nematodes (BehanPelletier, 1999;Treonis et al, 2010).…”

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Ant Community in Neotropical Agrosystems: A Four-Year Study in Conventional and No-Tillage Systems

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Studies comparing agricultural practices that maintain a better quality and a healthy soil fauna consider the no-tillage farming as the most effective practice when compared to other planting techniques. In order to evaluate the influence of the no-tillage and conventional tillage methods (with and without manipulation of the soil before planting, respectively) on ant communities, we monitored two areas with these two types of practice (conventional and no-tillage) over the period of four years. We collected ants once per month along 10 transects randomly distributed using three pitfall traps in each area. In addition, we collected the dead plant biomass present at each point sampled as a parameter for measuring the environmental complexity of the areas. In total, we captured 27,480 individuals belonging to 26 species in the no-tillage area and 24,570 individuals belonging to 24 species in the conventional tillage area. The generalised linear model analysis showed that the no-tillage system had the highest abundance of individuals, as well as richness and diversity of species, during most of the study period, as compared to conventional tillage areas. We also found a significant positive correlation between species richness and dead plant biomass. Thus, it is possible to infer that the no-tillage area is a more complex environment with a greater diversity of ants and, therefore, a more sustainable agrosystem as compared to conventional tillage areas.

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Ant Community in Neotropical Agrosystems: A Four-Year Study in Conventional and No-Tillage Systems

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“…However, we have studied tilled and non-tilled systems. Sharley et al (2008) demonstrated that tillage within vineyards systems disrupted a number of beneficial invertebrate groups, including ants, centipedes, and millipedes. Ant assemblages were particularly disrupted by tillage.…”

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Epigeic soil arthropod abundance under different agricultural land uses

Pérez‐Bote

Romero

2012

Span. j. agric. res.

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The study of soil arthropods can provide valuable information how ecosystems respond to different management practices. The objective was to assess the total abundance, richness, and composition of epiedaphic arthropods in different agrosystems from southwestern Spain. Six sites with different agricultural uses were selected: olive grove, vineyards, olive grove with vineyards, wheat fields, fallows (150-300 m long), and abandoned vineyards. Crops were managed in extensive. Field margins were used as reference habitats. At the seven sites a total of 30 pitfall traps were arranged in a 10 × 3 grid. Traps were arranged to short (SD, 1 m), medium (MD, 6 m) and large (LD, 11 m) distance to the field margins in the middle of selected plots. Pitfall traps captured a total of 11,992 edaphic arthropods belonging to 11 different taxa. Soil fauna was numerically dominated by Formicidae (26.60%), Coleoptera (19.77%), and Aranae (16.76%). The higher number of soil arthropods were captured in the field margins followed by the abandoned vineyard. Significant differences were found between sites for total abundance, and zones. However, no significant differences for total abundance were found between months (April-July). Richness and diversity was highest in field margins and abandoned vineyards. Significant differences were found for these variables between sites. Our results suggest that agricultural intensification affects soil arthropods in Tierra de Barros area, a taxonomic group with an important role in the functioning of agricultural ecosystems.Additional key words: abundance; agrosystems; diversity; field margins. Resumen Abundancia de artrópodos epigeos en parcelas con diferentes cultivosEl estudio de los artrópodos puede aportar información de interés de cómo los ecosistemas responden a las diferentes prácticas de manejo del suelo. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la abundancia, la riqueza y la composición de artrópodos epigeos en diferentes agrosistemas del suroeste de España. Se seleccionaron seis parcelas con diferentes usos agrícolas: olivar, viñedo, plantación mixta de viñedo-olivar, cereal, barbecho y viñedo abandonado, utilizándose los linderos como sistemas de referencia. En cada parcela se colocaron 30 trampas de caída en una cuadrícula de 10 × 3, de modo que cada línea de trampas quedó colocada a una distancia corta (SD, 1 m), media (MD, 6 m) o grande (LD, 11 m) de los linderos. Se capturaron un total de 11.992 artrópodos edáficos, pertenecientes a 11 taxa diferentes. Numéricamente la fauna del suelo estaba dominada por Formicidae (26,60%), Coleoptera (19,77%) y Aranae (16,76%). El mayor número de artrópodos se capturó en los linderos y en la viña abandonada, encontrándose diferencias significativas en la abundancia entre las diferentes parcelas y las zonas donde se ubicaron las líneas de trampas. Sin embargo, no se encontraron diferencias entre los distintos meses estudiados (abril-julio). La riqueza y la diversidad fue mayor en los linderos y en la viña abandonada, encontrándose diferenc...

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“…weeds were managed only with herbicides and not by mechanical tillage, which will adversely affect ants (Sharley et al 2008). Pesticide applications were found not to affect ants (Chong et al 2007) and are not considered further.…”

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High diversity of ants in Australian vineyards

Chong¹,

Thomson²,

Hoffmann³

2010

Australian Journal of Entomology

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Ant diversity in Australia is exceptionally high compared to other regions of the world, with semiarid regions being the most species-rich. Ants perform numerous ecological functions and have been used in various biomonitoring programs. The role of ants in vineyards is unclear although other studies have focussed on controlling the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), which significantly promotes mealybug and scale insect densities. While ants have been surveyed in a range of habitats throughout the continent, little is known about the diversity of ants in Australian vineyards. In this study, 147 native ant species were identified with pitfall trapping from 50 vineyards distributed in five regions in Victoria and South Australia. Species richness, compositional similarities and assemblage structure varied within and across regions although the ant fauna in semiarid vineyards was the most diverse. Linepithema humile was only detected in seven vineyards in one region. High ant diversity in vineyards could potentially contribute to ecosystem services, including biological control, and provide insurance to ecosystem functioning. Vineyards and other perennial agroecosystems could be important in maintaining invertebrate biodiversity particularly in a structurally diverse agricultural landscape.

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The effects of soil tillage on beneficial invertebrates within the vineyard

Cited by 86 publications

References 52 publications

Ant Community in Neotropical Agrosystems: A Four-Year Study in Conventional and No-Tillage Systems

Ant Community in Neotropical Agrosystems: A Four-Year Study in Conventional and No-Tillage Systems

Epigeic soil arthropod abundance under different agricultural land uses

High diversity of ants in Australian vineyards

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