The impact of soil cultivation on arthropod (Coleoptera and Araneae) emergence on arable land

Holland, John M.; Reynolds, C. J. M.

doi:10.1078/0031-4056-00181

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“…In some cases, no differences between treatments have been found; for example, conventional deep ploughing and light surface tillage does not influence the number of carabid beetles ( Huusela-Veistola, 1996 ). In other cases, tillage decreases the abundance of certain groups; for example, both spider (Linyphiidae and Lycosidae) and beetle (Carabidae and Staphylinidae) abundance can be reduced by tillage ( Holland & Reynolds, 2003 ), as can ant numbers ( Peck et al , 1998 ). Radford et al (1995) found that, as tillage intensity decreased, ant colonies increased with the maximum number of colonies recorded in the no-till system.…”

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“…Changes in invertebrate numbers and composition may involve beneficial invertebrate groups (those important in pest control and soil conditioning) in agroecosystems such as spiders (Araneae), rove beetles (Staphylinidae), ground beetles (Carabidae) and ants (Formicidae) ( House, 1989;House & Del Rosario Alzgaray, 1989;Weiss et al , 1990;WilsonRummenie, 1999;Holland & Reynolds, 2003 ). Although ants are widely used as indicators in ecosystem functioning, their importance is often overlooked when assessing the sustainability of agroecosystems, particularly because ants can affect pest control, soil processes and plant growth ( Lobry de Bruyn, 1999 ).…”

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The effects of soil tillage on beneficial invertebrates within the vineyard

Sharley

Hoffmann

Thomson

2008

Agri and Forest Entomology

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1 Tillage, commonly used in agroecosystems, can influence the abundance of invertebrates through factors such as habitat change and food availability. 2 The effects of tillage on the composition and abundance of invertebrates were examined in a vineyard near Mildura in Victoria, Australia, focusing particularly on groups that might act as natural enemies in vineyards. We used pitfall traps at ground level and sticky traps in the canopy. 3 The collections were first sorted to order. Beetles (Coleoptera) were sorted to family and ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to genus. 4 Ants were the only group to be affected by tillage when all months were considered. The same genera occurred in both treatments but the abundance of several genera was reduced by tillage. Families of several beetles, including predators, increased in tilled areas. Spider, millipede, centipede and earwig numbers were decreased by tillage. In the canopy, Trichogrammatidae and other parasitoids decreased in abundance after tillage. 5 These results indicate that tillage influences the composition of invertebrates and has the potential to negatively affect the abundance of beneficial groups.

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The effects of soil tillage on beneficial invertebrates within the vineyard

Sharley

Hoffmann

Thomson

2008

Agri and Forest Entomology

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“…Concerns about the responses of grounddwelling Arthropods to the human activities such as cultivation, urbanization and silviculture practice have been reported in several studies [1,2,3,4,5]. Many of these studies were performed in a temperate region, and only few were reported from tropical region collection [6,7].…”

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Influence of Porang (Amorphophalus muelleri) Cultivation On The Composition of Soil Arthropods In Tropical Agroforestry Areas In East Java, Indonesia

Leksono¹,

Yanuwiadi²,

Kusuma³

et al. 2012

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This research was conducted on July to October 2010 to evaluate the effect of porang cultivation on the abundance, diversity and composition of soil Arthropods. Change in the abundance, diversity and composition of soil Arthropods was observed using pitfall traps in two study sites (Jember and Madiun). In each study site, samplings were performed in porang cultivation land and non-porang area. A total of 15 traps were put in three lines at each location. The differences in the abundance and diversity were analyzed by using multivariate analyze tests. The soil Arthropod compositions in all locations were compared with Bray-Curtis similarity index. The effect of environmental factors on the arthropod compositions was analyzed using multiple regression. The result showed that the effect of porang-cultivation was not consistent in two study sites. In Madiun, the abundance of soil Arthropods in porang cultivation land was slightly higher than that in non-porang, while the diversity was significantly higer in the former location. In contrast the those in Jember was found in vice versa situation. This study indicate that the effect of porang-cultivation was not subtantial to the composition of soil Arthropods. Therefore practice non harmful porang cultivation should be promoted as a part of agroforestry sistem in both study sites.

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“…They are often used in cultivation experiments because they are one of the most abundant and diverse groups overwintering within cultivated fields (Holland and Reynolds, 2003). Ground beetles are bioindicators of agroecosystems quality (Cole et al, 2002;O´Rourke et al, 2008) and can be good ecological indicators of environmental change (Thiele, 1977;Maelfait, 1990).…”

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Impact of Environmental Conditions and Agrotechnical Factors on Ground Beetle Populations in Arable Crops

Gašparić¹

2017

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are the largest family of adephagan beetles. Their role in natural pest control is important due to their predatory polyphagous nutrition and bioindicative value since they are sensitive to environmental and anthropogenic changes. Therefore, the main objectives were to understand how common arable cropping systems in Croatia affect ground beetles abundance in respect to the environmental conditions. We hypothesized that environmental specifics (soil type and structure, climatic conditions) together with cultivation measures (tillage and insecticide application) would affect ground beetle activity and abundance. The research was conducted in two locations Lukač, Virovitica -Podravina County and Tovarnik, Vukovar -Sirmium County. Ground beetles were collected weekly, from May to September 2015, by epigeic pitfall traps and endogeic perforated probes from fields sown with typical arable crops in these areas. In total, 2,582 ground beetle individuals were collected using epigeic traps, and 323 ground beetles were collected using endogeic traps. Significantly lower ground beetle abundance has been recorded in Tovarnik than in Lukač. The crop and cropping history affect the abundance through modification of environmental conditions (soil characteristics, microclimate factors such as temperature and humidity), as well as trough disturbance factors such as tillage schedules and harvest/sowing schedules.

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The impact of soil cultivation on arthropod (Coleoptera and Araneae) emergence on arable land

Cited by 105 publications

References 20 publications

The effects of soil tillage on beneficial invertebrates within the vineyard

The effects of soil tillage on beneficial invertebrates within the vineyard

Influence of Porang (Amorphophalus muelleri) Cultivation On The Composition of Soil Arthropods In Tropical Agroforestry Areas In East Java, Indonesia

Impact of Environmental Conditions and Agrotechnical Factors on Ground Beetle Populations in Arable Crops

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