Artificial field defects: A low-cost measure to support arthropod diversity in arable fields
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41330/22:88477
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=XLuZ3tBXnB" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=XLuZ3tBXnB</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107748" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.agee.2021.107748</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Artificial field defects: A low-cost measure to support arthropod diversity in arable fields
Original language description
Biodiversity is rapidly declining worldwide, with agricultural intensification being among the main drivers of this process. Effective conservation measures in agricultural landscapes are therefore urgently needed. Here we introduce a novel low-cost conservation measure called artificial field defects, i.e., areas where crop is not sown and spontaneous vegetation grows. To evaluate their biodiversity potential, we compared abundance and species richness of various arthropod taxa between artificially created field defects and control plots within oilseed rape (OSR) fields. The effectiveness of field defects to support biodiversity was examined using an experiment with a factorial design comparing OSR flowering and ripening phases, location of field defects (field edge vs interior) and field defect type (sown with a nectar-rich plant vs no sowing). Arthropod sampling was conducted by employing several complementary methods: pitfall trapping, pan trapping, sweep netting and individual counting. Butterflies, true bugs, bees and wasps were more abundant and species-rich in both types of defects than in OSR controls. In contrast, ground-dwelling taxa had more individuals and species in controls. Overall, arthropod abundance and species richness increased, and field defects became relatively more attractive, during OSR ripening compared to OSR flowering. Location of defects had little effect, with only butterfly and spider assemblages being more abundant and species-rich at field edges compared to interiors. Our data indicate that artificial field defects can provide a simple agri-environmental measure to support various arthropod groups. However, further studies are needed to assess their biodiversity value at the landscape scale, and evaluate the balance between costs and benefits for farmers.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
ISSN
0167-8809
e-ISSN
1873-2305
Volume of the periodical
325
Issue of the periodical within the volume
February
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
107748
UT code for WoS article
000719278300009
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85118555663