Agroecological transition increases arthropod diversity and decreases herbivore abundance on field margins La transicion agroecologica aumenta la diversidad de artropodos y disminuye la abundancia de herbivoros en bordes de cultivo
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F23%3A97489" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/23:97489 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/afe.12562" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/afe.12562</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/afe.12562" target="_blank" >10.1111/afe.12562</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Agroecological transition increases arthropod diversity and decreases herbivore abundance on field margins La transicion agroecologica aumenta la diversidad de artropodos y disminuye la abundancia de herbivoros en bordes de cultivo
Original language description
In peri-urban areas, many farmers are transitioning from conventional agriculture to agroecological practices to reduce pesticide input and preserving ecosystem services such as natural pest control. Field margins represent a stable habitat for arthropods, but community structure depends on many factors, including management type and vegetation features.We studied the effects of agroecological transitions and vegetation features on arthropods of horticultural field margins, focusing on three feeding guilds (herbivores, predators and parasitoids). We sampled arthropods using the beat-sheet method in five conventional fields and five under agroecological transition. We also measured vegetation height, richness, flower abundance and plant cover.Our results showed that arthropod diversity was higher in agroecological fields whereas herbivore abundance was lower, with a consistent pattern across most taxonomic orders. Vegetation features displayed multiple effects among functional and taxonomic groups. Herbivores did not respond to most vegetation variables whereas predators correlated with several, with similar trends among orders.We conclude that agroecological transitions and field margins with high vegetation richness and floral resources influence arthropod communities with potential benefits regarding pest regulation. These practices might be more effective if considered alongside other methods that enhance biodiversity and if they are consistent at a landscape scale.
Czech name
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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
10616 - Entomology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
ISSN
1461-9555
e-ISSN
1461-9555
Volume of the periodical
25
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
404-415
UT code for WoS article
000924563800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85147294418