Characteristics of fragments of woodland and their influence on the distribution of soil fauna in agricultural landscape

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15310%2F23%3A73622026" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15310/23:73622026 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/4/488" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/4/488</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15040488" target="_blank" >10.3390/d15040488</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Characteristics of fragments of woodland and their influence on the distribution of soil fauna in agricultural landscape

Original language description

Fragments of woodland represent important natural and semi-natural elements that contribute to ecological stability and biodiversity in a landscape. In the Czech Republic, they are part of the Territorial System of Ecological Stability (TSES), which consists of bio-centers, bio-corridors, and interaction elements. The presence of fragments of woodland is of growing importance in the agricultural landscape, where they provide effective protection against soil erosion and serve as a refuge for many animals, whose presence is crucial in maintaining essential ecosystem functions. A functioning ecosystem is especially important in intensively farmed landscapes, which are exposed to frequent and heavy disturbance. Our aim was to evaluate the influence of certain habitat characteristicsof fragments of woodland on the activity-density and species richness of selected groups of soil invertebrates (ground beetles, spiders, harvestmen, centipedes, millipedes, and isopods). The research was conducted in the agricultural landscape of South Moravia (Czech Republic) in the summers of 2016–2017, for which we used pitfall traps to collect soil invertebrates on preselected fragments of woodland. The results highlight a wide range of habitat preferences of individual groups of invertebrates, wherein it is not possible to clearly determine the most favorable environmental conditions for all organisms. Consequently, the priority should be to maintain the highest possible degree of heterogeneity among natural and semi-natural features, including with respect to theirsurrounding landscape. In addition, we found that due to their small size and width, fragments of woodland that are not included in the concept of bio-centers and bio-corridors can similarly support the activity-density and diversity of soil fauna.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

<a href="/en/project/SS02030018" target="_blank" >SS02030018: Center for Landscape and Biodiversity</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Diversity

ISSN

1424-2818

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

APR

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

"488-1"-"488-14"

UT code for WoS article

000977575900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85153955085