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Species matter when considering landscape effects on carabid distributions

Jowett, K., Milne, A. E., Metcalfe, H., Hassall, K. L., Potts, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2045-980X, Senapathi, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8883-1583 and Storkey, J. (2019) Species matter when considering landscape effects on carabid distributions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 285. 106631. ISSN 0167-8809

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2019.106631

Abstract/Summary

Increasing the abundance and diversity of carabid beetles is a common objective of farm habitat management to deliver sustainable pest control. Carabid spatial distributions in relation to crop areas are important to the delivery of this ecosystem service. We used pitfall count data at distances from edge habitats into crop centres, from farm sites across the UK, to determine the effects of in-field and adjacent environmental features on carabid abundance and diversity. Overall carabid abundance increased towards the crop centre, whilst species richness and diversity decreased. The analyses of carabid abundance based on all the species pooled together strongly reflected the behaviour of the most abundant species. Species preferences varied by crop, soil type, and environmental features. For instance, some species were positively associated with habitats such as margins, while others responded negatively. This contrast in individual species models highlights the limitations on pooled models in elucidating responses. Studies informing farm-habitat design should consider individual species’ preferences for effective enhancement of pest control services. Diverse cropping and landscape heterogeneity at the farm scale can benefit the varied preferences of individual species, help build diverse communities and, potentially increase service resilience and stability over time.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Sustainable Land Management > Centre for Agri-environmental Research (CAER)
ID Code:85680
Publisher:Elsevier

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