Organic farming affects the biological control of hemipteran pests and yields in spring barley independent of landscape complexity

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作者
Birkhofer, K. [1 ]
Arvidsson, F. [1 ]
Ehlers, D. [2 ]
Mader, V. L. [3 ]
Bengtsson, J. [4 ]
Smith, H. G. [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Lund Univ, Dept Biol, Solvegatan 37, S-22362 Lund, Sweden
[2] Univ Luneburg, Inst Ecol, Scharnhorststr 1, D-21335 Luneburg, Germany
[3] Univ Giessen, Dept Anim Ecol, Heinrich Buff Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
[4] Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Dept Ecol, Ulls Vag 16, S-75651 Uppsala, Sweden
[5] Ctr Environm & Climate Res, Solvegatan 37, S-22362 Lund, Sweden
基金
瑞典研究理事会;
关键词
Aphididae; Araneae; Auchenorrhyncha; Dryinidae; Ecosystem service; Yield; WEB-BUILDING SPIDERS; WINTER-WHEAT; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CROP PEST; APHID; PREY; PREDATION; BIODIVERSITY; MANAGEMENT; DENSITY;
D O I
10.1007/s10980-015-0263-8
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Context Hemipteran pests cause significant yield losses in European cereal fields. It has been suggested that local management interventions to promote natural enemies are most successful in simple landscapes that are dominated by large arable fields. Objectives We study how farming category (conventional, new and old organic fields) and landscape complexity affect pests, natural enemies and biological control services in spring barley. We further analyse if yields are related to pest infestation or biological control services. Methods The amount of pasture and the length of field borders were used to define landscape complexity around barley fields in Southern Sweden. Arthropods were sampled with an insect suction sampler and predation and parasitism services were estimated by field observations and inspections of pest individuals. Results Pest infestation was affected by landscape complexity, with higher aphid, but lower leafhopper numbers in more complex landscapes. Aphid predation was higher under organic farming and affected by effects on predator abundance and community composition independent of landscape complexity. Auchenorrhyncha parasitism was neither significantly affected by landscape complexity nor by farming category. Higher aphid predation rates and lower aphid densities were characteristic for organically managed fields with higher barley yields. Conclusions Our results suggest that it is possible to increase both aphid biological control services and barley yield via local management effects on predator communities independent of landscape complexity. However, the success of such management practices is highly dependent on the pest and natural enemy taxa and the nature of the trophic interaction.
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页码:567 / 579
页数:13
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