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From the predator to the prey: a case study of the vulnerability of Harmonia axyridis to aggressive competitors

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The level of aggressiveness of an individual is a factor that shapes intraguild predation (IGP) interactions. In Nabis americoferus, high aggressiveness leads to an increase in attack rate and IGP against Harmonia axyridis. Moreover, the absence of extraguild prey seems to exacerbate IGP. In docile N.
Pierre Royer, Kent Marcial Catubis, François Dumont, Eric Lucas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of altered management on long-term agricultural soil carbon stocks [PDF]

, 2004
Land use in general and particularly agricultural practices can significantly influence soil carbon storage. In this paper, we investigate the long-term effects of management changes on soil carbon stock dynamics on a Swedish farm where C concentrations ...
Andrén, Olof, Kätterer, Thomas, Persson, Jan   +2 more
core  

Combining Policy Instruments and Local Measures to Promote Agrobiodiversity Combiner instruments de politique et mesures locales pour promouvoir l'agrobiodiversité Kombination von politischen Instrumenten und lokalen Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Agrobiodiversität

EuroChoices, EarlyView.
Summary Agrobiodiversity is in decline. While the literature highlights the role of public policy in this process, a research gap remains concerning how policies can help reverse this trend by providing economic support to farms that value crop and varietal diversity. Based on desk research and expert interviews, this article first provides an overview
Yuna Chiffoleau, Géraldine Colombé, Paolo Prosperi, Francesca Galli, Dalia Mattioni, Luca Colombo, Paola Hernandez, Dominique Desclaux   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extinction Debt Paid Off: The Demise of the European Polecat (Mustela putorius) in NE Iberia

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We studied a vanishing polecat population for a decade, until its ultimate demise, using camera trap and roadkill data, landscape descriptors and dietary and toxicological analyses.Polecat favoured farmland and avoided forests and water bodies occupied by the invasive American mink.
Salvador Salvador, Roger Puig‐Gironès, Xavier Llopart, Santiago Palazón, Miguel Clavero   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of short‐term flooding on soil microbial communities, soil nitrogen and maize productivity in clay loam soils of Ohio, United States

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
A short‐term flood, implemented in a field experiment with sprinkler irrigation in maize production systems, increased soil moisture levels and reduced autoclaved citrate extractable protein, an indicator of soil biological health that reflects organically bound soil nitrogen, and also corresponded to greater differential abundance of soil bacterial ...
Katherine Naasko, Tvisha Martin, Elena Zakolski, Meredith Mann, Antonino Malacrinò, Wanderson Novais, Alexander Lindsey, Christine Sprunger   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spectral response of guava leaves under infestation by Costalimaita ferruginea (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Miridae (Hemiptera), Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera), Pentatomidae (Hemiptera), Anystidae (Acari), Erythraeidae (Acari) and spiders (Araneidae, Oxyopidae and Salticidae) fed on the invasive paropsine leaf beetles in Marlborough, New Zealand.
Souradji I. Bachirou, Pedro G. Peixoto, David L. Rosalen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the efficacy of tagging adhesives for insect tracking

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Two‐part epoxy resin delivered the strongest RFID tag adhesion on carabid beetles, exceeding polyvinyl acetate, cosmetic latex and cyanoacrylate adhesives. Adhesive performance was consistent across Harpalus, Leistus and Poecilus; species effects were non‐significant, supporting a broadly applicable protocol for carabid RFID tagging studies.
Leona C. R. Breen, Joe M. Roberts, Tom W. Pope   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Underutilised crops in Europe: An interdisciplinary approach towards sustainable practices

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract In the context of a rapidly growing global population and significant climatic and environmental change, there is an urgent need to produce nutritious food in a sustainable manner. Some crops are underutilised in Europe, despite their suitability to local environments, viability for sustainable production and potential to improve diets.
Meriel McClatchie, Véronique Matterne, Núria Rovira Buendia, Mila Andonova, Ulrike Lohwasser, Wendy Waalen, Filippos Bantis, Marija Knez, Jelena Milešević, Amil Orahovac, Paolo Prosperi, Aparajita Banerjee, Ivana Radić, Aldona Mueller‐Bieniek, Meline Beglaryan, Donal Murphy‐Bokern, David Gil, Bálint Balázs, Sónia Negrão   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Woody plant diversity and structure of shade-grown-coffee plantations in Northern Chiapas, Mexico

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2001
Shade-grown coffee is an agricultural system that contains some forest-like characteristics. However, structure and diversity are poorly known in shade coffee systems.
Lorena Soto-Pinto, Yolanda Romero-Alvarado, Javier Caballero-Nieto, Gerardo Segura Warnholtz   +3 more
doaj  

Taxonomic and functional diversity of urban bees of the world

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bees play a pivotal role in terrestrial environments. Urbanization can affect these organisms and the ecosystem services they provide. However, knowledge of the global diversity of urban bees is limited. Thus, we summarized data on urban bee species identities and occurrences; compared distributions of all bees with those found in urban ...
João C. F. Cardoso, Pietro K. Maruyama, Ingrid N. Gomes, Lorena B. Valadão‐Mendes, Victor H. D. Silva, Larissa Lorraine, Jordana O. Borges, Rogério V. Gonçalves, Léo C. Rocha‐Filho, Renata Trevizan, Yasmine Antonini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source