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Fialas PC, Froidevaux JSP, Jones G, Batáry P. Transition to organic farming negatively affects bat activity. J Appl Ecol 2023; 60:2167-2176. [PMID: 38505688 PMCID: PMC10947233 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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The effectiveness of organic farming on biodiversity has been widely documented especially for plants, arthropods and birds; however, the effects of the transition period required to become an organic farm on wildlife remain poorly understood.We assessed the effects of organic farming on insectivorous bats in citrus orchards in the Republic of Cyprus employing two matched designs (conventional vs. 3-year organic-transitional and conventional vs. organic-certified) and a third unmatched design (3-year organic-transitional vs. organic-certified). We specifically investigated whether the transition period prior to full organic certification influenced bat activity with a special focus on any moderation effects from surrounding semi-natural areas.The activity of three (Pipistrellus kuhlii, Hypsugo savii and Miniopterus schreibersii) of four bat species was significantly lower in farms undergoing the transitional period than in conventional farms, and P. kuhlii and H. savii were significantly less active in organic transitional farming systems that in organic-certified ones. Furthermore, the activity of the most dominant species (P. kuhlii) was significantly higher on organic than transitional and conventional citrus orchards, thus suggesting a time-lag effect. Landscape complexity measured as the amount of semi-natural areas did not moderate the effects of farming system for any study species. Synthesis and application. The transition to organic farming had persistent detrimental effects on bats and potentially on the pest suppression services they provide. Future agri-environmental policy should consider the transition period and implement measures to mitigate any negative effects on biodiversity, alongside promoting asynchronous transition of nearby farms. Our findings further highlight the crucial need to consider the time since transition to organic farming when assessing potential benefits of organic management on biodiversity.
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- Penelope C. Fialas
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of Bristol, Life Sciences BuildingBristolUK
- College of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Exeter, Hatherly BuildingExeterUK
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of Bristol, Life Sciences BuildingBristolUK
- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO, UMR 7204), CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne‐UniversitéConcarneauFrance
- Biological and Environmental SciencesUniversity of StirlingStirlingUK
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of Bristol, Life Sciences BuildingBristolUK
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- ”Lendület” Landscape and Conservation EcologyInstitute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological ResearchVácrátótHungary
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Tuneu-Corral C, Puig-Montserrat X, Riba-Bertolín D, Russo D, Rebelo H, Cabeza M, López-Baucells A. Pest suppression by bats and management strategies to favour it: a global review. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2023; 98:1564-1582. [PMID: 37157976 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Fighting insect pests is a major challenge for agriculture worldwide, and biological control and integrated pest management constitute well-recognised, cost-effective ways to prevent and overcome this problem. Bats are important arthropod predators globally and, in recent decades, an increasing number of studies have focused on the role of bats as natural enemies of agricultural pests. This review assesses the state of knowledge of the ecosystem services provided by bats as pest consumers at a global level and provides recommendations that may favour the efficiency of pest predation by bats. Through a systematic review, we assess evidence for predation, the top-down effect of bats on crops and the economic value of ecosystem services these mammals provide, describing the different methodological approaches used in a total of 66 reviewed articles and 18 agroecosystem types. We also provide a list of detailed conservation measures and management recommendations found in the scientific literature that may favour the delivery of this important ecosystem service, including actions aimed at restoring bat populations in agroecosystems. The most frequent recommendations include increasing habitat heterogeneity, providing additional roosts, and implementing laws to protect bats and reduce agrochemical use. However, very little evidence is available on the direct consequences of these practices on bat insectivory in farmland. Additionally, through a second in-depth systematic review of scientific articles focused on bat diet and, as part of the ongoing European Cost Action project CA18107, we provide a complete list of 2308 documented interactions between bat species and their respective insect pest prey. These pertain to 81 bat species belonging to 36 different genera preying upon 760 insect pests from 14 orders in agroecosystems and other habitats such as forest or urban areas. The data set is publicly available and updatable.
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- Carme Tuneu-Corral
- BiBio, Biodiversity and Bioindicators Research Group, Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Av. Francesc Macià 51, Granollers, Catalonia, 08402, Spain
- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigaçaõ em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
- Global Change and Conservation Lab, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- BiBio, Biodiversity and Bioindicators Research Group, Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Av. Francesc Macià 51, Granollers, Catalonia, 08402, Spain
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- BiBio, Biodiversity and Bioindicators Research Group, Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Av. Francesc Macià 51, Granollers, Catalonia, 08402, Spain
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Evolution (AnEcoEvo), Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Università, 100, Portici, Naples, 80055, Italy
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigaçaõ em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Vairão, 4485-661, Portugal
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- Global Change and Conservation Lab, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- BiBio, Biodiversity and Bioindicators Research Group, Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Av. Francesc Macià 51, Granollers, Catalonia, 08402, Spain
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Apoznański G, Carr A, Gelang M, Kokurewicz T, Rachwald A. Trophic relationship between Salix flowers, Orthosia moths and the western barbastelle. Sci Rep 2023; 13:7364. [PMID: 37147396 PMCID: PMC10163055 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34561-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023] Open
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We present the results of a study which describes the relationship between the western barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus a highly specialised moth predator, and its prey-moths of the genus Orthosia, another selective animal known to converge around a dominant producer of pollen and nectar in early spring-willow trees Salix sp. In order to describe this trophic relationship, we conducted acoustic recordings at five paired sites (willow/control tree) in proximity to known barbastelle hibernation sites (Natura 2000: PLH080003 and PLH200014) beginning in mid-March 2022 after the first willow blossom sighting. Our study confirms a relationship between willow trees and barbastelles during early spring, as their activity around them was significantly higher than control sites. We also explore the activity of barbastelles over time, finding that activity levels around willows significantly decrease from the night of the first recorded bat, while the abundance of non-moth specialist bats remains consistent. Short-time importance (directly after hibernation) of willows for a moth specialist bat is probably due to other species blossom, attracting alternative prey, and in consequence-the bat. This newly described relationship should influence current conservation measures aimed at barbastelles.
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- Grzegorz Apoznański
- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Paleontology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Forest Ecology Department, Forest Research Institute, Sękocin Stary, Raszyn, Poland
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- Gothenburg Natural History Museum, Göteborg, Sweden
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Paleontology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Forest Ecology Department, Forest Research Institute, Sękocin Stary, Raszyn, Poland.
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Ancillotto L, Falanga A, Agostinetto G, Tommasi N, Garonna AP, de Benedetta F, Bernardo U, Galimberti A, Conti P, Russo D. Predator-prey traits and foraging habitat shape the diet of a common insectivorous bat. ACTA OECOLOGICA 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2023.103890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Anđelić Dmitrović B, Ivanković Tatalović L, Kos T, Crnčan P, Gajski D, Jelić M, Šerić Jelaska L. Mediterranean vineyards and olive groves in Croatia harbour some rare and endemic invertebrates. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e100963. [PMID: 38333190 PMCID: PMC10850877 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e100963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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The Mediterranean is characterised by high biodiversity and numerous endemic species. These species are not only present in natural habitats, but also inhabit areas under human influence, such as agricultural lands. In the biodiversity assessment of Mediterranean vineyards and olive orchards within Zadar County, in Croatia, we identified eight endemic species with Mediterranean distribution, six with a Balkan Peninsula distribution, four with Dinaric Alps distribution and three species rare and endangered in Europe. Alongside these species, we have recorded five new species for Croatian fauna, many of those identified by combining morphological characteristics and the DNA barcoding tool. Araneae and Coleoptera contributed the highest number of endemic species and groups with new record were the following: Coleoptera, Diptera and Araneae. Compared to other sites, an olive orchard with ecological pest management (EPM), surrounded by natural ecosystems, had the highest ratio of endemic and rare species. Our findings emphasise that agricultural lands in the Mediterranean can be habitats for endemic and rare species and that future biodiversity research of these habitats is highly important, to monitor potential biodiversity changes and motivate future species and ecosystem conservation.
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- Barbara Anđelić Dmitrović
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6ZagrebCroatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6ZagrebCroatia
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- Department for Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, Trg kneza Višeslava, Zadar, CroatiaDepartment for Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, Trg kneza VišeslavaZadarCroatia
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- Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, Zagreb, CroatiaCroatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1ZagrebCroatia
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2BrnoCzech Republic
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- Varaždin City Museum, Šetalište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 3, Varaždin, CroatiaVaraždin City Museum, Šetalište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 3VaraždinCroatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6ZagrebCroatia
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Hending D, Andrianiaina A, Rose M, Rowlands A, Storm S, Holderied MW, Cotton S. Vanilla Bats: Insectivorous Bat Diversity in the Vanilla Agroecosystems of Northeastern Madagascar. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2023. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2022.24.2.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Daniel Hending
- Department of Field Conservation and Science, Bristol Zoological Society, Bristol BS8 3HA, United Kingdom
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- Mention: Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906 Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
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- Department of Field Conservation and Science, Bristol Zoological Society, Bristol BS8 3HA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Field Conservation and Science, Bristol Zoological Society, Bristol BS8 3HA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Field Conservation and Science, Bristol Zoological Society, Bristol BS8 3HA, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Field Conservation and Science, Bristol Zoological Society, Bristol BS8 3HA, United Kingdom
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García MG, Sánchez JIL, Bravo KAS, Cabal MDC, Pérez-Santín E. Review: Presence, distribution and current pesticides used in Spanish agricultural practices. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 845:157291. [PMID: 35835192 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To guarantee an adequate food supply for the world's growing population, intensive agriculture is necessary to ensure efficient food production. The use of pesticides helps maintain maximum productivity in intensive agriculture by minimizing crop losses due to pests. However, pesticide contamination of surface waters constitutes a major problem as they are resistant to degradation and soluble enough to be transported in water. In recent years, all groups of pesticides defined by the World Health Organization have increased their use and, therefore, their prevalence in the different environmental compartments that can have harmful effects. Despite this effort, there is no rigorous monitoring program that quantifies and controls the toxic effects of each pesticide. However, multiple scientific studies have been published by specialized research groups in which this information is disseminated. Therefore, any attempt to systematize this information is relevant. This review offers a current overview of the presence and distribution of the most widely-used pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides) by crop type and an evaluation of the relationships between their uses and environmental implications in Spain. The data demonstrated that there are correlations between the presence of specific pesticides used in the main crops and their presence in the environmental compartments. We have found preliminary data pointing to existing associations between specific pesticides used in the main crops and their presence in environmental compartments within different geographical areas of Spain; this should be the subject of further investigation.
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- Mariano González García
- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Av. de la Paz, 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Av. de la Paz, 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Av. de la Paz, 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Av. de la Paz, 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Av. de la Paz, 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain.
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Ferreira DF, Gibb R, López-Baucells A, Nunes NJ, Jones KE, Rocha R. Species-specific responses to land-use change in island insectivorous bats. J Nat Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A food web approach reveals the vulnerability of biocontrol services by birds and bats to landscape modification at regional scale. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23662. [PMID: 34880280 PMCID: PMC8654945 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02768-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Pest control services provided by naturally occurring species (the so-called biocontrol services) are widely recognized to provide key incentives for biodiversity conservation. This is particularly relevant for vertebrate-mediated biocontrol services as many vertebrate species are of conservation concern, with most of their decline associated to landscape modification for agricultural purposes. Yet, we still lack rigorous approaches evaluating landscape-level correlates of biocontrol potential by vertebrates over broad spatial extents to better inform land-use and management decisions. We performed a spatially-explicit interaction-based assessment of potential biocontrol services in Portugal, using 1853 pairwise trophic interactions between 78 flying vertebrate species (birds and bats) and 53 insect pests associated to two widespread and economically valuable crops in the Euro-Mediterranean region, olive groves (Olea europaea subsp. europaea) and vineyards (Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera). The study area was framed using 1004 square cells, each 10 × 10 km in size. Potential biocontrol services were determined at all those 10 × 10 km grid-cells in which each crop was present as the proportion of the realized out of all potential pairwise interactions between vertebrates and pests. Landscape correlates of biocontrol potential were also explored. Our work suggests that both birds and bats can effectively provide biocontrol services in olive groves and vineyards as they prey many insect pest species associated to both crops. Moreover, it demonstrates that these potential services are impacted by landscape-scale features and that this impact is consistent when evaluated over broad spatial extents. Thus, biocontrol potential by vertebrates significantly increases with increasing amount of natural area, while decreases with increasing area devoted to target crops, particularly olive groves. Overall, our study highlights the suitability of our interaction-based approach to perform spatially-explicit assessments of potential biocontrol services by vertebrates at local spatial scales and suggest its utility for integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services in conservation planning over broad spatial extents.
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Roemer C, Julien J, Bas Y. An automatic classifier of bat sonotypes around the world. Methods Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Charlotte Roemer
- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université) Paris France
- CEFEUniversité de MontpellierCNRSEPHEIRDUniversité Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 Montpellier France
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- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université) Paris France
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- Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université) Paris France
- CEFEUniversité de MontpellierCNRSEPHEIRDUniversité Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 Montpellier France
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Koh CN, Chiu MC, Jaung LM, Lu YJ, Lin HJ. Effects of Farming Systems on Insect Communities in the Paddy Fields of a Simplified Landscape During a Pest-control Intervention. Zool Stud 2021; 60:e56. [PMID: 35665080 PMCID: PMC9121136 DOI: 10.6620/zs.2021.60-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Agricultural intensification is one of the major threats to global biodiversity and ecosystem services. Sustainable management of agricultural lands can reduce these impacts, but few efforts have been made in the context of paddy rice fields, especially in simplified landscapes composed of large monocultures separated by fragments of natural lands, such as in Taiwan or elsewhere in Asia. In this study, during a pest control intervention, we examined the effects of management practices on insect communities under conventional and organic farming systems in the paddy fields of northern Taiwan in 2016. Our results showed that organic practices did not increase the species richness or abundance of the four insect groups (total, predators/parasitoids, pests, and other insects). In addition, the composition of the insect communities did not differ between organic and conventional farming systems. Both the abundance and richness of predator/parasitoid insects were similar between conventional and organic farming systems. The pest abundance in the organic systems could be suppressed by other unmeasured predators and integrated management practices, which showed similar levels to the conventional systems with pesticide applications. The results of this study suggest that farming systems may not influence insect biodiversity in simplified landscapes during pest-control intervention.
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- Chao-Nien Koh
- Division of Forest Protection, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei 100, Taiwan. E-mail: (Koh); (Jaung); (Lu)
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- Department of Life Sciences and Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan. E-mail: (Lin); (Chiu)
- Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Ehime 790-8577, Japan
- Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Division of Forest Protection, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei 100, Taiwan. E-mail: (Koh); (Jaung); (Lu)
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- Division of Forest Protection, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei 100, Taiwan. E-mail: (Koh); (Jaung); (Lu)
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- Department of Life Sciences and Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan. E-mail: (Lin); (Chiu)
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Do We Need to Use Bats as Bioindicators? BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10080693. [PMID: 34439926 PMCID: PMC8389320 DOI: 10.3390/biology10080693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Simple Summary Bioindicators are organisms that react to the quality or characteristics of the environment and their changes. They are vitally important to track environmental alterations and take action to mitigate them. As choosing the right bioindicators has important policy implications, it is crucial to select them to tackle clear goals rather than selling specific organisms as bioindicators for other reasons, such as for improving their public profile and encourage species conservation. Bats are a species-rich mammal group that provide key services such as pest suppression, pollination of plants of economic importance or seed dispersal. Bats show clear reactions to environmental alterations and as such have been proposed as potentially useful bioindicators. Based on the relatively limited number of studies available, bats are likely excellent indicators in habitats such as rivers, forests, and urban sites. However, more testing across broad geographic areas is needed, and establishing research networks is fundamental to reach this goal. Some limitations to using bats as bioindicators exist, such as difficulties in separating cryptic species and identifying bats in flight from their calls. It is often also problematic to establish the environmental factors that influence the distribution and behaviour of bats. Abstract Bats show responses to anthropogenic stressors linked to changes in other ecosystem components such as insects, and as K-selected mammals, exhibit fast population declines. This speciose, widespread mammal group shows an impressive trophic diversity and provides key ecosystem services. For these and other reasons, bats might act as suitable bioindicators in many environmental contexts. However, few studies have explicitly tested this potential, and in some cases, stating that bats are useful bioindicators more closely resembles a slogan to support conservation than a well-grounded piece of scientific evidence. Here, we review the available information and highlight the limitations that arise in using bats as bioindicators. Based on the limited number of studies available, the use of bats as bioindicators is highly promising and warrants further investigation in specific contexts such as river quality, urbanisation, farming practices, forestry, bioaccumulation, and climate change. Whether bats may also serve as surrogate taxa remains a controversial yet highly interesting matter. Some limitations to using bats as bioindicators include taxonomical issues, sampling problems, difficulties in associating responses with specific stressors, and geographically biased or delayed responses. Overall, we urge the scientific community to test bat responses to specific stressors in selected ecosystem types and develop research networks to explore the geographic consistency of such responses. The high cost of sampling equipment (ultrasound detectors) is being greatly reduced by technological advances, and the legal obligation to monitor bat populations already existing in many countries such as those in the EU offers an important opportunity to accomplish two objectives (conservation and bioindication) with one action.
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Pedro ARS, Ávila F, Chaperon PN, Beltrán CA, Allendes JL, Grez AA. The Role of the Adjacent Habitat on Promoting Bat Activity in Vineyards: A Case Study from Central Chile. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2021. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2021.23.1.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Annia Rodríguez-San Pedro
- Laboratorio de Ecología de Ambientes Fragmentados (LEAF), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, La Granja, Santiago 8820808, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Ambientes Fragmentados (LEAF), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, La Granja, Santiago 8820808, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Ambientes Fragmentados (LEAF), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, La Granja, Santiago 8820808, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Ambientes Fragmentados (LEAF), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, La Granja, Santiago 8820808, Chile
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- Servicios de Consultoría Ecológica, Bioacústica y Conservación - BIOECOS E.I.R.L, Santiago, Las Condes 7591313, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Ambientes Fragmentados (LEAF), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, La Granja, Santiago 8820808, Chile
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Barbaro L, Assandri G, Brambilla M, Castagneyrol B, Froidevaux J, Giffard B, Pithon J, Puig‐Montserrat X, Torre I, Calatayud F, Gaüzère P, Guenser J, Macià‐Valverde F, Mary S, Raison L, Sirami C, Rusch A. Organic management and landscape heterogeneity combine to sustain multifunctional bird communities in European vineyards. J Appl Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Luc Barbaro
- Dynafor University of ToulouseINRAE Castanet‐Tolosan France
- CESCOMuseum National d'Histoire NaturelleCNRSSorbonne‐University Paris France
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- MUSE Sezione Zoologia dei Vertebrati Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza Trento Italy
- Area per l'Avifauna Migratrice BIO‐AVMIstituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca AmbientaleISPRA Ozzano Emilia Italy
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- MUSE Sezione Zoologia dei Vertebrati Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza Trento Italy
- Fondazione Lombardia per l'AmbienteSettore Biodiversità e aree protette Seveso Italy
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- Dynafor University of ToulouseINRAE Castanet‐Tolosan France
- CESCOMuseum National d'Histoire NaturelleCNRSSorbonne‐University Paris France
- Life Sciences Building School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- SAVE INRAE Bordeaux Sciences AgroISVV Villenave d'Ornon France
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- Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers Granollers Spain
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- Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine University of Grenoble AlpesCNRSUniversity of Savoie Mont BlancLECA Grenoble France
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- VitinnovBordeaux Sciences AgroISVV Villenave d'Ornon France
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- Dynafor University of ToulouseINRAE Castanet‐Tolosan France
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- Dynafor University of ToulouseINRAE Castanet‐Tolosan France
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- SAVE INRAE Bordeaux Sciences AgroISVV Villenave d'Ornon France
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Mutual and Opposing Responses of Carabid Beetles and Predatory Wasps to Local and Landscape Factors in Vineyards. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11110746. [PMID: 33143021 PMCID: PMC7693422 DOI: 10.3390/insects11110746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Simple Summary The aim of this study was to contribute to closing knowledge gaps on managing vineyards and viticultural landscapes in order to support insect diversity and abundance. We studied two different groups of predating insects, carabid beetles and cavity-nesting wasps, in organically and conventionally managed vineyards in Germany. Effects of surrounding landscapes and vegetation structure within vineyards were evaluated. No differences in species richness and abundance of carabid beetles and cavity-nesting wasps were found between organic and conventional management. Enhanced vegetation cover was positively correlated with carabids and negatively with wasps. High covers of annual crops in the surrounding landscape led to fewer species and individuals of both groups. The results underline the importance of insect-friendly management, especially in intensely farmed landscapes. Abstract Preserving agro-biodiversity is one of the main means at the moment to counteract the global biodiversity crisis. Vineyard inter-rows offer vegetation covers which could function as foraging grounds for arthropods. Furthermore, organic management and enhanced landscape complexity often support biodiversity. Here, species richness and abundance of two groups of arthropod predators in vineyards were studied. Fifteen pairs of organically and conventionally managed vineyards were chosen along a gradient of landscape complexity in Rhine-Hesse, Germany. Carabid beetles were sampled using pitfall traps and cavity-nesting wasps with trap nests, respectively. Proportions of different land-use types surrounding the vineyards were calculated and inter-row vegetation cover was characterized. Species richness and abundances of both predator groups were not significantly affected by the management system. Likewise, increased cover of semi-natural habitats in the surrounding landscape did not promote their diversity or abundance. Instead, the increasing cover of annual crops diminished both groups. Cavity-nesting wasps profited from dense inter-row vegetation cover, while carabids were disadvantaged. The results indicate that distinct taxa within the same trophic group can respond oppositely to vineyard management. Thus, inter-row vegetation management with densely and sparsely vegetated elements might be best to support predator diversity. Overall, our results suggest that organic viticulture alone is insufficient to assist the studied insect groups, and that other local and landscape management options are needed for their protection.
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Rosas-Ramos N, Baños-Picón L, Tormos J, Asís JD. Farming system shapes traits and composition of spider assemblages in Mediterranean cherry orchards. PeerJ 2020; 8:e8856. [PMID: 32274269 PMCID: PMC7130109 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Habitat properties, including crop type, farming system, management practices, or topographic features such as the hillside aspect, may act as environmental filters that select organisms sharing traits compatible with those conditions. The more environmentally-friendly management practices implemented in organic farming seem to benefit a range of taxa, but the extent of those benefits is not well understood. In cherry orchards of the Jerte Valley (Extremadura, western Spain), we explored the response of spider assemblages to the farming system (organic and conventional) and the hillside aspect (sunny or shady) from a taxonomical, behavioral, and morphological perspective. Spiders from both the canopy and soil surface were collected and identified to family. According to their foraging strategy, spiders were sorted in guilds and, for a selected family in each guild, body size was measured on each captured individual. Spider traits and composition were determined by local factors derived from farming system, and by climate conditions associated to the hillside aspect. In taxonomical terms, spiders benefit from organic farming and by the shady aspect. However, from a behavioral perspective, spiders with different foraging strategies exhibit strong variations in their response to the evaluated factors. From a morphological perspective, body size within guilds is differently conditioned by management practices that constitute conditioning disturbance events for each guild, resulting in selecting small individuals. The observed differences in taxonomical, behavioral, and morphological responses of spider communities to habitat properties highlight the importance of examining their assemblages from different perspectives when assessing how they respond to changes in management practices and topographic features.
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- Natalia Rosas-Ramos
- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Roeleke M, Blohm T, Hoffmeister U, Marggraf L, Schlägel UE, Teige T, Voigt CC. Landscape structure influences the use of social information in an insectivorous bat. OIKOS 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.07158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Manuel Roeleke
- Leibniz Inst. for Zoo and Wildlife Research Alfred‐Kowalke‐Str. 17 DE‐10315 Berlin Germany
- Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Univ. Potsdam Am Mühlenweg 3 DE‐14467 Potsdam Germany
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- Honorary bat conservationist Prenzlau OT Schönwerder Germany
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- Natura Büro für Zoologische und Botanische Fachgutachten Schulzendorf Germany
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- Leibniz Inst. for Zoo and Wildlife Research Alfred‐Kowalke‐Str. 17 DE‐10315 Berlin Germany
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- Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Univ. Potsdam Am Mühlenweg 3 DE‐14467 Potsdam Germany
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- Büro für Faunistisch‐Ökologische Fachgutachten Berlin Germany
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- Leibniz Inst. for Zoo and Wildlife Research Alfred‐Kowalke‐Str. 17 DE‐10315 Berlin Germany
- Inst. of Biology, Freie Univ. Berlin Berlin Germany
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Paiola A, Assandri G, Brambilla M, Zottini M, Pedrini P, Nascimbene J. Exploring the potential of vineyards for biodiversity conservation and delivery of biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services: A global-scale systematic review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 706:135839. [PMID: 31846877 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Vineyards are experiencing strong expansion and management intensification worldwide, especially in areas with a Mediterranean climate, which are often characterized by a high conservation value. This is posing concerns about their environmental impact and it is fostering research on biodiversity patterns and ecosystem services in this agroecosystem. With this systematic review, we aim at providing a global and comprehensive overview of the current research on biodiversity and biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services in vineyards, considering the effects of landscape features and management practices. We carried out a systematic literature search on the Web of Science Core Collection database. Literature was filtered according to several criteria, resulting in a final collection of 218 papers published between 1995 and 2018 and referring to different organism groups (from microbes to vertebrates) and two spatial scales (local and landscape). The results of the studies are often contrasting and taxon- and scale-dependent, thus hindering conclusions at the global scale. However, at least three main points of practical relevance can be fixed: (i) organic viticulture weakly enhances biodiversity at the landscape scale, whereas contrasting effects have been found at the local scale; (ii) ground vegetation management by cover cropping and the conservation of native ground cover strongly promotes biodiversity; (iii) habitat heterogeneity at the landscape and local scales is a key element for biodiversity. Several studies support the view that promoting biodiversity in vineyard-dominated landscapes could also positively impact on several ecosystem services. Our study further revealed knowledge gaps that should be filled by future research. In particular, important geographical areas for wine production, as well as several organism groups, have been completely neglected. Studies at the landscape level are still scarce (specifically those addressing landscape configuration), and also the research about supporting, provisioning, and cultural biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services is still in its infancy.
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- Anna Paiola
- University of Padova, Dept. of Biology, Via U. Bassi 58B, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- MUSE, Sezione Zoologia dei Vertebrati, Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3, I-38123 Trento, Italy; University of Pavia, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Via Adolfo Ferrata 9, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- MUSE, Sezione Zoologia dei Vertebrati, Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3, I-38123 Trento, Italy; Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente, Settore biodiversità e aree protette, Largo 10 luglio 1976 1, I-20822 Seveso, MB, Italy.
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- University of Padova, Dept. of Biology, Via U. Bassi 58B, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- MUSE, Sezione Zoologia dei Vertebrati, Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3, I-38123 Trento, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Dept. of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Via Irnerio 42, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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Species richness and activity of insectivorous bats in cotton fields in semi-arid and mesic Mediterranean agroecosystems. Mamm Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42991-019-00002-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Martínez‐Núñez C, Manzaneda AJ, Lendínez S, Pérez AJ, Ruiz‐Valenzuela L, Rey PJ. Interacting effects of landscape and management on plant–solitary bee networks in olive orchards. Funct Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Carlos Martínez‐Núñez
- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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Martínez‐Núñez C, Manzaneda AJ, Isla J, Tarifa R, Calvo G, Molina JL, Salido T, Ruiz C, Gutiérrez JE, Rey PJ. Low‐intensity management benefits solitary bees in olive groves. J Appl Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Carlos Martínez‐Núñez
- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas Almería Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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- Department of Biología Animal Biología Vegetal y Ecología Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
- Instituto Interuniversitario del Sistema Tierra de Andalucía Universidad de Jaén Jaén Spain
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Baroja U, Garin I, Aihartza J, Arrizabalaga-Escudero A, Vallejo N, Aldasoro M, Goiti U. Pest consumption in a vineyard system by the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219265. [PMID: 31318887 PMCID: PMC6638854 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Herbivorous arthropods cause immense damage in crop production annually. Consumption of these pests by insectivorous animals is of significant importance to counteract their adverse effects. Insectivorous bats are considered amongst the most voracious predators of arthropods, some of which are known crop pests. In vineyard-dominated Mediterranean agroecosystems, several crops are damaged by the attack of insect pests. In this study we aimed 1) to explore the diet and pest consumption of the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros and 2) analyse whether the composition of pest species in its diet changes throughout the season. We employed a dual-primer DNA metabarcoding analysis of DNA extracted from faeces collected in three bat colonies of a wine region in Southwestern Europe during the whole active period of most pest species. Overall, 395 arthropod prey species belonging to 11 orders were detected; lepidopterans and dipterans were the most diverse orders in terms of species. Altogether, 55 pest species were identified, 25 of which are known to cause significant agricultural damage and 8 are regarded as pests affecting grapevines. The composition of pest species in faeces changed significantly with the season, thus suggesting several periods should be sampled to assess the pest consumption by bats. As a whole, the results imply that R. hipposideros acts as a suppressor of a wide array of agricultural pests in Mediterranean agroecosystems. Therefore, management measures favouring the growth of R. hipposideros populations should be considered.
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- Unai Baroja
- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country
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Rodríguez-San Pedro A, Chaperon PN, Beltrán CA, Allendes JL, Ávila FI, Grez AA. Influence of agricultural management on bat activity and species richness in vineyards of central Chile. J Mammal 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Annia Rodríguez-San Pedro
- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Santa Rosa, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
- Bioecos E.I.R.L., Manquehue Sur, Oficina, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Santa Rosa, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Santa Rosa, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Santa Rosa, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Santa Rosa, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
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