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Holland JM, Jeanneret P, Moonen AC, van der Werf W, Rossing WA, Antichi D, Entling MH, Giffard B, Helsen H, Szalai M, Rega C, Gibert C, Veromann E. Approaches to Identify the Value of Seminatural Habitats for Conservation Biological Control. Insects 2020; 11:insects11030195. [PMID: 32244905 PMCID: PMC7143897 DOI: 10.3390/insects11030195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Invertebrates perform many vital functions in agricultural production, but many taxa are in decline, including pest natural enemies. Action is needed to increase their abundance if more sustainable agricultural systems are to be achieved. Conservation biological control (CBC) is a key component of integrated pest management yet has failed to be widely adopted in mainstream agriculture. Approaches to improving conservation biological control have been largely ad hoc. Two approaches are described to improve this process, one based upon pest natural enemy ecology and resource provision while the other focusses on the ecosystem service delivery using the QuESSA (Quantification of Ecological Services for Sustainable Agriculture) project as an example. In this project, a predictive scoring system was developed to show the potential of five seminatural habitat categories to provide biological control, from which predictive maps were generated for Europe. Actual biological control was measured in a series of case studies using sentinel systems (insect or seed prey), trade-offs between ecosystem services were explored, and heatmaps of biological control were generated. The overall conclusion from the QuESSA project was that results were context specific, indicating that more targeted approaches to CBC are needed. This may include designing new habitats or modifying existing habitats to support the types of natural enemies required for specific crops or pests.
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- John M. Holland
- Farmland Ecology Unit, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Fordingbridge SP6 1EF, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-1425-651035
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- Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Agroecology Group, Institute of Life Sciences, Via Santa Cecilia 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy;
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- Wageningen University & Research, Crop Systems Analysis, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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- Wageningen University & Research, Farming Systems Ecology, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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- Centre for Agri-environmental Research “Enrico Avanzi”, University of Pisa, Via Vecchia di Marina 6, San Piero a Grado 56122, Pisa, Italy;
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstr. 7, D-76829 Landau, Germany;
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- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, UMR 1065 Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble, University of Bordeaux, F-33170 Bordeaux, France;
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- Plant Protection Institute, Szent Istvan University, Pater K. str. 1, Szent Istvan University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary;
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- Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen Plant Research, Lingewal 1, 6668LA Randwijk, The Netherlands;
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Via E. Fermi 2749, Ispra, VA, Italy;
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- SOLAGRO, 75 voie du TOEC, CS 27608, 31076 Toulouse Cedex 3, France;
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia;
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Martin EA, Dainese M, Clough Y, Báldi A, Bommarco R, Gagic V, Garratt MPD, Holzschuh A, Kleijn D, Kovács-Hostyánszki A, Marini L, Potts SG, Smith HG, Al Hassan D, Albrecht M, Andersson GKS, Asís JD, Aviron S, Balzan MV, Baños-Picón L, Bartomeus I, Batáry P, Burel F, Caballero-López B, Concepción ED, Coudrain V, Dänhardt J, Diaz M, Diekötter T, Dormann CF, Duflot R, Entling MH, Farwig N, Fischer C, Frank T, Garibaldi LA, Hermann J, Herzog F, Inclán D, Jacot K, Jauker F, Jeanneret P, Kaiser M, Krauss J, Le Féon V, Marshall J, Moonen AC, Moreno G, Riedinger V, Rundlöf M, Rusch A, Scheper J, Schneider G, Schüepp C, Stutz S, Sutter L, Tamburini G, Thies C, Tormos J, Tscharntke T, Tschumi M, Uzman D, Wagner C, Zubair-Anjum M, Steffan-Dewenter I. The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe. Ecol Lett 2019; 22:1083-1094. [PMID: 30957401 DOI: 10.1111/ele.13265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity and ecosystem services is a key aim of a sustainable agriculture. However, how the spatial arrangement of crop fields and other habitats in landscapes impacts arthropods and their functions is poorly known. Synthesising data from 49 studies (1515 landscapes) across Europe, we examined effects of landscape composition (% habitats) and configuration (edge density) on arthropods in fields and their margins, pest control, pollination and yields. Configuration effects interacted with the proportions of crop and non-crop habitats, and species' dietary, dispersal and overwintering traits led to contrasting responses to landscape variables. Overall, however, in landscapes with high edge density, 70% of pollinator and 44% of natural enemy species reached highest abundances and pollination and pest control improved 1.7- and 1.4-fold respectively. Arable-dominated landscapes with high edge densities achieved high yields. This suggests that enhancing edge density in European agroecosystems can promote functional biodiversity and yield-enhancing ecosystem services.
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- Emily A Martin
- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100, Bozen/Bolzano, Italy
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- Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University, 22362, Lund, Sweden
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- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Institute for Ecology and Botany, Lendület Ecosystem Services Research Group, Alkotmány u. 2-4, 2163, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Reading University, RG6 6AR, UK
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Institute for Ecology and Botany, Lendület Ecosystem Services Research Group, Alkotmány u. 2-4, 2163, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- DAFNAE, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020, Legnaro (Padova), Italy
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- Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Reading University, RG6 6AR, UK
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- Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University, 22362, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Biology, Lund University, 223 62, Lund, Sweden
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- UMR 6553 Ecobio, CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University, 22362, Lund, Sweden
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- Departamento de Biología Animal (Área de Zoología), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno s/n, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute of Applied Sciences, Malta, College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), Paola, Malta.,Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, I-56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Departamento de Biología Animal (Área de Zoología), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno s/n, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), E-41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- MTA ÖK Lendület Landscape and Conservation Ecology Research Group, Alkotmány u. 2-4, 2163, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- UMR 6553 Ecobio, CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Department of Arthropods, Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, Castell dels Tres Dragons, Picasso Av, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (BGC-MNCN-CSIC), C/Serrano 115 bis, E-28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, Univ. Avignon, 13545, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University, 22362, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (BGC-MNCN-CSIC), C/Serrano 115 bis, E-28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Landscape Ecology, Kiel University, Olshausenstrasse 75, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Biometry& Environmental System Analysis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstr. 7, 76829, Landau, Germany
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- Department of Conservation Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch Str. 8, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Restoration Ecology, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universität München, 85354, Freising, Germany
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, Institute of Zoology, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, A-1180, Vienna, Austria
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural (IRNAD), Sede Andina, Universidad, Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN) and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mitre 630, CP 8400, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- Department of Landscape Ecology, Kiel University, Olshausenstrasse 75, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, INABIO - Facultad de Ciencias Agícolas, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, 170129, Ecuador
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- Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, Belgrade, 11 000, Serbia
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- INRA, UR 406 Abeilles et Environnement, Site Agroparc, 84914, Avignon, France
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, I-56127, Pisa, Italy
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- INDEHESA, Forestry School, Universidad de Extremadura, Plasencia, 10600, Spain
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, 223 62, Lund, Sweden
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- INRA, UMR 1065 SAVE, ISVV, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, F-33883, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Animal Ecology Team, Wageningen Environmental Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, 2800, Delémont, Switzerland
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- Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Natural Resources Research Laboratory, Bremer Str. 15, 29308, Winsen, Germany
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- Departamento de Biología Animal (Área de Zoología), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno s/n, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Agroecology, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Crop Protection, Geisenheim University, Von-Lade-Str. 1, 65366, Geisenheim, Germany
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- LfL, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Institut für Ökologischen Landbau, Bodenkultur und Ressourcenschutz, Lange Point 12, 85354, Freising, Germany
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- Department of Zoology & Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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