| Título: | Influence of landscape structure on the functional groups of an aphidophagous guild: Active-searching predators, furtive predators and parasitoids |
| Autores: |
Maisonhaute, Julie-Éléonore; Laboratoire de lutte biologique, Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal,
C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre ville, Montréal (Québec) H3C 3P8 CANA DA, Tel (514) 987-3000 (4799#) Fax: (514) 987-4647 Lucas, Éric; Laboratoire de lutte biologique, Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre ville, Montréal (Québec) H3C 3P8 CANA DA, Tel (514) 987-3000 (4799#) Fax: (514) 987-4647 |
| Fecha: | 2011-11-06 |
| Publicador: | Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
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| Tema: | No aplica |
| Descripción: | A lot of studies focusing on the effect of agricultural landscapes demonstrate that many arthropod species are influenced by landscape structure. In particular, non–crop areas and landscape diversity are often associated with a higher abundance and diversity of natural enemies in fields. Numerous studies focused on the influence of landscape structure on ground beetles, spiders and ladybeetles but few on other natural enemies or different functional groups. Thus, the objective of the present study was to determine the influence of landscape structure on the functional groups, i.e., active-searching predators, furtive predators and parasitoids of aphidophagous guilds. Natural enemies were sampled on milkweed infested with aphids, growing along the borders of ditches adjacent to cornfields. The sampling occurred weekly from June to September in 2006 and 2007, in the region of Lanaudière (Quebec, Canada). The landscapes within a radius 200 and 500 m around each site were analyzed. The abundance, richness and species composition (based on functional groups) of natural enemies were related to landscape structure. The results indicated that landscape structure explained up to 21.6% of the variation in natural enemy assemblage and confirm the positive effects of non-crop areas and landscape diversity. A lower influence of landscape structure on species composition was observed (6.4 to 8.8%) and varied greatly among the functional groups. Coccinellidae and furtive predators were the group most influenced by landscape structure. In conclusion, the influence of landscape varied greatly among the different species of the same functional group. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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