Journal article

Publication year: 2011

Pages: 235-240

Journal: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volume number: 144

Issue number: 1

ISSN: 0167-8809

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.019

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 
The colonisation of winter barley fields by spring breeding carabids and its temporal modulation by the amount of potential hibernation sites was studied. Species richness of carabids was lower in landscapes with high length of boundaries and a high amount of non-cropped open habitats during early stages of the beetles colonisation of arable fields. Species number of beetles with high dispersal potential responded to this landscape features at coarse spatial scales whereas beetles with low dispersal potential responded to intermediate scales. However, the negative impact of potential hibernation sites on colonisation diminished in later sampling phases. The patterns observed may be explained by both overwintering in arable soils in less complex landscapes and delayed colonisation in more complex landscapes. The seasonal patterns of landscape control suggest a need to account for temporal dynamics in interactions between species or functional groups and landscape properties. A high temporal resolution is needed in studies that focus on ecosystem function and services in agricultural landscapes, as direction of effect (positive/negative) of management on animal communities may change across spatial scales and within short time periods.

Harvard Citation style: Wamser, S., Dauber, J., Birkhofer, K. and Wolters, V. (2011) Delayed colonisation of arable fields by spring breeding ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in landscapes with a high availability of hibernation sites, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 144(1), pp. 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.019

APA Citation style: Wamser, S., Dauber, J., Birkhofer, K., & Wolters, V. (2011). Delayed colonisation of arable fields by spring breeding ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in landscapes with a high availability of hibernation sites. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 144(1), 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.019