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FLOODING WITH WATER AS A QUICK METHOD TO MEASURE POPULATION-DENSITY OF EPIGEAL PREDATORY ARTHROPODS IN ARABLE FIELDS

Authors list: BASEDOW, T; KLINGER, K; FROESE, A; YANES, G

Publication year: 1988

Pages: 317-322

Journal: Pedobiologia: Journal of Soil Ecology

Volume number: 32

Issue number: 5-6

ISSN: 0031-4056

eISSN: 1873-1511

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract:
The need for methods to measure population density of epigeal predators which can be used instead of or in addition to pitfall trapping has been shown repeatedly. Flooding the inside of isolators with water as a method for measuring the population density of epigeal predatory arthropods on arable fields was compared with handsorting of soil samples. Flooding proved to be a good and quick method for measuring the population density of all small to medium sized common carabid species, epigeal spiders and the staphylinid genera Philonthus, Tachyporus and Tachinus (adults only). Time required, advantages, disadvantages and importance of the flooding method are discussed relative to other methods in current use.

Citation Styles

Harvard Citation style: BASEDOW, T., KLINGER, K., FROESE, A. and YANES, G. (1988) FLOODING WITH WATER AS A QUICK METHOD TO MEASURE POPULATION-DENSITY OF EPIGEAL PREDATORY ARTHROPODS IN ARABLE FIELDS, Pedobiologia: Journal of Soil Ecology, 32(5-6), pp. 317-322

APA Citation style: BASEDOW, T., KLINGER, K., FROESE, A., & YANES, G. (1988). FLOODING WITH WATER AS A QUICK METHOD TO MEASURE POPULATION-DENSITY OF EPIGEAL PREDATORY ARTHROPODS IN ARABLE FIELDS. Pedobiologia: Journal of Soil Ecology. 32(5-6), 317-322.

SDG Areas

15 Life on land