The Impact of Landscape Complexity on Invertebrate Diversity in Edges and Fields in an Agricultural Area

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Impact of Landscape Complexity on Invertebrate Diversity in Edges and Fields in an Agricultural Area

AU - Evans, T. R.

AU - Mahoney, M. J.

AU - Cashatt, E. D.

AU - Noordijk, J.

AU - de Snoo, G.R.

AU - Musters, C. J. M.

N1 - ISI Document Delivery No.: DI2YP Times Cited: 2 Cited Reference Count: 76 Evans, Tracy R. Mahoney, Meredith J. Cashatt, Everett D. Noordijk, Jinze de Snoo, Geert Musters, C. J. M. Musters, Cornelis/K-7828-2013 2 1 3 Mdpi Basel 2075-4450 <Go to ISI>://WOS:000373365500006

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - Invertebrate diversity is important for a multitude of ecosystem services and as a component of the larger ecological food web. A better understanding of the factors influencing invertebrate taxonomic richness and diversity at both local and landscape scales is important for conserving biodiversity within the agricultural landscape. The aim of this study was to determine if invertebrate richness and diversity in agricultural field interiors and edges in central Illinois, USA, were related to the complexity of the surrounding landscape. Our results show taxonomic richness and diversity in field edges is positively related to large scale landscape complexity, but the relationship is negative for field interiors. These unexpected results need further study.

AB - Invertebrate diversity is important for a multitude of ecosystem services and as a component of the larger ecological food web. A better understanding of the factors influencing invertebrate taxonomic richness and diversity at both local and landscape scales is important for conserving biodiversity within the agricultural landscape. The aim of this study was to determine if invertebrate richness and diversity in agricultural field interiors and edges in central Illinois, USA, were related to the complexity of the surrounding landscape. Our results show taxonomic richness and diversity in field edges is positively related to large scale landscape complexity, but the relationship is negative for field interiors. These unexpected results need further study.

KW - agri-environment schemes ecosystem services land-use biodiversity plant intensification ecology habitat communication connectivity Entomology

U2 - 10.3390/insects7010007

DO - 10.3390/insects7010007

M3 - Article

VL - 7

SP - 7

JO - Insects

JF - Insects

IS - 1

ER -