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Multi-function agricultural biodiversity: pest management and other benefits
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In this paper, the existence of a hierarchy for the types of benefits of increased biodiversity is discussed, and the ways in which agricultural biodiversity may be increased to favour pest management are examined.About:
This article is published in Basic and Applied Ecology.The article was published on 2003-01-01. It has received 482 citations till now.read more
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The natural drivers and the effects of landscape transformation for dragonflies of the Cape Floristic Region
TL;DR: In this article, the authors determine which variables drive dragonfly assemblages in undisturbed rivers of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR), and whether a mesofilter approach is a promising tool for conserving their diversity.
Mapping and modelling the effects of land use and land management change on ecosystem services from local ecosystems and landscapes to global biomes
TL;DR: In this article, a methodologie ontwikkeld voor de kwantificering van effecten van landmanagement op de ruimtelijke verspreiding van ecosysteemdiensten is presented.
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Effect of intercropping on the parasitoids, Encarsia spp. and Trichogramma spp. in cotton fields, India
TL;DR: The results revealed that the highest parasitization of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) pupae by Encarsia spp.
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Mesocosm experiments to assess the transmission of Pandora neoaphidis within simple and mixed field margins and over the crop-margin interface
TL;DR: Assessment of the reproductive success of the aphid-specific entomopathogenic fungus Pandora neoaphidis on aphids and on the same species of aphid in a 'mixed margin' containing seven plant species indicates managed field margins that benefit both key arthropod and key microbial enemies have potential for enhancing pest control in associated crops.
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Fundamentals of ecology
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Organization of a Plant-Arthropod Association in Simple and Diverse Habitats: The Fauna of Collards (Brassica Oleracea)
TL;DR: The results suggest a new proposition, the resource concentration hypothesis, which states that herbivores are more likely to find and remain on hosts that are growing in dense or nearly pure stands; that the most specialized species frequently attain higher relative densities in simple environments; and that biomass tends to become concentrated in a few species, causing a decrease in the diversity of herbsivores in pure stands.
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Habitat Management to Conserve Natural Enemies of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture
TL;DR: The rapidly expanding literature on habitat management is reviewed with attention to practices for favoring predators and parasitoids, implementation of habitat management, and the contributions of modeling and ecological theory to this developing area of conservation biological control.
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Fundamentals of Ecology
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TL;DR: Odum and Barrett as mentioned in this paper discuss the scope of ecology and its role in the development of communities and landscapes, and provide an overview of the major ecosystems types and biomes.
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Vegetational Diversity and Arthropod Population Response
TL;DR: Vegetational diversity plays a central role in this research renaissance on cultural and biological controls in entomology because it involves mixing different kinds of plants in a plant community.