Impact of habitat type and landscape structure on biomass, species richness and functional diversity of ground beetles

Woodcock, B.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0300-9951; Redhead, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2233-3848; Vanbergen, A.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-5535; Hulmes, L.; Hulmes, S.; Peyton, J.; Nowakowsik, M.; Pywell, R.F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-9959; Heard, M.S.. 2010 Impact of habitat type and landscape structure on biomass, species richness and functional diversity of ground beetles. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 139. 181-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.018

Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.018

Abstract/Summary

This study investigated how local habitat type and landscape structure affects the biomass, species richness and functional diversity of ground beetles sampled from a 1000 ha UK arable farm. At a local scale habitat type was either crop (winter wheat and oilseed rape) or one of five field margin habitats. Surrounding each of these sampling areas, landscape structure was defined using remote sensed data from Specim AISA Eagle (400–970 nm) and Hawk (970–2450 nm) hyperspectral sensors. Ground beetles were divided into predatory and phytophagous trophic levels. Local habitat type only affected phytophagous ground beetle biomass, which was lowest within crops. Total biomass of predatory beetles was negatively correlated, and species richness positively correlated, with landscape habitat diversity. Only the functional diversity of predatory ground beetles responded to landscape structure, showing positive correlations with the proportion of Tussock Grass field margins. Predatory ground beetles show a greater dependence on landscape structure than phytophagous species, a response that is attributed to their high mobility needed for movement between dynamically variable food resources.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.018
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 1 - Observations, Patterns, and Predictions for Biodiversity
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Pywell Watt
ISSN:	0167-8809
Additional Keywords:	Carabidae, ecosystem services, local habitat type, landscape heterogeneity, tussock grass
Date made live:	08 Feb 2011 15:34 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13296

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.018

Programmes:

CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 1 - Observations, Patterns, and Predictions for Biodiversity

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Pywell
Watt

ISSN:

0167-8809

Additional Keywords:

Carabidae, ecosystem services, local habitat type, landscape heterogeneity, tussock grass