Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services

Insectivorous birds have a large potential to provide biocontrol services in vineyards, thus contributing to the sustainability of this agroecosystem. Bird communities are influenced by vineyard management practices and surrounding landscape, which may influence their role as ecosystem service provi...

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Autores principales:	Rui Lourenço, Pedro F. Pereira, Amália Oliveira, Joana Ribeiro-Silva, Diogo Figueiredo, João E. Rabaça, António Mira, J. Tiago Marques
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Biological control Ecosystem services Functional diversity Landscape management Natural enemies Pest management Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1d68142cdc4549e8b5199ae8d735d9ce2021-12-01T04:40:31ZEffect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107251https://doaj.org/article/1d68142cdc4549e8b5199ae8d735d9ce2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20311900https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XInsectivorous birds have a large potential to provide biocontrol services in vineyards, thus contributing to the sustainability of this agroecosystem. Bird communities are influenced by vineyard management practices and surrounding landscape, which may influence their role as ecosystem service providers. Functional diversity indices are indicators of bird community composition, and thus may reflect potential biocontrol services. We surveyed 31 vineyard plots in southern Portugal to assess vineyard characteristics (management intensity and landscape context) that may influence functional insectivorous birds in vineyards, using seven functional diversity indices as potential biocontrol indicators. We used eight characteristics of vineyard plots to define three vineyard types for our case-study: TREE – smaller vineyard plots surround by a more diverse landscape, with larger proportion of tree-habitats; AGRI – vineyard plots with medium size and greater cover by herbaceous vegetation, mostly surrounded by agricultural habitats (pastureland, crops); and VINE – vineyard plots of larger size and higher inter-row herbaceous vegetation, often surrounded by other vineyard plots. Five potential biocontrol indicators seemed to vary according to vineyard type. The richness of functional insectivorous birds, functional dispersion, functional richness, and Rao's functional diversity were all higher in vineyard TREE type compared to both AGRI and VINE types. The functional divergence was higher in vineyard TREE type than in VINE type, but similar to AGRI type. Accordingly, TREE type vineyards hold bird communities with more diverse and widespread ecological functions. This implies that smaller vineyard plots, in more heterogeneous landscapes, with neighbouring woodlands seem to have a higher potential of biocontrol services provided by insectivorous birds as suggested by using functional diversity indices as indicators.Rui LourençoPedro F. PereiraAmália OliveiraJoana Ribeiro-SilvaDiogo FigueiredoJoão E. RabaçaAntónio MiraJ. Tiago MarquesElsevierarticleBiological controlEcosystem servicesFunctional diversityLandscape managementNatural enemiesPest managementEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 122, Iss , Pp 107251- (2021)
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topic	Biological control Ecosystem services Functional diversity Landscape management Natural enemies Pest management Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Biological control Ecosystem services Functional diversity Landscape management Natural enemies Pest management Ecology QH540-549.5 Rui Lourenço Pedro F. Pereira Amália Oliveira Joana Ribeiro-Silva Diogo Figueiredo João E. Rabaça António Mira J. Tiago Marques Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services
description	Insectivorous birds have a large potential to provide biocontrol services in vineyards, thus contributing to the sustainability of this agroecosystem. Bird communities are influenced by vineyard management practices and surrounding landscape, which may influence their role as ecosystem service providers. Functional diversity indices are indicators of bird community composition, and thus may reflect potential biocontrol services. We surveyed 31 vineyard plots in southern Portugal to assess vineyard characteristics (management intensity and landscape context) that may influence functional insectivorous birds in vineyards, using seven functional diversity indices as potential biocontrol indicators. We used eight characteristics of vineyard plots to define three vineyard types for our case-study: TREE – smaller vineyard plots surround by a more diverse landscape, with larger proportion of tree-habitats; AGRI – vineyard plots with medium size and greater cover by herbaceous vegetation, mostly surrounded by agricultural habitats (pastureland, crops); and VINE – vineyard plots of larger size and higher inter-row herbaceous vegetation, often surrounded by other vineyard plots. Five potential biocontrol indicators seemed to vary according to vineyard type. The richness of functional insectivorous birds, functional dispersion, functional richness, and Rao's functional diversity were all higher in vineyard TREE type compared to both AGRI and VINE types. The functional divergence was higher in vineyard TREE type than in VINE type, but similar to AGRI type. Accordingly, TREE type vineyards hold bird communities with more diverse and widespread ecological functions. This implies that smaller vineyard plots, in more heterogeneous landscapes, with neighbouring woodlands seem to have a higher potential of biocontrol services provided by insectivorous birds as suggested by using functional diversity indices as indicators.
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author	Rui Lourenço Pedro F. Pereira Amália Oliveira Joana Ribeiro-Silva Diogo Figueiredo João E. Rabaça António Mira J. Tiago Marques
author_facet	Rui Lourenço Pedro F. Pereira Amália Oliveira Joana Ribeiro-Silva Diogo Figueiredo João E. Rabaça António Mira J. Tiago Marques
author_sort	Rui Lourenço
title	Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services
title_short	Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services
title_full	Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services
title_fullStr	Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services
title_sort	effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1d68142cdc4549e8b5199ae8d735d9ce
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Effect of vineyard characteristics on the functional diversity of insectivorous birds as indicator of potential biocontrol services

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