The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones

Changes in the structures of epigeic arthropods reflect changes in the ecological status of their habitats. The aim of this research was to assess the influence of ecotones and environmental variables (pH soil, soil moisture, potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen) on the abundance of epigeic arthropods. B...

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Autores principales:	Vladimír Langraf, Kornélia Petrovičová, Janka Schlarmannová
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Materias:	epigeic arthropods abundance agrosystems diversity field margins Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2e6187fd202d4573b53129b70b8f7def2021-11-25T16:09:55ZThe Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones10.3390/agronomy111122762073-4395https://doaj.org/article/2e6187fd202d4573b53129b70b8f7def2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2276https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395Changes in the structures of epigeic arthropods reflect changes in the ecological status of their habitats. The aim of this research was to assess the influence of ecotones and environmental variables (pH soil, soil moisture, potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen) on the abundance of epigeic arthropods. Between 2018 and 2020, an investigation of different types of crops (<i>Brassica napus</i> L., <i>Pisum sativum</i> L., <i>Triticum aestivum</i> L., <i>T. spelta</i> L., <i>Zea mays</i> L., grass mixture) recorded 31,315 individuals belonging to 14 taxonomic groups and their ecotones, using pitfall traps. The abundance of epigeic arthropods was affected by moisture, pH of soil, and levels of phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen. We observed a greater average number of individuals in the ecotones than in the fields in the months of September and October and in <i>Triticum aestivum</i> crops. During other months and for the remaining crops, we did not notice this difference. This contributed new information regarding the ecotone rule. Our results suggest that agricultural intensification affects epigeic arthropods in the crop <i>Triticum aestivum</i>, which is important for the production of biomass and also affects crop yields.Vladimír LangrafKornélia PetrovičováJanka SchlarmannováMDPI AGarticleepigeic arthropodsabundanceagrosystemsdiversityfield marginsAgricultureSENAgronomy, Vol 11, Iss 2276, p 2276 (2021)
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spellingShingle	epigeic arthropods abundance agrosystems diversity field margins Agriculture S Vladimír Langraf Kornélia Petrovičová Janka Schlarmannová The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones
description	Changes in the structures of epigeic arthropods reflect changes in the ecological status of their habitats. The aim of this research was to assess the influence of ecotones and environmental variables (pH soil, soil moisture, potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen) on the abundance of epigeic arthropods. Between 2018 and 2020, an investigation of different types of crops (<i>Brassica napus</i> L., <i>Pisum sativum</i> L., <i>Triticum aestivum</i> L., <i>T. spelta</i> L., <i>Zea mays</i> L., grass mixture) recorded 31,315 individuals belonging to 14 taxonomic groups and their ecotones, using pitfall traps. The abundance of epigeic arthropods was affected by moisture, pH of soil, and levels of phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen. We observed a greater average number of individuals in the ecotones than in the fields in the months of September and October and in <i>Triticum aestivum</i> crops. During other months and for the remaining crops, we did not notice this difference. This contributed new information regarding the ecotone rule. Our results suggest that agricultural intensification affects epigeic arthropods in the crop <i>Triticum aestivum</i>, which is important for the production of biomass and also affects crop yields.
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author	Vladimír Langraf Kornélia Petrovičová Janka Schlarmannová
author_facet	Vladimír Langraf Kornélia Petrovičová Janka Schlarmannová
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title	The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones
title_short	The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones
title_full	The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones
title_fullStr	The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones
title_full_unstemmed	The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones
title_sort	composition and seasonal variation of epigeic arthropods in different types of agricultural crops and their ecotones
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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The Composition and Seasonal Variation of Epigeic Arthropods in Different Types of Agricultural Crops and Their Ecotones

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