Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes

Although arthropods are among the most diverse, abundant and ecologically important animals in terrestrial ecosystems, they are generally neglected in most biodiversity inventories due to their complex systematics and overwhelming diversity, coupled with the current decline in the number of taxonomi...

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Autores principales:	Daria Corcos, Francesco Lami, Davide Nardi, Francesco Boscutti, Maurizia Sigura, Filippo Giannone, Paolo Pantini, Andrea Tagliapietra, Francesco Busato, Rossella Sibella, Lorenzo Marini
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Ground beetles Monitoring Rove beetles Species turnover Spiders Scale-dependence Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:364f2e7895d347a8af93aa8f2f0e768d2021-12-01T04:44:17ZCross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107366https://doaj.org/article/364f2e7895d347a8af93aa8f2f0e768d2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21000315https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XAlthough arthropods are among the most diverse, abundant and ecologically important animals in terrestrial ecosystems, they are generally neglected in most biodiversity inventories due to their complex systematics and overwhelming diversity, coupled with the current decline in the number of taxonomists. For this reason, several surrogate groups for arthropod diversity have been proposed, with plants being identified as a good putative cross-taxon indicator. By sampling plants and three groups of ground-dwelling arthropods (rove beetles, ground beetles and spiders) in 300 sites across 15 landscapes including multiple semi-natural and agricultural habitats, we tested for habitat-dependence and scale-dependence in the cross-taxon congruence. Plant species richness was a poor predictor of the species richness of predatory arthropods. Among the predator groups, ground beetles appeared as the best potential surrogate for the other ground-dwelling predators. This is backed by the fact that ground beetles were extremely diverse and abundant in all habitats and are usually easier to identify than both rove beetles and spiders. Decreasing the scale at which the cross-taxon congruence was tested improved the strength of the cross-taxon congruence. Although plant species richness was not a suitable indicator for the diversity of predatory arthropods, vegetation structure played a significant role in influencing cross-taxon congruence in both natural and agricultural habitats. Our results highlight the need to explore the cross-taxon relationships at a fine habitat resolution scale, as strong correlations were obtained only by taking into account habitat identity.Daria CorcosFrancesco LamiDavide NardiFrancesco BoscuttiMaurizia SiguraFilippo GiannonePaolo PantiniAndrea TagliapietraFrancesco BusatoRossella SibellaLorenzo MariniElsevierarticleGround beetlesMonitoringRove beetlesSpecies turnoverSpidersScale-dependenceEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 123, Iss , Pp 107366- (2021)
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topic	Ground beetles Monitoring Rove beetles Species turnover Spiders Scale-dependence Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Ground beetles Monitoring Rove beetles Species turnover Spiders Scale-dependence Ecology QH540-549.5 Daria Corcos Francesco Lami Davide Nardi Francesco Boscutti Maurizia Sigura Filippo Giannone Paolo Pantini Andrea Tagliapietra Francesco Busato Rossella Sibella Lorenzo Marini Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
description	Although arthropods are among the most diverse, abundant and ecologically important animals in terrestrial ecosystems, they are generally neglected in most biodiversity inventories due to their complex systematics and overwhelming diversity, coupled with the current decline in the number of taxonomists. For this reason, several surrogate groups for arthropod diversity have been proposed, with plants being identified as a good putative cross-taxon indicator. By sampling plants and three groups of ground-dwelling arthropods (rove beetles, ground beetles and spiders) in 300 sites across 15 landscapes including multiple semi-natural and agricultural habitats, we tested for habitat-dependence and scale-dependence in the cross-taxon congruence. Plant species richness was a poor predictor of the species richness of predatory arthropods. Among the predator groups, ground beetles appeared as the best potential surrogate for the other ground-dwelling predators. This is backed by the fact that ground beetles were extremely diverse and abundant in all habitats and are usually easier to identify than both rove beetles and spiders. Decreasing the scale at which the cross-taxon congruence was tested improved the strength of the cross-taxon congruence. Although plant species richness was not a suitable indicator for the diversity of predatory arthropods, vegetation structure played a significant role in influencing cross-taxon congruence in both natural and agricultural habitats. Our results highlight the need to explore the cross-taxon relationships at a fine habitat resolution scale, as strong correlations were obtained only by taking into account habitat identity.
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author	Daria Corcos Francesco Lami Davide Nardi Francesco Boscutti Maurizia Sigura Filippo Giannone Paolo Pantini Andrea Tagliapietra Francesco Busato Rossella Sibella Lorenzo Marini
author_facet	Daria Corcos Francesco Lami Davide Nardi Francesco Boscutti Maurizia Sigura Filippo Giannone Paolo Pantini Andrea Tagliapietra Francesco Busato Rossella Sibella Lorenzo Marini
author_sort	Daria Corcos
title	Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
title_short	Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
title_full	Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
title_fullStr	Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
title_full_unstemmed	Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes
title_sort	cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across mediterranean agricultural landscapes
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/364f2e7895d347a8af93aa8f2f0e768d
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Cross-taxon congruence between predatory arthropods and plants across Mediterranean agricultural landscapes

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