Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards

Abstract In human‐modified landscapes, important ecological functions such as predation are negatively affected by anthropogenic activities, including the use of pesticides and habitat degradation. Predation of insect pests is an indicator of healthy ecosystem functioning, which provides important e...

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Autores principales:	Nuradilah Denan, Wan Mamat Wan Zaki, Ahmad R. Norhisham, Ruzana Sanusi, Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir, Frisco Nobilly, Adham Ashton‐Butt, Alex M. Lechner, Badrul Azhar
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Publicado:	Wiley 2020
Materias:	artificial caterpillar biodiversity ecosystem services monoculture polyculture Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:69b39c44e6034fd5ad21599b88ce1cec2021-11-04T13:06:09ZPredation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards2045-775810.1002/ece3.5856https://doaj.org/article/69b39c44e6034fd5ad21599b88ce1cec2020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5856https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758Abstract In human‐modified landscapes, important ecological functions such as predation are negatively affected by anthropogenic activities, including the use of pesticides and habitat degradation. Predation of insect pests is an indicator of healthy ecosystem functioning, which provides important ecosystem services, especially for agricultural systems. In this study, we compare predation attempts from arthropods, mammals, and birds on artificial caterpillars in the understory, between three tropical agricultural land‐use types: oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards. We collected a range of local and landscape‐scale data including undergrowth vegetation structure; elevation; proximity to forest; and canopy cover in order to understand how environmental variables can affect predation. In all three land‐use types, our results showed that arthropods and mammals were important predators of artificial caterpillars and there was little predation by birds. We did not find any effect of the environmental variables on predation. There was an interactive effect between land‐use type and predator type. Predation by mammals was considerably higher in fruit orchards and rubber tree than in oil palm plantations, likely due to their ability to support higher abundances of insectivorous mammals. In order to maintain or enhance natural pest control in these common tropical agricultural land‐use types, management practices that benefit insectivorous animals should be introduced, such as the reduction of pesticides, improvement of understory vegetation, and local and landscape heterogeneity.Nuradilah DenanWan Mamat Wan ZakiAhmad R. NorhishamRuzana SanusiDzulhelmi Muhammad NasirFrisco NobillyAdham Ashton‐ButtAlex M. LechnerBadrul AzharWileyarticleartificial caterpillarbiodiversityecosystem servicesmonoculturepolycultureEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Evolution, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 654-661 (2020)
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topic	artificial caterpillar biodiversity ecosystem services monoculture polyculture Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	artificial caterpillar biodiversity ecosystem services monoculture polyculture Ecology QH540-549.5 Nuradilah Denan Wan Mamat Wan Zaki Ahmad R. Norhisham Ruzana Sanusi Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir Frisco Nobilly Adham Ashton‐Butt Alex M. Lechner Badrul Azhar Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards
description	Abstract In human‐modified landscapes, important ecological functions such as predation are negatively affected by anthropogenic activities, including the use of pesticides and habitat degradation. Predation of insect pests is an indicator of healthy ecosystem functioning, which provides important ecosystem services, especially for agricultural systems. In this study, we compare predation attempts from arthropods, mammals, and birds on artificial caterpillars in the understory, between three tropical agricultural land‐use types: oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards. We collected a range of local and landscape‐scale data including undergrowth vegetation structure; elevation; proximity to forest; and canopy cover in order to understand how environmental variables can affect predation. In all three land‐use types, our results showed that arthropods and mammals were important predators of artificial caterpillars and there was little predation by birds. We did not find any effect of the environmental variables on predation. There was an interactive effect between land‐use type and predator type. Predation by mammals was considerably higher in fruit orchards and rubber tree than in oil palm plantations, likely due to their ability to support higher abundances of insectivorous mammals. In order to maintain or enhance natural pest control in these common tropical agricultural land‐use types, management practices that benefit insectivorous animals should be introduced, such as the reduction of pesticides, improvement of understory vegetation, and local and landscape heterogeneity.
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author	Nuradilah Denan Wan Mamat Wan Zaki Ahmad R. Norhisham Ruzana Sanusi Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir Frisco Nobilly Adham Ashton‐Butt Alex M. Lechner Badrul Azhar
author_facet	Nuradilah Denan Wan Mamat Wan Zaki Ahmad R. Norhisham Ruzana Sanusi Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir Frisco Nobilly Adham Ashton‐Butt Alex M. Lechner Badrul Azhar
author_sort	Nuradilah Denan
title	Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards
title_short	Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards
title_full	Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards
title_fullStr	Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards
title_full_unstemmed	Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards
title_sort	predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/69b39c44e6034fd5ad21599b88ce1cec
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Predation of potential insect pests in oil palm plantations, rubber tree plantations, and fruit orchards

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