Gradient of decline of epigeic arthropods depending on ecotone distance and seasonal dynamics in agriculturally used land
Abstract
Epigeic arthropods participate in the regulation of pest populations, the decomposition of organic ma t ter, and the maintenance of soil structure and quality, thus playing an important role in the functioning of vineyards. During 2021–2023, we analysed the spatial dispersion of epigeic arthropods in different types of vineyard habitats (semi-intensive vineyard, intensive vineyard, abandoned vineyard and meadow). During the investigation, a total of 56,726 individuals belonging to 23 taxa were recorded. The highest number s of taxa w ere recorded in traps located in the ecotone, while the number of taxa decreased toward the interior of each of the studied habitat s . The redundancy analysis confirmed the significant influence of habitat type on the spatial distribution of taxa. We confirmed statistically significant differences in the abundance of individuals between individual seasons and traps in all studied habitats. Linear regression showed a strong to moderate relationship between the distance of pitfall traps from the field edge and the abundance of individuals, while we predicti ed a trend of decreasing number s of individuals another 20 m into the field. The results point to the importance of ecotones for epigeic arthropods in the assessment of biodiversity in agroecosystems.References
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