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Research article2007Peer reviewed

Influence of habitat type and surrounding landscape on spider diversity in Swedish agroecosystems

Oberg S, Ekbom B, Bommarco R

Abstract

Lycosid and linyphiid spiders were collected over a full cropping season around Uppsala, Sweden, in eight organic spring sown cereal fields in three different habitat types: field margin, field, and the edge between the two. The sites were located in landscapes with different proportions of non-crops, forest, perennial crops, annual crops, and number and sizes of arable fields. The field margin, compared with the field habitat, was found to be important for the activity density of lycosids, and for the species richness and composition of linyphiids. Landscape parameters were central for the activity density of linyphiids and for the species richness and composition of Lycosidae. A diverse landscape with easy access to perennial crops and forest in addition to field margins will augment both the number of species and individuals of the two spider families. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Published in

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
2007, Volume: 122, number: 2, pages: 211-219
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

      SLU Authors

    • Öberg, Sandra

      • Department of Entomology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

      • Ekbom, Barbara

        • Department of Entomology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

        UKÄ Subject classification

        Agricultural Science
        Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use

        Publication identifier

        DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.12.034

        Permanent link to this page (URI)

        https://res.slu.se/id/publ/14518