Östman, Örjan
- Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2002Peer reviewed
Ostman, O
Apterous aphids show varying degrees of aggregation in the field. Both alate an apterous Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) were compared in terms of degree of aggregation in relation to landscape features and farming management (conventional vs. organic). Alate R. padi were clearly aggregated, but no effect of landscape features or farming management was found on the degree of aggregation. Apterous R. padi were aggregated, and to a degree that varied according to field. Aggregation tended to be lower in landscapes with high perimeter-to-area ratios of the fields, but there was no significant difference between organically and conventionally managed fields. The fields with low aggregation had few alate, low R. padi population growth rate and therefore a low abundance. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
agricultural landscapes; cereal fields; landscape heterogeneity; Taylor's power law
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
2002, Volume: 93, number: 1-3, pages: 67-71 Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Ecology
Agricultural Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8809(01)00357-7
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/80312