Future rainfall variations reduce abundances of aboveground arthropods in model agroecosystems with different soil types

Future rainfall variations reduce abundances of aboveground arthropods in model agroecosystems with different soil types

Climate change scenarios for Central Europe predict less frequent but heavier rainfalls and longer drought periods during the growing season. This is expected to alter arthropods in agroecosystems that are important as biocontrol agents, herbivores or food for predators (e.g. farmland birds). In a l...

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Main Authors: Johann G. Zaller, Laura eSimmer, Nadja eSanter, James eTabi Tataw, Herbert eFormayer, Erwin eMurer, Johannes eHösch, Andreas eBaumgarten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
Climate Change
agroecosystems
Lysimeter
precipitation patterns
soil types
aboveground arthropods
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenvs.2014.00044/full

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