Maintaining understory vegetation in oil palm plantations supports higher assassin bug numbers

Maintaining understory vegetation in oil palm plantations supports higher assassin bug numbers

Abstract The expansion of oil palm agriculture across Southeast Asia has caused significant biodiversity losses, with the reduction in habitat heterogeneity that accompanies the conversion of forest to oil palm being a major contributing factor. However, owing to their long commercial lifespan, oil...

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Main Authors: Jake Stone, Andreas Dwi Advento, Michael D. Pashkevich, Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan, Jean‐Pierre Caliman, Amelia S. C. Hood, William A. Foster, Mohammad Naim, Pujianto, Dedi Purnomo, Suhardi, Ribka Sionita Tarigan, Tuani Dzulfikar Siguga Rambe, Rudy Harto Widodo, Sarah H. Luke, Jake L. Snaddon, Edgar C. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Subjects:
assassin bugs (Reduviidae)
biological control agents
habitat heterogeneity
integrated pest management (IPM)
oil palm agroecology
tropical agriculture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12293

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https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12293

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