Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California
Urban ecosystems, as mosaics of residential, industrial, commercial, and agricultural land, present challenges for species survival due to impervious surface, degradation, fragmentation, and modification of natural habitat, pollution, and introduced species. Some urban habitats, such as community ga...
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| author | Stacy M. Philpott Simone Albuquerque Peter Bichier Hamutahl Cohen Monika H. Egerer Claire Kirk Kipling W. Will |
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| description | Urban ecosystems, as mosaics of residential, industrial, commercial, and agricultural land, present challenges for species survival due to impervious surface, degradation, fragmentation, and modification of natural habitat, pollution, and introduced species. Some urban habitats, such as community gardens, support biodiversity and promote ecosystem services. In gardens, local factors (e.g., vegetation, groundcover) and landscape surroundings (e.g., agriculture, built or impervious cover) may influence species abundance, richness, and functional traits that are present. We examined which local and landscape factors within 19 community gardens in the California central coast influence ground beetle (Carabidae) activity density, species richness, functional group richness, and functional traits—body size, wing morphology, and dispersal ability. Gardens with higher crop richness and that are surrounded by agricultural land had greater carabid activity density, while species and functional group richness did not respond to any local or landscape factor. Gardens with more leaf litter had lower carabid activity, and gardens with more leaf litter tended to have more larger carabids. Changes in local (floral abundance, ground cover) and landscape (urban land cover) factors also influenced the distribution of individuals with certain wing morphology and body size traits. Thus, both local and landscape factors influence the taxonomic and functional traits of carabid communities, with potential implications for pest control services that are provided by carabids. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d22018a257de43b4a806668d2b829c522022-12-22T02:22:58ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502019-04-0110411210.3390/insects10040112insects10040112Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal CaliforniaStacy M. Philpott0Simone Albuquerque1Peter Bichier2Hamutahl Cohen3Monika H. Egerer4Claire Kirk5Kipling W. Will6Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USAEcology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USAEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USAEntomology Department, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USAEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USAEssig Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USAUrban ecosystems, as mosaics of residential, industrial, commercial, and agricultural land, present challenges for species survival due to impervious surface, degradation, fragmentation, and modification of natural habitat, pollution, and introduced species. Some urban habitats, such as community gardens, support biodiversity and promote ecosystem services. In gardens, local factors (e.g., vegetation, groundcover) and landscape surroundings (e.g., agriculture, built or impervious cover) may influence species abundance, richness, and functional traits that are present. We examined which local and landscape factors within 19 community gardens in the California central coast influence ground beetle (Carabidae) activity density, species richness, functional group richness, and functional traits—body size, wing morphology, and dispersal ability. Gardens with higher crop richness and that are surrounded by agricultural land had greater carabid activity density, while species and functional group richness did not respond to any local or landscape factor. Gardens with more leaf litter had lower carabid activity, and gardens with more leaf litter tended to have more larger carabids. Changes in local (floral abundance, ground cover) and landscape (urban land cover) factors also influenced the distribution of individuals with certain wing morphology and body size traits. Thus, both local and landscape factors influence the taxonomic and functional traits of carabid communities, with potential implications for pest control services that are provided by carabids.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/4/112CarabidaeCalifornialocal vs. landscapeground beetleurban gardens |
| spellingShingle | Stacy M. Philpott Simone Albuquerque Peter Bichier Hamutahl Cohen Monika H. Egerer Claire Kirk Kipling W. Will Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California Insects Carabidae California local vs. landscape ground beetle urban gardens |
| title | Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California |
| title_full | Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California |
| title_fullStr | Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California |
| title_short | Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California |
| title_sort | local and landscape drivers of carabid activity species richness and traits in urban gardens in coastal california |
| topic | Carabidae California local vs. landscape ground beetle urban gardens |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/4/112 |
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