Interactions between conservation agricultural practice and landscape composition promote weed seed predation by invertebrates

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 240; pp. 45 - 53
• Main Authors: Petit, S., Trichard, A., Biju-Duval, L., McLaughlin, Ó.B., Bohan, D.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.2017; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abundance; Agricultural conservation; agricultural conservation practice; Agricultural ecosystems; Agricultural land; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Agrochemicals; Agroecology; Arable land; Beetles; Carabidae; Composition effects; Conservation; Conservation agriculture; Conservation practices; Crop yield; crops; Ecosystem services; Granivory; Grasslands; Invertebrates; Landscape; Landscape composition; landscapes; Life Sciences; natural enemies; Pest control; Pesticides; Pests; Predation; Seed predation; Weed regulation; Weeds; Weed regulation; Granivory; Landscape composition; Conservation agriculture; Agroecology; landscape composition; granivory; agroecology; weed regulation; conservation agriculture

•Weed predation is related to the abundance of granivorous and omnivorous carabids.•There are Interactive effects of local and landscape factors on seed predation.•Fields in CA since at least 4 years shelter more carabids and higher seed predation.•Carabids and seed predation in early CA fields depe...