Effects of sown and spontaneous inter-row vegetation on weeds and beneficial arthropods in vineyards

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 81; pp. 17 - 24
• Main Authors: Rocher, Léo, Melloul, Emile, Blight, Olivier, Bischoff, Armin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.12.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: applied ecology; Arthropods; beneficial arthropods; Biodiversity and Ecology; Cover crop; crop management; Cynodon dactylon; Environmental Sciences; Erigeron sumatrensis; flowers; France; grasses; habitat destruction; habitats; Predation; seed mixtures; species; species richness; Sustainable viticulture; vegetation; vineyards; weed control; Weeds; France; Sustainable viticulture; Arthropods; Predation; Cover crop; Weeds

The intensification of crop management has resulted in a decline of biodiversity in the last decades, in particular through habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation. Semi-natural habitats within agricultural landscapes such as hedges, grasslands or herbaceous field margins, provide resources and...