Predator body sizes and habitat preferences predict predation rates in an agroecosystem - Rusch, Adrien; Birkhofer, Klaus; Bommarco, Riccardo; Smith, Henrik G.; Ekbom, Barbara (Basic and applied ecology, 2015)
Keywords: agroecosystems; Aphididae; Aphidoidea; arable soils; Araneae; Biological control; body length; Body-size; Carabidae; Communities; Community relations; community structure; Ecology; Ecosystem functioning; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Ekologi; Functional diversity; grains; habitat preferences; Habitats; Intraguild predation; landscapes; Life Sciences; Life-history traits; natural enemies; pest control; Pests; predation; Predators; Predator–prey interactions; prediction; species diversity; Spiders; spring; Strength; terrestrial ecosystems; Biological control; Life-history traits; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem functioning; Body-size; Predator–prey interactions; Functional diversity; Intraguild predation; functional diversity; body-size; predator–prey interactions; ecosystem functioning; life-history traits; intraguild predation; biological control; ecosystem services