2026-04-13T00:58:33Zhttps://recercat.cat/oai/requestoai:recercat.cat:10459.1/4642302025-09-15T18:48:19Zcom_2072_3622col_2072_479130
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Álvarez, Hugo A.
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Clemente-Orta, Gemma
2023
: Arthropods are an important part of the biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems, having a key role in trophic chains, providing one of the most
important ecosystem services for the human being that is the biological control of pests. Therefore, for ecology, it is necessary to know where natural
enemies are and disperse within agricultural landscapes to provide an effective biological control. This bibliographic review aims to offer a general
overview of basic concepts and the state of the art within the study of the arthropod movement and its relationship with the biological control of pests.
Our results suggest that (i) the movement of arthropods that consume or parasitize other arthropods is crucial for seeking new resources and escaping
spatial and temporal disturbances in ephemeral and/or disturbed habitats in agricultural landscapes, moving directionally or bidirectionally between
patches in the landscape. (ii) Both the agroecosystem and natural habitats and/or non-agricultural habitats can provide resources for natural enemies.
(iii) Studies that relate arthropod movement and biological control can be integrated into three categories: laboratory trials, field trials at the local
level (greenhouse, semi-field, and open-field), and field trials at the habitat level. Moreover, we did not find papers of landscape scale methodologies.
In all studies, the techniques used are: (1) tracking by video camera and software (laboratory tests), (2) difference in abundance (quantification of
distribution), (3) observation and tracking, (4) observation and tracking in enclosures (boxes), (5) mark and recapture, (6) self-marking and capture
and (7) mark capture (field trials at the local level and field trials at the habitat level). On the other hand, (iv) there is the need of works that uses
spatial analysis methodologies or landscape ecology in the study of arthropod movement and biological control. Finally, it is recommended that given
the highly dynamic nature of agricultural landscapes, arthropod movement should integrate different spatial scales, as well as temporal heterogeneity,
specifying the disturbance mechanisms in each system.
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Agroecosystem
Landscape ecology
Agrobiodiversitat
Paisatge--Ecologia
Hàbitat (Ecologia)
Habitat (Ecology)
Movement ecology of arthropods and biological control: from the laboratory to the landscape
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