Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture (한국환경농학회지)

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Effect of Agricultural Land Use on Abundance, Community Structure and Biodiversity of Epigeic Arthropods

농경지의 이용형태가 토양성 절지동물 군집 및 다양성에 미치는 영향

  • Eo, Jin U (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Hyun (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Nam, Hyung kyu (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Song, Young Ju (Climate Change & Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration)
  • 어진우 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화생태과) ;
  • 김명현 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화생태과) ;
  • 남형규 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화생태과) ;
  • 송영주 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업환경부 기후변화생태과)
  • Received : 2019.06.19
  • Accepted : 2019.08.02
  • Published : 2019.09.30
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Epigeic arthropods participate in ecological functions as predators, decomposers and herbivores. The purpose of this study was to investigate the responses of some dominant arthropods in rice fields to different forms of agricultural land management. METHODS AND RESULTS: The abundance of microarthropods was compared between rice fields and uplands in the non-growing season. Collembola, Oribatida and Mesostigmata were more abundant in the upland fields than in the paddy fields. The community composition and diversity of epigeic arthropods were compared between fallow and rice fields. The total abundance and species richness of spiders and ground beetles were not significantly different in the two types of agricultural fields. The abundance of Arctosa kwangreungensis was greater in fallow fields than in cultivated fields. The community structure of arthropods was compared between paddy fields with and without barley. The cropping system altered the community composition of spiders but not their biodiversity. Barley cultivation increased the abundance of ground beetles but decreased that of spiders. We suggest that this contrast was partly due to the availability of plants that provided shelter and food for ground beetles. CONCLUSION: These results show that soil use intensity and cropping system alter the community composition of epigeic spiders and ground beetles. This could result in ecosystem-level alterations with respect to the control of pests and weeds. Our results also suggest that biodiversity of ground-dwelling arthropods may not increase during short fallow periods.

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