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- Flowering Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Strips Do Not Enhance Ecosystem Services in Azorean OrchardsPublication . Ferrante, Marco; Lövei, Gabor; Lavigne, Lambert; Caballero Vicente, Mario; Tarantino, Elisa; Lopes, David João Horta; Monjardino, Paulo; Borges, Paulo A. V.ABSTRACT: Ecosystem services (ESs) and disservices (EDs) are routinely estimated from changes in service provider densities without measuring their actual levels. By using the sentinel approach (i.e., exposing a plant, seeds, and prey models in a standardized way), we tested how coriander (Coriandrum sativum) strips planted in mixed orchards on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal) affected ESs/EDs via herbivory on lettuce plants, seed predation on wheat and weed seeds, and predation on artificial caterpillars. Vertebrates had more influence than invertebrates on ESs and EDs. Herbivory (ED) after 2 weeks was similar in the coriander and the control plots, while seed predation was higher in the control than in the coriander plots on both wheat grain (an ED: 30.8% vs. 15.3%) and weed seeds (an ES: 2.5% vs. 0.4%). Vertebrate predation (ES) rates after 48 h were significantly higher in the control (9%) than in the coriander plots (3%), while no difference was observed for invertebrate predation. Coriander strips did not support increased ES/reduced ED levels in this habitat. The sentinel approach is effective to quantitatively compare multiple ESs/EDs under different farming management strategies.
- Relatório final do projeto AGRO-ECOSERVICES – Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystems (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000073)Publication . Borges, Paulo A. V.; Soares, A. O.; Ferrante, M.; Gil, A.; Lopes, David João Horta; Girardello, M.; Monjardino, Paulo; Lövei, Gabor; Rigal, F.; Bacher, S.ABSTRACT: The Agro-Ecoservices project has allowed to expand our knowledge of the arthropod diversity and ecosystem services and disservices in agricultural habitats of oceanic islands and to develop and test standardised techniques for monitoring several ecological processes.