More pests but less treatments: ambivalent effect of landscape complexity on Conservation Biological Control
P. Zamberletti, K. Sabir, T. Opitz, O. Bonnefon, E. Gabriel, J. Papaix
The paper models how landscape complexity affects predator-prey dynamics and pesticide use in agricultural systems, finding that habitat structure influences pest control effectiveness.
bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2021Ecology