Ant community potential for pest control in olive groves: management and landscape effects
C. Martinez-Nunez, P. J. Rey, T. Salido, A. J. Manzaneda, F. M. Camacho, J. Isla
This study examines how management practices and landscape complexity affect ant communities and their pest control potential in olive groves, finding that extensive management at intermediate landscape complexity maximizes ant abundance and pest control.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2020Ecology