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Creation of paddy levees to enhance the ecosystem service of weed seed predation by crickets

Authors: Minoru Ichihara, Kazuo Matsuno, Hidehiro Inagaki, Chieko Saiki, Shunsuke Mizumoto, Shou Yamaguchi, Masayuki Yamashita, Hitoshi Sawada

Published in: Landscape and Ecological Engineering | Issue 1/2015

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The influence of ground cover plants on the ecosystem service of weed seed predation by crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) was evaluated on paddy field levees in Japan in 2010 and 2011. We compared the activity density of crickets and invertebrate seed predation on Lolium multiflorum, a non-native grass weed, among five vegetation types grown on paddy levees: the ground covers Eremochloa ophiuroides, Phyla canescens, Phlox subulata, and Zoysia japonica, and weedy vegetation dominated by Digitaria ciliaris. Camera recordings showed that crickets were the predominant invertebrate seed predators. Cricket density tended to be higher on levees with E. ophiuroides, Phyla canescens, and Phlox subulata [5.8–7.2 individuals/trap/day (individuals/trap/d) (2010); 5.4–7.6 individuals/trap/d (2011)] than in those with Z. japonica and weedy vegetation [1.0–2.2 individuals/trap/d (2010); 2.2–3.2 individuals/trap/d (2011)]. Invertebrate seed predation on levees with Phyla canescens and Phlox subulata tended to be relatively high in both years. These results suggest that E. ophiuroides, Phyla canescens, and Phlox subulata can increase cricket density, and that Phyla canescens and Phlox subulata, in particular, can stably enhance weed seed predation on paddy field levees.

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Title: Creation of paddy levees to enhance the ecosystem service of weed seed predation by crickets
Authors: Minoru Ichihara
Kazuo Matsuno
Hidehiro Inagaki
Chieko Saiki
Shunsuke Mizumoto
Shou Yamaguchi
Masayuki Yamashita
Hitoshi Sawada
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Landscape and Ecological Engineering / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1860-1871
Electronic ISSN: 1860-188X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-014-0254-y

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