Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations

Autores
Cavigliasso, Pablo; González, Ezequiel; Scherf, Abel Nicolás; Villacide, Jose Maria
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
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versión publicada
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Pest responses to landscape complexity show variable patterns globally, primarily related to species traits and specific managed habitats. Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs) are native insects and important pests of plantation forests in South America. We evaluated the responses of LCA nests in young Eucalyptus plantations to different spatial contexts: land uses, interfaces (adjacent land use pairs), agroecosystems, and landscapes. We selected 30 sites in the littoral region of Argentina representing three types of land uses neighboring Eucalyptus plantations: adult eucalypt plantations, citrus plantations, and semi-natural habitats. At each site, we quantified and identified LCA nests and characterized landscape composition and configuration in circles of 250 m radius. LCA nest abundance and presence were similar across different land uses, interfaces, and agroecosystems. Nest presence decreased in landscapes with increasing mean perimeter/area ratio and citrus coverage, whereas LCA abundance showed a similar trend. This indicates that heterogeneous landscapes and those with greater citrus plantation coverage were less likely to have LCA nests. Our findings suggest that landscape configuration was the main predictor of the LCA presence. Understanding the dynamics of LCAs populations and their complex associations with landscape components will contribute to developing successful environmental pest management strategies for plantation forests.
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Fil: Cavigliasso, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Concordia; Argentina
Fil: Cavigliasso, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; Argentina
Fil: González, Ezequiel. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina
Fil: González, Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina
Fil: Scherf, Abel Nicolás. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo; Argentina
Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
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Scientific Reports 13 : Article number: 13130 (2023)
Materia
Formicidae
Landscape
Eucalyptus
Biodiversity
Ecology
Forest Pests
Paisaje
Biodiversidad
Ecología
Plagas Forestales
Hormigas
Ants
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spelling Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantationsCavigliasso, PabloGonzález, EzequielScherf, Abel NicolásVillacide, Jose MariaFormicidaeLandscapeEucalyptusBiodiversityEcologyForest PestsPaisajeBiodiversidadEcologíaPlagas ForestalesHormigasAntsPest responses to landscape complexity show variable patterns globally, primarily related to species traits and specific managed habitats. Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs) are native insects and important pests of plantation forests in South America. We evaluated the responses of LCA nests in young Eucalyptus plantations to different spatial contexts: land uses, interfaces (adjacent land use pairs), agroecosystems, and landscapes. We selected 30 sites in the littoral region of Argentina representing three types of land uses neighboring Eucalyptus plantations: adult eucalypt plantations, citrus plantations, and semi-natural habitats. At each site, we quantified and identified LCA nests and characterized landscape composition and configuration in circles of 250 m radius. LCA nest abundance and presence were similar across different land uses, interfaces, and agroecosystems. Nest presence decreased in landscapes with increasing mean perimeter/area ratio and citrus coverage, whereas LCA abundance showed a similar trend. This indicates that heterogeneous landscapes and those with greater citrus plantation coverage were less likely to have LCA nests. Our findings suggest that landscape configuration was the main predictor of the LCA presence. Understanding the dynamics of LCAs populations and their complex associations with landscape components will contribute to developing successful environmental pest management strategies for plantation forests.EEA ConcordiaFil: Cavigliasso, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Concordia; ArgentinaFil: Cavigliasso, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; ArgentinaFil: González, Ezequiel. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: González, Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; ArgentinaFil: Scherf, Abel Nicolás. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo; ArgentinaFil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; ArgentinaFil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; ArgentinaSpringer Nature2023-09-15T16:09:34Z2023-09-15T16:09:34Z2023-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15232https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40426-92045-2322https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40426-9Scientific Reports 13 : Article number: 13130 (2023)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E1-I600-001, Bioecología y estrategias de manejo de organismos perjudiciales y benéficos en escenarios de intensificación sustentable de cultivosinfo:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PD-L01-I074, Bases ecológicas y epidemiológicas para el diseño de estrategias de manejo de plagas agrícolas y forestalesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:46:06Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/15232instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:46:07.034INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
title Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
spellingShingle Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
Cavigliasso, Pablo
Formicidae
Landscape
Eucalyptus
Biodiversity
Ecology
Forest Pests
Paisaje
Biodiversidad
Ecología
Plagas Forestales
Hormigas
Ants
title_short Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
title_full Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
title_fullStr Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
title_full_unstemmed Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
title_sort Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cavigliasso, Pablo
González, Ezequiel
Scherf, Abel Nicolás
Villacide, Jose Maria
author Cavigliasso, Pablo
author_facet Cavigliasso, Pablo
González, Ezequiel
Scherf, Abel Nicolás
Villacide, Jose Maria
author_role author
author2 González, Ezequiel
Scherf, Abel Nicolás
Villacide, Jose Maria
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Formicidae
Landscape
Eucalyptus
Biodiversity
Ecology
Forest Pests
Paisaje
Biodiversidad
Ecología
Plagas Forestales
Hormigas
Ants
topic Formicidae
Landscape
Eucalyptus
Biodiversity
Ecology
Forest Pests
Paisaje
Biodiversidad
Ecología
Plagas Forestales
Hormigas
Ants
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Pest responses to landscape complexity show variable patterns globally, primarily related to species traits and specific managed habitats. Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs) are native insects and important pests of plantation forests in South America. We evaluated the responses of LCA nests in young Eucalyptus plantations to different spatial contexts: land uses, interfaces (adjacent land use pairs), agroecosystems, and landscapes. We selected 30 sites in the littoral region of Argentina representing three types of land uses neighboring Eucalyptus plantations: adult eucalypt plantations, citrus plantations, and semi-natural habitats. At each site, we quantified and identified LCA nests and characterized landscape composition and configuration in circles of 250 m radius. LCA nest abundance and presence were similar across different land uses, interfaces, and agroecosystems. Nest presence decreased in landscapes with increasing mean perimeter/area ratio and citrus coverage, whereas LCA abundance showed a similar trend. This indicates that heterogeneous landscapes and those with greater citrus plantation coverage were less likely to have LCA nests. Our findings suggest that landscape configuration was the main predictor of the LCA presence. Understanding the dynamics of LCAs populations and their complex associations with landscape components will contribute to developing successful environmental pest management strategies for plantation forests.
EEA Concordia
Fil: Cavigliasso, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Concordia; Argentina
Fil: Cavigliasso, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; Argentina
Fil: González, Ezequiel. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina
Fil: González, Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina
Fil: Scherf, Abel Nicolás. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo; Argentina
Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
description Pest responses to landscape complexity show variable patterns globally, primarily related to species traits and specific managed habitats. Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs) are native insects and important pests of plantation forests in South America. We evaluated the responses of LCA nests in young Eucalyptus plantations to different spatial contexts: land uses, interfaces (adjacent land use pairs), agroecosystems, and landscapes. We selected 30 sites in the littoral region of Argentina representing three types of land uses neighboring Eucalyptus plantations: adult eucalypt plantations, citrus plantations, and semi-natural habitats. At each site, we quantified and identified LCA nests and characterized landscape composition and configuration in circles of 250 m radius. LCA nest abundance and presence were similar across different land uses, interfaces, and agroecosystems. Nest presence decreased in landscapes with increasing mean perimeter/area ratio and citrus coverage, whereas LCA abundance showed a similar trend. This indicates that heterogeneous landscapes and those with greater citrus plantation coverage were less likely to have LCA nests. Our findings suggest that landscape configuration was the main predictor of the LCA presence. Understanding the dynamics of LCAs populations and their complex associations with landscape components will contribute to developing successful environmental pest management strategies for plantation forests.
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