Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city

Autores
Montes, Marcela; Gleiser, Raquel M.
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
español castellano
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Factor de Impacto 4.9
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales (CREAN); Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina.
Fil: Gleiser, Raquel M. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biologica y Ecología; Argentina.
Abstract Spider ballooning is a phenomenon in which spiders employ silk threads to travel through the air for dispersal. While this behaviour has been extensively studied in agricultural areas, limited research has been conducted in urban environments, where green spaces are highly fragmented. However, in cities, aerial dispersal can be advantageous for spiders as it allows them to move to suitable habitat patches. This study aimed to investigate how the urban landscape affects spider ballooning. We collected ballooning spider samples using sticky traps in 10 urban sites within different landscape contexts. By using generalised linear models, we analysed the influence of vegetation cover at both local and landscape scales on spider abundance and family richness. Family composition was similar across the city regardless of the landscape context. More individuals were collected dispersing aerially in areas with low landscape-level green cover. However, a higher local percentage of vegetation cover led to a substantial increase in aerial dispersal in areas with high landscape-level green cover. Our findings highlight the significance of the interaction between vegetation cover at these two scales on aerial spider abundance. Our results support the hypothesis that generalist spiders exhibit increased ballooning in highly fragmented landscapes, actively seeking suitable habitats despite the elevated associated risk. Higher aerial dispersal in areas with greater local vegetation cover suggests an increase in short-distance dispersal, indicating spiders’ active search for better habitats nearby upon arrival at a site with potentially greater habitat availability.
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Fil: Montes, Marcela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales (CREAN); Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina.
Fil: Gleiser, Raquel M. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biologica y Ecología; Argentina.
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Aerial dispersal
Araneae
Urban
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spelling Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the cityMontes, MarcelaGleiser, Raquel M.Aerial dispersalAraneaeUrbanFactor de Impacto 4.9Fil: Montes, Marcela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil: Montes, Marcela. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales (CREAN); Argentina.Fil: Montes, Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina.Fil: Gleiser, Raquel M. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biologica y Ecología; Argentina.Abstract Spider ballooning is a phenomenon in which spiders employ silk threads to travel through the air for dispersal. While this behaviour has been extensively studied in agricultural areas, limited research has been conducted in urban environments, where green spaces are highly fragmented. However, in cities, aerial dispersal can be advantageous for spiders as it allows them to move to suitable habitat patches. This study aimed to investigate how the urban landscape affects spider ballooning. We collected ballooning spider samples using sticky traps in 10 urban sites within different landscape contexts. By using generalised linear models, we analysed the influence of vegetation cover at both local and landscape scales on spider abundance and family richness. Family composition was similar across the city regardless of the landscape context. More individuals were collected dispersing aerially in areas with low landscape-level green cover. However, a higher local percentage of vegetation cover led to a substantial increase in aerial dispersal in areas with high landscape-level green cover. Our findings highlight the significance of the interaction between vegetation cover at these two scales on aerial spider abundance. Our results support the hypothesis that generalist spiders exhibit increased ballooning in highly fragmented landscapes, actively seeking suitable habitats despite the elevated associated risk. Higher aerial dispersal in areas with greater local vegetation cover suggests an increase in short-distance dispersal, indicating spiders’ active search for better habitats nearby upon arrival at a site with potentially greater habitat availability.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionFil: Montes, Marcela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil: Montes, Marcela. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales (CREAN); Argentina.Fil: Montes, Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina.Fil: Gleiser, Raquel M. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biologica y Ecología; Argentina.Cotter, SheenaMurphy, ShannonWilson, RobertFox, Charleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4478-9333https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-26392024-01-12info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfMontes, M. & Gleiser, R.M. (2024) Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city. Ecological Entomology, 49(3), 397–406. Available from: https:// doi.org/10.1111/een.133130307-6946http://hdl.handle.net/11086/5527381365-2311https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/een.13313https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13313spainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC)instname:Universidad Nacional de Córdobainstacron:UNC2025-09-29T13:41:16Zoai:rdu.unc.edu.ar:11086/552738Institucionalhttps://rdu.unc.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://rdu.unc.edu.ar/oai/snrdoca.unc@gmail.comArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:25722025-09-29 13:41:16.973Repositorio Digital Universitario (UNC) - Universidad Nacional de Córdobafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
title Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
spellingShingle Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
Montes, Marcela
Aerial dispersal
Araneae
Urban
title_short Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
title_full Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
title_fullStr Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
title_full_unstemmed Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
title_sort Flying to greener pastures: Spider ballooning in the city
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Montes, Marcela
Gleiser, Raquel M.
author Montes, Marcela
author_facet Montes, Marcela
Gleiser, Raquel M.
author_role author
author2 Gleiser, Raquel M.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4478-9333
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-2639
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aerial dispersal
Araneae
Urban
topic Aerial dispersal
Araneae
Urban
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Factor de Impacto 4.9
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales (CREAN); Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina.
Fil: Gleiser, Raquel M. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biologica y Ecología; Argentina.
Abstract Spider ballooning is a phenomenon in which spiders employ silk threads to travel through the air for dispersal. While this behaviour has been extensively studied in agricultural areas, limited research has been conducted in urban environments, where green spaces are highly fragmented. However, in cities, aerial dispersal can be advantageous for spiders as it allows them to move to suitable habitat patches. This study aimed to investigate how the urban landscape affects spider ballooning. We collected ballooning spider samples using sticky traps in 10 urban sites within different landscape contexts. By using generalised linear models, we analysed the influence of vegetation cover at both local and landscape scales on spider abundance and family richness. Family composition was similar across the city regardless of the landscape context. More individuals were collected dispersing aerially in areas with low landscape-level green cover. However, a higher local percentage of vegetation cover led to a substantial increase in aerial dispersal in areas with high landscape-level green cover. Our findings highlight the significance of the interaction between vegetation cover at these two scales on aerial spider abundance. Our results support the hypothesis that generalist spiders exhibit increased ballooning in highly fragmented landscapes, actively seeking suitable habitats despite the elevated associated risk. Higher aerial dispersal in areas with greater local vegetation cover suggests an increase in short-distance dispersal, indicating spiders’ active search for better habitats nearby upon arrival at a site with potentially greater habitat availability.
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Fil: Montes, Marcela. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Centro de Relevamiento y Evaluación de Recursos Agrícolas y Naturales (CREAN); Argentina.
Fil: Montes, Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina.
Fil: Gleiser, Raquel M. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biologica y Ecología; Argentina.
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