Land consolidation impacts the abundance and richness of natural enemies but not pests in small-holder rice systems (IMAGE)

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Land consolidation impacts the abundance and richness of natural enemies but not pests in small-holder rice systems

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Locations of the 20 study sites with focal rice fields (a) and examples of landscapes dominated by traditional (b) and consolidated fields (c). Consolidated / traditional sites refer to the consolidation status of the experimental rice field changed during the six experimental years.

S. Gong et al,. (2024). Land consolidation impacts the abundance and richness of natural enemies but not pests in small-holder rice systems,. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.14671 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14671

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Yi Zou (XJTLU)

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