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Are riparian forest reserves sources of invertebrate biodiversity spillover and associated ecosystem functions in oil palm landscapes?
- 1.0460087 - BC 2017 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Gray, C. L. - Simmons, B. I. - Fayle, Tom Maurice - Mann, D. J. - Slade, E. M.
Are riparian forest reserves sources of invertebrate biodiversity spillover and associated ecosystem functions in oil palm landscapes?
Biological Conservation. Roč. 194, Feb 01 (2016), s. 176-183. ISSN 0006-3207. E-ISSN 1873-2917
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA14-32302S; GA ČR(CZ) GA16-09427S
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : ecosystem function * forest fragments * tropical agriculture
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Impact factor: 4.022, year: 2016
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320715301956
The world's tropical forests are becoming increasingly fragmented, with many of these fragments taking the form of strips adjacent to rivers. We explored whether these riparian strips allow "spill-over" of ants and dung beetles into nearby oil palm plantations, hence maintaining ecosystem functioning. We found evidence for spill-over of dung beetles, but not ants, and no evidence that these changes affected dung processing rates. This limited ability of forest species to penetrate oil palm plantations demonstrates the importance of maintaining habitat connectivity in human-modified tropical landscapes.
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