Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia

In the Colombian Amazon, there has been long-term and sustained loss of primary forest threatening biodiversity and climate change mitigation. Silvopastoral practices that integrate trees into livestock production could help address both local economic and wider environmental challenges. We aimed to...

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Autores principales: Kinneen, Lois, Escobar, Maria Paula, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Thompson, Jill, Ramos Pastrana, Yardany, Córdoba Suarez, Eric, Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio, Barnes, Andrew P., Quintero, Marcela, Garrat, Michael P. D.
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Publicado: Wiley 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134520
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author Kinneen, Lois
Escobar, Maria Paula
Hernández, Luis Miguel
Thompson, Jill
Ramos Pastrana, Yardany
Córdoba Suarez, Eric
Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio
Barnes, Andrew P.
Quintero, Marcela
Garrat, Michael P. D.
author_browse Barnes, Andrew P.
Córdoba Suarez, Eric
Escobar, Maria Paula
Garrat, Michael P. D.
Hernández, Luis Miguel
Kinneen, Lois
Quintero, Marcela
Ramos Pastrana, Yardany
Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio
Thompson, Jill
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Escobar, Maria Paula
Hernández, Luis Miguel
Thompson, Jill
Ramos Pastrana, Yardany
Córdoba Suarez, Eric
Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio
Barnes, Andrew P.
Quintero, Marcela
Garrat, Michael P. D.
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description In the Colombian Amazon, there has been long-term and sustained loss of primary forest threatening biodiversity and climate change mitigation. Silvopastoral practices that integrate trees into livestock production could help address both local economic and wider environmental challenges. We aimed to assess the effects of silvopastoral practices on invertebrate communities on smallholder farms in Caquetá, Colombia. Using sweep nets and malaise trapping, invertebrate communities were compared between traditional pasture, silvopasture and forest edge habitats. Invertebrate communities collected using sweep nets were contrasting among habitat types, communities were significantly different between traditional pasture and forest edge habitats and diversity and evenness were greatest in forest edges compared to traditional pastures. It appears that silvopasture areas, by supporting similar invertebrate assemblages to both traditional pasture and forest edges, may be acting as an intermediate habitat. When individual invertebrate orders were compared, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera were found in greater abundance in the forest edge habitats, while Hemiptera were more abundant in traditional pasture. Hemipterans are often pests of forage plants in pasture systems and these differences in abundance may have implications for ecosystem services and disservices. Silvopastoral approaches cannot replace the unique biodiversity supported by native forests but could deliver benefits for invertebrate conservation and ecosystem services if integrated into landscapes.
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spelling CGSpace1345202025-11-11T17:43:13Z Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia Kinneen, Lois Escobar, Maria Paula Hernández, Luis Miguel Thompson, Jill Ramos Pastrana, Yardany Córdoba Suarez, Eric Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio Barnes, Andrew P. Quintero, Marcela Garrat, Michael P. D. silvopastoral systems entomology forest ecology biodiversity sustainable agriculture deforestation agroecology In the Colombian Amazon, there has been long-term and sustained loss of primary forest threatening biodiversity and climate change mitigation. Silvopastoral practices that integrate trees into livestock production could help address both local economic and wider environmental challenges. We aimed to assess the effects of silvopastoral practices on invertebrate communities on smallholder farms in Caquetá, Colombia. Using sweep nets and malaise trapping, invertebrate communities were compared between traditional pasture, silvopasture and forest edge habitats. Invertebrate communities collected using sweep nets were contrasting among habitat types, communities were significantly different between traditional pasture and forest edge habitats and diversity and evenness were greatest in forest edges compared to traditional pastures. It appears that silvopasture areas, by supporting similar invertebrate assemblages to both traditional pasture and forest edges, may be acting as an intermediate habitat. When individual invertebrate orders were compared, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera were found in greater abundance in the forest edge habitats, while Hemiptera were more abundant in traditional pasture. Hemipterans are often pests of forage plants in pasture systems and these differences in abundance may have implications for ecosystem services and disservices. Silvopastoral approaches cannot replace the unique biodiversity supported by native forests but could deliver benefits for invertebrate conservation and ecosystem services if integrated into landscapes. 2024-02 2023-11-16T08:53:20Z 2023-11-16T08:53:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134520 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Kinneen, L.; Escobar, M.P.; Hernandez, L.M.; Thompson, J.; Ramos-Pastrana, Y.; Cordoba-Suarez, E.; Romero-Sanchez, M.; Barnes, A.; Quintero, M.; Garrat, M.P.D. (2023) Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Online first paper (2023-10-10). ISSN: 1461-9563
spellingShingle silvopastoral systems
entomology
forest ecology
biodiversity
sustainable agriculture
deforestation
agroecology
Kinneen, Lois
Escobar, Maria Paula
Hernández, Luis Miguel
Thompson, Jill
Ramos Pastrana, Yardany
Córdoba Suarez, Eric
Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio
Barnes, Andrew P.
Quintero, Marcela
Garrat, Michael P. D.
Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia
title Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia
title_full Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia
title_fullStr Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia
title_short Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia
title_sort silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in caqueta colombia
topic silvopastoral systems
entomology
forest ecology
biodiversity
sustainable agriculture
deforestation
agroecology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134520
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