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      NATURAL COVER SURROUNDING THE FARM FIELD REDUCES CROP DAMAGE AND PEST ABUNDANCE IN BRAZILIAN DRYLAND Translated title: A COBERTURA NATURAL AO REDOR DO CAMPO REDUZ OS DANOS ÀS LAVOURAS E A ABUNDÂNCIA DE PRAGAS NAS TERRAS SECAS DO BRASIL

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          ABSTRACT One of the major ecosystem services delivered to agriculture worldwide is the reduction of pests by natural enemies. However, the landscape composition affects multiple dimensions of pest control, and non-crop habitat surrounding farm fields shows variable responses across geographies. Here, crop damage and pest abundance were compared between local farms with two antagonistic land cover and land use aspects (1- High conservation, landscape with high structural complexity; 2- High degradation, landscapes with low complexity). The field data were collected at experimental guava orchards in the Cariri Paraibano, one of the driest regions in the Brazilian Caatinga. The results show that damage caused by orthopterans and their abundance was significantly smaller in the landscape with high structural complexity. Therefore, the results support the hypothesis that crop damage and pest abundance are smaller in landscapes with high structural complexity. Additionally, the results are very important for the dryland regions as they provide information about the relationship between landscape structure and crop damage plus pest abundance in a regional gap. As drylands are critically endangered in all American continents, sustainable agricultural landscapes with the application of natural cover restoration can help drylands to achieve sustainable development.

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          RESUMO Um dos principais serviços ecossistêmicos prestados à agricultura em todo o mundo é a redução de pragas por inimigos naturais. No entanto, a composição da paisagem afeta várias dimensões do controle de pragas, e o habitat não agrícola ao redor dos campos agrícolas mostra respostas variáveis entre diferentes regiões do globo. Nesse trabalho, danos por herbivoria e abundância de pragas foram comparados entre duas paisagens com distintas cobertura e uso do solo (1 - conservada, com alta complexidade estrutural; e 2- degradada, com baixa complexidade). As observações de campo foram realizadas em plantios experimentais de goiabeiras, no Cariri Paraibano, uma das regiões mais secas da Caatinga. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que danos provocados por insetos da ordem Orthoptera, especialmente gafanhotos, bem como sua abundância, foram significativamente menores na paisagem com de alta complexidade estrutural. Portanto, esses resultados apoiam a hipótese que danos às culturas e a abundância de pragas são menores em paisagens com alta complexidade estrutural. Além disso, os resultados são muito importantes para as regiões semiáridas, pois fornecem informações sobre a relação entre a estrutura da paisagem e os danos à cultura em uma lacuna regional. Como as regiões semiáridas são ecossistemas criticamente ameaçados em todo o continente americano, paisagens agrícolas sustentáveis com ações de restauração florestal podem ajudar essas regiões a alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável.

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                Journal
                rcaat
                Revista Caatinga
                Rev. Caatinga
                Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (Mossoró, RN, Brazil )
                0100-316X
                1983-2125
                March 2022
                : 35
                : 1
                : 68-78
                Affiliations
                [2] Areia Paraíba orgnameUniversidade Federal da Paraíba orgdiv1Department of Biosciences Brazil helder@ 123456cca.ufpb.br
                [3] Areia Paraíba orgnameUniversidade Federal da Paraíba orgdiv1Department of Phytotechny and Enviromental Sciences Brazil naysa.flavia@ 123456academico.ufpb.br
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                S1983-21252022000100068 S1983-2125(22)03500100068
                10.1590/1983-21252022v35n107rc
                6349d16e-8529-4ca6-9869-7a17b5bf96fd

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 18 August 2021
                : 01 September 2020
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                Agronomy

                Horticulture
                Ecosystems services. Biological control. Landscape complexity. Semiarid. Sustainable development,Serviços ecossistêmicos. Controle biológico. Complexidade de paisagem. Semiárido. Desenvolvimento sustentável

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