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doi: 10.4121/bcf78320-aaa6-428f-acf6-2eb436baa13e

Croijmans, Luuk; Cuperus, Fogelina; van Apeldoorn, Dirk F.; Bianchi, Felix J.J.A.; Rossing, Walter A.H. et. al. (2024): Data underlying the publication: Strip cropping designed for maintaining productivity increases ground beetle biodiversity. Version 1. 4TU.ResearchData. dataset. https://doi.org/10.4121/bcf78320-aaa6-428f-acf6-2eb436baa13e.v1

Dataset

• Ecological Applications
• Ecology
• Ecosystem Assessment and Management
• Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
• Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production
• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
• Crop and Pasture Production
• Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
• Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
• Biological Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• Environment

Agroecology, Biodiversity conservation, Carabidae, Community ecology, Crop diversification, Crop heterogeneity, Ecological intensification, Field crops, Intercropping, Organic agriculture

2019 - 2022

CC BY 4.0

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by Luuk Croijmans , Fogelina Cuperus , Dirk F. van Apeldoorn , Felix J.J.A. Bianchi , Walter A.H. Rossing , Erik H. Poelman

This data belongs to a manuscript, with the title: Strip cropping designed for maintaining productivity increases ground beetle biodiversity. See the readme files for information on methods, techniques and other relevant information.

Abstract:

Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, with agriculture as a major driver. There is mounting evidence that intercropping can increase insect biodiversity while maintaining or increasing yield. Yet, intercropping is often considered impractical for mechanized farming systems. Strip cropping is pioneered by Dutch farmers as it is compatible with standard farm machinery. Here, we show that strip cropping systems that are designed for retaining productivity, can also enhance insect biodiversity, without incurring major yield loss. Strip cropped fields had on average 15% more ground beetle species and 30% more individuals than monocultural fields. The increase in field-level beetle species richness in organic agriculture through strip cropping approached increases found for other readily deployed biodiversity conservation methods, like shifting from conventional to organic agriculture (+19% - +23%). This makes strip cropping a useful tool for bending the curve of biodiversity loss without compromising food production.

• 2024-07-31 first online, published, posted

4TU.ResearchData

script/R; data/csv

• DiverIMPACTS (grant code 727482) European Union's Horizon 2020
• LegValue (grant code 727672) European Union's Horizon 2020
• Crop diversification (grant code LWV19129 ) Dutch Public-private partnership
• Nature Based Solutions in Field Crops (grant code KB36003003 ) Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
• CropMix (grant code NWA.1389.20.160) [more info...] Dutch Research Agenda (NWA-ORC)

Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research;
Farming Systems Ecology, Wageningen University & Research;
Field Crops, Wageningen University & Research