Effects of ground cover (straw and compost) on the abundance of natural enemies and soil macro invertebrates in vineyards

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Organic versus conventional systems in viticulture: Comparative effects on spiders and carabids in vineyards and adjacent forests (2015, background): “Several studies have shown that farming systems and regimes of vineyards are important factors determining biodiversity of plants and invertebrates (Bruggisser et al., 2010; Costello and Daane, 2003; Di Giulio et al., 2001; Thomson and Hoffmann, 2007; Trivellone et al., 2012).”
Predicting the effects of climate change on natural enemies of agricultural pests (2010, background): “For example, the abundance of carabids, parasitoid Hymenoptera and spiders, predatory and parasitic Diptera and predatory Hemiptera increased in a vineyard following applications of straw and compost as mulches to reduce water loss (Thomson and Hoffmann, 2007).”
Understanding the factors influencing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) damage in African smallholder maize fields and quantifying its impact on yield. A case study in Eastern Zimbabwe (2019, background): “, organic material on the soil surface leading to higher densities of alternative prey for general predators (Landis et al., 2000; Thomson and Hoffmann, 2007).”