An Ecological Foundation for IPM
Island Biogeography
How are Island Biogeography and Agriculture Connected? Give me an example
Community Succession More Diversity More Stability
Community Succession
Planting seed Fertilizers Weeding Soil preparation Insecticides Artificial selection Community Succession
R vs K-selection species r-selection species. - High fecundity - Short generation time - Low competitive ability - High dispersal
R vs K-selection species K-selection species. - Lower fecundity - Longer generation time - Higher competitive ability - Lower dispersal
R
Biodiversity and Stability More Diversity More Stability
The facts Herbivores Monophagous Polyphagous Predators Parasitoids30136 Andow 1991 Population response to polyculture IncreaseVariable responseNo changeDecrease
“Resource concentration hypothesis” Root 1973
Monoculture Polyculture
TOO MANY VARIABLES!!!!!!!!!!!!