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Creation of paddy levees to enhance the ecosystem service of weed seed predation by crickets

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The influence of ground cover plants on the ecosystem service of weed seed predation by crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) was evaluated on paddy field levees in Japan in 2010 and 2011. We compared the activity density of crickets and invertebrate seed predation on Lolium multiflorum, a non-native grass weed, among five vegetation types grown on paddy levees: the ground covers Eremochloa ophiuroides, Phyla canescens, Phlox subulata, and Zoysia japonica, and weedy vegetation dominated by Digitaria ciliaris. Camera recordings showed that crickets were the predominant invertebrate seed predators. Cricket density tended to be higher on levees with E. ophiuroides, Phyla canescens, and Phlox subulata [5.8–7.2 individuals/trap/day (individuals/trap/d) (2010); 5.4–7.6 individuals/trap/d (2011)] than in those with Z. japonica and weedy vegetation [1.0–2.2 individuals/trap/d (2010); 2.2–3.2 individuals/trap/d (2011)]. Invertebrate seed predation on levees with Phyla canescens and Phlox subulata tended to be relatively high in both years. These results suggest that E. ophiuroides, Phyla canescens, and Phlox subulata can increase cricket density, and that Phyla canescens and Phlox subulata, in particular, can stably enhance weed seed predation on paddy field levees.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge Civil Engineering and Eco-Technology Consultants Co., Ltd., and SEIKAN Co., Ltd., for identifying the crickets. Further, we thank the farmers who allowed us to use their fields for this study. The experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed. There are no ethical problems for this study or conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.

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    Present address: Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan

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  1. Shizuoka Prefectural Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, 678-1 Tomigaoka, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka, 438-0803, Japan

    Minoru Ichihara, Kazuo Matsuno, Hidehiro Inagaki & Chieko Saiki

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan

    Shunsuke Mizumoto, Shou Yamaguchi, Masayuki Yamashita & Hitoshi Sawada

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Ichihara, M., Matsuno, K., Inagaki, H. et al. Creation of paddy levees to enhance the ecosystem service of weed seed predation by crickets. Landscape Ecol Eng 11, 227–233 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-014-0254-y

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