Local and landscape drivers of natural enemy communities in Indonesian oil palm plantation

• DOI: 10.1111/icad.12747
• Publication Date: 2024-05-06T18:39:03Z
• Authors: Akhmad Rizali; Sri Karindah; Bambang Tri Rahardjo; Nurindah; Bandung Sahari
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 01 natural sciences

Abstract Oil palm plantations are typically managed in a monoculture system over large areas. This contributes to biodiversity loss and promotes pest outbreaks by reducing natural enemies. However, ecosystem functions oil vary spatially temporally can still support under certain conditions. We conducted study on the species richness, abundance composition of enemies investigated factors influencing enemy communities at both local landscape scales. selected 12 sites an plantation Central Borneo, Indonesia, which were grouped into 4 sub‐areas based presence habitats, varied characteristics. Arthropods sampled using canopy knockdown fogging with pyrethroid insecticide. Different taxa responded differently changes habitat characteristics within plantations. Species richness spiders was not affected either or scale, but their tree age (local scale) total edge dominant (landscape scale). Ant influenced class area scale), whereas scale. On other hand, parasitoid wasps light intensity variation only intensity. The results suggest that management practices need consider scales maintain biological control achieve sustainable