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Oecologia


Title:Insect attraction to herbivore-induced beech volatiles under different forest management regimes
Author(s):Gossner MM; Weisser WW; Gershenzon J; Unsicker SB;
Address:"Institute of Ecology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07745, Jena, Germany"
Journal Title:Oecologia
Year:2014
Volume:20140731
Issue:2
Page Number:569 - 580
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3025-4
ISSN/ISBN:1432-1939 (Electronic) 0029-8549 (Linking)
Abstract:"Insect herbivore enemies such as parasitoids and predators are important in controlling herbivore pests. From agricultural systems we know that land-use intensification can negatively impact biological control as an important ecosystem service. The aim of our study was to investigate the importance of management regime for natural enemy pressure and biological control possibilities in forests dominated by European beech. We hypothesize that the volatile blend released from herbivore-infested beech trees functions as a signal, attracting parasitoids and herbivore enemies. Furthermore, we hypothesize that forest management regime influences the composition of species attracted by these herbivore-induced beech volatiles. We installed flight-interception traps next to Lymantria dispar caterpillar-infested young beech trees releasing herbivore-induced volatiles and next to non-infested control trees. Significantly more parasitoids were captured next to caterpillar-infested trees compared to non-infested controls, irrespective of forest type. However, the composition of the trophic guilds in the traps did vary in response to forest management regime. While the proportion of chewing insects was highest in non-managed forests, the proportion of sucking insects peaked in forests with low management and of parasitoids in young, highly managed, forest stands. Neither the number of naturally occurring beech saplings nor herbivory levels in the proximity of our experiment affected the abundance and diversity of parasitoids caught. Our data show that herbivore-induced beech volatiles attract herbivore enemies under field conditions. They further suggest that differences in the structural complexity of forests as a consequence of management regime only play a minor role in parasitoid activity and thus in indirect tree defense"
Keywords:Animals Fagus/*chemistry Forestry/*methods Forests Germany *Herbivory Larva/parasitology Moths/*parasitology Pheromones/chemistry Trees/chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry;
Notes:"MedlineGossner, Martin M Weisser, Wolfgang W Gershenzon, Jonathan Unsicker, Sybille B eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2014/08/01 Oecologia. 2014 Oct; 176(2):569-80. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-3025-4. Epub 2014 Jul 31"

 
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