Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caqueta, Colombia.

ABSTRACT: In the Colombian Amazon, there has been long-term and sustained loss of primary forest threatening biodiversity and climate change mitigation. Silvopastoral practices that integrate trees into livestock production could help address both local economic and wider environmental challenges.We aimed to assess the effects of silvopastoral practices on invertebrate communities on smallholder farms in Caquetá, Colombia. Using sweep nets and malaise trapping, invertebrate communities were compared between traditional pasture, silvopasture and forest edge habitats.Invertebrate communities collected using sweep nets were contrasting among habitat types, communities were significantly different between traditional pasture and forest edge habitats and diversity and evenness were greatest in forest edg

SUBMITTER: Kinneen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952216 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature