Data Set Citation:
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Nave A , Crespi A , Gonçalves F , Campos M , and Torres L.
Native Mediterranean plants as potential food sources for natural enemies of insect pests in olive groves
ERDP-2017-03.1.2 (https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2017-03.1.2/jalter-en)
General Information:
Title:Native Mediterranean plants as potential food sources for natural enemies of insect pests in olive groves
Identifier:ERDP-2017-03.1.2
Abstract:
The diversity of native non-crop (“weed”) vegetation in agricultural landscapes can provide arthropod natural enemies with food sources and shelter, thus improving natural pest control and reducing dependence on chemical pesticides. Moreover, native plants to a region are uniquely positioned to provide cultural ecosystem services such as wild food and wild medicinal plants, as well as aesthetics values. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the world’s richest places in terms of plant diversity. Olive cultivation is the basic tree cultivation in the Mediterranean and dominates its rural landscape. The olive grove ecosystem, whose flora presents a notable resemblance to the flora of Mediterranean type ecosystems, is home to a myriad of species of insects, spiders and other arthropods. This includes over one hundred phytophagous species, plus an uncounted number of entomophagous that help to reduce phytophagous populations. Here we present data on flowering plant species from the ground cover of olive groves, store information on characteristics of plant species namely physiognomic type and flowering period, geographic information and some statistical values on olive groves study area and records in the flora of visitor arthropods and cultural ecosystem services. The data include information on 36 olive groves, 100 flora species (taxa), of which 86 native in Portugal, 5 endemic to Iberian Peninsula and 4 endemic to Portugal Continental, and present also a summary of the records of visitor arthropods in these flora (i.e. 2 classes, 6 orders and 12 families).
Keywords:
  • Aesthetic value
  • Ecosystem services
  • Endemic plants
  • Nectar
  • Parasitoid
  • Pollen
  • Predator
  • Shelter
  • Wild edible plants
  • Wild medicinal plants
Data Table, Image, and Other Data Details:
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:FPS.txt ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:OGSA.txt ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:PSC.txt ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:PSIF.txt ( View Metadata | Download File download)

Involved Parties

Data Set Owners:
Individual: Anabela Nave
Organization:Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Address:
Quinta de Prados,
Vila Real 5001-801 Portugal
Phone:
+351 259 350 475 (voice)
Phone:
+351 259 350 629 (fax)
Email Address:
ana.nave@hotmail.com
Individual: António Crespi
Organization:Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Address:
Quinta de Prados,
Vila Real 5001-801 Portugal
Email Address:
acrespi@utad.pt
Individual: Fátima Gonçalves
Organization:Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Address:
Quinta de Prados,
Vila Real 5001-801 Portugal
Individual: Mercedes Campos
Organization:Department of Environmental Protection, Experimental Station Zaidín
Address:
Profesor Albareda nº1,
Granada 18008 Spain
Individual: Laura Torres
Organization:Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Address:
Quinta de Prados,
Vila Real 5001-801 Portugal
Data Set Contacts:
Individual: Anabela Nave
Organization:Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Address:
Quinta de Prados,
Vila Real 5001-801 Portugal
Phone:
+351 259 350 475 (voice)
Phone:
+351 259 350 629 (fax)
Email Address:
ana.nave@hotmail.com

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:Castelo Branco
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  -7.5  degrees
East:  -7.5  degrees
North:  39.8  degrees
South:  39.8  degrees
Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:Guarda
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  -7.25  degrees
East:  -7.25  degrees
North:  40.5333  degrees
South:  40.5333  degrees
Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:Viseu
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  -7.9  degrees
East:  -7.9  degrees
North:  40.65  degrees
South:  40.65  degrees
Time Period:
Begin:
2008-10-01
End:
2008-11-30

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