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Claim · model-written summary
Geranium sessiliflorum and Hebe chathamica had the highest spider densities.
- Taxon
- G. sessiliflorum and H. chathamica
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Geranium sessiliflorume0 - Outcome
- densities of these arthropodse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Verbatim
e0“G. sessiliflorum and H. chathamica had the highest densities of these arthropods”
e1“Density of spiders was correlated with arthropod diversity”
Title
Morgan W. Shields; Jean-Marie Tompkins; David J. Saville; et al. PeerJ 2016. doi:10.7717/peerj.2042
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- Observation Leptinella dioica had among the highest area growth and survival after 12 months.
- Observation Acaena inermis purpurea had among the highest area growth and survival after 12 months.
- Observation All 14 endemic plant species suppressed weeds.
- Observation Five named species each reduced weed cover by more than 95%.
- Observation Arthropod diversity supported by the plant species varied from zero to 1.3 on the Shannon Wiener index.
- Observation Geranium sessiliforum and Muehlenbeckia axillaris had the highest invertebrate diversity.
- Association Spider density correlated with arthropod diversity.
- Association Several plant species were associated with higher soil moisture than controls.
- Observation Acaena inermis purpurea and Lobelia angulata performed best for soil moisture.
- Observation Soil microbial activity was higher beneath all plant species than in controls.
- Observation Leptinella dioica had the highest soil microbial activity.
- Observation The moth pest had poor adult survival on all plant species, below 0.3.
- Observation A combined ranking placed eight species in descending order, led by G. sessiliflorum.
- Observation Surveyed winegrowers said they probably would deploy endemic plants around vines.