Claim · model-written summary
Spider abundance correlated with vegetation characteristics in 1991, suggesting habitat availability mattered for establishment.
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e0“In 1991, spider abundance was correlated with specifi c vegetation characteristics which suggests that the availability of habitat was important to spider colonizatio n and establishment in that year .”
Title
THE WEB-SPIDER COMMUNITY OF SOYBEAN AGROECOSYSTEMS IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO
Ann L. Rypstraand; Paul E. Carter 1995
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- Observation Web-spider abundance was higher in 1991 and lower in 1993 than in the other years.
- Observation Sheet webs were more abundant in 1991.
- Observation Orb webs were more abundant in 1990.
- Association Spider abundance did not correlate with measured vegetation characteristics in 1990.
- Association Late-season spider density correlated positively with weed biomass.
- Association Soybean leaf herbivore damage correlated negatively with web-spider numbers across three years.
- Mechanism The authors suggest web-spiders may affect plant production by reducing herbivore action.