https://padlet.com/parsalashkari/xv2wgwlo6lf8 Biodiversity and climate change en-us 2019-01-12 20:27:44 UTC 2023-02-16 09:57:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png parsalashkari https://padlet.com/parsalashkari/xv2wgwlo6lf8/wish/319981320 Description of the location:
This location is the southernmost municipality of Stuttgart, which is 10 km far from the city center. The area is nearly 13.07 km2 and geographically located in 48°42’28.52”N and 9°11’49.45”E, which elevated 384 m above the sea level. This region belong different varieties of apple cultivars such as Bittenfelder Saemling, Brettacher, Champagner Renette, Coulons Renette, Cox Orange, Gewuerzluiken, Glockenapfel, Goldparmaene, Hohe Wart, Jakob Lebel, Kaiser Wilhelm, Kruegers Dickstiel, Maunzenapfel, Rheinischer Krummstiel, Schoener aus Boskoop, Schwaikheimer Rambur, Sonnenwirtsapfel, Spaetbluehender Tafelapfel, Transparent aus Croncels, Unseldapfel, Welschisner, Zabergaeurenette and Coulons Renette.
This location is limited to urban structure to the east, a research plant station in north and extends to a woodland area in west and south direction.

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Google map (Google earth, 48°42’28.52”N and 9°11’49.45”E )]]> 2019-01-12 20:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/parsalashkari/xv2wgwlo6lf8/wish/319982318 parsalashkari https://padlet.com/parsalashkari/xv2wgwlo6lf8/wish/319983641
This are is not a "hotspot" area but it enjoys a high larval-parasitoid diversity due to type of plant protection management, which receives minimal pesticide inputs, and human perturbations (semi-abandoned management).
Its biodiversity index (Shannon-Wiener and Simpson) is higher than the adjacent apple orchard (located on north of the targeted area by integrated management) representing a higher human perturbation and chemical inputs. 
A deciduous forest (located west part of map) provides a source of alternative hosts for larval-parasitoids and the ecological infrastructure (scattered shrubs, grassy patches, and corridors) connects different patches, enhance the permeability of natural enemy adults among patches and facilitates the distribution of adult parasitoids, which eventually increase the percentage of parasitism of apple pest herbivore communities.
Low mulching activities provides a diversity of flowering non-crop plants, which contributes to feed and provide shelter for the natural enemies.

]]> 2019-01-12 21:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/parsalashkari/xv2wgwlo6lf8/wish/319983641 parsalashkari https://padlet.com/parsalashkari/xv2wgwlo6lf8/wish/319984942 However the area encompasses a higher number of endemic plants and insect species, but the focus of our activity was on the larval-parasitoids of apple pest communities.
Eleven species of Torticidae and one species of Gelechiidae as herbivore community were identified. The parasitoids communities presented as five and six species from families of Braconidae and Ichneumonidae, respectively. One species of Perilampidae was also found in the inventory.

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