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Avian pest control: Yield outcome due to insectivorous birds, falconry, and integration of nest boxes. (1.0.0)

The model aims to simulate predator-prey relationships in an agricultural setting. The focus lies on avian communities and their effect on different pest organisms (here: pest birds, rodents, and arthropod pests). Since most case studies focused on the impact on arthropod pests (AP) alone, this model attempts to include effects on yield outcome. By incorporating three treatments with different factor levels (insectivorous bird species, falconry, nest box density) an experimental setup is given that allows for further statistical analysis to identify an optimal combination of the treatments.
In light of a global decline of birds, insects, and many other groups of organisms, alternative practices of pest management are heavily needed to reduce the input of pesticides. Avian pest control therefore poses an opportunity to bridge the disconnect between humans and nature by realizing ecosystem services and emphasizing sustainable social ecological systems.

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Avian pest control: Yield outcome due to insectivorous birds, falconry, and integration of nest boxes. 1.0.0

Submitted by David Jung Published Nov 13, 2023 Last modified Dec 05, 2024
nesting ecology avian pest control nest boxes agricultural modeling biological control

The model aims to simulate predator-prey relationships in an agricultural setting. The focus lies on avian communities and their effect on different pest organisms (here: pest birds, rodents, and arthropod pests). Since most case studies focused on the impact on arthropod pests (AP) alone, this model attempts to include effects on yield outcome. By incorporating three treatments with different factor levels (insectivorous bird species, falconry, nest box density) an experimental setup is given that allows for further statistical analysis to identify an optimal combination of the treatments.
In light of a global decline of birds, insects, and many other groups of organisms, alternative practices of pest management are heavily needed to reduce the input of pesticides. Avian pest control therefore poses an opportunity to bridge the disconnect between humans and nature by realizing ecosystem services and emphasizing sustainable social ecological systems.

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David Jung (2023, November 13). “Avian pest control: Yield outcome due to insectivorous birds, falconry, and integration of nest boxes.” (Version 1.0.0). CoMSES Computational Model Library. Retrieved from: https://www.comses.net/codebases/e188da7f-0890-4a5c-b31d-51d03f6bbd03/releases/1.0.0/

References

Garcia, K., Olimpi, E. M., Karp, D. S., & Gonthier, D. J. (2020). The Good, the Bad, and the Risky: Can Birds Be Incorporated as Biological Control Agents into Integrated Pest Management Programs? Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 11(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa009

García, D., Miñarro, M., & Martínez‐Sastre, R. (2021). Enhancing ecosystem services in apple orchards: Nest boxes increase pest control by insectivorous birds. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(3), 465–475. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13823

Gonthier, D. J., Sciligo, A. R., Karp, D. S., Lu, A., Garcia, K., Juarez, G., Chiba, T., Gennet, S., & Kremen, C. (2019). Bird services and disservices to strawberry farming in Californian agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(8), 1948–1959. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13422

Grass, I., Lehmann, K., Thies, C., & Tscharntke, T. (2017). Insectivorous birds disrupt biological control
of cereal aphids. Ecology, 98(6), 1583–1590. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1814

Kross, S. M., Bourbour, R. P., & Martinico, B. L. (2016). Agricultural land use, barn owl diet, and vertebrate pest control implications. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 223, 167–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.002

Lagos, V. O., Bozinovic, F., & Contreras, L. C. (1995). Microhabitat Use by a Small Diurnal Rodent
(Octodon degus) in a Semiarid Environment: Thermoregulatory Constraints or Predation
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Model Version
1.0.0
License
MIT
Programming Language
NetLogo
Software Framework
NetLogo 6.3.0 Netlogo Java virtual machine
Operating System
Operating System Independent
Publish Date
Monday, November 13, 2023
Last Updated
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1.1.0 David Jung Sun Nov 19 11:34:33 2023 Fri Apr 12 18:47:36 2024 Published Peer Reviewed DOI: 10.25937/ddk1-1h77
1.0.0 David Jung Mon Nov 13 13:43:17 2023 Mon Nov 13 13:43:17 2023 Published

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