Land‐use intensity affects the potential for apparent competition within and between habitats

Arthropod communities dwelling in adjacent habitats are able to impact one another via shared natural enemies. In agricultural landscapes, drastic differences resource availability between crop and non-crop cause variation insect herbivore densities over short distances, potentially driving inter-habitat effects. Moreover, the composition of landscape which embedded likely affects realised attack rates from enemies impacts on local arthropod community structure. Here, we examine indirect effects species within habitat types by calculating potential for apparent competition multiple populations. Firstly, aim determine how disparities strength occurring habitats, secondly upon these effects, finally couch observations reality investigating link rates. We used DNA metabarcoding characterise host–parasitoid interactions two (with divergent nutrient inputs) at 11 locations with variable an agroecosystem context. then interaction networks estimate each host pair compare expected versus across system. Shared were found structure boundaries. The size this effect was related such that high input exerted a stronger effect. overall declined increasing land-use intensity surrounding exhibited discernible species. Thus, our results suggest proportion perennial agroecosystems could increase prevalence as among communities, leading enhanced population regulation increased like parasitoid wasps.