Effects of crop and mixture identity on arthropod diversity
Observation data showed that presence of faba bean and linseed, in
monoculture or mixture, lead to an increase in flower visitor diversity
(Fig. 2a). Pan trap data showed that arthropod diversity was influenced
by an interaction between crop mixture and management: Arthropod
diversity was highest in linseed-oilseed rape mixtures, faba
bean-oilseed rape mixtures and linseed monocultures under low intensity
management; and in oilseed rape monocultures and wheat-faba bean-linseed
mixtures under high intensity management (Fig. 2b). Both methods show
that crop mixtures significantly influenced arthropod diversity (Tables
S1, S2).