Sustainable Agriculture: Nutritional Benefits of Wheat–Soybean and Maize–Sunflower Associations for Hibernation and Reproduction of Endangered Common Hamsters
| Autor: | Mathilde Louise Tissier, Florian Kletty, Jean-Patrice Robin, Caroline Habold |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Bishop’s University [Sherbrooke, Canada] |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
030310 physiology crop mixtures Geography Planning and Development [SDV.SA.AGRO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agronomy TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources reproduction 03 medical and health sciences GE1-350 European hamster 2. Zero hunger 0303 health sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants intercrop Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment food and beverages 15. Life on land sustainable farming fitness Environmental sciences [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 13; Issue 24; Pages: 13521 Sustainability Sustainability, MDPI, 2021, 13 (24), pp.13521. ⟨10.3390/su132413521⟩ Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 13521, p 13521 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su132413521 |
| Popis: | Farmland species face many threats, including habitat loss and malnutrition during key periods of their life cycle. This is aggravated in conventionally managed monocultures, leading to nutrient deficiencies that impair the survival and reproduction of farmland wildlife. For instance, protein deficiencies in wheat or vitamin B3 deficiency in maize reduce by up to 87% the reproductive success of the critically endangered common hamster (Cricetus cricetus), a flagship species of European farmlands. It is urgent to identify and implement agricultural practices that can overcome these deficiencies and help restoring hamsters’ reproductive success. As part of a conservation program to diversify farming habitats in collaboration with farmers, we tested whether associations between wheat or maize and three supplemental crops (soybean, sunflower and fodder radish) supported hamsters’ performance during hibernation and reproduction. We observed that maize–sunflower, maize–radish and wheat–soybean associations minimized hamsters’ body mass loss during hibernation. The wheat–soybean association led to the highest reproductive success (N = 2 litters of 4.5 ± 0.7 pups with a 100% survival rate to weaning), followed by maize–sunflower and maize–radish. These crop associations offer promising opportunities to overcome nutritional deficiencies caused by cereal monocultures. Their agronomic potential should promote their implementation on a large scale and benefit farmland biodiversity beyond the common hamster. |
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