Identification of seed predators on arable fields

Background

When I first started working with seed predators in agroecosystems, very little was known about the identity of the animals involved. In this little research, we used an infrared light combined with a sensitive black-and-white camera to capture seed predators red handed on video, while watching the action on a screen in a tent nearby.

Set-up for capturing seed predators in the act of stealing seeds from a seed card. Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2001.

Funding agency; Schure-Beijering-Popping Fonds (KNAW)

Project duration; 2001