Effect of forest succession and microenvironmental variables on the abundance of two wandering spider species (Araneae: Ctenidae) in a montane tropical forest

Hazzi, Nicolás A.; Petrosky, Anna L.; Karandikar, Harshad; Henderson, David W.; Jiménez-Conejo, Natalia

doi:10.1636/0161-8202-48.2.140

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“…Spiders are an excellent model group of organisms to study differences between developmental phases of stands because they are very sensitive to changes in habitat structure and microclimatic conditions (Oxbrough et al 2005;Stańska et al 2016;Lafage et al 2019;Ramberg et al 2020). Moreover, spiders are good indicators of both ecosystem disturbance resulting from forest management (Pearce & Venier 2006) and succession stages (Haase & Balkenhol 2015;Hazzi et al 2020).…”

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Plant-dwelling spider communities of three developmental phases in primeval oak-lime-hornbeam forest in the Białowieża National Park, Poland

Stańska

Stański

2021

The European Zoological Journal

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The Białowieża Forest is the only place in Europe where the full development cycle of temperate forest can be observed on a large scale, starting from the regeneration phase until the terminal (decay) phase. At present, the terminal phase is not observed in most forests in Europe due to management practices such as logging and removal of dead trees. In this study, we analysed plantdwelling spider communities in three developmental phases (optimal, terminal and regeneration) of a primeval oak-limehornbeam stand in the Białowieża National Park. Spiders were sampled from May to October in 1998 and 1999 using a sweep net. A total of 3693 spider individuals from 13 families were collected, of which 2278 were identified at the species level. In total, 63 spider species were recorded (including species identified based only on juvenile individuals): 33 in the optimal phase, 36 in the terminal phase, and 41 in the regeneration phase. The composition of plant-dwelling spider communities in three developmental phases was similar. Among adult individuals, Linyphia triangularis (Clerck, 1757) was the most numerous species on the plot in the optimal phase, whereas Bathyphantes nigrinus (Westring, 1851) was the most abundant species on the plots in the terminal and regeneration phases of the stand development. Significantly higher species diversity (calculated for the whole study period) was found in the regeneration and optimal phases compared to the terminal phase. We revealed no difference in the abundance, species richness, and species diversity (calculated per sample) between the analysed plots. On the other hand, each of the developmental stages was characterised by a significant proportion of exclusive species, even though they were represented by a few individuals. This suggests that the presence of different forest stages in a given area favours higher species diversity.

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Plant-dwelling spider communities of three developmental phases in primeval oak-lime-hornbeam forest in the Białowieża National Park, Poland

Stańska

Stański

2021

The European Zoological Journal

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“…Thus, the plant species turnover and the change in forest structure (open vs. closed canopy) may have promoted the diversification and success of Ctenidae, especially for the subfamily Cteninae, the most diverse ctenid lineage. Cteninae species inhabit the leaf litter of tropical forests (Gasnier et al., 2009) and, as in other soil arthropods, their presence and abundance are affected by the depth, chemical composition and structure of the leaf litter, which also vary depending on the taxonomic plant composition and canopy density (Rego et al., 2007; Torres‐Sanchez and Gasnier, 2010; Hazzi et al., 2020).…”

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“…With some exceptions (e.g. Phoneutria , Asthenoctenus and Centroctenus ), ctenids are restricted to forest habitats, and their abundance decreases when the habitats are altered (Jocqué and Alderweireldt, 2005; Rego et al., 2006, 2007; Hazzi et al., 2020). The presence of some ctenid lineages that are endemic to continental or biogeographic regions (e.g.…”

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“…Some species of ctenids are restricted to forests and their population densities decrease significantly when forested habitats suffer fragmentation and disturbance (Jocqué et al., 2005; Rego et al., 2005, Rego et al., 2007; Hazzi, 2020). Their large size and predominant abundance in most tropical forests suggest that ctenids play an important role in tropical ecosystems as top generalist predators of invertebrates and small vertebrates (Gasnier and Hofer, 2001; Menin et al., 2005; Mestre and Gasnier, 2008; Torres‐Sanchez and Gasnier, 2010; Hazzi, 2014; Folt and Lapinski, 2017), thus, ctenids are promising models for ecology and conservation studies (Hazzi et al., 2020; Lapinski and Tschapka, 2013, 2014). Furthermore, most species of Ctenidae are narrowly distributed geographically, coinciding with well‐known biogeographic regions, making this family a good candidate to test biogeographic hypotheses of diversification in the tropics (Hazzi et al., 2018; Hazzi and Silva, 2012).…”

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“…Wandering spiders are nocturnal, cursorial predators that do not build webs to catch prey (Polotow and Brescovit, 2014). Some species of ctenids are restricted to forests and their population densities decrease significantly when forested habitats suffer fragmentation and disturbance , Rego et al, 2007Hazzi, 2020). Their large size and predominant abundance in most tropical forests suggest that ctenids play an important role in tropical ecosystems as top generalist predators of invertebrates and small vertebrates (Gasnier and Hofer, 2001;Menin et al, 2005;Mestre and Gasnier, 2008; Torres-Sanchez and Gasnier, 2010;Hazzi, 2014;Folt and Lapinski, 2017), thus, ctenids are promising models for ecology and conservation studies (Hazzi et al, 2020;Tschapka, 2013, 2014).…”

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Molecular phylogeny of the tropical wandering spiders (Araneae, Ctenidae) and the evolution of eye conformation in the RTA clade

Hazzi

Hormiga

2022

Cladistics

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Tropical wandering spiders (Ctenidae) are a diverse group of cursorial predators with its greatest species richness in the tropics. Traditionally, Ctenidae are diagnosed based on the presence of eight eyes arranged in three rows (a 2-4-2 pattern). We present a molecular phylogeny of Ctenidae, including for the first time representatives of all of its subfamilies. The molecular phylogeny was inferred using five nuclear (histone H3, 28S, 18S, Actin and ITS-2) and four mitochondrial (NADH, COI, 12S and 16S) markers. The final matrix includes 259 terminals, 103 of which belong to Ctenidae and represent 28 of the current 49 described genera. We estimated divergence times by including fossils as calibration points and biogeographic events, and used the phylogenetic hypothesis obtained to reconstruct the evolution of the eye conformation in the retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) clade. Ctenidae and its main lineages originated during the Paleocene-Eocene and have diversified in the tropics since then. However, in some analyses Ctenidae was recovered as polyphyletic as the genus Ancylometes Bertkau, 1880 was placed as sister to Oxyopidae. Except for Acantheinae, in which the type genus Acantheis Thorell, 1891 is placed inside Cteninae, the four recognized subfamilies of Ctenidae are monophyletic in most analyses. The ancestral reconstruction of the ocular conformation in the retrolateral tibial apophysis clade suggests that the ocular pattern of Ctenidae has evolved convergently seven times and that it has originated from ocular conformations of two rows of four eyes (4-4) and the ocular pattern of lycosids (4-2-2). We also synonymize the monotypic genus Parabatinga Polotov & Brescovit, 2009 with Centroctenus Mello-Leitão, 1929. We discuss some of the putative morphological synapomorphies of the main ctenid lineages within the phylogenetic framework offered by the molecular phylogenetic results of the study.

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Small scale changes in spider diversity and composition between two close elevations in a Neotropical forest

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Vedel

Pétillon

2022

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

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Effect of forest succession and microenvironmental variables on the abundance of two wandering spider species (Araneae: Ctenidae) in a montane tropical forest

Cited by 4 publications

References 36 publications

Plant-dwelling spider communities of three developmental phases in primeval oak-lime-hornbeam forest in the Białowieża National Park, Poland

Plant-dwelling spider communities of three developmental phases in primeval oak-lime-hornbeam forest in the Białowieża National Park, Poland

Molecular phylogeny of the tropical wandering spiders (Araneae, Ctenidae) and the evolution of eye conformation in the RTA clade

Small scale changes in spider diversity and composition between two close elevations in a Neotropical forest

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