Impacts of forestry on ant species richness and composition in warm-temperate forests of Japan

Maetô, Kaoru; Sato, Shigeho

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(03)00333-5

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“…As a consequence, the plots covering the same habitat in different forest complexes and located hundreds of kilometers apart displayed greater similarity than adjacent plots (less than 1 km apart) covering different habitats. The conclusion remains in accordance with results obtained from similar research on carabids (Heliöla et al 2001;Brouat et al 2004;Skłodowski 2006); ants (Maeto and Sato 2004) and spiders (Halaj et al 2008;Mallis and Hurd 2005). In a broader ecological context the results seem to confirm the major impact of forest management on the biodiversity of the ecosystem (Huston 1994;Maeto and Sato 2004).…”

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“…Similar patterns of diversified responses were recorded for several other taxonomic groups that inhabit disturbed forest areas (Garbalińska and Skłodowski 2008;Koivula et al 2006;Maeto and Sato 2004;_ Zmihorski and Durska 2011). Fig.…”

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“…A similar pattern seems to be borne out for other groups of insects of disturbed habitats, e.g. ants (Maeto and Sato 2004) and carabids (Skłodowski and Garbalińska 2007). It is worth noting that both the females (not included in the analyses) of scuttle flies and two species complexes (M. giraudii-complex and M. pulicaria-complex) could conceal a large number of unidentified species.…”

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Effects of disturbances on scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) in Pine Forests

Durska

2013

Biodivers Conserv

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I investigated the ecological consequences of disturbances (anthropogenic and natural) on the scuttle fly communities in four large Pine Forests in Poland. I used data on 17,547 male individuals representing 183 species. Communities found in pine plantations (established in clear-cut areas) and in differently treated post-windstorm (with windthrow logs being left or removed) were less diverse than those found in old-growth forest. The communities recorded in the same habitat types in different forest complexes (ca. 300 km apart) were found to display greater similarity than those recorded on adjacent plots in a given forest (ca. 1 km apart), but covering different habitats. The species-specific preference for habitats after disturbances (clear-cuts and post-windstorm areas) was highly correlated between the forests. The abundance of the species with saprophagous larvae was distinctly higher in the disturbed areas than in the old-growth stands. Also, the body length of the scuttle flies was significantly related to their preference for disturbed or undisturbed habitats: smaller species preferred clear-cuts and post-windstorm areas, whereas larger species were related to intact stands.

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Effects of disturbances on scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) in Pine Forests

Durska

2013

Biodivers Conserv

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“…Ants have been extensively used as effective disturbance bioindicators for ecosystem management and biodiversity restoration (Underwood and Fisher, 2006) with respect to their eco-functional importance (Gauld and Bolton, 1988) and high sensitivity to ecosystem disturbances caused by forest thinning, grazing, species invasion, forest fires, forest conversion, forest fragmentation, and other forms of disturbance (Carvalho and Vasconcelos, 1999;Vasconcelos et al, 2000;Maeto and Sato, 2004;Sinclair and New, 2004;Stephens and Wagner, 2006).…”

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Arthropods as bioindicators of sustainable forest management, with a focus on plantation forests

Maleque

Maetô

Ishiga

2009

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

146

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Here we review the bioindicator potentials of several arthropod groups in forest management. First, we describe the indicator potentials of frequently used arthropod groups in general forest management, and then evaluate ecosystem function and plural taxonomic groups to infer forest biodiversity. We then review indicator potentials of arthropod groups to explore the ecological consequences of forest management practices. Different arthropod groups respond differently to forest management. Ants, carabid beetles, and spiders often respond to local-scale, disturbance-induced vegetation development caused by thinning and can be used to infer the ecological suitability of forest management treatments. Dung beetles and moths respond to habitat alterations caused by forest fragmentation and can indicate the suitability of landscape-level forest management techniques. Butterflies and cerambycid beetles respond highly positively to the presence of herbaceous plants and understory trees and can be used to infer the integrity of thinning treatments in forest management. Syrphid flies, which are strong flyers associated with vegetation complexity, can be used as bioindicators of landscape-level forest management practices. Monitoring regulatory service providers may also help when designing forest management practices. We propose using arthropod bioindicator groups to effectively design and assess ecologically sustainable management plans for both natural and plantation forests.

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“…The area occupied by such plantations now represents about 30% of the total forest area of Japan (Japan Agriculture Statistics Association, 2001), and the conversion process has been reported to reduce biodiversity and simplify community structures of some arthropod fauna (Maeto & Sato, 2004;Makino et al, 2007). Early studies comparing faunas of forest sites (Watanabe, 1973;Kaneko, 1995) should now be supplemented by monitoring communites along chronosequences because collembolan community structures generally change as forests grow (Hasegawa et al, 2006).…”

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Collembolan community in broad-leaved forests and in conifer stands of Cryptomeria japonica in Central Japan

Hasegawa

Fukuyama

Makino

et al. 2009

Pesq. agropec. bras.

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− Collembolan communities in conifer plantations (Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica) and secondary deciduous broad-leaved forests of varying ages were investigated to determine the extent to which forest conversion (broad-leaved to coniferous) affects the species richness and assemblage composition of Collembola in central Japan. Density and total species richness of Collembola not differed between the broad-leaved and cedar forests except immediately after clear-cutting. The amount of forest-fl oor organic matter was larger in cedar forests and positively correlated with the species richness of detritus feeders. Species richness of fungal feeders and sucking feeders positively correlated with the species richness of forest-fl oor plants. There was difference in collembolan species composition between the forest types. The age of the forests seemed to have only small importance for the collembolan community, except during the fi rst four years after clear-cutting. The conversion to artifi cial cedar stands has not reduced the abundance or species richness of collembolan communities, but has affected community composition. Differences in species composition may be related to the ground fl oras.Index terms: japanese cedar, species composition, feeding habit, undergrowth. Comunidade de Colêmbolos em fl orestas decíduas e em plantações da conífera Cryptomeria japonica no Japão centralResumo − As comunidades de colêmbolos nas plantações da conífera Cryptomeria japonica (cedro japonês) e fl orestas decíduas secundárias de várias idades foram investigadas para determinar até que ponto a conversão da fl oresta decídua em conífera afeta a riqueza das espécies e a composição das comunidades de colêmbolos no Japão central. A densidade e a riqueza total de espécies de Collembola não foram diferentes entre as fl orestas decíduas e de cedro, exceto imediatamente depois do corte raso. A quantidade de matéria orgânica acumulada no solo foi maior sob cedro e positivamente correlacionada com a riqueza de espécies de detritívoros. A riqueza de espécies de fungívoros e sugadores foi positivamente correlacionada à riqueza de espécies de plantas do estrato herbáceo da fl oresta. Houve diferença na composição das espécies de colêmbolos entre os tipos de fl oresta. A idade das fl orestas parece ter pouca importância para a comunidade de colêmbolos, exceto nos primeiros quatro anos após o corte raso. Concluiu-se que a conversão da fl oresta decídua em plantações de cedro japonês não causou diminuição na abundância e na riqueza das espécies das comunidades de colêmbolos, mas afetou a composição dessas comunidades. As diferenças na composição das espécies podem ser relacionadas ao desenvolvimento de plantas do estrato herbáceo da fl oresta.Termos para indexação: cedro japonês, composição de espécies, hábito alimentar, vegetação rasteira.

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Impacts of forestry on ant species richness and composition in warm-temperate forests of Japan

Cited by 57 publications

References 16 publications

Effects of disturbances on scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) in Pine Forests

Effects of disturbances on scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) in Pine Forests

Arthropods as bioindicators of sustainable forest management, with a focus on plantation forests

Collembolan community in broad-leaved forests and in conifer stands of Cryptomeria japonica in Central Japan

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