Taxonomy and Management of Insect Biodiversity

Kim, Ke Chung

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“…Biodiversity in domestic gardens can provide a means for people to become acquainted with, and connected to local biota (Dearborn & Kark, ), and to acquire knowledge of basic ecosystem services such as pollination and biological control. That knowledge can then help to raise awareness of need for local conservation activities in the community (Kim, ). Increasingly, local authorities encourage citizens to become involved in biodiversity projects either through funding for projects or community activities.…”

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Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: a case study in a New Zealand city

Barratt

Dickinson

Freeman

et al. 2015

Insect Conserv Diversity

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1. Invertebrate biodiversity was investigated in 55 domestic gardens in the city of Dunedin in southern New Zealand. The influence of habitat types within the gardens (lawns, open beds, and closed canopy beds) on invertebrate community structure was investigated by pitfall trapping. Species richness of Coleoptera, the proportion of native species, and effects of pesticide use by householders was examined.2. The most abundantly trapped taxa were Collembola, Amphipoda, and Diptera. Most taxa were represented in all three habitat types, but Collembola, Diptera, and Araneae were most frequently collected in lawns and Isopoda in open beds.3. The use of pesticides had no effect on total trap catch, but detritivore numbers were higher in gardens where no insecticide had been used. Opiliones and Acarina were captured in greater numbers in gardens where herbicides had not been used.4. Over 1400 Coleoptera were identified to 164 species/morphospecies. Species richness averaged 12 species per garden. Staphylinidae, Curculionidae, and Carabidae were the most abundantly collected Coleoptera, both for species and individuals. Species richness was not affected by vegetation type. The coleopteran fauna was predominantly native (80-90%) for species and individuals. 5. The capture of a new to New Zealand weevil species (Exomias pellicidus (Boheman)) suggests that urban studies could play a role in alerting authorities to biosecurity incursions. The study stimulated considerable interest in invertebrates from householders, which might help fill the gap between acquiring environmental awareness and encouraging changes in behaviour towards support for native biodiversity.

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Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: a case study in a New Zealand city

Barratt

Dickinson

Freeman

et al. 2015

Insect Conserv Diversity

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“…Site-specific biotic and abiotic characteristics determine insect biodiversity to be specific of a particular site. Natural resource agencies need baseline, site-specific biodiversity data that should be a basic guide for all other resource management programs ( Kim 2009 ).…”

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Biodiversity Analysis of True Bug Assemblages (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) in Four Habitats in the Garraf Natural Park (Barcelona, Spain)

Gessé

Monleón-Getino

Goula

2014

Journal of Insect Science

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With the aim of gaining insight into true bugs assemblages, and of giving tools to enhance environmental manager tasks, an analysis was made of the alpha and beta diversity of true bug assemblages in the NE Iberian Peninsula. The study took place during the years 1999, 2000, and 2001. The diversity of true bug assemblages among four typical Mediterranean plant communities (dry grassland, calcicolous rosemary scrub, kermes oak scrub, and evergreen oak forest) in a protected natural area was compared. In each plant community, a stratified sampling, taking into account plants with highest coverage percentage, was performed. Collections were performed monthly using direct observation plus beating or sweeping of the entomological net. Objectives were 1) to assess whether true bug assemblages are different in each plant community surveyed, by means of the analysis of their alpha and beta diversity, 2) to assess if any of the four true bug assemblages may be prioritized according to the biodiversity parameters studied. In total, 3,071 specimens, belonging to 12 families and 77 species were identified. Fifty percent of specimens collected belonged to only three species, and ∼33% of species was represented by only one or two individuals. In each Heteroptera assemblage, the distribution pattern of species frequency classes followed a lognormal model. Thirty-five percent of species represented by three or more specimens were found in only one plant community. Abundance, species richness, and diversity were found to be different for each true bug assemblage and along the year. Abundance was highest in the evergreen oak forest and in spring. Species richness and diversity were highest in the kermes oak scrub and in early summer. Nonparametric species richness estimators showed that completeness of species inventory was >80%. In the study zone, true bug diversity may be considered low medium. Our results show that true bugs assemblages are characteristic of specific plant communities, and thus, true bugs fit as candidate monitoring group in environmental and conservation management.

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Patterns of Species Richness and Diversity of Insects Associated With Cucurbit Fruits in the Southern Part of Cameroon

Mokam

Djiéto‐Lordon

Bilong

2014

Journal of Insect Science

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Patterns of species diversity and community structure of insects associated with fruits of domesticated cucurbits were investigated from January 2009 to 2011 in three localities from two agroecological zones in the southern part of Cameroon. Rarefaction curves combined with nonparametric estimators of species richness were used to extrapolate species richness beyond our own data. Sampling efforts of over 92% were reached in each of the three study localities. Data collected revealed a total of 66 insect morphospecies belonging to 37 families and five orders, identified from a set of 57,510 insects. The orders Diptera (especially Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae) and Hymenoptera (mainly Braconidae and Eulophidae) were the most important, in terms of both abundance and species richness on the one hand, and effects on agronomic performance on the other. Values for both the species diversity (Shannon and Simpson) and the species richness indices (Margalef and Berger–Parker) calculated showed that the insect communities were species-rich but dominated, all to a similar extent, by five main species (including four fruit fly species and one parasitoid). Species abundance distributions in these communities ranged from the Zipf–Mandelbrot to Mandelbrot models. The communities are structured as tritrophic networks, including cucurbit fruits, fruit-feeding species (fruit flies) and carnivorous species (parasitoids). Within the guild of the parasitoids, about 30% of species, despite their low abundance, may potentially be of use in biological control of important pests. Our field data contribute in important ways to basic knowledge of biodiversity patterns in agrosystems and constitute baseline data for the planned implementation of biological control in Integrated Pest Management.

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Taxonomy and Management of Insect Biodiversity

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Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: a case study in a New Zealand city

Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: a case study in a New Zealand city

Biodiversity Analysis of True Bug Assemblages (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) in Four Habitats in the Garraf Natural Park (Barcelona, Spain)

Patterns of Species Richness and Diversity of Insects Associated With Cucurbit Fruits in the Southern Part of Cameroon

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