Size, taxonomic and biomass distributions of flying insects in Central Amazonia: Forest edge vs. understory

 

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Auteurs: Fowler, Harold G, Silva, Carlos A, Venticinque, Eduardo
Format: artículo original
Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:1993
Description:Significantly more individuals and biomass of nying insects were present at the forest edge than in the understory throughout the year, as monitored by flight intereeption traps, in Central Amazonia. Numbers and biomass of nying insects increased al higher rates al the edge with rainfall, associated wilh termite swarming behavior and increased Homopteran density. The mos! abundanl inseets werc Díptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Isoptera, whose ranked abundances varied wíth respect to forest edge and understory, as well as with season.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Langue:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/24089
Accès en ligne:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/24089