Collecting arboreal arthropods: a technique for sampling plant‐inhabiting arthropod communities in a tropical forest understory

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2021
Autoren:A. B. Viana‐Junior, Quijano‐Cuervo, L. G., Ferreira, J. C., Reis, R. R. N., Santos, I. A., Martins, M. B.
Journal:Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
Pagination:1-10
Date Published:26/01/2021
Type of Article:Technical Note
ISSN:0013-8703
Schlüsselwörter:arthropod collection technique, arthropod-plant interactions, ecological restoration, estimation curve, habitat comparison, low-cost technique, plant-inhabiting arthropods, rarefaction curve, species distribution, stratification
Zusammenfassung:

In this study, we describe a new low‐cost technique to collect plant‐inhabiting arthropods at a height of up to 10 m without the need for specialized and complicated methods such as rope climbing or fogging. We present a model to build and apply the technique in a tropical forest understory. This technique is important because it is not only efficient for arthropod collection, it also enables a variety of ecological studies such as stratification, habitat comparison, and species distribution.

URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eea.13012
DOI:10.1111/eea.13012
Short Title:Entomol. Exp. Appl.
Citation Key:949
Refereed Designation:Refereed
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