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ertical stratification of insect abundance and species richness in an Amazonian tropical fores

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Amorim, Dalton de Souza [1] ; Brown, V, Brian ; Boscolo, Danilo [1] ; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly [2] ; Moises Alvarez-Garcia, Deivys [3] ; Balbi, Maria Isabel P. A. [1] ; Barbosa, Alan de Marco [1] ; Capellari, Renato Soares [4] ; Barros de Carvalho, Claudio Jose [5] ; Couri, Marcia Souto [6] ; Perez Dios, Rodrigo de Vilhena [7] ; Fachin, Diego Aguilar [1] ; Ferro, Gustavo B. [8] ; Flores, Heloisa Fernandes [1] ; Frare, Livia Maria [1] ; Gudin, Filipe Macedo [7] ; Hauser, Martin [9] ; Einicker Lamas, Carlos Jose [10] ; Lindsay, Kate G. [11] ; Tonus Marinho, Marco Antonio [12] ; Almeida Marques, Dayse Willkenia [2] ; Marshall, Stephen A. [11] ; Mello-Patiu, Catia [6] ; Menezes, Marco Antonio [6] ; Morales, Mirian Nunes [13] ; Nihei, Silvio S. [7] ; Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira [14] ; Pirani, Gabriela [1] ; Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha [15] ; Riccardi, Paula Raille [1] ; de Santis, Marcelo Domingos [7] ; Santos, Daubian [15] ; dos Santos, Josenilson Rodrigues [6] ; Silva, Vera Cristina [1] ; Wood, Eric Matthew [16, 17] ; Rafael, Jose Albertino [2]
Total Authors: 36
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[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biol, Entomol Grad Program, FFCLRP, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Inst Nacl de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Coordenacao Biodiversidade, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil
[3] Univ Sucre, Sincelejo - Colombia
[4] Inst Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Campus Uberaba, Uberaba, MG - Brazil
[5] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Zool, Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
[6] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacl, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[7] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[8] Univ Fed Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba - Brazil
[9] Calif Dept Food & Agr, Plant Pest Diagnost Branch, Sacramento, CA 95814 - USA
[10] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[11] Univ Guelph, Sch Environm Sci, Guelph, ON - Canada
[12] Univ Fed Pelotas, Inst Biol, Dept Ecol Zool & Genet, Capao Do Leao, RS - Brazil
[13] Univ Fed Lavras, Programa Posgrad Entomol, Lavras, MG - Brazil
[14] Univ Goias, Inst Biol Sci, Dept Ecol, Goiania, Go - Brazil
[15] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
[16] Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032 - USA
[17] Nat Hist Museum Los Angeles Cty Los Angeles, Ornithol Sect, Los Angeles, CA - USA
Total Affiliations: 17
Document type: Journal article
Source: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS; v. 12, n. 1 FEB 2 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse biomes on the planet. Nevertheless, quantifying the abundance and species richness within megadiverse groups is a significant challenge. We designed a study to address this challenge by documenting the variability of the insect fauna across a vertical canopy gradient in a Central Amazonian tropical forest. Insects were sampled over two weeks using 6-m Gressitt-style Malaise traps set at five heights (0 m-32 m-8 m intervals) on a metal tower in a tropical forest north of Manaus, Brazil. The traps contained 37,778 specimens of 18 orders of insects. Using simulation approaches and nonparametric analyses, we interpreted the abundance and richness of insects along this gradient. Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Coleoptera had their greatest abundance at the ground level, whereas Lepidoptera and Hemiptera were more abundant in the upper levels of the canopy. We identified species of 38 of the 56 families of Diptera, finding that 527 out of 856 species (61.6%) were not sampled at the ground level. Mycetophilidae, Tipulidae, and Phoridae were significantly more diverse and/or abundant at the ground level, while Tachinidae, Dolichopodidae, and Lauxaniidae were more diverse or abundant at upper levels. Our study suggests the need for a careful discussion of strategies of tropical forest conservation based on a much more complete understanding of the three-dimensional distribution of its insect diversity. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/16305-6 - Systematics, biogeography, and phylogenetic diversity of Tipulomorpha, with emphasis in the subfamily Chioneinae (Diptera: Limoniidae)
Grantee:Daubian Santos
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 12/51577-3 - Mycetophilidae (Diptera) with amphinotic distribution: taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography
Grantee:Sarah Siqueira de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 14/08447-7 - Study of the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in the Natural History Museum collection
Grantee:Sarah Siqueira de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor