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| Tovar-Sánchez,Efraín; Martí-Flores,Erwin; Valencia-Cuevas,Leticia; Mussali-Galante,Patricia. |
| BACKGROUND: Quercus crassifolia is an oak species with characteristics of foundation species, which is a canopy dominant element of different forest types that supports a wide diversity of associated species. Therefore, it is an excellent system to address important ecological questions. We analyzed the effect of individual genetic relatedness of the host plant, forest type (Abies-Quercus, Quercus-Pinus, and Quercus forest), and season (dry vs. rainy) on the canopy arthropod community structure. Thirty oak canopies were fogged (five individuals/season/forest type). RESULTS: We identified 442 arthropod species belonging to 22 orders. The highest values of density, diversity, and richness were recorded during the rainy season for each forest type. Also, the... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Quercus; Foundation species; Individual genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Forest type; Arthropods community. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2015000100007 |
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| Tovar-Sánchez,Efraín; Valencia-Cuevas,Leticia; Mussali-Galante,Patricia; Ramírez-Rodríguez,Rolando; Castillo-Mendoza,Elgar. |
| BACKGROUND: Recently it has been proposed that the genetic diversity of foundation species influences the structure and function of the community by creating locally stable conditions for other species and modulating ecosystem dynamics. Oak species are an ideal system to test this hypothesis because many of them have a wide geographical distribution, and they are dominant elements of the forest canopy. In this study we explored the response of canopy arthropod community structure (diversity and biomass) to the level of genetic diversity of Quercus crassipes and Q. rugosa, two important canopy species. Also, we examined the effect of oak species and locality on some community structure parameters (diversity, biomass, rare species, and richness of arthropod... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Arthropods community; Canopy; Foundation species; Genetic diversity; Quercus. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2015000100012 |
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