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Mohsin M, Ahmad H, Nasir MN, Abideen ZU, Nadeem M, Sattar R, Saad AQ, Hussain M, Shah SA, Cheng H, Sturdivant D, Hameed SA. Quantifying the Soil Arthropod Diversity in Urban Forest in Dera Ghazi Khan. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:8125585. [PMID: 36193327 PMCID: PMC9526604 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8125585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Arthropods can be either large or too small to be seen from the microscope. Their legs are jointed and perform a specific function in the soil. Several arthropods have been identified to date. Therefore, it is essential to identify them in a different type of soil. An experiment to quantify the soil arthropods in the urban forests of D.G. Khan was conducted at the Zoology lab of Ghazi University on four tree plants, i.e., neem (Azadirachta indica), mango (Mangifera indica), guava (Psidium guajava), and phalsa (Grewia asiatica). Soil samples were taken from different areas and on different months. The diversity of arthropods was analyzed through the Shannon index. The results were all significant. The total number of arthropods found in the experiment was 5151, with the following distributions: millipedes were 132 in neem, 133 in guava, 113 in mango, and 121 in phalsa; centipedes were 136 in neem, 142 in guava, 118 in mango, and 132 in phalsa; springtails were 138 in neem, 130 in guava, 120 in mango, and 134 in phalsa. There were a total of 12 different species of arthropods found. Neem (Azadirachta indica) have mites, centipede, and ants; guava (Psidium guajava) have centipedes and ants. Mango (Mangifera indica) have millipedes, centipedes, mites, springtail, and ants, and phalsa (Grewia asiatica) have mites, ants, and centipedes. The study reveals that millipedes, centipedes, springtails, and ants were found abundantly in the urban forest area of D.G. Khan, resulting in increased organic matter decomposition and appropriate distribution of nutrients through the soil having beneficial effects on the terrestrial ecosystem.
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- Muhammad Mohsin
- Department of Zoology, Ghazi University Dera, Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Rural Dispensary Chak No. 151JB, Tehsil Chiniot, District Chiniot, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Ghazi University Dera, Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Ghazi University Dera, Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Ghazi University Dera, Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Ghazi University Dera, Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- School of Energy Resource, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 434000, China
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- Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Carrara R, Cheli GH, Silvestro VA, Roig-Juñent S, Flores GE. Species diversity of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) in mountaintops of extra-Andean volcanoes of Payunia (Argentina), with descriptions of two new species. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2021; 93:e20191435. [PMID: 34378639 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202120191435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The north of Neuquén province shares with the south of Mendoza province the subprovince Payunia of the biogeographical province of Patagonic steppe, which is characterized by the presence of approximately 800 volcanoes. Although we have conducted several samplings in volcanoes of Mendoza in past years to recognize the biodiversity of tenebrionids, it is still pending which is the role that these mountains have in the biota of tenebrionids in Neuquén. In this work we reported the results of two consecutive years of prospection in two volcanoes separated by 120 km between each other, Tromen and Auca Mahuida which have 3978 and 2215 meters above sea level respectively. We found that Auca Mahuida harbours a total diversity of 10 tenebrionid species and Tromen 9, but these communities were significantly different between them. From these prospections two new endemic species of Tenebrionidae are described: Scotobius aucamahuidensis Silvestro sp. nov. (Tenebrioninae: Scotobiini) from Auca Mahuida and Psectrascelis tromensis Flores sp. nov. (Pimeliinae: Nycteliini) from Tromen. Photographs for these two new species are included, with comparisons to other known species of these genera. Based on these results we discuss the role of different factors that influence tenebrionid diversity and their implications to conserve biodiversity.
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- Rodolfo Carrara
- Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Laboratorio de Entomología, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET, Parque Gral. San Martín, s/n, Casilla de Correo 507, 5500 , Argentina
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- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC), Centro Científico Tecnológico CENPAT-CONICET, Blvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn 9120 Chubut, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, IBBEA, CONICET-UBA, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Entomología, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, C1428EGA Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Laboratorio de Entomología, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET, Parque Gral. San Martín, s/n, Casilla de Correo 507, 5500 , Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Laboratorio de Entomología, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET, Parque Gral. San Martín, s/n, Casilla de Correo 507, 5500 , Argentina
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Cheli GH, Carrara R, Bandieri L, Flores GE. Distribution and environmental determinants of darkling beetles assemblages (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Península Valdés (Argentinean Patagonia). AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2021; 93:e20201282. [PMID: 33978068 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202120201282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Arid lands provide several products and services to humankind, but human activities affect this environment, increasing the extinction risk of the native species. Thus, to successfully conserve the biodiversity of these ecosystems, it is necessary to identify which environmental factors influence the spatial distribution of the organisms that offer these benefits. Darkling beetles play a relevant role on the functioning of deserts. Although these insects are among the most abundant and diverse in these environments, there is no agreement on the relative importance that different environmental factors have as determinants of their spatial distribution. In this work, we assessed the role of climate, vegetation, and soil variables as factors that determine distribution patterns of darkling beetles within the Natural Protected Area Península Valdés (Northeastern Patagonia). Five groups of environmental units were identified, each one with an exclusive tenebrionid species assemblage and different species diversity. The most influential environmental variables were temperature, precipitations, and soil texture. Results suggest that the magnitude of several ecosystem processes may vary among the groups of environmental units. We recommend prioritizing the conservation of the five groups of environmental units and incorporating the darkling beetles-environment relationship in future conservation strategies for arid Patagonia.
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- Germán H Cheli
- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC), Centro Científico Tecnológico CENPAT-CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, CP: U9120ACF, Chubut, Argentina.,Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Bvd. Brown 3051, Puerto Madryn, CP: U9120ACF, Chubut, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET, Av. Ruiz Leal, s/n, Parque General San Martín, Mendoza, CP: 5500, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC), Centro Científico Tecnológico CENPAT-CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, CP: U9120ACF, Chubut, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET, Av. Ruiz Leal, s/n, Parque General San Martín, Mendoza, CP: 5500, Mendoza, Argentina
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de Paula AS, Barreto C. Potential Distribution of Nysius simulans (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) in Soybean Crops in South America Under Current and Future Climate. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 113:1702-1710. [PMID: 32405644 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nysius simulans (Stål) is a suctorial, fluid feeding herbivore that can transmit toxins and spread pathogens via saliva and is an economically important pest for soybean in South America. Currently, N. simulans in soybean is predominantly found in Argentina, but future changes in the distribution from both dispersal and range shifts due to climate change may affect soybean cultivation in southern South America. We developed a species distribution model to examine the distribution range of N. simulans. We compared the potential distribution of N. simulans under current and future projected climatic conditions in order to identify future areas of natural occurrence with ecological niche models using Maxent. Current records of N. simulans show that while the species is present in Argentina, and some areas of Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, our models suggest that many new suitable areas will be available for N. simulans under climate change including other regions of Argentina, and southern Chile. Our results also predict potential future range shifts and distributions into Bolivia, but not Peru nor Brazil. In our model, seasonal trends in temperature were shown to have the greatest contribution to the potential distribution, whereas isothermality (i.e., temperature variability) was correlated to potential future distribution ranges. We conclude that current populations of N. simulans may be expanding its distribution range by diffusion (i.e., range expansion over generations at the margins of populations), and regions with potential future N. simulans distribution should be closely monitored.
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- Alexandre Silva de Paula
- Departamento de Biodiversidade, Evolução e Meio Ambiente, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Department of Biology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Cheli GH, Udrizar Sauthier DE, Martínez FJ, Flores GE. Owl Pellets, a Useful Method to Study Epigean Tenebrionid Beetles in Arid Lands. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2019; 48:748-756. [PMID: 31134457 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-019-00692-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Owl pellets, regurgitates formed by the undigested parts of owls' prey, have been used since the 1960s to estimate relative species abundances and community diversity of small mammals in the field. Although insects are important food sources for raptors, the usefulness of owl pellets as a collecting method for entomological studies remains practically unexplored. Many terrestrial arthropods have fragile bodies that degrade during the raptor's digestive process; however, darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) resist this process. These organisms are abundant and rich in species, and play significant roles in food and nutrient soil cycles in arid regions. Moreover, darkling beetles are well known and represent up to 52% of prey abundances in Bubo magellanicus (Lesson), one of the most common owls in arid Patagonia. The aim of this work is to evaluate the suitability of B. magellanicus pellets as a research tool for studies of tenebrionid beetle biodiversity assessments in arid Patagonia. Thus, we compare tenebrionid relative species abundances, species richness, and their species assemblage estimated from the diet of B. magellanicus with those identified simultaneously by conventional trapping (pitfall trapping and hand collecting) using multivariate techniques and the Fisher's exact test. Mitragenius araneiformis Curtis, Patagonogenius quadricollis Fairmaire, and Emmallodera crenaticostata crenaticostata Blanchard were the most abundant tenebrionid species. Relative abundances of almost all species, the estimation of species richness, and tenebrionid assemblage from both collecting methodologies were similar. Therefore, we propose the owl pellet analysis as a useful sampling tool for rapid estimations of the tenebrionid assemblage structure in arid Patagonia.
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- G H Cheli
- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC), Centro Científico Tecnológico CENPAT-CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
- Univ Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
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- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC), Centro Científico Tecnológico CENPAT-CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
- Univ Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC), Centro Científico Tecnológico CENPAT-CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
- Univ Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- Lab de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
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Diez F, Cornelis M, Pall JL, CoscarÓn MDC. Community assembly and inventory efficiency at a regional scale: the case of terrestrial Heteroptera (Insecta) in northern Patagonia, Argentina. SYST BIODIVERS 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2018.1465485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Fernando Diez
- Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, División Entomología, Paseo del bosque s/n B1900FWA La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Pan C, Feng Q, Liu J, Li Y, Li Y, Yu X. Community structure of grassland ground-dwelling arthropods along increasing soil salinities. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:7479-7486. [PMID: 29282658 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1011-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Ground-dwelling arthropod communities are influenced by numerous biotic and abiotic factors. Little is known, however, about the relative importance of vegetation structure and abiotic environmental factors on the patterns of ground-dwelling arthropod community across a wide range of soil salinities. Here, a field survey was conducted to assess the driving forces controlling ground-dwelling arthropod community in the salinized grasslands in the Hexi Corridor, Gansu Province, China. The data were analyzed by variance partitioning with canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). We found that vegetation structure and edaphic factors were at least of similar importance to the pattern of the whole ground-dwelling arthropod community. However, when all collected ground-dwelling arthropods were categorized into three trophic guilds (predators, herbivores, and decomposers), as these groups use different food sources, their populations were controlled by different driving forces. Predators and decomposers were mainly determined by biotic factors such as vegetation cover and aboveground plant biomass and herbivores by plant density and vegetation cover. Abiotic factors were also major determinants for the variation occurring in these guilds, with predators strongly affected by soil electrical conductivity (EC) and the content of fine particles (silt + clay, CS), herbivores by soil N:P, EC, and CS, and decomposers by soil EC and organic matter content (SOM). Since plant cover, density, and aboveground biomass can indicate resource availability, which are mainly constrained by soil N:P, EC, CS, and SOM, we consider that the ground-dwelling arthropod community in the salinized grasslands was mainly influenced by resource availability.
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- Chengchen Pan
- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
- Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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- School of Tourism and Resource Environment, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun, Guizhou, 558000, China
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Shakir MM, Ahmed S. Seasonal abundance of soil arthropods in relation to meteorological and edaphic factors in the agroecosystems of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2015; 59:605-616. [PMID: 25085701 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0874-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Revised: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Soil arthropods are an important component of agroecosystems, contributing significantly to their biodiversity and functioning. However, seasonal patterns, population dynamics, and significant roles of these soil arthropods in improvement of soil structures and functions are influenced by many factors. The objective of the current study was to investigate soil arthropod abundance in relation to a blend of meteorological and edaphic factors and to find out the difference in abundance among various crops (sugarcane, cotton, wheat, alfalfa fodder, and citrus orchards). The arthropod sampling was done by pitfall traps and Tullgren extractions on fortnightly intervals. Soil temperature and relative humidity were noted on the field sites while analysis for soil pH, organic matter, and soil moisture contents were done in the laboratory. The rainfall data was obtained from an observatory. Results showed that significant differences were found in soil arthropod abundance across different sampling months and crops. Out of total 13,673 soil arthropods sampled, 38 % belonged to Collembola, followed by 15 % Hymenoptera, 15 % Acarina, 11 % Myriapods, 6 % Coleoptera, 5 % Orthoptera, and 5 % Araneae. Mean abundance per sample was highest in summer months as compared to winter. Overall abundance per sample was significantly different between all crops (p < 0.05). Cluster analysis revealed four categories of soil arthropods according to abundance, i.e., highly abundant (Collembola, Acarina, Myripoda, Hymenoptera), moderately abundant (Orthoptera, Aranae, Coleoptera), least abundant (Dermaptera, Hemiptera, Diptera), and rare (Blattaria, Isoptera, Diplura, Lepidoptera). Soil temperature and soil organic matter showed significant positive correlation with abundance, while relative humidity was significantly negatively correlated. Soil moisture and soil pH showed no significant correlations while no correlation was found with total rainfall. PCA analysis revealed that soil surface arthropods were the major contributors of variation in overall abundance in extreme temperature months while microarthropods in low-temperature months. CCA analysis revealed the occurrence of different arthropod groups in correspondence with different abiotic variables. Results are discussed in view of position of these arthropods as useful indicators under changing environmental conditions impacting agroecosystems in the study area.
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Cheli GH, Flores GE, Román NM, Podestá D, Mazzanti R, Miyashiro L. A Tenebrionid beetle's dataset (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from Peninsula Valdés (Chubut, Argentina). Zookeys 2013; 364:93-108. [PMID: 24453546 PMCID: PMC3890665 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.364.4761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Natural Protected Area Peninsula Valdés, located in Northeastern Patagonia, is one of the largest conservation units of arid lands in Argentina. Although this area has been in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1999, it has been continually exposed to sheep grazing and cattle farming for more than a century which have had a negative impact on the local environment. Our aim is to describe the first dataset of tenebrionid beetle species living in Peninsula Valdés and their relationship to sheep grazing. The dataset contains 118 records on 11 species and 198 adult individuals collected. Beetles were collected using pitfall traps in the two major environmental units of Peninsula Valdés, taking into account grazing intensities over a three year time frame from 2005-2007. The Data quality was enhanced following the best practices suggested in the literature during the digitalization and geo-referencing processes. Moreover, identification of specimens and current accurate spelling of scientific names were reviewed. Finally, post-validation processes using DarwinTest software were applied. Specimens have been deposited at Entomological Collection of the Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET). The dataset is part of the database of this collection and has been published on the internet through GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) (http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14669/). Furthermore, it is the first dataset for tenebrionid beetles of arid Patagonia available in GBIF database, and it is the first one based on a previously designed and standardized sampling to assess the interaction between these beetles and grazing in the area. The main purposes of this dataset are to ensure accessibility to data associated with Tenebrionidae specimens from Peninsula Valdés (Chubut, Argentina), also to contribute to GBIF with primary data about Patagonian tenebrionids and finally, to promote the Entomological Collection of Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET) and its associated biodiversity data. For these reasons, we believe that this information will certainly be useful for future faunistic, ecological, conservational and biogeographical studies.
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- Germán H Cheli
- CENPAT-CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, U9120ACF, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA, CCT-CONICET Mendoza), Casilla de correo 507, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina
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- CENPAT-CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, U9120ACF, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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- CENPAT-CONICET, Bvd. Brown 2915, U9120ACF, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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- CENPAT-CONICET, Boulevard Brown num. 2915, U9120ACF, PUERTO MADRYN, Argentina
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Timm BC, McGarigal K. A Preliminary Assessment of the Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Community Composition in Six Common Dune Cover Types at Cape Cod National Seashore. Northeast Nat (Steuben) 2013. [DOI: 10.1656/045.020.0316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Andrade A, Nabte MJ, Kun ME. Diet of the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) and its seasonal variation in Patagonian steppes: implications for biodiversity assessments in the Somuncurá Plateau Protected Area, Argentina. STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2010.502010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Analia Andrade
- a Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET) , Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- a Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET) , Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- b Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche (CRUB), Universidad Nacional del Comahue , Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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