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ARTHROPOD BIODIVERSITY FROM POPULUS COARSE WOODY MATERIAL IN NORTH-CENTRAL ALBERTA: A REVIEW OF TAXA AND COLLECTION METHODS

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H.E. James Hammond
H.E. James Hammond
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9
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Abstract

Arthropods associated with Populus coarse woody material (CWM) were sampled from aspen-mixedwood stands in north-central Alberta using rearings from wood bolts and flight-intercept traps attached to snags. More than 39 000 arthropod specimens were collected over 3 years, comprised mainly of Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Acari. Detailed analyses are provided to compare the number of species, standardized abundance, and trophic structure between collecting methods for 257 saproxylic species of Coleoptera. Abundance of beetle species, from both rearings and window traps, and rarefaction estimates of species richness indicate little difference between methods with respect to expected number of species. However the abundance of particular beetle families differed significantly between methods, with the Aderidae, Anthicidae, and Scaphidiidae collected mainly in rearings and the Micropeplidae, Bostrichidae, Cephaloidae, Clambidae, Salpingidae, and Tenebrionidae more commonly collected with window traps. Fungivorous and predatory beetles were more abundant in CWM than wood borers, scavengers, or taxa with undetermined feeding habits, but the two methods revealed similar overall trophic structure. To census the variability in saproxylic arthropod faunas from CWM, a combination of collecting methods is recommended.

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Les arthropodes associés aux débris ligneuxs grossiers (CWM) dérivés de Populus ont été échantillonnés dans des boisés mixtes à dominance de trembles dans le centre nord de l’Alberta; les, élevages à partir de tronçons de bois et l’interception des insectes au vol au moyen de pièges attachés à des chicots d’arbres ont servi de méthodes d’échantillonnage. Plus de 39 000 arthropodes ont été récoltés en 3 ans, surtout des coléoptères, diptères, hyménoptères et acariens. Des analyses détaillées basées sur le nombre d’espèces, l’abondance normalisée et la structure trophique ont permis de comparer les méthodes de récolte de 257 espèces saproxylophages de coléoptères. L’abondance des espèces, telle que déduite d’après les résultats des élevages et des prises au piège, de même que les estimations par raréfaction de la richesse en espèces indiquent qu’il y a peu de différences entre les méthodes quant au nombre estimé d’espèces. Cependant, l’abondance des coléoptères de familles particulières a différé selon la méthode utilisée et les Aderidae, Anthicidae et Scaphidiidae ont été récoltés surtout dans les élevages, alors que les Micropeplidae, Bostrichidae, Cephaloidae, Clambidae, Salpingidae et Tenebrionidae ont été récoltés surtout dans les pièges. Les coléoptères fongivores et prédateurs étaient plus abondants dans les débris ligneux que les perce-bois, les détritivores ou les taxons de groupes trophiques indéterminés, mais les deux méthodes ont mis en lumière une structure trophique globale similaire. Pour évaluer la variabilité des faunes d’arthropodes saproxylophages dans les débris ligneux grossiers, il vaut mieux utiliser une combinaison de plusieurs méthodes d’échantillonnage.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 129 , Issue 6 , December 1997 , pp. 1009 - 1033
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1997

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