Monitoring arthropods in a tropical landscape : relative effects of sampling methods and habitat types on trap catches

dc.contributor.authorMissa, Olivier
dc.contributor.authorBasset, Yves
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Alfonso
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Scott E.
dc.contributor.authorCurletti, Gianfranco
dc.contributor.authorDe Meyer, Marc
dc.contributor.authorEardley, Connal
dc.contributor.authorMansell, Mervyn W.
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-26T06:52:48Z
dc.date.available2009-02-26T06:52:48Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractTo discuss the challenge of monitoring multi-species responses of tropical arthropods to disturbance, we considered a large dataset (4 × 105 individuals; 1,682 morphospecies representing 22 focal taxa) based on the work of parataxonomists to examine the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on arthropods at Gamba, Gabon. Replication included three sites in each of four different stages of forest succession and land use after logging, surveyed during a whole year with four sampling methods: pitfall, Malaise, flight-interception and yellow pan traps. We compared the suitability of each sampling method for biological monitoring and evaluated statistically their reliability for 118 arthropod families. Our results suggest that a range of sampling methods yields more diverse material than any single method operated with high replication. Multivariate analyses indicated that morphospecies composition in trap catches was more strongly influenced by habitat type than by sampling methods. This implies that for multi-species monitoring, differences in trap efficiency between habitats may be neglected, as far as habitat types remain well contrasted. We conclude that for the purpose of monitoring large arthropod assemblages in the long-term, a protocol based on operating a set of different and non-disruptive traps appears superior in design than summing a series of taxa-specific protocols.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMissa, O, Basset, Y, Alonso, A, Miller, SE, Curletti, G, De Meyer, M, Eardley, C, Mansell, MW & Wagner, T 2008, ‘ Monitoring arthropods in a tropical landscape : relative effects of sampling methods and habitat types on trap catches’, Journal of Insect Conservation, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 103-118. [http:// www.springer.com/life+sci/entomology/journal/10841]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1572-9753
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s10841-007-9130-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/9031
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rightsSpringer. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.en_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectBiological monitoringen_US
dc.subjectGabonen_US
dc.subjectIndicator value indexen_US
dc.subject.lcshArthropoda -- Habitaten
dc.subject.lcshTropicsen
dc.subject.lcshArthropod surveysen
dc.subject.lcshInsect trappingen
dc.titleMonitoring arthropods in a tropical landscape : relative effects of sampling methods and habitat types on trap catchesen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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