BIODIVERSITY INDICATOR GROUPS OF TROPICAL LAND-USE SYSTEMS: COMPARING PLANTS, BIRDS, AND INSECTS.

The article presents a study that use inventories of trees, understory plants, birds, butterflies and dung beetles in Sulawesi , Indonesia to characterize a gradient from near-primary to secondary forests, agroforestry systems, and annual crops. It examines the contribution of tropical landscapes to the conservation of biodiversity. The results show that the species richness between most taxonomic groups are significantly correlated.