Back to Search
Start Over
Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest
- Source :
- Science, Science, 2012, 338 (6113), pp.1481-4. ⟨10.1126/science.1226727⟩, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012, 338 (6113), pp.1481-4. ⟨10.1126/science.1226727⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2012.
-
Abstract
- Assessing Creepy Crawlies Arthropods are the most diverse group of terrestrial animal species, yet estimates of the total number of arthropod species have varied widely, especially for tropical forests. Basset et al. (p. 1481 , see the cover) now provide more reliable estimates of total arthropod species richness in a tropical rainforest in Panama. Intensive sampling of a half hectare of forest yielded just over 6000 arthropod species. Scaling up this result to the whole forest suggests that the total species diversity lies between 17,000 and 40,000 species.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Phylogénie
Arthropoda
Range (biology)
Rain
Biodiversity
Rainforest
Biology
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Arthropod diversity
Trees
03 medical and health sciences
K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales
Animals
Herbivory
Forêt tropicale humide
Arthropods
Modélisation environnementale
030304 developmental biology
Tropical Climate
0303 health sciences
Herbivore
Tree canopy
Multidisciplinary
Enquête
Ecology
L60 - Taxonomie et géographie animales
15. Life on land
Terrestrial ecosystem
Species richness
L20 - Écologie animale
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
Biodiversité
[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology
Tropical rainforest
Écosystème
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368075, 10959203, 11755334, 09628436, 15375323, 15449173, 13652656, 14610248, 15231739, 00129658, 00030147, 13645021, 14764687, 16000587, 13652699, 0006341X, 00218790, 13652745, 00244066, 09628452, 00030023, 00347744, 15196984, 14321939, 00298549, 0046225X, 02505991, 19326203, 0004959X, 03076946, 17447429, 13652664, and 00664170
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Science, Science, 2012, 338 (6113), pp.1481-4. ⟨10.1126/science.1226727⟩, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012, 338 (6113), pp.1481-4. ⟨10.1126/science.1226727⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....15f62e699ee1bb58ee4f5ba1249ac507