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 D.
dc.contributor.authorMansell, Mervyn W.
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-02T17:57:29Z
dc.date.available2009-03-02T17:57:29Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractTo discuss the challenge of monitoring multispecies responses of tropical arthropods to disturbance, we considered a large dataset (4 9 105 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.
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dc.format.extent103–118
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dc.identifier1366-638X
dc.identifier.citationMissa, Olivier, Basset, Yves, Alonso, Alfonso, Miller, Scott E., Curletti, Gianfranco, De Meyer, Marc, Eardley, Connal D., Mansell, Mervyn W., and Wagner, Thomas. 2009. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7045">Monitoring arthropods in a tropical landscape: Relative effects of sampling methods and habitat types on trap catches</a>." <em>Journal of Insect Conservation</em>, 13, (1) 103–118. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9130-5">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9130-5</a>.
dc.identifier.issn1366-638X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/7045
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Insect Conservation 13 (1)
dc.titleMonitoring arthropods in a tropical landscape: Relative effects of sampling methods and habitat types on trap catches
dc.typearticle
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sro.identifier.doi10.1007/s10841-007-9130-5
sro.identifier.itemID80031
sro.identifier.refworksID61758
sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7045

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