The Taxonomic Composition of the Arthropod Fauna Associated With an Australian Rain-Forest Tree

The composition of the arthropod fauna foraging within the canopy of Argyrodendron actinophyllum Edlin (Sterculiaceae) in a subtropical rainforest near Brisbane, Australia, was investigated during a 2-year field study. Collecting methods included flight interception traps, restricted canopy fogging, and hand-collecting. Over 50 000 canopy arthropods were collected and about 760 species sorted, from which 660 were identified at least to the generic level by taxonomists. The arthropod fauna of A. actinophyllum is characterised by the abundance of Clubionidae, Theridiidae, Psylloidea, Phlaeothripidae, Chrysomelidae, Corylophidae, Curculionidae and Braconidae, and by the scarcity of Empididae, Symphyta, Ichneumonidae and Formicidae. The major determinants of the composition of the arboreal fauna are discussed, including biogeographical and historical constraints, rainforest mesoclimate and host phenology, host architecture and biochemistry, and intrinsic composition of the foliicolous fauna. The faunistic composition of this subtropical rainforest tree species exhibits several features common to both temperate trees (such as the high numbers of homopterans and spiders and the limited populations of arboreal ants) and tropical rainforest trees (such as the large beetle populations and the high orthopteran biomass).

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Irradiance and Spectral Quality Affect Asian Tropical Rain Forest Tree Seedling Development

Ecology ◽

10.2307/2265631 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 77 (2) ◽

pp. 568-580 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

David W. Lee ◽

Krishnapillay Baskaran ◽

Marzalina Mansor ◽

Haris Mohamad ◽

Son Kheong Yap

Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Seedling Development ◽

Spectral Quality ◽

Tree Seedling

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Molecular Systematic Analysis Reveals Cryptic Tertiary Diversification of a Widespread Tropical Rain Forest Tree

The American Naturalist ◽

10.1086/379795 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 162 (6) ◽

pp. 691-703 ◽

Cited By ~ 139

Author(s):

Christopher W. Dick ◽

Kobinah Abdul‐Salim ◽

Eldredge Bermingham

Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Molecular Systematic ◽

Systematic Analysis

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Diversity of Curculionoidea in Humid Rain Forest Canopies of Borneo: A Taxonomic Blank Spot

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d10040116 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter Sprick ◽

Andreas Floren

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Taxonomic Composition ◽

Forest Canopies ◽

Tropical Diversity ◽

Ecological Importance ◽

Blank Spot

From 1992 to 2009, 334 trees were sampled by insecticidal knockdown on Borneo, Malaysia. Here, we describe the taxonomic composition of the 9671 specimens and 1589 species Curculionoidea collected (with additional notes on Cerambycidae). We found a largely unknown fauna with an assumed proportion of over 80% of species new to science, including all 33 Apionidae and 26 Ceutorhynchinae species. Specialists could usually identify only a few specimens leaving the remaining beetles for further investigation. The samples contain numerous genera, two tribes (Egriini, Viticiini), one subfamily (Mesoptiliinae) and one family (Belidae) new to Borneo and several genera not recorded west of the Wallace line before. These data show how little is known about canopy diversity. The lack of taxonomic knowledge implies a respective lack of autecological knowledge and is alarming. Some taxa differed conspicuously between primary and disturbed forests. In contrast to common literature, our results let us conclude that current efforts to narrow down the extent of tropical diversity and its ecological importance must consider the enormous species diversity of the canopy.

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STUDY OF GEOLOGICAL SECTIONS OF THE ORDOVIK AGE OF GORNY ALTAI

Interexpo GEO-Siberia ◽

10.33764/2618-981x-2021-6-109-115 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 109-115

Author(s):

Danil A. Ilyin ◽

Irina P. Kokorina

Keyword(s):

Taxonomic Composition ◽

Geological Survey ◽

Altai Mountains ◽

Siberian Branch ◽

Russian Academy Of Sciences ◽

Gorny Altai ◽

The Future ◽

Lithological Composition ◽

Academy Of Sciences ◽

Faunistic Composition

The article deals with the study of geological sections of the Ordovic age in Gorny Altai. On the territory of the Altai Mountains, outcrops of rocks of the Ordovic age were found. As a result of the work on the sections, the lithological composition was analyzed and the fauna was collected, the taxonomic composition of which was then determined in the Paleozoic laboratory of the Institute of Geological and Geological Development of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. On the basis of the data of geological survey, mapping of the territory, the results of the study of geological sections, their lithology and faunistic composition, it is planned to create an interactive cartographic service in the future.

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Pollination of the Rain-Forest Tree Syzygium Tierneyanum (Myrtaceae) at Kuranda, Northern Queensland

Australian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1071/bt9800223 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 223 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

SD Hopper

Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Foraging Behaviour ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Forest Tree ◽

The Self ◽

Spatial Partitioning ◽

Mass Flowering ◽

Foraging Modes ◽

Flowering Branch ◽

Floral Visitors

The identity, abundance and foraging behaviour of pollinators of the self-compatible, mass-flowering Syzygium tierneyanum were investigated. Forty-five species of nectarivorous animals were recorded. Diurnal visitors included seven bird; nine butterfly. four moth (including two hawkmoth), two bee, two ant, one wasp, three blowfly, one fruit fly, two beetle and one weevil species. while nocturnal visitors included one bat and 12 moth (including three hawkmoth) species. Floral dimensions were such that only the vertebrate and larger insect species regularly contacted anthers and stigmas while foraging. Of these groups the feral honey bee (Apis mellifera) was the most common flowet visitor. Honeyeaters and hawkmoths appeared to be the most important native pollinators; they were abundant in the study area and visited numerous flowers (50-250) in quick succession (1-3 s per flower) on each foraging bout. The only major differences in foraging times observed in the pollinator array were between diurnal, diurnal and crepuscular, and nocturnal floral visitors. Spatial partitioning of the nectar resource was limited to one instance of territoriality involving a Macleay's honeyeater (Meliphaga rnacleayana) on a densely flowering branch prior to peak blooming time, occasional aggressive chases by honeyeaters, and a division of foraging modes into rapid, erratic flights of 0.5– 4 m between flowers (hawkmoths) as against nearest-flower movements (all other groups). This lack of major spatial partitioning may have been due to the mass flowering of S. tierneyanum and the resultant superabundance of nectar. The vast majority (c. 99.95%) of interflower movements observed in foraging bouts of birds (and of hawkmoths) were within the same plant. This suggests that most seeds of S. tierneyanum may be derived from self-pollination.

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From Songlines to genomes: Prehistoric assisted migration of a rain forest tree by Australian Aboriginal people

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0186663 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. e0186663 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Maurizio Rossetto ◽

Emilie J. Ens ◽

Thijs Honings ◽

Peter D. Wilson ◽

Jia-Yee S. Yap ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Aboriginal People ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Assisted Migration ◽

Australian Aboriginal

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Tropical rain forest tree growth and atmospheric carbon dynamics linked to interannual temperature variation during 1984-2000

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.0935903100 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 100 (10) ◽

pp. 5852-5857 ◽

Cited By ~ 327

Author(s):

D. A. Clark ◽

S. C. Piper ◽

C. D. Keeling ◽

D. B. Clark

Keyword(s):

Temperature Variation ◽

Tree Growth ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Carbon Dynamics ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Atmospheric Carbon

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Diversity patterns in subarctic stream benthic invertebrate assemblages from the Sahtu Settlement Area, Northwest Territories, Canada

Arctic Science ◽

10.1139/as-2015-0006 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 9-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

K. Vinke ◽

A.S. Medeiros ◽

D.J. Giberson

Keyword(s):

Northwest Territories ◽

Woody Debris ◽

Benthic Invertebrate ◽

Taxonomic Composition ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Generic Level ◽

Family Diversity ◽

The North ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Invertebrate Assemblages

Benthic invertebrate assemblages were studied across four streams in the Sahtu Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories between July 2010 and October 2011 to provide information on biotic composition and associations with habitat and temporal factors. Overall diversity was similar for all streams, although taxonomic composition varied among the streams. Within streams, richness was highest in riffle and snag (woody debris) habitats and lowest in pools and leafpacks. A substantial portion of taxa (∼25%) would have been missed if only riffles had been sampled. Nearly 88% of individuals belonged to eight taxa, with >60% of individuals found in only two families (Chironomidae and Baetidae). While high within-family diversity was observed, samples were also characterized by large numbers of rare taxa, with large temporal differences in abundances. Future benthic assessments in northern streams would benefit from increased sampling effort to ensure representative samples for comparing streams or sites and approaches that target dominant families in the north (e.g., Chironomidae), which can provide a great deal of information on biodiversity when examined at the generic level. Likewise, further analysis of the seasonal compositional turnover for some assemblages may be necessary to distinguish anthropogenic responses from natural variability.

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