Title:

The parasitic Hymenoptera in a beech forest on limestone. 1, Species composition, species turnover, abundance and biomass

Subtitle:

The parasitic Hymenoptera in a beech forest... 1 ; Species composition, species turnover, abundance and biomass

Creator:

Ulrich, Werner

Contributor:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office

Place of publishing:

Dziekanów Leśny

Date issued/created:

1998

Description:

Pages 261-289 : illustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 282-284)

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Hymenoptera ; faunal composition ; parasitoids ; beech forest ; density ; biomass ; species turnover ; local extinction ; local immigration

Abstract:

Between 1980 and 1987 a beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) on limestone near Gottingen (FRG) was studied using ground-photo-eclectors. 720 species of Hymenoptera were detected. 669 of the species were parasitoids, 29 phytophagous Tenthredinidae, Cynipidae and Eurytomidae, 9 ants, 4 vespids and 9 nest-building sphecids, megachilids, andrenids and bumble bees. Even after 8 years of sampling a great number of species seems to remain undetected. Estimates of extinction and immigration rates indicate species turnover rates of at least 5 to 10%. The abundance of the parasitic Hymenoptera ranged between 123 ± 23 ( 1981) and 1078 ± 186 ( 1984) ind. m-2 a-1. The most important groups were the parasitoids of Diptera with 56 ± 15 (1981) to 936 ± 164 (1984) ind. m-2 a-1. As judged by the sorting according to parasitoid guild, the parasitoids of gall-makers (23 ± 9 to 880 ± 163 ind. m-2 a-1) and the egg-parasitoids (21 ± 17 to 102 ± 33 ind. m-2 a-1) reached the highestdensities. The biomass of the parasitic wasps ranged between 19 ± 5 ( 1981) and 170 ± 92 (1987) mg DW m-2 a-1 with a mean of 68 mg DW m-2 a-1. In comparison with other important insect taxa this is a low value.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

46

Issue:

3

Start page:

261

End page:

289

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

ISSN 1505-2249

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eng

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