Title:

Temporal stability of community structure of the parasitic Hymenoptera in a beech forest on limestone

Subtitle:

Temporal stability of community structure of the parasitic Hymenoptera

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:

1999

Description:

Pages 257-270 : illustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 269-270)

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Hymenoptera ; parasitoids ; community ; stability ; beech forest ; density fluctuation

Abstract:

The stability of the community structure of the parasitic Hymenoptera of a beech forest on limestone (northern FRG) was studied. The annual number of species was around 350 to 450 with a high degree of species turnover. In a comparison of the study years the species identity of the abundant species turned out to be low and their dominance rank order was highly variable. The yearly sequence of emergence appeared to be constant. Density fluctuations of the species were high and positively correlated with mean density and negatively with the weight of the species. No clear common temporal trends in density could be detected. Host guild, stratum of host attack or number of generations did not detectably influence the degree of density fluctuations of the species. The findings are discussed in the context of concepts of stability and classifications of communities and it is concluded that this hymenopteran community is best described as non-interactive and non-stable.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

47

Issue:

3

Start page:

257

End page:

270

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

ISSN 1505-2249

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

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