Diversity of Psocoptera (Insecta: Psocodea) at the National Natural Park Gorgona (Pacific Ocean, Colombia)

Psocopterans are insects that have been recorded from all zoogeographic regions but have more species in the tropics. We studied their diversity of in four habitats (Beaches, Village, Trails and Arboreal strata) at the Gorgona National Natural Park, Colombia, from samples collected during November 2...

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Autores: Sarria-S, Fabio, García-Aldrete, Alfonso Neri, González O., Ranulfo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:inglés
español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/16338
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16338
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neotropical Psocoptera
humid tropical forest
vegetation cover
Psócidos neotropicales
bosque húmedo tropical
cobertura vegetal
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Sumario:Psocopterans are insects that have been recorded from all zoogeographic regions but have more species in the tropics. We studied their diversity of in four habitats (Beaches, Village, Trails and Arboreal strata) at the Gorgona National Natural Park, Colombia, from samples collected during November 2009 and October 2010. We added the arboreal Psocoptera collected by canopy fogging in November 2007. The specimens collected were identified to genus and/or to species or morphospecies level. Comparisons were made of the richness and diversity among sites. Although there was no significant difference in the diversity estimated by the Shannon-Wiener index, high species richness and abundance were recorded for the Beaches and Village habitats. The psocid community of Gorgona occurs mainly where vegetation cover is low. Rev. Biol. Trop. 62 (Suppl. 1): 257-264. Epub 2014 February 01.