Species richness and relative species abundance of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) in three forests with different perturbations in the North-Central Caribbean of Costa Rica

dc.creatorStephen,Carolyn
dc.creatorSánchez,Ragde
dc.date2014-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T14:05:20Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T14:05:20Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000300008
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8812384
dc.descriptionMeasurements of species richness and species abundance can have important implications for regulations and conservation. This study investigated species richness and abundance of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae at undisturbed, and disturbed habitats in Tirimbina Biological Reserve and Nogal Private Reserve, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. Traps baited with rotten banana were placed in the canopy and the understory of three habitats: within mature forest, at a river/forest border, and at a banana plantation/forest border. In total, 71 species and 487 individuals were caught and identified during May and June 2011 and May 2013. Species richness and species abundance were found to increase significantly at perturbed habitats (p<0.0001, p<0.0001, respectively). The edge effect, in which species richness and abundance increase due to greater complementary resources from different habitats, could be one possible explanation for increased species richness and abundance. Rev. Biol. Trop. 62 (3): 919-928. Epub 2014 September 01.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Rica
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical v.62 n.3 2014
dc.subjectbutterflies
dc.subjectdisturbance effects
dc.subjectedge effect
dc.subjectnymphalidae
dc.subjectspecies abundance
dc.subjectspecies diversity
dc.subjectspecies richness
dc.subjectChiquita Nature and Community Project
dc.subjectNogal Private Reserve
dc.titleSpecies richness and relative species abundance of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) in three forests with different perturbations in the North-Central Caribbean of Costa Rica
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article


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