scholarly journals Living Litter: Dynamic Trait Spectra Predict Fauna Composition

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 886-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saori Fujii ◽  
Matty P. Berg ◽  
Johannes H.C. Cornelissen
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Trait ◽  
Fauna Composition

Mammal surveys in the forests of the Carrai Plateau and Richmond Range in north-east New South Wales.

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
J. Barker ◽  
D. Lunney ◽  
T. Bubela
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
North East ◽  
Mammal Fauna ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Species Lists ◽  
Fauna Composition ◽  
Eucalypt Forests ◽  
Open Forests

Mammal surveys were carried out on the Carrai Plateau and Richmond Range in north-east New South Wales between March 1988 and November 1989. The emphasis was placed on rainforest mammals, following the recognition by Adam ( 1987) that the species lists of mammals in the state's rainforests were incomplete and that more research was needed. The mammals were surveyed primarily by analysis of prey remains in Dog and Fox scats, collected from roads throughout the forests, and from bat trapping. The bat fauna at both the Carrai Plateau and Richmond Range is rich (1 0 species and nine species respectively, including the rare Golden-tipped Bat, Kerivoula papuensis, in the Richmond Range). Scat analysis revealed the presence of 24 native species on the Carrai Plateau, and on the Richmond Range there were 17 species, including high numbers of two pademelon species. Feral prey species are almost completely absent, although the Fox is an established predator in both areas. A sharp division was identified between the mammal faunas of closed and open forests. Differences were found also between the mammal fauna composition of the two rainforest sites, and with those of nearby eucalypt forests. The mammal fauna of New South Wales rainforests is distinct from open forests and future mammal surveys are needed to ensure an adequate level of knowledge to identify and conserve these areas.

scholarly journals Orthoclads from Eocene Amber from Sakhalin (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Baranov ◽  
Trond Andersen ◽  
Evgeny Perkovsky
Keyword(s):  
Middle Eocene ◽  
Fauna Composition ◽  
Sakhalin Amber ◽  
Eocene Amber

Four Middle Eocene orthoclad species, Heterotrissocladius naibuchisp. n., Paraphaenocladius nadezhdaesp. n., Pseudosmittia kodrulaesp. n. and Smittia sukachevaesp. n.. are described and figured. Based on the combination of the diptera fauna composition and paleobotanical data, suggestions on the climate and habitats of the Sakhalin amber forest are given.

scholarly journals Dicyemid fauna composition and infection patterns in relation to cephalopod host biology and ecology

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah R. Catalano ◽  
Ian D. Whittington ◽  
Stephen C. Donnellan ◽  
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Keyword(s):  
Fauna Composition

scholarly journals The Analysis of Fauna Composition for Predicted Habitat of Amphibians.

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi OSAWA ◽  
Yoshiyuki HIOKI ◽  
Kenichi MATSUBAYASHI ◽  
Nobuo FUJIWARA ◽  
Takehiko KATSUNO
Keyword(s):  
Fauna Composition

scholarly journals Cecidomyiidae (Diptera, Insecta): richness of species and distribution in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Cid Maia
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Gall Midge ◽  
The Other ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Gall Midges ◽  
Species Origin ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Fauna Composition ◽  
Almost All

Abstract: Most Neotropical species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) have been described from Brazil, but a list of species with occurrence in the country has never been published. Little is known about their distribution and richness in the Brazilian phytogeographic domains. Additionally, a list of host plant species has never been gathered. The present study aims to fill these knowledge gaps and provides an overview of this family in Brazil. For this, data were obtained mainly from the literature, but also from the Cecidomyiidae collection of Museu Nacional and two herbaria (RB and R). Based on the site "Flora do Brasil 2020", botanical names were updated and plant species origin and distribution were verified. A total of 265 gall midge species have been recorded in Brazil, most from the Atlantic Forest (183), followed by Cerrado (60), and Amazon Forest (29). The other phytogeographic domains shelter from five to ten species. Phytophagous gall midges occur on 128 plant species of 52 families, almost all native, being 43 endemic to Brazil (21 endemic to Atlantic Forest, five to Cerrado, and one to Amazon). Although, the taxonomical knowledge is focused on the Atlantic Forest, each domain has its own fauna composition and these informations can be useful for environmental conservational purposes. About 58% of the Brazilian fauna are known only from the type-locality. In order to fill these gaps, it is necessary and important to collect in uninvestigated areas.

The effect of litter type and macrofauna community on litter decomposition and organic matter accumulation in post-mining sites

Biologia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Frouz
Keyword(s):  
Litter Quality ◽  
C:N Ratio ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Alnus Glutinosa ◽  
Soil Macrofauna ◽  
Salix Caprea ◽  
Mining Sites ◽  
Soil Mixing ◽  
Fauna Composition ◽  
One Year

AbstractField microcosms consisting of mineral soil (spoil substrate) and two types of litter taken either from an unreclaimed site with spontaneously developed vegetation (mostly Salix caprea) or from an alder plantation (a mixture of Alnus glutinosa and A. incana) were exposed in spontaneously developed or reclaimed sites at a post-mining heap near Sokolov (Czech Republic) for one year. The litter types differed remarkably in C:N ratio which was 29 for spontaneous litter and 14 for alder litter. The two microcosm types were either accessible or not accessible to soil macrofauna. The effect of macrofauna exclusion on soil mixing was complex and depended on litter quality and the site that determined soil fauna composition. In reclaimed sites where macrofauna was dominated by saprophags, mainly earthworms, the macrofauna access increased soil mixing. In sites where predators dominated, the macrofauna exclusion probably suppressed fragmentation and mixing activity of the mesofauna.

Fauna: Composition and Function

2008 ◽  
pp. 181-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Maraun ◽  
J. Illig ◽  
D. Sandmann ◽  
V. Krashevska ◽  
R. A. Norton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fauna Composition ◽  
And Function
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