Preliminary assessment of beetle diversity in a fragmented landscape of the Ecuadorian tropical dry forest
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https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v31i2.26750Keywords:
Beetles, secondary forest, coprophages, insect pests, dry forestAbstract
Landscape alterations may affect beetle assemblages wherein sensitive species can disappear, and highly adapted species populations can increase. Beetle diversity in a restored forest and cropland was assessed in the tropical dry forest of Ecuador. Pitfall trapping and manual collection were performed in three sites: two sites with cropland and one site with secondary forest remnant. Four bait types were used to attract beetles feeding on different resources to achieve an adequate preliminary beetle assessment. This study is the first approach to characterizing the coleopteran community in the tropical dry forest of Manabí. We report 64 morpho-species associated with productive land and fragmented forests and highlight the occurrence of some resilient genera like Canthon, Canthidium, Deltochilum and Euspilotus that have successfully adapted to disturbed ecosystems; on the other hand, Phyllophaga and Diabrotica were also detected mainly in the crop landscape. Overall, present a baseline of the beetle assemblage composition in a secondary forest and cropland, and provide relevant information for further assessment of land use change in the region.
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