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Fauna de Coleópteros Scarabaeidae Laparosticti y Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) asociados al Bosque Mesofilo de Montaña, cafetales bajo sombra y comunidades derivadas en el Centro de Veracruz, México / Fauna of Scarabaeidae-Laparosticti and Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) associated with Cloud Forest, shaded coffee plantations and transformed communities in Central Veracruz, Mexico
Deloya, Cuauhtémoc; Parra-Tabla, Victor; Delfín-González, Hugo.
  • Deloya, Cuauhtémoc; Instituto de Ecología. Depto. Entomología. Xalapa. MX
  • Parra-Tabla, Victor; UADY. Cuerpo Académico de Ecología Tropical. Mérida. MX
  • Delfín-González, Hugo; UADY. FMVZ. Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias. Cuerpo Académico de Biodiversidad. Mérida. MX
Neotrop. entomol ; 36(1): 5-21, Jan.-Feb. 2007. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-447096
RESUMEN
Durante 16 meses de colectas entre abril 2002 y julio 2003, en el centro del estado de Veracruz, en tres fragmentos de bosque mesófilo de montaña, tres cafetales bajo sombra, un cafetal sin sombra, un acahual y un pastizal, establecidos en un gradiente altitudinal (1000-1400 m), cada 200 m, se obtuvieron 9982 especimenes de Scarabaeidae y Trogidae que representan a 21 géneros y 50 especies. Los géneros Ataenius Harold, Onthophagus Latreilley Aphodius Illiger reúnen al 48 por ciento de las especies de Scarabaeidae. En el gradiente altitudinal se obtuvo que a mayor altitud menor riqueza específica, a los 1000 m coexisten 36 especies, entre los 1200-1300 m 27 especies y a 1400 m 26 especies. La abundancia general en el gradiente altitudinal sigue un patrón de pocas especies abundantes y muchas especies con pocos especimenes. La actividad de los escarabajos está relacionada con la precipitación, observándose con precipitaciones mayores a 100 mm al inicio de la época de lluvias un incremento en la riqueza específica en las nueve comunidades. Durante la época de lluvias coexisten 44 especies, en época de nortes 22 especies y en época de secas 24 especies. Los gremios tróficos están representados por el 40 por ciento de los saprófagos que se alimentan de materia orgánica en descomposición de origen vegetal, y por el 60 por ciento los saprófagos que se alimentan de materia orgánica en descomposición de origen animal (necrófagos 30 por ciento, coprófagos 26 por ciento, telio-necrófagos 4 por ciento).
ABSTRACT
Beetles were collected from April 2002 to July 2003 from the following sites in the centre of the state of Veracruz located every 200 m along an altitudinal gradient (1000 - 1400 m asl) three fragments of cloud forest, three shaded coffee plantations, an open canopy coffee plantation, secondary forest, and a pasture. A total of 9,982 specimens were captured, belonging to the families Scarabaeidae and Trogidae, and representing 21 genera and 50 species. The genera Ataenius Harold, Onthophagus Latreille and Aphodius Illiger represented 48 percent of the species of Scarabaeidae. Species richness was found to decrease with increasing altitude; there were 36 species at 1000 m asl, 27 species between 1200 and 1300 m asl, and 26 species at 1400 m asl. Abundance along the altitudinal gradient follows a pattern of few abundant species and many species with few specimens. Beetle activity is related to precipitation. In the nine communities studied, species richness was observed to increase when precipitation was greater than 100 mm at the beginning of the rainy season. On the landscape scale, there were 44 species during the rainy season, 22 during the windy nortes season, and 24 during the dry season. In terms of trophic guild, 40 percent of the beetles captured were saprophagous that feed on decomposing organic material from plants and 60 percent were saprophagous that feed on decomposing organic material from animals (30 percent necrophagous, 26 percent coprophagous, 4 percent telio-necrophagous).
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Trees / Coleoptera / Coffea Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Spanish Journal: Neotrop. entomol Journal subject: Biology / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto de Ecología/MX / UADY/MX

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Trees / Coleoptera / Coffea Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Mexico Language: Spanish Journal: Neotrop. entomol Journal subject: Biology / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Mexico Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto de Ecología/MX / UADY/MX