Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea
To investigate insect and plant community relationships in riparian zones, terrestrial insect communities were compared in plant communities in the riparian zone of the Miho River, Korea. The sweep netting method was used to sample insects in 50 m transects in three herbaceous plant communities. In...
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description | To investigate insect and plant community relationships in riparian zones, terrestrial insect communities were compared in plant communities in the riparian zone of the Miho River, Korea. The sweep netting method was used to sample insects in 50 m transects in three herbaceous plant communities. In 2020, each plant community—<i>Chenopodium album</i>, <i>Beckmannia syzigachne</i>, and <i>Artemisia indica</i>—was swept 100 times (50 sweeps × 2). In 2021, two communities had an additional 100 sweeps collected using 10 subsamples of 10 sweeps (excluding <i>C. album</i> communities). The surveyed dominant species or subdominant species of the insect community in each site preyed on the dominant plant species at the site. The Bray–Curtis similarity was significantly higher than the Sørensen similarity when comparing datasets across different years for the same plant species community. The predicted optimum sampling size to obtain approximately 80% of the total species estimated to be at each survey site, for effective quantitative collection of terrestrial insect herbivores in each plant community, was examined. Fifty sweeps were required for the <i>A. indica</i> community and 100 sweeps were required for the <i>B. syzigachne</i> community. The results of this study provide important data for riparian biodiversity conservation and future pest monitoring. |
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spelling | doaj.art-09d81b42dfac4cccad533cfca5123b302023-11-23T17:10:46ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-05-0113649710.3390/insects13060497Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, KoreaJeong Ho Hwang0Mean-Young Yim1Sung-Yeol Kim2Seong Jin Ji3Wang-Hee Lee4Natural History Division, National Science Museum of Korea, Daejeon 34143, KoreaNatural History Division, National Science Museum of Korea, Daejeon 34143, KoreaResearch Division, Enfield Co., Daejeon 34134, KoreaNatural History Division, National Science Museum of Korea, Daejeon 34143, KoreaDepartment of Smart Agriculture Systems, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaTo investigate insect and plant community relationships in riparian zones, terrestrial insect communities were compared in plant communities in the riparian zone of the Miho River, Korea. The sweep netting method was used to sample insects in 50 m transects in three herbaceous plant communities. In 2020, each plant community—<i>Chenopodium album</i>, <i>Beckmannia syzigachne</i>, and <i>Artemisia indica</i>—was swept 100 times (50 sweeps × 2). In 2021, two communities had an additional 100 sweeps collected using 10 subsamples of 10 sweeps (excluding <i>C. album</i> communities). The surveyed dominant species or subdominant species of the insect community in each site preyed on the dominant plant species at the site. The Bray–Curtis similarity was significantly higher than the Sørensen similarity when comparing datasets across different years for the same plant species community. The predicted optimum sampling size to obtain approximately 80% of the total species estimated to be at each survey site, for effective quantitative collection of terrestrial insect herbivores in each plant community, was examined. Fifty sweeps were required for the <i>A. indica</i> community and 100 sweeps were required for the <i>B. syzigachne</i> community. The results of this study provide important data for riparian biodiversity conservation and future pest monitoring.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/6/497insect samplingriparian zonesherbaceous stratum |
spellingShingle | Jeong Ho Hwang Mean-Young Yim Sung-Yeol Kim Seong Jin Ji Wang-Hee Lee Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea Insects insect sampling riparian zones herbaceous stratum |
title | Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea |
title_full | Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea |
title_fullStr | Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea |
title_short | Sweep Sampling Comparison of Terrestrial Insect Communities Associated with Herbaceous Stratum in the Riparian Zone of the Miho River, Korea |
title_sort | sweep sampling comparison of terrestrial insect communities associated with herbaceous stratum in the riparian zone of the miho river korea |
topic | insect sampling riparian zones herbaceous stratum |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/6/497 |
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