Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New Guinea
Malaise trap sampling of Hemiptera (Heteroptera; Auchenorrhyncha) was conducted at 500 m intervals along an elevational gradient from 200 m to 3,700 m on the east slope of Mount Wilhelm, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Hemiptera had a decrease in morphospecies richness and overall abundance with...
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| description | Malaise trap sampling of Hemiptera (Heteroptera; Auchenorrhyncha) was conducted at 500 m intervals along an elevational gradient from 200 m to 3,700 m on the east slope of Mount Wilhelm, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Hemiptera had a decrease in morphospecies richness and overall abundance with increasing elevation, however, the Heteroptera did not exhibit either pattern. A few species were relatively abundant at each elevation, whereas the majority of species were represented by ≤5 specimens. Morphospecies richness of Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadomorpha, Fulgoromorpha, Cicadellidae, Cixiidae, and Derbidae also decreased with increasing elevation but abundance decline was not significant due to the large number of specimens captured at 200 m relative to those captured at higher elevations. The percentage of Cicadomorpha specimens decreased with increasing elevation relative to that of the Fulgoromorpha which increased with increasing elevation. Environmental factors that may influence patterns of species richness along the elevational gradient are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcaeac8a49394f579fd0b8ba16332b092023-12-03T11:00:34ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592015-06-013e97810.7717/peerj.978978Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New GuineaMaxime Le Cesne0Stephen W. Wilson1Adeline Soulier-Perkins2Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR 7205 CNRS-UPMC-EPHE, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, FranceDepartment of Biology and Agriculture, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MI, USAMuséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR 7205 CNRS-UPMC-EPHE, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, FranceMalaise trap sampling of Hemiptera (Heteroptera; Auchenorrhyncha) was conducted at 500 m intervals along an elevational gradient from 200 m to 3,700 m on the east slope of Mount Wilhelm, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Hemiptera had a decrease in morphospecies richness and overall abundance with increasing elevation, however, the Heteroptera did not exhibit either pattern. A few species were relatively abundant at each elevation, whereas the majority of species were represented by ≤5 specimens. Morphospecies richness of Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadomorpha, Fulgoromorpha, Cicadellidae, Cixiidae, and Derbidae also decreased with increasing elevation but abundance decline was not significant due to the large number of specimens captured at 200 m relative to those captured at higher elevations. The percentage of Cicadomorpha specimens decreased with increasing elevation relative to that of the Fulgoromorpha which increased with increasing elevation. Environmental factors that may influence patterns of species richness along the elevational gradient are discussed.https://peerj.com/articles/978.pdfAltitudeBiodiversityCicadomorphaFulgoromorphaElevational gradient |
| spellingShingle | Maxime Le Cesne Stephen W. Wilson Adeline Soulier-Perkins Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New Guinea PeerJ Altitude Biodiversity Cicadomorpha Fulgoromorpha Elevational gradient |
| title | Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New Guinea |
| title_full | Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New Guinea |
| title_fullStr | Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New Guinea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New Guinea |
| title_short | Elevational gradient of Hemiptera (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha) on a tropical mountain in Papua New Guinea |
| title_sort | elevational gradient of hemiptera heteroptera auchenorrhyncha on a tropical mountain in papua new guinea |
| topic | Altitude Biodiversity Cicadomorpha Fulgoromorpha Elevational gradient |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/978.pdf |
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