Does forest loss affect the communities of trap-nesting wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) in forests? Landscape vs. local habitat conditions

• Published in: Journal of insect conservation Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 15 - 21
• Main Authors: Taki, Hisatomo, Viana, Blandina F, Kevan, Peter G, Silva, Fabiana O, Buck, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01.02.2008; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Ecology; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Carolinian zone; Cavity-nesting; Conservation biology; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Deforestation; Entomology; Environmental conditions; Flowering plants; Forests; Fragmentation; Habitat loss; Habitats; Hymenoptera; Insects; landscapes; Life Sciences; Local characteristics; Nesting; Original Paper; Species richness; summer; Understory; Cavity-nesting; Local characteristics; Habitat loss; Carolinian zone; Fragmentation

We investigated changes in the communities of trap-nesting Hymenoptera in forests in relation to forest loss on a landscape scale and understory conditions on a local habitat scale. Two specific questions were addressed. (1) Do the communities change with degrees of forest loss? (2) Do the communiti...