Insect assemblages attacking seeds and fruits in a rainforest in Thailand
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F19%3A00502663" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/19:00502663 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/19:43899394 RIV/00020702:_____/19:N0000026
Result on the web
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ens.12346" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ens.12346</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ens.12346" target="_blank" >10.1111/ens.12346</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Insect assemblages attacking seeds and fruits in a rainforest in Thailand
Original language description
Insect seed predators are important agents of mortality for tropical trees, but little is known about the impact of these herbivores in rainforests. During 3 years at Khao Chong (KHC) in southern Thailand we reared 17,555 insects from 343.2 kg or 39,252 seeds/fruits representing 357 liana and tree species. A commented list of the 243 insect species identified is provided, with details about their host plants. We observed the following. (i) Approximately 43% of identified species can be considered pests. Most were seed eaters, particularly on dry fruits. (ii) Approximately 19% of parasitoid species (all Opiinae) for which we could determine whether their primary insect host was a pest or not (all Bactrocera spp. breeding in fruits) can be considered beneficials. (iii) The seeds/fruits of approximately 28% of the plant species in this forest were free of attack. Phyllanthaceae, Rubiaceae and Meliaceae were attacked relatively infrequently, in contrast, Annonaceae, Fabaceae, Sapindaceae and Myristicaceae were more heavily attacked. There was no apparent effect of plant phylogeny on rates of attack but heavily attacked tree species had larger basal area in the KHC plot than rarely attacked tree species. (iv) Insects reared from fleshy fruits were more likely to show relatively stable populations compared to insects reared from dry fruits, but this was not true of insects reared from dipterocarps, which appeared to have relatively stable populations throughout the study period. We tentatively conclude that insects feeding on seeds and fruits have little effect on observed levels of host abundance in this forest.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA16-20825S" target="_blank" >GA16-20825S: The role of insect herbivores in driving rainforest plant dynamics and diversity.</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Entomological Science
ISSN
1343-8786
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
22
Issue of the periodical within the volume
JUN 01
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
137-150
UT code for WoS article
000470002700003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85062321467