Distribution of millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) along a forest interior – forest edge – grassland habitat complex

Bogyó, Dávid; Magura, Tibor; Nagy, D; Tóthmérész, Béla

doi:10.3897/zookeys.510.8657

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“…This change can negatively affect forest arthropod abundance, since exotic plant species provide unfavourable habitat for forest specialist arthropods (Mgobozi et al, 2008). Furthermore, Ohwaki et al (2015) found that some arthropod species prefer forestgrassland edges, as these species may require variables that occur in both adjacent vegetation types, such as soil moisture, leaf litter deposition, logs and openness (Bogy o et al, 2015). This is probably why we found higher arthropod abundance at grassland edges.…”

Section: Species Richnessmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…Furthermore, Ohwaki et al . () found that some arthropod species prefer forest‐grassland edges, as these species may require variables that occur in both adjacent vegetation types, such as soil moisture, leaf litter deposition, logs and openness (Bogyó et al ., ). This is probably why we found higher arthropod abundance at grassland edges.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…This indicates that both natural forest assemblages and grassland assemblages sampled here are sensitive to changes in habitat type. These findings are in agreement with previous work, which found that forests support an arthropod assemblage composition that is significantly different from that in grassland (Pinheiro et al ., ; Tóthmérész et al ., ; Bogyó et al ., ; Ohwaki et al ., ). This emphasises that the quality of forest edges plays an important role in maintenance of arthropod diversity (Molnár et al ., ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Surrounding vegetation matters for arthropods of small, natural patches of indigenous forest

Yekwayo

Pryke

Roets

et al. 2016

Insect Conserv Diversity

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Natural forests are important for terrestrial biodiversity conservation. In South Africa, many forest patches are naturally small and surrounded by either natural grassland or exotic plantations. Here we compared arthropod diversity and composition among natural forest patches, pine plantations and grassland. We also assess how arthropod assemblages respond to the environmental changes at the boundaries between natural forest patches and the two different surrounding vegetation types. Twenty transects were selected, ten natural forests surrounded by pines, and ten natural forests surrounded by natural grassland. Transects ran from natural forest interiors, across the boundary into the interior of the surrounding vegetation. Arthropods were sampled using pitfall traps and active searches. Natural forests surrounded by grassland had higher species richness than those surrounded by pines. Greater arthropod abundance was in grassland edges than other stations. Pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences in assemblages between all vegetation types. This implies that forest biodiversity in these patches is altered by the main vegetation type in the matrix or in close proximity. Qualitative differences in assemblages between natural forest‐grassland boundaries were greater than differences between natural forest‐pine boundaries, indicating greater sharing of species between pines and natural forests. Our findings emphasise the value of natural forest‐grassland edges for conserving arthropod diversity as they add to the local species pool. Overall, we show that when maintaining small isolated natural forest patches, the role of the surrounding vegetation must be considered as it has a major influence on the local patch fauna.

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Section: Species Richnessmentioning

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confidence: 97%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Surrounding vegetation matters for arthropods of small, natural patches of indigenous forest

Yekwayo

Pryke

Roets

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Insect Conserv Diversity

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“…The present study shows that the relative abundance varies between habitats and appears to be correlated with the vegetation structure and composition (Dangerfield, ; Bogyo et al ., ). These factors, combined with higher plant species diversity, suggest that resource pre‐emption hypothesis seems to be the most likely explanation for enhanced millipede assemblages in the natural habitats (Dangerfield & Telford, ).…”

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Diversity and distribution of millipedes (Diplopoda) in the Campo Ma'an National Park, southern Cameroon

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Diplopods (millipedes) are one of the important groups of terrestrial Arthropoda in tropical forest ecosystems. Despite their ecological importance, data on millipede populations are still scarce and outdated in Cameroon. The first comparative eco‐faunistic analysis is presented of two local populations of Diplopoda in two lowland rainforests (nearly primary and secondary) during 12 months (2015–2016) at the southern periphery of the Campo Ma'an National Park in southern Cameroon. The millipedes were collected using pitfall trapping and quadrat sampling, their diversity and distribution analyzed with the help of two diversity indexes and two nonparametric estimators. Overall, 27 species in eighteen genera, ten families and four orders were revealed in the two forests, yet each faunule was about equally rich (23 and 22 species in the primary and secondary forest, respectively) and peculiar (five and four species unique, respectively). The Odontopygidae was the most abundant family, which made up to 33% of the total species diversity. The most abundant species in both forests was Aporodesmus gabonicus (26.8% of occurrences). This study shows that despite the similarity in millipede species richness between both habitats, the species composition of all habitats was different. Some species occurred in two habitats whilst others were restricted to only one habitat.

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“…Previous studies addressing the effects of changes in environmental, compositional and structural parameters at forest edges (the "edge effect"; Murcia, 1995) have usually evaluated the abundance and/or taxonomic diversity (species richness and/or species diversity; for mammals Schlinkert et al, 2016; for birds Terraube et al, 2016; for amphibians and reptiles Schneider-Maunoury et al, 2016; for invertebrates Lövei et al, 2006;Tóthmérész et al, 2014;Bogyó et al, 2015;Yekwayo et al, 2016). Abundance and taxonomic diversity, however, contain little information on the mechanisms influencing patterns of community assembly, although such information is essential in biodiversity research (Swenson, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Environmental filtering is the main assembly rule of ground beetles in the forest and its edge but not in the adjacent grassland

Magura

Löveï

2017

Insect Science

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In a fragmented landscape, transitional zones between neighboring habitats are common, and our understanding of community organizational forces across such habitats is important. Edge studies are numerous, but the majority of them utilize information on species richness and abundance. Abundance and taxonomic diversity, however, provide little information on the functioning and phylogeny of the co-existing species. Combining the evaluation of their functional and phylogenetic relationships, we aimed to assess whether ground beetle assemblages are deterministically or stochastically structured along grassland-forest gradients. Our results showed different community assembly rules on opposite sides of the forest edge. In the grassland, co-occurring species were functionally and phylogenetically not different from the random null model, indicating a random assembly process. Contrary to this, at the forest edge and the interior, co-occurring species showed functional and phylogenetic clustering, thus environmental filtering was the likely process structuring carabid assemblages. Community assembly in the grassland was considerably affected by asymmetrical species flows (spillover) across the forest edge: more forest species penetrated into the grassland than open-habitat and generalist species entered into the forest. This asymmetrical species flow underlines the importance of the filter function of forest edges. As unfavorable, human-induced changes to the structure, composition and characteristics of forest edges may alter their filter function, edges have to be specifically considered during conservation management.

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Distribution of millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) along a forest interior – forest edge – grassland habitat complex

Cited by 29 publications

References 33 publications

Surrounding vegetation matters for arthropods of small, natural patches of indigenous forest

Surrounding vegetation matters for arthropods of small, natural patches of indigenous forest

Diversity and distribution of millipedes (Diplopoda) in the Campo Ma'an National Park, southern Cameroon

Environmental filtering is the main assembly rule of ground beetles in the forest and its edge but not in the adjacent grassland

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