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Species richness and relative species abundance of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) in three forests with different perturbations in the North-Central Caribbean of Costa Rica

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dc.creatorStephen, Carrie
dc.date2014-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-03T15:28:00Z
dc.date.available2016-05-03T15:28:00Z
dc.descriptionMeasurements of species richness and species abundance can have important implications for regulations and conservation. This study investigated species richness and abundance of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae at undisturbed, and disturbed habitats in Tirimbina Biological Reserve and Nogal Private Reserve, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. Traps baited with rotten banana were placed in the canopy and the understory of three habitats: within mature forest, at a river/forest border, and at a banana plantation/forest border. In total, 71 species and 487 individuals were caught and identified during May and June 2011 and May 2013. Species richness and species abundance were found to increase significantly at perturbed habitats (p<0.0001, p<0.0001, respectively). The edge effect, in which species richness and abundance increase due to greater complementary resources from different habitats, could be one possible explanation for increased species richness and abundance. Carrie Stephen Knox College, Galesburg, IL 61401, USA; cstephen@knox.edues
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dc.identifierhttp://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14057
dc.identifier10.15517/rbt.v62i3.14057
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10669/26304
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Ricaen
dc.relationhttp://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14057/14757
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2014 International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservationen
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol 62, No 3 (2014); 919-928en
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol 62, No 3 (2014); 919-928es
dc.sourceRevista Biología Tropical; Vol 62, No 3 (2014); 919-928pt-PT
dc.source2215-2075
dc.source0034-7744
dc.source10.15517/rbt.v62i3
dc.subjectbutterflieses
dc.subjectdisturbance effectses
dc.subjectedge effectes
dc.subjectnymphalidaees
dc.subjectspecies abundancees
dc.subjectspecies diversityes
dc.subjectspecies richnesses
dc.subjectChiquita Nature and Community Projectes
dc.subjectNogal Private Reservees
dc.titleSpecies richness and relative species abundance of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) in three forests with different perturbations in the North-Central Caribbean of Costa Ricaes
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