Details zur Publikation

Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1007/s004420050391
Volltext Shareable Link
Titel (primär) Diversity and composition of phytophagous insect guilds on Brassicaceae
Autor Frenzel, M. ORCID logo ; Brandl, R.
Quelle Oecologia
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
Department BZF
Band/Volume 113
Heft 3
Seite von 391
Seite bis 399
Sprache englisch
Keywords Feeding niche; Host range; Nitrogen; Sampling effort; Industry Sectors
Abstract

We investigated the guild structure of phytophagous insects on Brassicaceae in Poland and the influence of host-plant parameters (e.g. sampling effort, geographical distribution, taxonomic isolation, nitrogen indicator values) on the species richness of these guilds. The data were extracted from a study published by Lipa et al. The overall number of recorded ectophagous species is about twice the number of endophagous species. Irrespective of the feeding niche, species are predominantly oligophagous, feeding on more than two Brassicaceae genera. The relative importance of endophagous species within the fauna decreases with increasing host range. The sampling effort predicts a high proportion of the variance of alpha-diversity in oligo- and polyphagous insects, but only a low proportion in specialized species. After correction for sampling effort, most of the plant parameters do not explain an additional proportion of the variance in species richness. We hypothesize that the uniform chemical defence system across genera in Brassicaceae is an important factor triggering host range and diversity patterns in phytophagous insects on crucifers.

dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=8636
Frenzel, M., Brandl, R. (1998):
Diversity and composition of phytophagous insect guilds on Brassicaceae
Oecologia 113 (3), 391 - 399 10.1007/s004420050391