Longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
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Longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) diversity in a fragmented temperate forest landscape [version 2; referees: 2 approved] Daniel M Pavuk, Andrea M Wadsworth Insect Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403-0208, USA
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First published: 09 Oct 2012, 1:25 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.1-25.v1)
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Abstract Longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) are an important component of temperate forest ecosystems. We trapped longhorned beetles in forests in northwest Ohio during 2008 to test the hypothesis that larger forests have greater species diversity than smaller forests. Large forests had a significantly greater cerambycid species richness than small forests (t = 3.16. P = 0.02), and there was a significant relationship between forest size and cerambycid species richness.
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version 2 published 14 Mar 2013
version 1 published 09 Oct 2012
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1 Patrick Tobin, USDA Forest Service USA 2 Peter Silk, Atlantic Forestry Centre Canada
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Corresponding author: Daniel M Pavuk ([email protected]) How to cite this article: Pavuk DM and Wadsworth AM. Longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) diversity in a fragmented temperate forest landscape [version 2; referees: 2 approved] F1000Research 2013, 1:25 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.1-25.v2) Copyright: © 2013 Pavuk DM and Wadsworth AM. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Data associated with the article are available under the terms of the Creative Commons Zero "No rights reserved" data waiver (CC0 1.0 Public domain dedication). Grant information: This research was supported by funds provided by The Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing interests: No competing interests were disclosed. First published: 09 Oct 2012, 1:25 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.1-25.v1)
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Changes from Version 1 Upon the Recommendation of referee Patrick Tobin we have provided additional data that shows the relationship between log (species richness) and log (forest area). We have also updated Figure 6 to show if the respective area of each forest could explain the difference in species number. The large R2 value does suggest that larger forests tended to have larger number of cerambycid species. We also estimated the diversity of Cerambycidae using the Shannon Diversity Index value for each of the forests. These calculated Shannon Index values allows comparisons to other studies that have examined cerambycid diversity (e.g., Ohsawa 2004; Holland 2007). See referee reports
Introduction Longhorned beetles, or cerambycids, are important species in temperate forest ecosystems, due to their feeding impacts on trees. Many cerambycids feed on dead wood and therefore assist in the decomposition of dead trees in forest ecosystems. Saproxylic cerambycids (dead wood dependent) and other saproxylic beetles are thought to be useful indicators of forest biodiversity1. We were interested in testing the hypothesis that larger forests have greater cerambycid species diversity than smaller forests in NW Ohio, a highly fragmented landscape in terms of forest ecosystems.
Figure 2. Lindgren Funnel trap used for capturing Cerambycid beetles.
Methodology • Three types of traps (Lindgren funnel trap, Intercept Panel trap, and Window trap) were set up in each of 8 forests in northwestern Ohio. 95% ethanol was used to attract beetles (Figure 1–Figure 3). • We started collecting beetles in early June, and we continued to collect them until early October (Figure 4). • We put the traps into 8 different forest areas. Four forests were large (>100 hectares) and four forests were classified as small (
SHORT RESEARCH ARTICLE
Longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) diversity in a fragmented temperate forest landscape [version 2; referees: 2 approved] Daniel M Pavuk, Andrea M Wadsworth Insect Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403-0208, USA
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First published: 09 Oct 2012, 1:25 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.1-25.v1)
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Latest published: 14 Mar 2013, 1:25 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.1-25.v2)
Abstract Longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) are an important component of temperate forest ecosystems. We trapped longhorned beetles in forests in northwest Ohio during 2008 to test the hypothesis that larger forests have greater species diversity than smaller forests. Large forests had a significantly greater cerambycid species richness than small forests (t = 3.16. P = 0.02), and there was a significant relationship between forest size and cerambycid species richness.
Referee Status: Invited Referees
1
2
version 2 published 14 Mar 2013
version 1 published 09 Oct 2012
report
1 Patrick Tobin, USDA Forest Service USA 2 Peter Silk, Atlantic Forestry Centre Canada
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Corresponding author: Daniel M Pavuk ([email protected]) How to cite this article: Pavuk DM and Wadsworth AM. Longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) diversity in a fragmented temperate forest landscape [version 2; referees: 2 approved] F1000Research 2013, 1:25 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.1-25.v2) Copyright: © 2013 Pavuk DM and Wadsworth AM. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Data associated with the article are available under the terms of the Creative Commons Zero "No rights reserved" data waiver (CC0 1.0 Public domain dedication). Grant information: This research was supported by funds provided by The Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing interests: No competing interests were disclosed. First published: 09 Oct 2012, 1:25 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.1-25.v1)
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F1000Research 2013, 1:25 Last updated: 25 DEC 2016
Changes from Version 1 Upon the Recommendation of referee Patrick Tobin we have provided additional data that shows the relationship between log (species richness) and log (forest area). We have also updated Figure 6 to show if the respective area of each forest could explain the difference in species number. The large R2 value does suggest that larger forests tended to have larger number of cerambycid species. We also estimated the diversity of Cerambycidae using the Shannon Diversity Index value for each of the forests. These calculated Shannon Index values allows comparisons to other studies that have examined cerambycid diversity (e.g., Ohsawa 2004; Holland 2007). See referee reports
Introduction Longhorned beetles, or cerambycids, are important species in temperate forest ecosystems, due to their feeding impacts on trees. Many cerambycids feed on dead wood and therefore assist in the decomposition of dead trees in forest ecosystems. Saproxylic cerambycids (dead wood dependent) and other saproxylic beetles are thought to be useful indicators of forest biodiversity1. We were interested in testing the hypothesis that larger forests have greater cerambycid species diversity than smaller forests in NW Ohio, a highly fragmented landscape in terms of forest ecosystems.
Figure 2. Lindgren Funnel trap used for capturing Cerambycid beetles.
Methodology • Three types of traps (Lindgren funnel trap, Intercept Panel trap, and Window trap) were set up in each of 8 forests in northwestern Ohio. 95% ethanol was used to attract beetles (Figure 1–Figure 3). • We started collecting beetles in early June, and we continued to collect them until early October (Figure 4). • We put the traps into 8 different forest areas. Four forests were large (>100 hectares) and four forests were classified as small (
