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Diversity and deadwood-based interaction networks of saproxylic beetles in remnants of riparian cloud forest
ALFREDO RAMIREZ HERNANDEZ
ANA PAOLA MARTINEZ FALCON
Estefanía Micó
Sandra Almendarez
Pedro Reyes Castillo
FEDERICO ESCOBAR SARRIA
Acceso Abierto
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214920
Beetles
Species interactions
Cloud forests
Wood
Trees
Decomposition
Forests
Species diversity
"We studied the saproxylic beetle community inhabiting deadwood in remnants of riparian cloud forests in "La Antigua" basin, in central Veracruz (Mexico). We assessed the influence of deadwood features (tree species, trunk position, trunk diameter, trunk volume and decomposition stages) on saproxylic beetle diversity. In order to assess the stability of beetle species-deadwood interactions, we also analyzed the ecological networks structure. A total of 63 deadwood trunks, belonging to four tree species, were sampled by standardized hand-collection throughout well-preserved remnants of riparian cloud forest. We found that tree species and deadwood decay stage are the main drivers that determine the diversity and stability of saproxylic beetle species interactions. Our results indicate that Quercus corrugata is the main tree species in terms of maintaining the significantly highest saproxylic beetle diversity, but with no stable interactions (saproxylic beetle-deadwood). A nested network structure was detected for Clethra mexicana and Liquidambar styraciflua, with a pool of core (generalist) saproxylic beetle species. We observed that beetle diversity from the early and late deadwood stages comprises distinct assemblages and the four stages of decomposition showed a nested network structure. During deadwood succession, community composition and guilds changed among networks; the early successional stage had more specialized xylophagous beetles, while other guilds (mycophagous, saprophagous and zoophagous) arrive later and become the core species in the advanced stages of decomposition networks. Heliscus tropicus (Passalidae) is a key species constituting the core of all of the networks and could be considered an ecosystem engineer in cloud forests. By exploring links between saproxylic beetles and deadwood characteristics, we can further our understanding of species interaction in order to develop management strategies oriented towards the protection of species and their habitats in this threatened ecosystem."
Public Library of Science
2019
Artículo
Ramírez-Hernández A, Martínez-Falcón AP, Micó E, Almendarez S, Reyes-Castillo P, Escobar F (2019) Diversity and deadwood-based interaction networks of saproxylic beetles in remnants of riparian cloud forest. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0214920. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214920
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