Effects of landscape matrix on the distribution and dispersal of insects inhabiting the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
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Abstract
The examination of spatial scales of movement and the distribution of organisms is an important step towards understanding how landscape structure affects population dynamics. I asked if there was an effect of landscape matrix on the dispersal and distribution of two inhabitants of the pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, the larvae of Wyeomyia smithii (a mosquito), and Metriocnemus knabi (a midge) by looking at how their larvae are distributed within bogs surrounded by forest, clear-cut, or scrub. I hypothesized that the distribution of insects would vary over a range of spatial scales and that their dispersal would vary with life history attributes. Sampling was conducted in western Newfoundland in six bogs surrounded by forest, scrub, or clear-cut. Defaunation of a 30-meter circle of pitcher plant leaves removed all larvae in the area. The location of each plant and larval incidence was mapped. I assessed the aggregation of mosquito and midge larvae relative to the position of plants across a continuous range of spatial scales using the K-function. Mosquitoes and midges varied with regard to the degree of clustering relative to the amount of aggregation of the plants, and displayed significant clustering at smaller spatial scales within individual bogs. These patterns were not significant between species or surrounding bog matrix. The locations of recolonized leaves were used to assess the dispersal of midges and mosquitoes. The mean and maximum distances from the edge of the defaunated areas were inconclusive between species and bog treatments. This experiment has theoretical applications for other animal populations, and potentially could be used for multi-scaled ecological studies.
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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