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Título: | Changes in leaf chlorophyll content associated with flowering and its role in the diversity of phytophagous insects in a tree species from a semiarid Caatinga |
Autor: | Sousa-Souto, Leandro Bocchiglieri, Adriana Dias, Douglas De Matos Ferreira, Anthony S. Lemos-Filho, José Pires de |
Palavras-chave: | Arboreal Species Beetle Caatinga Chlorophyll Content Diptera Fabaceae Flowering Genetic Variability Hemiptera Hymenoptera Leaf Chlorophyll Index Leaf Tissue Morpho-species Nonhuman Nutritional Status Nutritional Value Plant Leaf Plant Parameters Plant Pest Poincianella Pyramidalis Sibinia Hirritus Species Diversity Species Richness Tree |
Data do documento: | 2018 |
Revista: | PeerJ |
É parte de: | Volume 2018, Número 6 |
Abstract: | Phytophagous insects choose their feeding resources according to their own requirements, but their feeding preferences in the semiarid Caatinga have rarely been studied. Flowering trees leads to a greater diversity of flower visitors and their predators in the host plant, but little is known about why the diversity of phytophagous insects not associated with flowers is also increased. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diversity of sap-sucking, wood-boring and leaf-chewing insects associated with leaf chlorophyll content in flowering and non-flowering plants of Poincianella pyramidalis, an endemic tree of Caatinga. We used a leaf chlorophyll index (LCI) as a surrogate for resource quality, and an entomological umbrella to collect phytophagous insects. We show that trees which bloomed demonstrated higher chlorophyll content, greater abundance and a significant difference in the composition of phytophagous insect species when compared to non-flowering trees (p < 0:05). The results suggest that not only the presence of flowers themselves, but also the higher nutritional quality of leaf tissue, can explain the differences in species diversity and abundance of phytophagous insects. Exceptional flowering trees in the Caatinga area studied may thus act as spots of high quality resources, favouring changes in the diversity of insects in this environment. © 2018 Sousa-Souto et al. |
DOI: | 10.7717/peerj.5059 |
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