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Most eukaryotic organisms are arthropods. Yet, their diversity in rich terrestrial ecosystems is still unknown. Here we produce tangible estimates of the total species richness of arthropods in a tropical rainforest. Using a comprehensive range of structured protocols, we sampled the phylogenetic breadth of arthropod taxa from the soil to the forest canopy in the San Lorenzo forest, Panama. We collected 6,144 arthropod species from 0.48 ha and extrapolated total species richness to larger areas based on competing models. The whole 6,000 ha forest reserve most likely sustains 25,000 arthropod species. Remarkably, just 1 ha of rainforest yields > 60% of the arthropod biodiversity held in the wider landscape. Models based on plant diversity fitted the accumulated species richness of both herbivore and non-herbivore taxa exceptionally well. This lends credence to global estimates of arthropod biodiversity developed from plant models.,DRYADBassetLeponceArthropod distribution in 12 sites within San Lorenzo Protected Area in Panama (9°16’N, 79°58’W, elevation ca 130 m). Version: 10 May 2012.,Notes
External OrganisationsSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute; University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice; Natural History Museum of Geneva; Universidade de Évora; University of York; Norwegian Institute for Nature Research; University of Helsinki; Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg; University of California Santa Barbara; University of Victoria BC; University of Panama; University of Bristol; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Universite Blaise Pascal
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Laura L. Fagan (Contributor)Yves Basset (Contributor); Lukas Cizek (Contributor); Philippe Cuénoud (Contributor); François Guilhaumon (Contributor); Olivier Missa (Contributor); Vojtech Novotny (Contributor); Frode Odegaard (Contributor); Tomas Roslin (Contributor); Jurgen Schmidl (Contributor); Alexey K. Tishechkin (Contributor); Neville N. Winchester (Contributor); David W. Roubik (Contributor); Henri-Pierre Aberlenc (Contributor); Johannes Bail (Contributor); Hector Barrios (Contributor); Jon R. Bridle (Contributor); Gabriela Castaño-Meneses (Contributor); Bruno Corbara (Contributor); Gianfranco Curletti (Contributor); Wesley Duarte Da Rocha (Contributor); Domir De Bakker (Contributor); Jacques H. C. Delabie (Contributor); Alain Dejean (Contributor); Andreas Floren (Contributor); Roger L. Kitching (Contributor); Enrique Medianero (Contributor); Scott E. Miller (Contributor); Evandro Gama De Oliveira (Contributor); Jérôme Orivel (Contributor); Marc Pollet (Contributor); Mathieu Rapp (Contributor); Sérvio P. Ribeiro (Contributor); Yves Roisin (Contributor); Jesper B. Schmidt (Contributor); Line Sørensen (Contributor); Maurice Leponce (Contributor)
Laura L. Fagan (Contributor)Yves Basset (Contributor); Lukas Cizek (Contributor); Philippe Cuénoud (Contributor); François Guilhaumon (Contributor); Olivier Missa (Contributor); Vojtech Novotny (Contributor); Frode Odegaard (Contributor); Tomas Roslin (Contributor); Jurgen Schmidl (Contributor); Alexey K. Tishechkin (Contributor); Neville N. Winchester (Contributor); David W. Roubik (Contributor); Henri-Pierre Aberlenc (Contributor); Johannes Bail (Contributor); Hector Barrios (Contributor); Jon R. Bridle (Contributor); Gabriela Castaño-Meneses (Contributor); Bruno Corbara (Contributor); Gianfranco Curletti (Contributor); Wesley Duarte Da Rocha (Contributor); Domir De Bakker (Contributor); Jacques H. C. Delabie (Contributor); Alain Dejean (Contributor); Andreas Floren (Contributor); Roger L. Kitching (Contributor); Enrique Medianero (Contributor); Scott E. Miller (Contributor); Evandro Gama De Oliveira (Contributor); Jérôme Orivel (Contributor); Marc Pollet (Contributor); Mathieu Rapp (Contributor); Sérvio P. Ribeiro (Contributor); Yves Roisin (Contributor); Jesper B. Schmidt (Contributor); Line Sørensen (Contributor); Maurice Leponce (Contributor)
Issued: 2012-12-14
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- DOI : 10.5061/DRYAD.F3P75
- global : 540d1af1-08ae-4749-b88d-3d7d648e24c0
