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Assessing the Particulate Matter Removal Abilities of Tree Leaves
Published on: October 7, 2018
低地の熱帯雨林の天井にアリが豊富に存在することを説明する
Diane W Davidson1, Steven C Cook, Roy R Snelling
1Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South, 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112-0840, USA.
まとめ
熱帯雨林の林冠にある多くの樹木アリは,主に植物や昆虫の排泄物を消費するが,捕食ではない. 彼らの栄養は共生生物に依存しており,森林の草食動物の推定値に影響を与えています.
科学分野:
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
- トロピカル生物学 トロピカル生物学
- 昆虫の生態学 昆虫の生態学とは
背景:
- 樹木アリは,熱帯雨林の天幕に豊富に存在する.
- 多くのアリ種が植物や昆虫の排泄物を食べていると推測されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 熱帯雨林の樹木アリの主要な食物源を調査する.
- アリの栄養における捕食と排泄の作用を判断する.
- 森の生態系にアリの草食性の影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 植物,草食動物,捕食動物,アリの窒素 (N) イソトープ比率分析.
- アマゾニアとボルネオで実施されたフィールド研究.
主要な成果:
- 多くの arboreal ant 種は,捕食と scavenging から限られた窒素 (N) を得ています.
- マイクロシンビオントとヘミプテラのトロフォビオントは,N-貧乏な排泄物を食べているアリにとって極めて重要です.
- 植物にとって,アリとヘミペトラによる生物的防御と草食のコストの合計は重要だ.
結論:
- 樹木アリの食事は,しばしばエクスズダートに特化しており,シンビオンは重要な栄養的な役割を果たしています.
- 昆虫の草食は,アリやヘミプテラを含む,熱帯雨林の植物に相当なコストを課します.
- 昆虫の草食動物による森林損失の現在の推定値は過小評価されている可能性があります.
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