Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland

Autores
Albicócco, A.P.; Carbajo, A.E.; Vezzani, D.
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
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Phytotelmata, or plant-held waters, are considered to be good model systems for the study of community ecology. The fauna of these natural container habitats, particularly the mosquitoes, have been extensively investigated in tropical regions, but there is little known about them in temperate South America. We assessed the structure of immature mosquito communities in leaf axils, tree holes, and bamboo stumps from a temperate wetland of Argentina. A total of 4,330 immature mosquitoes were collected among the 2,606 phytotelmata inspected. Leaf axils of eight plant species and tree holes were larval habitats for nine mosquito species belonging to the genus Culex, Wyeomyia, Isostomyia, and Toxorhynchites. The mosquito communities showed richness ranging from one to four species. Marked differences were detected in the plant specificity for the species collected. Some of them were exclusively found in one plant species (Isostomyia paranensis in Scirpus giganteus), whereas others were collected in up to five plant species but belonging to the same phytotelm class, the leaf axils. Those from tree holes are well-known dwellers of artificial containers and ground water habitats, such as Culex pipiens. Our results support the idea of low mosquito richness in phytotelmata from temperate regions in comparison with tropical areas, but the observed specificity patterns echo the findings of tropical forests. © 2011 The Society for Vector Ecology.
Fil:Albicócco, A.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil:Carbajo, A.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil:Vezzani, D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fuente
J. Vector Ecol. 2011;36(2):437-446
Materia
Culicidae
Leaf axils
Richness
South America
Temperate wetlands
Tree holes
animal
Argentina
article
biodiversity
biota
classification
climate
ecosystem
larva
mosquito
plant
tree
wetland
Animals
Argentina
Biodiversity
Biota
Climate
Culicidae
Ecosystem
Larva
Plants
Trees
Wetlands
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acceso abierto
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Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
title Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
spellingShingle Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
Albicócco, A.P.
Culicidae
Leaf axils
Richness
South America
Temperate wetlands
Tree holes
animal
Argentina
article
biodiversity
biota
classification
climate
ecosystem
larva
mosquito
plant
tree
wetland
Animals
Argentina
Biodiversity
Biota
Climate
Culicidae
Ecosystem
Larva
Plants
Trees
Wetlands
title_short Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
title_full Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
title_fullStr Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
title_full_unstemmed Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
title_sort Mosquito community structure in phytotelmata from a South American temperate wetland
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Albicócco, A.P.
Carbajo, A.E.
Vezzani, D.
author Albicócco, A.P.
author_facet Albicócco, A.P.
Carbajo, A.E.
Vezzani, D.
author_role author
author2 Carbajo, A.E.
Vezzani, D.
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Culicidae
Leaf axils
Richness
South America
Temperate wetlands
Tree holes
animal
Argentina
article
biodiversity
biota
classification
climate
ecosystem
larva
mosquito
plant
tree
wetland
Animals
Argentina
Biodiversity
Biota
Climate
Culicidae
Ecosystem
Larva
Plants
Trees
Wetlands
topic Culicidae
Leaf axils
Richness
South America
Temperate wetlands
Tree holes
animal
Argentina
article
biodiversity
biota
classification
climate
ecosystem
larva
mosquito
plant
tree
wetland
Animals
Argentina
Biodiversity
Biota
Climate
Culicidae
Ecosystem
Larva
Plants
Trees
Wetlands
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Phytotelmata, or plant-held waters, are considered to be good model systems for the study of community ecology. The fauna of these natural container habitats, particularly the mosquitoes, have been extensively investigated in tropical regions, but there is little known about them in temperate South America. We assessed the structure of immature mosquito communities in leaf axils, tree holes, and bamboo stumps from a temperate wetland of Argentina. A total of 4,330 immature mosquitoes were collected among the 2,606 phytotelmata inspected. Leaf axils of eight plant species and tree holes were larval habitats for nine mosquito species belonging to the genus Culex, Wyeomyia, Isostomyia, and Toxorhynchites. The mosquito communities showed richness ranging from one to four species. Marked differences were detected in the plant specificity for the species collected. Some of them were exclusively found in one plant species (Isostomyia paranensis in Scirpus giganteus), whereas others were collected in up to five plant species but belonging to the same phytotelm class, the leaf axils. Those from tree holes are well-known dwellers of artificial containers and ground water habitats, such as Culex pipiens. Our results support the idea of low mosquito richness in phytotelmata from temperate regions in comparison with tropical areas, but the observed specificity patterns echo the findings of tropical forests. © 2011 The Society for Vector Ecology.
Fil:Albicócco, A.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil:Carbajo, A.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
Fil:Vezzani, D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.
description Phytotelmata, or plant-held waters, are considered to be good model systems for the study of community ecology. The fauna of these natural container habitats, particularly the mosquitoes, have been extensively investigated in tropical regions, but there is little known about them in temperate South America. We assessed the structure of immature mosquito communities in leaf axils, tree holes, and bamboo stumps from a temperate wetland of Argentina. A total of 4,330 immature mosquitoes were collected among the 2,606 phytotelmata inspected. Leaf axils of eight plant species and tree holes were larval habitats for nine mosquito species belonging to the genus Culex, Wyeomyia, Isostomyia, and Toxorhynchites. The mosquito communities showed richness ranging from one to four species. Marked differences were detected in the plant specificity for the species collected. Some of them were exclusively found in one plant species (Isostomyia paranensis in Scirpus giganteus), whereas others were collected in up to five plant species but belonging to the same phytotelm class, the leaf axils. Those from tree holes are well-known dwellers of artificial containers and ground water habitats, such as Culex pipiens. Our results support the idea of low mosquito richness in phytotelmata from temperate regions in comparison with tropical areas, but the observed specificity patterns echo the findings of tropical forests. © 2011 The Society for Vector Ecology.
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