DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO
The effects of time of cultivation in soil from corn fields on the structure of the Collembola community and soil organic matter (SOM) were explorad. Samples were collected from nine corn fields at Balún Canal, a community placed in Los Altos de Chiapas, México. These corn fields representad triplic...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
1999
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| author | Cuautle, Mariana Rico Gray, Víctor García Franco, José G. López Portillo, Jorge Thien, Leonard B. |
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| description | The effects of time of cultivation in soil from corn fields on the structure of the Collembola community and soil organic matter (SOM) were explorad. Samples were collected from nine corn fields at Balún Canal, a community placed in Los Altos de Chiapas, México. These corn fields representad triplicated stages of three categories of time soil use: recently open land, two years and more than seven years of continuous cropping. Sampling was conducted during the agricultural cycle of 1997 (February - September). Two sampling periods were considerad (February and August) to collect soil collembola and to evalúate soil moisture and SOM. Resulta have shown a reduction of %SOM as time of cropping increases which was clearly significant in February. Number of species, diversity and equitativity of soil Collembola were negatively affected by time of cultivation. The specific composition of soil Collembola was more similar in plots with two and more than seven years of continuous cultivation compared with recently open land. The presence of Isotomidae was more conspicuous in soil with higher time of cultivation than in soil from recently open land. Most species of this family of Collembola were often more abundant than any species of Poduromorpha in soil submitted to intensivo use. The posible use of soil Collembola as indicators of SOM depletion resulting from continuous cropping is suggested. |
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| spelling | azm-article-19182022-09-27T20:08:12Z DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO Description and seasonality of a Homoptera-ant-plant interaction in the semiarid Zapotitlan Valley, Puebla, México Cuautle, Mariana Rico Gray, Víctor García Franco, José G. López Portillo, Jorge Thien, Leonard B. Homoptera anís variation of interactions. Homoptera hormigas variación de interacciones. The effects of time of cultivation in soil from corn fields on the structure of the Collembola community and soil organic matter (SOM) were explorad. Samples were collected from nine corn fields at Balún Canal, a community placed in Los Altos de Chiapas, México. These corn fields representad triplicated stages of three categories of time soil use: recently open land, two years and more than seven years of continuous cropping. Sampling was conducted during the agricultural cycle of 1997 (February - September). Two sampling periods were considerad (February and August) to collect soil collembola and to evalúate soil moisture and SOM. Resulta have shown a reduction of %SOM as time of cropping increases which was clearly significant in February. Number of species, diversity and equitativity of soil Collembola were negatively affected by time of cultivation. The specific composition of soil Collembola was more similar in plots with two and more than seven years of continuous cultivation compared with recently open land. The presence of Isotomidae was more conspicuous in soil with higher time of cultivation than in soil from recently open land. Most species of this family of Collembola were often more abundant than any species of Poduromorpha in soil submitted to intensivo use. The posible use of soil Collembola as indicators of SOM depletion resulting from continuous cropping is suggested. Registramos la variación estacional de una interacción hormiga-homóptero-planta en el valle semiárido de Zapotitlán, Puebla, México. Los cóccidos estuvieron presentes en 35 (21.9%) de los individuos muestreados de Agave kerchovei. El ambrosía es forrajeado todo el año por hormigas (Camponotus rubríthorax), y el excedente se desplaza hoja abajo y es utilizado como sustrato por hongos, o es activamente forrajeado por insectos de diversos grupos (Díptera, Hymenoptera). Las hormigas son significativamente más abundantes en la época más fresca y seca del año; también variaron de manera significativa con la precipitación y la densidad de homópteros. Las moscas, avispas y abejas fueron más abundantes durante el periodo más cálido y húmedo del año. El número de moscas se incrementa con la densidad de homópteros. El número de insectos voladores presentes en cualquier mes está asociado significativamente con la temperatura y el diámetro de las plantas. El número de hormigas y moscas depende en parte de la densidad de homópteros pero también de los factores ambientales. El ambrosía atrae a una variedad de insectos generando interacciones entre organismos que conformarían comunidades diferentes. La mayoría de los visitantes son depredadores, parásitos o parasitoides, quienes forrajean ambrosía, pero que están evidentemente atraídos por una gran cantidad de posibles hospederos o presas. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1999-12-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Original articles Artículos originales application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1918 10.21829/azm.1999.78781918 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); No. 78 (1999); 73-82 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Núm. 78 (1999); 73-82 2448-8445 0065-1737 eng https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1918/2032 Derechos de autor 2018 Acta Zoológica Mexicana (parte1) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Cuautle, Mariana Rico Gray, Víctor García Franco, José G. López Portillo, Jorge Thien, Leonard B. DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO |
| title | DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO |
| title_full | DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO |
| title_fullStr | DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO |
| title_full_unstemmed | DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO |
| title_short | DESCRIPTION AND SEASONALITY OF A HOMOPTERA-ANT-PLANT INTERACTION IN THE SEMIARID ZAPOTITLAN VALLEY, PUEBLA, MEXICO |
| title_sort | description and seasonality of a homoptera-ant-plant interaction in the semiarid zapotitlan valley, puebla, mexico |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1918 |
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