Diversidad funcional y composición de comunidades de insectos en niveles diferentes de perturbación
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https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2025.96.5613Palabras clave:
Urbanización, Grupos funcionales, Escarabajos fitófagos, Insectos benéficosResumen
La diminución en la cobertura vegetal y la perturbación antropogénica tienen efectos negativos sobre la diversidad de insectos. Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo evaluar la diversidad funcional y la composición de comunidades de insectos fitófagos y benéficos en diferentes niveles de perturbación de Yucatán, México. Se instalaron 6 trampas Malaise por sitio, durante 5 meses en temporada de lluvias. Los ejemplares se identificaron a nivel familia y grupo funcional; se analizó la diversidad en términos de riqueza, familias comunes y dominantes de cada grupo funcional. Se registraron 25,872 individuos de 106 familias, 12 órdenes y 4 grupos funcionales (fitófagos, polinizadores, depredadores y parasitoides). Aunque la riqueza de familias fue similar, la diversidad de familias comunes y dominantes mostró diferencias en los sitios con niveles medios y altos de perturbación. Estos resultados sugieren que algunas familias son exitosas en niveles altos de perturbación y otras disminuyen su diversidad. Las familias dominantes de los fitófagos, polinizadores, parasitoides y depredadores fueron: Pyralidae, Geometridae, Tachinidae y Coccinellidae, respectivamente.
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