Investigating the effect of forestry on leaf-litter arthropods (Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada).

ABSTRACT: Arthropods are the most diverse taxonomic group of terrestrial eukaryotes and are sensitive to physical alterations in their environment such as those caused by forestry. With their enormous diversity and physical omnipresence, arthropods could be powerful indicators of the effects of disturbance following forestry. When arthropods have been used to measure the effects of disturbance, the total diversity of some groups is often found to increase following forestry. However, these findings are frequently derived using a coarse taxonomic grain (family or order) to accommodate for various taxonomic impediments (including cryptic diversity and poorly resourced taxonomists). Our intent with this work was to determine the diversity of arthropods in and around Algonquin Park, and how this diversi

SUBMITTER: Smith MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5456079 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature