TY  - JOUR
AU  - Basset, Y.
AU  - Cizek, L.
AU  - Cuénoud, P.
AU  - Didham, R.K.
AU  - Guilhaumon, F.
AU  - Missa, O.
AU  - Novotny, V.
AU  - Ødegaard, F.
AU  - Roslin, T.
AU  - Schmidl, J.
AU  - Tishechkin, A.K.
AU  - Winchester, N.N.
AU  - Roubik, D.W.
AU  - Aberlenc, H.-P.
AU  - Bail, J.
AU  - Barrios, H.
AU  - Bridle, J.R.
AU  - Castaño-Meneses, G.
AU  - Corbara, B.
AU  - Curletti, G.
AU  - Da Rocha, W.D.
AU  - De Bakker, D.
AU  - Delabie, J.H.C.
AU  - Dejean, A.
AU  - Fagan, L.L.
AU  - Floren, A.
AU  - Kitching, R.L.
AU  - Medianero, E.
AU  - Miller, S.E.
AU  - De Oliveira, E.G.
AU  - Orivel, J.
AU  - Pollet, M.
AU  - Rapp, M.
AU  - Ribeiro, S.P.
AU  - Roisin, Y.
AU  - Schmidt, J.B.
AU  - Sørensen, L.
AU  - Leponce, M.
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest
JO  - Science
SP  - 1481
EP  - 1484
VL  - 338
IS  - 6113
N2  - Most eukaryotic organisms are arthropods. Yet, their diversity in rich terrestrial ecosystems is still unknown. Here we produce tangible estimates of the total species richness of arthropods in a tropical rainforest. Using a comprehensive range of structured protocols, we sampled the phylogenetic breadth of arthropod taxa from the soil to the forest canopy in the San Lorenzo forest, Panama. We collected 6144 arthropod species from 0.48 hectare and extrapolated total species richness to larger areas on the basis of competing models. The whole 6000-hectare forest reserve most likely sustains 25,000 arthropod species. Notably, just 1 hectare of rainforest yields >60% of the arthropod biodiversity held in the wider landscape. Models based on plant diversity fitted the accumulated species richness of both herbivore and nonherbivore taxa exceptionally well. This lends credence to global estimates of arthropod biodiversity developed from plant models.
UR  - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84871062830&partnerID=40&md5=13525e91d56240a84fa8e173892ad33b
N1  - Export Date: 27 December 2012; Source: Scopus
ID  - Basset_etal2012
ER  -