TY - JOUR
T1 - Trunk refugia
T2 - A simple, inexpensive method for sampling tree trunk arthropods
AU - Salman, Ibrahim N.A.
AU - Ferrante, Marco
AU - Möller, Daniella M.
AU - Gavish-Regev, Efrat
AU - Lubin, Yael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Trees host a large share of the global arthropod diversity. Several methodologies have been described to sample arthropods from trees, ranging from active sampling techniques (e.g., visual searching, beating, or shaking the branches) to passive sampling devices. The majority of these collection techniques are destructive, and do not specifically target the tree trunk arthropod fauna. Here, we describe an alternative sampling method called trunk refugia (TR).TR are cylindrical shelters made of corrugated cardboard that can be secured to trees using string, and can remain exposed for varying time periods.These refugia are inexpensive, easy to use, and suitable to monitor a diverse array of insects and arachnids. Moreover, TR are nonlethal sampling tools, and allow collecting live individuals for behavioral studies or for rearing.
AB - Trees host a large share of the global arthropod diversity. Several methodologies have been described to sample arthropods from trees, ranging from active sampling techniques (e.g., visual searching, beating, or shaking the branches) to passive sampling devices. The majority of these collection techniques are destructive, and do not specifically target the tree trunk arthropod fauna. Here, we describe an alternative sampling method called trunk refugia (TR).TR are cylindrical shelters made of corrugated cardboard that can be secured to trees using string, and can remain exposed for varying time periods.These refugia are inexpensive, easy to use, and suitable to monitor a diverse array of insects and arachnids. Moreover, TR are nonlethal sampling tools, and allow collecting live individuals for behavioral studies or for rearing.
KW - Arachnid
KW - Bark fauna
KW - Insect
KW - Monitoring
KW - Spider
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081986582&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/JISESA/IEAA012
DO - 10.1093/JISESA/IEAA012
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C2 - 32186741
AN - SCOPUS:85081986582
SN - 1536-2442
VL - 20
JO - Journal of Insect Science
JF - Journal of Insect Science
IS - 2
M1 - ieaa012
ER -