Comparative Study of Terrestrial Arthropod Diversity in Primary and Re-planted Pine Forest in a Community Forest at Andasibe, Madagascar

Authors

Tyler George, SIT Graduate Institute - Study AbroadFollow
Mira Kelly-Fair, SIT Graduate Institute - Study AbroadFollow
Andrea Wade, SIT Graduate Institute - Study AbroadFollow

Home Institution

Oregon State University, Mount Holyoke, The College of Wooster

Publication Date

Fall 2015

Program Name

Tanzania-Zanzibar: Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management

Abstract

This study is a comparison of tree and terrestrial arthropod diversity along native andre-planted pine transects.Transects were laid in a primary and re-planted pine forest in Andasibe Community Forest Park. Data was collected over six days, taking measurements of trees, inspecting and collecting specimens from pitfall traps once a day. Terrestrial arthropods were identified to morphospecies and measures of diversity were calculated. To understand the health of the trees, information was collected that included trees diameter at breast height, canopy cover and soil cover. Terrestrial arthropod communities and diversity were found to be significantly different in the native and replanted pine transects, likely due to the difference in non-native trees.

Disciplines

Environmental Health and Protection | Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy

Recommended Citation

George, Tyler; Kelly-Fair, Mira; and Wade, Andrea, "Comparative Study of Terrestrial Arthropod Diversity in Primary and Re-planted Pine Forest in a Community Forest at Andasibe, Madagascar" (2015). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2174.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2174