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Ecology of Insect Communities in Nontidal Wetlands

Ecology of Insect Communities in Nontidal Wetlands Published research about wetland insects has proliferated, and a conceptual foundation about how wetland insect populations and communities are regulated is being built. Here we review and synthesize this new body of work. Our review begins with a summary of insect communities found in diverse wetland types, including temporary pools, seasonally flooded marshes, perennially flooded marshes, forested floodplains, and peatlands. Next, we critically discuss research on the population and community ecology of wetland insects, including the importance of colonization strategies and insect interactions with the physical environment, plants, predators, and competitors. Results from many of the experimental studies that we review indicate that some commonly held beliefs about wetland insect ecology require significant reevaluation. W e then discuss the importance of wetland insect ecology for some applied concerns such as efforts to manage wetland insect resources as waterfowl food and development of ecologically sound strategies to control pest mosquitoes. W e conclude with a discussion of wetland conservation, emphasizing insect aspects. PERSPECTIVES AND OVERVIEW The amount of published research on wetland insect communities has grown steadily since the mid 1980s. One reason for this increase is that insect communities in small wetlands have proven to be useful systems http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Entomology Annual Reviews

Ecology of Insect Communities in Nontidal Wetlands

Batzer, D P; Wissinger, S A
Annual Review of Entomology , Volume 41 (1) – Jan 1, 1996
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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1996 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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ISSN
0066-4170
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1545-4487
DOI
10.1146/annurev.en.41.010196.000451
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15012325
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Abstract

Published research about wetland insects has proliferated, and a conceptual foundation about how wetland insect populations and communities are regulated is being built. Here we review and synthesize this new body of work. Our review begins with a summary of insect communities found in diverse wetland types, including temporary pools, seasonally flooded marshes, perennially flooded marshes, forested floodplains, and peatlands. Next, we critically discuss research on the population and community ecology of wetland insects, including the importance of colonization strategies and insect interactions with the physical environment, plants, predators, and competitors. Results from many of the experimental studies that we review indicate that some commonly held beliefs about wetland insect ecology require significant reevaluation. W e then discuss the importance of wetland insect ecology for some applied concerns such as efforts to manage wetland insect resources as waterfowl food and development of ecologically sound strategies to control pest mosquitoes. W e conclude with a discussion of wetland conservation, emphasizing insect aspects. PERSPECTIVES AND OVERVIEW The amount of published research on wetland insect communities has grown steadily since the mid 1980s. One reason for this increase is that insect communities in small wetlands have proven to be useful systems

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Annual Review of Entomology – Annual Reviews

Published: Jan 1, 1996

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