Long-term studies of arthropod biodiversity at Bandelier National Monument
Lightfoot DC. 1995. Long-term studies of arthropod biodiversity at Bandelier National Monument. Service Contract OM Order No. 82036-4-0105. Albuquerque, NM
This report summarizes findings from a monitoring study of ground-dwelling arthropods at Bandelier National Monument during 1994. A long-term study of ground-dwelling arthropods was begun at Bandelier National Monument during the summer of 1992 to monitor ground-dwelling arthropod communities in different environments across an elevation and temperature/ moisture gradient to gain information on the effects of climate change on arthropod communities and population dynamics. In conjunction with the Sevilleta and Jornada Long-Term Ecological Research Projects, parallel monitoring studies at Bandelier will provide additional sites for a long-term regional database of plant and animal responses to climate change. A standardized regional approach to monitoring ecological processes is more meaningful to understanding climatically induced phenomena than small scale, narrowly focused and unrelated individual studies. Long-term sampling of arthropod assemblages will also provide inventory information of arthropod species that occur at Bandelier National Monument. Data will be useful to assess arthropod species diversity patterns across elevational zones, and different seasons of the year. All arthropod taxa found in this study will contribute to an overall inventory of arthropods at Bandelier.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lightfoot, David
- Date of Issue
- 1995-04-15
- Units
- BAND
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Arthropod populations, Arthropods, Invertebrates, Jemez Mountains (New Mexico), Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)