Ecology, population monitoring and faunistic analysis of insects: A review

Authors

  • Micaela Silva Coelho Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Vitor da Silva Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Jonathan Bernardo Barboza Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Lucimere Maria da Silva Xavier Universidade Estadual da Paraíba
  • José Rayan Eraldo Souza Araújo Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Paulo Henrique de Almeida Cartaxo Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • João Henrique Barbosa da Silva Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Luis Eugênio Lessa Bulhões Universidade Federal de Alagoas
  • João Paulo de Oliveira Santos Universidade Federal da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36560/14920211365

Keywords:

Traps, abiotic factors, species richness

Abstract

Insects constitute the most numerous and diverse class in the animal kingdom. They present a wide range of ecological functions in their natural ecosystems, which include habits of herbivory, carnivory and debris decomposition. Several factors have the ability to influence the development and establishment of this class, with emphasis on abiotic factors. Based on the above, this work aims to review the factors that influence the ecology of insects, as well as the strategies for population monitoring and faunistic analysis of these organisms. Because they are ectothermic, insects are influenced by the temperature of the environment, which can compromise their reproduction rates and their herbivory potential. Moisture, in turn, can have a decisive impact on fitness, reproductive behavior and the geographic distribution of insects. Light, on the other hand, can lead to behavioral changes and the development of this class. For the population survey of insects, obtaining information about the local abundance of a species is commonly obtained through the installation of traps, whose designers and types of bait may be different and will be directed to the characteristics of the target species to be evaluated. This capture of insects provides support for studies of faunistic analysis, which use fauna indexes, the most widely known and used are the richness, constancy, frequency and dominance of species, as well as the Simpson index and the Shannon index.

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Published

2021-08-30

How to Cite

Coelho, M. S. ., Rodrigues, V. da S. ., Barboza, J. B. ., Xavier, L. M. da S. ., Araújo, . J. R. E. S. ., Cartaxo, P. H. de A. ., … Santos, J. P. de O. . (2021). Ecology, population monitoring and faunistic analysis of insects: A review. Scientific Electronic Archives, 14(9). https://doi.org/10.36560/14920211365

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