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Bibliography

 

Bibliography of Arthropods of Tropical Forests (2003)

Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching, R.L. (eds) 2003. Arthropods of Tropical Forests. Spatio-temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy . Cambridge University Press.

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Bibliography of International Canopy Crane Network (2003)

Basset, Y. Horlyck, V. & S.J. Wright (eds) 2003. Studying Forest Canopies from Above: The International Canopy Crane Network . Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and UNEP, Panama City

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Reviews and articles of general relevance

 

Canopy review (2001)

Basset Y. 2001. Invertebrates in the canopy of tropical rain forests: how much do we really know? Plant Ecology 153 , 87-107.

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First chapter of Arthropods of Tropical Forests (2003)

Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching, R.L. 2003. Canopy entomology, an expanding field of natural sciences. In: Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R.L. Kitching (eds) Arthropods of Tropical Forests. Spatio-temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy , pp. 4-6. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge .

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Vertical distribution of arthropod assemblages (2003)

Basset, Y., Hammond , P.M., Barrios, H., Holloway, J.D. & Miller, S.E. 2003. Vertical stratification of arthropod assemblages. In: Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R.L. Kitching (eds) Arthropods of Tropical Forests. Spatio-temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy, pp. 17-27. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge .

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Methodological advances and limitations in canopy entomology (2003)

Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching, R.L. 2003. Methodological advances and limitations in canopy entomology. In: Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R.L. Kitching (eds) Arthropods of Tropical Forests. Spatio-temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy, pp. 7-16. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge .

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Arthropods, forest types and interpretable patterns (2003)

Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching, R.L. 2003. Conclusion: arthropods, forest types and interpretable patterns. In: Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R.L. Kitching (eds) Arthropods of Tropical Forests. Spatio-temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy, pp. 394-406. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge .

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International Canopy Crane Network (2003)

Basset, Y. Horlyck, V. & S.J. Wright (eds) 2003. Studying Forest Canopies from Above: The International Canopy Crane Network . Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and UNEP, Panama City

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Research Articles

 

Early Favarel article (1935) [tree platform]

Favarel, G. 1935-1937. Souvenirs de chasses. A travers le continent noir et à Madagascar (1921-1923). Miscellanea Entomologica 36-37-38, 1-8.
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Early Paulian article (1945)

Paulian, R. 1945. La voûte de la forêt tropicale, milieu biologique. La Revue Scientifique 83(5), 281-286.
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Stratification in Gabon (2001)

Basset Y., Aberlenc H.-P., Barrios H., Curletti G., Béranger J.-M., Vesco J.-P., Causse P., Haug A., Hennion A.-S., Lesobre L., Marques F. & O'Meara R. 2001. Stratification and diel activity of arthropods in a lowland rain forest in Gabon . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72 , 585-607.

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Comparisons saplings – mature trees in Panama (2001)

Basset, Y. 2001. Communities of insect herbivores foraging on mature trees vs. seedlings of Pourouma bicolor (Cecropiaceae) in Panama . Oecologia 129 , 253-260.

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Species richness of Brosimum beetles in Panama (2004)

Ødegaard, F. 2004. Species richness of phytophagous beetles in the tropical tree Brosimum utile (Moraceae): the effects of sampling strategy and the problem of tourists . Ecological Entomology 29, 76-88.

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Scale dependence of diversity measures (2004)

Leponce, M., Theunis, L., Delabie, J.H.C. & Roisin, Y. 2004. Scale dependence of diversity measures in a leaf-litter ant assemblage. Ecography 27, 253-267.

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IBISCA termite protocol (2004)

Roisin, Y. & Leponce, M. 2004. Characterizing termite assemblages in fragmented forests: A test case in the Argentinian Chaco. Austral Ecology 29, 637-646.

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Stratification of Chrysomelidae at San Lorenzo (2005)

Charles, E. & Basset, Y. 2005. Vertical stratification of leaf-beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in two forest types in Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21, 329-336

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Beta diversity of tropical herbivores (2005)

Novotny, V. & Weiblen, G.D. 2005. From communities to continents: beta diversity of herbivorous insects. Ann. Zool. Fennici 42, 463-475.

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Host specificity, alpha and beta-diversity of phytophagous beetles at San Lorenzo (2006)

Ødegaard, F. 2006. Host specificity, alpha- and beta-diversity of phytophagous beetles in two tropical forests in Panama. Biodiversity and Conservation 15, 83-105.

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Plant relatedness and phytophagous beetles at San Lorenzo (2005)

Ødegaard, F. 2005. The importance of plant relatedness for host utilization among phytophagous insects. Ecology Letters 8, 612-617.

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Canopy insect herbivores in the Azores (2005)

Ribeiro SP, Borges PAV, Gaspar C, Melo C, Serrano ARM, Amaral J, Aguiar C, Andre, G & Quartau JA. 2005. Canopy insect herbivores in the Azorean Laurisilva forests: key host plant species in a highly generalist insect community. Ecography 28, 315-330.

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Stratification of bark beetles in Africa (2005)

Beaver RA. 2005. A remarkable new species of Cyclorhipidion Hagedorn, and new records of bark beetles from Gabon (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae and Platypodinae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 141, 113-119.

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Stratification of the spider fauna in Africa (2002-2004)

Sørensen, L. 2004. Composition and diversity of the spider fauna in the canopy of a montane forest in Tanzania. Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 437–452.

Sørensen, L.; Coddington, J.A. & Scharff, N. 2002. Inventorying and estimating subcanopy spider diversity using semiquantitative sampling methods in an afromontane forest.  Environ. Entomol. 31(2): 319-330.

Sørensen, L. 2003. Stratification of the spider fauna in a tanzanian forest Chapter 9, pp 92-101, in Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S. Miller & R. Kitching (eds). Arthropods of tropical forests: spatio-temporal dynamics and resource use in the canopy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

 

Insect host specificity in tropical rainforests (2005)

Novotny V. & Basset Y. 2005. Host specificity of insect herbivores in tropical forests. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 272, 1083-1090.

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