Arctic Council Working Group Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods)
- Ecosystem: Terrestrial
- Species group: Invertebrates
- Publications: Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Plan
Apamea maillardi
Jose A. Sencianes
Jose A. Sencianes
Download this table as CSV
| FECs Group | Parameter | Attributes | Priority | Extreme Events | Scale | Complexity | Recurrance | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods) | Diversity | Species richness (estimates) | Essential | Local | Basic | Annually first; 3-5 years afterwards | Some taxonomy required. | ||
| Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods) | Abundance | Relative number per sweep transect; visual surveys, number per beat-sheets (density) | Recommended | Local | Advanced | Annually | Difficult to achieve by non-specialist | ||
| Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods) | Spatial structure | Species presence/absence | Essential |
|
| Annually first; 3-5 years afterwards | Feasible and important (e.g., range expansions) | ||
| Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods) | Phenology | Seasonal activity patterns | Recommended | Local | Basic | Annually | Requires season-long monitoring, which is time consuming and difficult, but potentially of high priority to monitor outbreaks | ||
| Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods) | Ecosystem functions and processes: herbivory | Plant damage | Essential | Local | Basic | Annually | This is an indirect measure of insect feeding, Time consuming; may be difficult to achieve. | ||
| Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods) | Health | Body size, pupal mass | Recommended | Local | Basic | Annually first; 3-5 years afterwards | |||
| Herbivores (Terrestrial arthropods) | Demographics and temporal cycles | Population estimates (cycles), larvae/adult dynamics | Recommended | Local | Basic | Annually | May be high priority if damage is significant |