2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Community assembly and host-specificity of herbivorous insects in cool-temperate forests
| Project/Area Number |
23710281
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Resource conservation science
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
HIRAO Toshihide 東京大学, 農学生命科学研究科, 講師 (90598210)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 拡散共進化 / 系統的保守性 / 共種分化 / 生態系保全 / 生物多様性 / 相互作用 / 冷温帯林 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examined tree-herbivore interactions to understand community assembly and host-specificity of phytophagous insects in cool-temperate forests. Statistical analyses indicated that phylogenetic distance between host tree species significantly increased with beta diversity of phytophagous insects. The result suggests that loss of phylogenetically isolated tree species as well as dominant tree species decline diversity of phytophagous insects in forest ecosystems.
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