Conservation of European environments: The Spheciformes wasps as biodiversity indicators (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae)

The aim of this work is to propose the use of the Spheciformes wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae) as indicators of European biodiversity. One advantage of studying this group of insects lies in the regulating effects that such wasps have on other insect populations....

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Published in:Journal of natural history 2005-09, Vol.39 (29), p.2705-2714
Main Authors: Gayubo, Severiano F., González, José A., Asís, Josep D., Tormos, José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ampulicidae
Apoidea
Biodiversity indicators
Crabronidae
European environments
Hymenoptera
Sphecidae
Spheciformes
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Summary:The aim of this work is to propose the use of the Spheciformes wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae) as indicators of European biodiversity. One advantage of studying this group of insects lies in the regulating effects that such wasps have on other insect populations. We discuss the applicability of seven criteria, taken from the literature, to use the Spheciformes wasps as an indicator group, with respect to which parameters this group offers guarantees of being good indicators of biodiversity, both for predicting the diversity of other groups of animals and for all the species of a given area.
ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222930500114095