Invertebrate Fauna Survey, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, Robson Creek, 25 Ha Plot, 2013

Tree species related heterogeneity of insects was examined at the Robson Creek 25 ha site. 50 individual understorey trees were identified and flying insects associated with their canopies were sampled. Miniature interception traps were deployed over a one week period in April 2013. Five individuals of each of 10 species of trees were targeted. Targeted trees were chosen as generic pairs with one member of the genus being among the more abundant species on the 25 ha plot, the other being 'rare' on the plot. Each pair of species belonged to a different botanical family. Species targeted were: Elaeocarpaceae, Sapindaceae, Myrtaceae, Araliaceae and Lauraceae.本研究于Robson Creek 25公顷样地中开展树木物种相关的昆虫异质性调查。共鉴定50株林下树木，并采集其冠层栖息的飞行昆虫样本。2013年4月，微型拦截式采样器（miniature interception traps）在此部署并开展了为期一周的采样工作。本次研究选取10个树木物种，每个物种设置5株目标样树。目标样树按属进行配对选取：每个属内的1个物种为该25公顷样地内的丰富物种，另1个物种为该样地内的稀有物种。每一对目标物种分属不同的植物科。本次研究的目标树种隶属于杜英科（Elaeocarpaceae）、无患子科（Sapindaceae）、桃金娘科（Myrtaceae）、五加科（Araliaceae）以及樟科（Lauraceae）。