Gadagkar, R and Nair, P and Chandrashekara, K and Bhat, DM (2000) Ant species diversity in the Western Ghats, India. [Book Chapter]
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Abstract
There are very few long-term studies of tropical insect species diversity. This may in part be attributed to lack of economic development of most tropical countries, the lack of adequate facilities for research, and sometimes to the lack of tradition in modem scientific work. However, we felt that, at least sometimes, this is due to the lack of appropriate research methodology suitable for tropical countries. We therefore developed a standardized package of methods for quantitative sampling of insects by tropical ecologists with modest research budgets. This methodology combines the use of a small, locally fabricated, battery-operated light trap as well as vegetation sweeps, pitfall traps and scented traps. We have used this package of methods to sample insect species diversity patterns in several areas of India.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Publisher: | Curtin University, School of Environmental Biology |
| Additional Information: | copyright to this article belongs to Curtin University, School of Environmental Biology |
| Keywords: | Ant species diversity, Western ghats |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2021 06:03 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2021 06:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/68269 |
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