Author(s):
1. Sumbal Nazir:
Department of Zoology, Lahore College for women University Lahore, Pakistan
2. Faiza Sharif:
Sustainable Development Study Centre GCU Lahore, Pakistan
3. Bashir Ahmad:
(PARC) Arid Zone Research Institute, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
4. Malik Muhammad Yousaf:
(PARC) Arid Zone Research Institute, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Abstract:
Insects and plants have intimate and complex relationships. The present study was conducted to find out the diversity of plant-insect associations of thorn forest community at Harappa. Cluster analysis and Principal Component analysis were used to explain the plant-insect associations at Harappa forest. Capparis decidua showed highest numbers of associated insects. Maximum numbers of plant-insect associations were shown by order Coleoptera and Lepidoptera. Analogous plant-insect associations were found between Salvadora oleoides and Prosopis cineraria in case of orders Diptera, Coleoptera, Dictyoptera, Homoptera, Isoptera Hymenoptera and Thysanoptera. It was concluded that thorn forest community at Harappa exhibits diversity in plant-insect associations providing integrity and strength to the ecological community.
Page(s):
95-100
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Entomologist, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Year: 2019
Keywords:
Multitrophic interactions
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Ecosystem complexity
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Insect diversity
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Bispecies climax
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Ecological communities
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