Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama

Abstract The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH) is well-known in ecology providing an explanation for the role of disturbance in the coexistence of climax and colonist species. Here, we used the IDH as a framework to describe the role of forest disturbance in shaping the mosquito community st...

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Autores principales:	Jose R. Loaiza, Larissa C. Dutari, Jose R. Rovira, Oris I. Sanjur, Gabriel Z. Laporta, James Pecor, Desmond H. Foley, Gillian Eastwood, Laura D. Kramer, Meghan Radtke, Montira Pongsiri
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc56d0853b1b403b9da594fa5d0de3882021-12-02T16:07:46ZDisturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama10.1038/s41598-017-07476-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/bc56d0853b1b403b9da594fa5d0de3882017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07476-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH) is well-known in ecology providing an explanation for the role of disturbance in the coexistence of climax and colonist species. Here, we used the IDH as a framework to describe the role of forest disturbance in shaping the mosquito community structure, and to identify the ecological processes that increase the emergence of vector-borne disease. Mosquitoes were collected in central Panama at immature stages along linear transects in colonising, mixed and climax forest habitats, representing different levels of disturbance. Species were identified taxonomically and classified into functional categories (i.e., colonist, climax, disturbance-generalist, and rare). Using the Huisman-Olff-Fresco multi-model selection approach, IDH testing was done. We did not detect a unimodal relationship between species diversity and forest disturbance expected under the IDH; instead diversity peaked in old-growth forests. Habitat complexity and constraints are two mechanisms proposed to explain this alternative postulate. Moreover, colonist mosquito species were more likely to be involved in or capable of pathogen transmission than climax species. Vector species occurrence decreased notably in undisturbed forest settings. Old-growth forest conservation in tropical rainforests is therefore a highly-recommended solution for preventing new outbreaks of arboviral and parasitic diseases in anthropic environments.Jose R. LoaizaLarissa C. DutariJose R. RoviraOris I. SanjurGabriel Z. LaportaJames PecorDesmond H. FoleyGillian EastwoodLaura D. KramerMeghan RadtkeMontira PongsiriNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jose R. Loaiza Larissa C. Dutari Jose R. Rovira Oris I. Sanjur Gabriel Z. Laporta James Pecor Desmond H. Foley Gillian Eastwood Laura D. Kramer Meghan Radtke Montira Pongsiri Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama
description	Abstract The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH) is well-known in ecology providing an explanation for the role of disturbance in the coexistence of climax and colonist species. Here, we used the IDH as a framework to describe the role of forest disturbance in shaping the mosquito community structure, and to identify the ecological processes that increase the emergence of vector-borne disease. Mosquitoes were collected in central Panama at immature stages along linear transects in colonising, mixed and climax forest habitats, representing different levels of disturbance. Species were identified taxonomically and classified into functional categories (i.e., colonist, climax, disturbance-generalist, and rare). Using the Huisman-Olff-Fresco multi-model selection approach, IDH testing was done. We did not detect a unimodal relationship between species diversity and forest disturbance expected under the IDH; instead diversity peaked in old-growth forests. Habitat complexity and constraints are two mechanisms proposed to explain this alternative postulate. Moreover, colonist mosquito species were more likely to be involved in or capable of pathogen transmission than climax species. Vector species occurrence decreased notably in undisturbed forest settings. Old-growth forest conservation in tropical rainforests is therefore a highly-recommended solution for preventing new outbreaks of arboviral and parasitic diseases in anthropic environments.
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author	Jose R. Loaiza Larissa C. Dutari Jose R. Rovira Oris I. Sanjur Gabriel Z. Laporta James Pecor Desmond H. Foley Gillian Eastwood Laura D. Kramer Meghan Radtke Montira Pongsiri
author_facet	Jose R. Loaiza Larissa C. Dutari Jose R. Rovira Oris I. Sanjur Gabriel Z. Laporta James Pecor Desmond H. Foley Gillian Eastwood Laura D. Kramer Meghan Radtke Montira Pongsiri
author_sort	Jose R. Loaiza
title	Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama
title_short	Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama
title_full	Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama
title_fullStr	Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama
title_full_unstemmed	Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama
title_sort	disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central panama
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/bc56d0853b1b403b9da594fa5d0de388
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Disturbance and mosquito diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of central Panama

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