Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations

The experimental mesocosm, an artificial enclosure system for soil organisms, is a major research tool in soil ecology. Development of a rearing method for target organisms within mesocosms is essential for conducting mesocosm experiments. Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) are assumed to play importa...

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Autores principales:	Kanji Tomita, Kobayashi Makoto
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Publicado:	Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 2021
Materias:	above- and belowground linkage field experiment rearing method root feeders Microbiology QR1-502 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cecb214fecf24eb6bb0c3ad418ac8a9d2021-12-01T12:11:15ZDevelopment of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations10.25674/so93iss3id1711864-64172509-9523https://doaj.org/article/cecb214fecf24eb6bb0c3ad418ac8a9d2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/171https://doaj.org/toc/1864-6417https://doaj.org/toc/2509-9523 The experimental mesocosm, an artificial enclosure system for soil organisms, is a major research tool in soil ecology. Development of a rearing method for target organisms within mesocosms is essential for conducting mesocosm experiments. Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) are assumed to play important roles as root feeders and ecosystem engineers in soil ecosystems. Nonetheless, their ecological roles have not been investigated to the same extent as other root -feeding species, possibly because it is difficult to rear cicadas in mesocosm experiments. Here, we report a rearing method for cicada nymphs (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata) in an experimental mesocosm over a period of 3 months. We prepared eight polyvinyl chloride cages filled with mineral soil in a forest. One final instar (0.33 0.10 g fresh weight [MeanSD]), and one early instar cicada nymph (2.230.16 g fresh weight [MeanSD]) were placed into each mesocosm cage with a seedling of Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) as a food source. After 3 months, 75 % (6 to 8) of final instar cicada nymphs survived and increased in fresh weight by approximately 6 % since the beginning of the experiment, whereas all early instar nymphs had died. This is the first study to provide a detailed rearing method for cicada nymphs in East Asia, a region that harbors a high species diversity of cicadas. Our mesocosm system could be an effective tool for understanding the ecology and ecological roles of final instar cicada nymphs in belowground ecosystems. Kanji TomitaKobayashi MakotoSenckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschungarticleabove- and belowground linkagefield experimentrearing methodroot feedersMicrobiologyQR1-502ZoologyQL1-991ENSoil Organisms, Vol 93, Iss 3 (2021)
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spellingShingle	above- and belowground linkage field experiment rearing method root feeders Microbiology QR1-502 Zoology QL1-991 Kanji Tomita Kobayashi Makoto Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations
description	The experimental mesocosm, an artificial enclosure system for soil organisms, is a major research tool in soil ecology. Development of a rearing method for target organisms within mesocosms is essential for conducting mesocosm experiments. Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) are assumed to play important roles as root feeders and ecosystem engineers in soil ecosystems. Nonetheless, their ecological roles have not been investigated to the same extent as other root -feeding species, possibly because it is difficult to rear cicadas in mesocosm experiments. Here, we report a rearing method for cicada nymphs (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata) in an experimental mesocosm over a period of 3 months. We prepared eight polyvinyl chloride cages filled with mineral soil in a forest. One final instar (0.33 0.10 g fresh weight [MeanSD]), and one early instar cicada nymph (2.230.16 g fresh weight [MeanSD]) were placed into each mesocosm cage with a seedling of Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) as a food source. After 3 months, 75 % (6 to 8) of final instar cicada nymphs survived and increased in fresh weight by approximately 6 % since the beginning of the experiment, whereas all early instar nymphs had died. This is the first study to provide a detailed rearing method for cicada nymphs in East Asia, a region that harbors a high species diversity of cicadas. Our mesocosm system could be an effective tool for understanding the ecology and ecological roles of final instar cicada nymphs in belowground ecosystems.
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title	Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations
title_short	Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations
title_full	Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations
title_fullStr	Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations
title_full_unstemmed	Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations
title_sort	development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations
publisher	Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
publishDate	2021
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Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations

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