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The Effects of Disturbance on Invertebrate Diversity in Cedar Glade Habitats

AJAS · 2019 Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)

Michael Montoya, Ryne Montoya · and

Overview

The impact of insects provides the ecosystems they inhabit with numerous benefits that assist their communities. These insects provide an excellent source of instinct and an important characteristic of predator and prey in leaf litter habitats of deciduous forests. These insects, formally called macroinvertebrates, were studied for biodiversity counts in multiple areas in the Middle Tennessee Cedar Glades during the spring and fall seasons of 2017. The insects were counted and indexed for biodiversity to examine possible human effects on these cedar glades as residential interests and commercial development increase in the area. The fall collections yielded a higher biodiversity index compared to the spring collections; however, the most developed site surveyed recorded the highest biodiversity index in their respective seasonal collections. There are a variety of inferences that can be concluded from the biodiversity indexes, but two important conclusions can be inferred: the weather played a significant role in the psychological behavior of the macroinvertebrates and the government protections enforced on a park do not protect the park from exotic species or an influx in biodiversity.

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  • AJAS 2019 Category not listed

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Source: AAAS Annual Meeting (Confex) / American Junior Academy of Science

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