Contrasting Temporal Responses of Saproxylic Beetles and Their Natural Enemies to a Catastrophic Hurricane Disturbance
Samuel Novais, E. Jacob Crístobal‐Pérez, Paul Hanson, Emmanuel Arriaga‐Varela, G. Wilson Fernandes, Mauricio Quesada · 2026
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Description
Samuel Novais and colleagues studied how beetles that live in dead wood, and the enemies that eat or parasitize them, answered the wreckage left by Hurricane Patricia. The category 5 storm flattened wide areas of tropical dry forest in Jalisco, Mexico, in October 2015. For two January seasons the team left 148 freshly cut branches in the field for 45 days, then trapped whatever insects emerged.
The first year brought more life: 133 species and 22,797 insects, against 82 species and 11,165 insects a year later. Fast-growing bark beetles and parasitoid wasps peaked early, while long-developing longhorn beetles and predatory beetles peaked in year two. The authors read the shift as a race set by life history: quick species feast first, then rivals and predators press them down as the wood ages.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Samuel Novais, E. Jacob Crístobal‐Pérez, Paul Hanson, Emmanuel Arriaga‐Varela, G. Wilson Fernandes, Mauricio Quesada |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |