The Caddisflies, or Trichoptera, of Costa Rica

哥斯达黎加的石蛾或毛翅目昆虫

• 批准号: 8917684
• 负责人: Ralph Holzenthal
• 金额: $ 18.99万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-04-15 至 1995-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8917684&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Caddisflies; Trichoptera; Costa; Rica

Trichoptera ("caddisflies") represent a significant component of many stream and terrestrial habitats. Their egg cases are important factors in the flow of nutrients through stream ecosystems, and they are used as environmental quality indicators. Dr. Ralph Holzenthal proposes to complete a Manual of the Trichoptera of Costa Rica. This effort would entail further field collecting at sites that represent the major habitat types (moist- and dry-forests on both the Caribbean and Pacific sides, plus montane sites), description of scores of new species, preparation of species' lists, identification keys, and an illustrated manual (published in Spanish with English text made available separately). The Manual Project will also allow two employees of the Costa Rican National Biodiversity Institute to acquire advanced training in Trichoptera taxonomy and ecology, and will produce a comprehensive systematic reference collection for future in-country research. The proposed caddisfly inventory of Costa Rica will have broad implications beyond insect systematics. At an organizational level, the project sets a new standard for international collaboration, training of in-country practitioners, and construction of systematic reference collections. At the level of applied research, the manual will be invaluable for ecological studies and environmental quality assessment. At the level of pure research, the project will advance our understanding of a diverse tropical insect group, and will lay the foundation for future studies of evolution and biogeography in the tropics.

毛翅目（“石蛾”）代表了一个重要的 许多溪流和陆地栖息地的组成部分。 他们的蛋 案例是重要的因素，在流动的养分通过 河流生态系统，它们被用作环境质量 指标 Ralph Holzenthal博士建议完成一份手册 哥斯达黎加的毛翅目昆虫。 这一努力将需要 进一步实地收集代表主要 栖息地类型（加勒比和 太平洋两岸，加上山地网站），新的分数的描述 物种，编制物种清单，识别码，以及 一本附有插图的手册（以西班牙文出版，附有英文本 单独提供）。 手册项目还将允许 哥斯达黎加国家生物多样性研究所的两名员工 获得毛翅目分类学和生态学的高级培训， 并将制作一个全面系统的参考资料集， 未来的国内研究。 拟议的哥斯达黎加石蛾名录将包括 其意义超越了昆虫系统学。 在 在组织层面，该项目为以下方面设定了新的标准： 国际合作、国内培训 实践者，和建设系统的参考 收藏. 在应用研究方面，手册将 对生态研究和环境质量具有重要价值 考核 在纯研究层面，该项目将 促进我们对一个多样化的热带昆虫群体的了解， 将为未来的进化研究奠定基础， 热带地区的地理学。