Terrestrial Arthropod Inventory of Madagascar

马达加斯加陆生节肢动物清查

• 批准号: 0072713
• 负责人: Brian Fisher
• 金额: $ 40.09万
• 依托单位: California Academy of Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-01 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0072713&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Terrestrial; Arthropod; Inventory; Madagascar

Arthropods constitute more than 75% of the terrestrial world's biodiversity and deserve increased attention in regions of the world, such as Madagascar, where species-rich habitats are under threat. This project will provide data on patterns of species richness, turnover, and endemism of arthropods in Madagascar, one of the major conservation priorities and one of the least explored biogeographic regions for arthropods on earth. The proposed inventories are critical for efforts to understand the origin and evolution of the arthropods of Madagascar and are essential for developing conservation priorities on the island that preserve the most diversity, an effort seriously impeded by a lack of collections and trained biologists. In collaboration with the Tsimbazaza Botanical and Zoological Park (PBZT) in Madagascar, the project has the following primary goals: (1) conduct intensive inventories of terrestrial arthropods in 15 localities in western and southern Madagascar; (2) provide conservation agencies in Madagascar with baseline biodiversity data for sound conservation planning; (3) establish a digital database consisting of keys, check lists, catalogues, and specimen data on line; (4) assist in developing a national arthropod collection in Madagascar; (5) promote Malagasy understanding of entomology through training of parataxonmists and graduate students.

节肢动物构成了地球生物多样性的75%以上，在世界各地，如马达加斯加，物种丰富的栖息地受到威胁，值得更多的关注。 该项目将提供关于马达加斯加节肢动物物种丰富度、营业额和特有性模式的数据，马达加斯加是主要的保护重点之一，也是地球上节肢动物探索最少的地理区域之一。拟议的清单是至关重要的努力，了解马达加斯加节肢动物的起源和演变，是必不可少的岛屿上制定保护优先事项，保持最多的多样性，努力严重阻碍了缺乏收藏和训练有素的生物学家。 该项目与马达加斯加Tsimbazaza植物和动物园合作，主要目标如下：（1）在马达加斯加西部和南部15个地点对陆地节肢动物进行密集清查;（2）向马达加斯加保护机构提供生物多样性基线数据，以制定合理的保护规划;（3）建立一个由检索表、核对表、目录和在线标本数据组成的数字数据库;（4）协助马达加斯加建立一个国家节肢动物收藏库;（5）通过培训副轴虫学家和研究生，促进马达加斯加对昆虫学的理解。

项目成果

Exploring the diversity of the Malagasy Ponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) fauna via integrative taxonomy

• DOI: 10.1007/s13127-023-00610-1
• 发表时间: 2023-06-28
• 期刊: ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION
• 影响因子: 1.6
• 作者: Csosz，Sandor;Loss，Ana C.;Fisher，Brian L.
• 通讯作者: Fisher，Brian L.