Diversidad de artrópodos terrestres en un bosque siempreverde piemontano de la cordillera occidental de los Andes Ecuatorianos

Abstract

In this life zone of moist forests from western Ecuador; were captured 2,391 specimens, grouped into 16 orders. This work is a contribution to the knowledge of the arthropofauna in moist forest of Ecuador. Here we describe new assessment areas for biodiversity studies at the western slope of the Andes. Chrysomélidae, a great defoliator family within the Coleóptera represents the most abundant between 175 families recorded from 20 experimental units. Diversity indices and paired t-test helped identify the most diverse experimental units (8, 10, 11, 12). Equity Pielou Index shows equal abundance of families in sample unit (9).