Control of arthropod abundance by Anolis lizards on St. Eustatius (Neth. Antilles)

Pacala, Stephen; Roughgarden, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/bf00376864

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Control of arthropod abundance by Anolis lizards on St. Eustatius (Neth. Antilles)

Pacala, Stephen, Roughgarden, Jonathan·1984·Oecologia

DOI 10.1007/bf00376864

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The two Anolis lizard species of St. Eustatius (Neth. Antilles) have large effects on the abundance of arthropods. Over a six-month period, we excluded Anolis lizards from three experimental areas and maintained three other areas with natural densities of lizards. Exclusion of anoles resulted in a two to three-fold increase in the abundance of arthropods on the forest floor (mainly Dipterans), and a twenty to thirty-fold increase in the abundance of three large web-building spiders. These abundant web-building spiders, in turn, caused approximately a 25% decrease in the abundance of insects between the forest floor and canopy. Exclusion of anoles had no observed effect on the degree of herbivory as assayed by the amount of leaf damage on two plant species.

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The counter cascade of arthropod declines despite predator decreases conflicts with decades of research on trophic dynamics and with studies documenting the major impact of anoles, frogs, and birds on arthropod abundance.
“This “counter cascade” conflicts with decades of research on trophic dynamics (44), as well as studies documenting the major impact of anoles, frogs, and birds on arthropod abundance (45, 46).”
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Authors: Pacala, S., & Roughgarden, J.
Affiliations: University of Connecticut (US)
Stanford University (US)
ORCID: Pacala, Stephen
Venue: Oecologia
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1984-10
Volume: 64
Issue: 2
Pages: 160-162
ISSN: 0029-8549 (ISSN-L)
1432-1939
DOI: 10.1007/bf00376864
OpenAlex: W1977117314
Cited by: 75
References: 15
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FWCI: 1.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Oecologia (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Amphibian and Reptile Biology
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Keywords: anoles, arthropod abundance, lizard predation, predator exclusion, web-building spiders, Diptera, herbivory, leaf damage, trophic interactions

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Control of arthropod abundance by Anolis lizards on St. Eustatius (Neth. Antilles)

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