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By
Markus Manumbor
New Guinea Binatang Research Center
PO Box 604, Madang, PNG
Studying insect communities in New Guinea
- the parataxonomist approach
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New Guinea Binatang Research Center
-11 years of ecology research on PNG-main station and 2 field laboratories, -15 parataxonomists, 3 students, -30 village assistants
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Various research projects
60,000 caterpillars collected and 20,000 reared from 90 tree species
Host specificity of caterpillars
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Host specificity of Cerambycidae
Host specificity of Cerambycidae2,500 beetles reared from 3,000kg of timber from 10 tree spp.
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Host specificity of fruit flies8,000 fruit flies reared from 600 kg of fruits from 170 plant spp.
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Community structure and beta-diversity of rainforest antsground foraging and understory ants collected by 4 different methodsin more than 100 plots on 6 localities across PNG
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Light trap25 000 moths from 1500 species surveyed at several sites in New Guinea main land and its islands
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Awareness programSchool lectures (audiences 1500)
Leaflets production and distribution, over 100 leaflets, hundreds of reprints
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Primary and Secondary Plots 1 hectare 100 m x 100 mInsect Herbivores (Lepidoptera) –
species diversity, community structure and host specificity
→Caterpillar/mine rearing→Plant voucher collecting→Wood sample/DNA leaf area (frame)
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Primary and Secondary Plots 1 hectare 100 m x 100 m
Wood for bark beetle rearing-Its an ongoing project-
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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsWe wish to thank to following scientists and researchers: We wish to thank to following scientists and researchers: Dr. V. Novotny, Dr. G. Weiblen, Dr. S. Miller, Dr. V. Novotny, Dr. G. Weiblen, Dr. S. Miller, Dr. Y. Basset, Dr. A. Stewart,Dr. Y. Basset, Dr. A. Stewart,and New Guinea Binatang Research Center staffand New Guinea Binatang Research Center staff
Our work is supported by:Our work is supported by:National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Darwin InitiativeDarwin InitiativeCzech Grant AgencyCzech Grant AgencyPackard FoundationPackard FoundationNational Geographic SocietyNational Geographic Society
Website: Website: www.entu.cas.cz/png/www.entu.cas.cz/png/