Sondeo biótico e inventario de los escarabajos dinastinos de Mesoamérica, Norteamérica y las Antillas: un proyecto multinacional a largo plazo

Authors

Ronald D. Cave, University of Florida, Indian River Research and Education CenterFollow
Brett C. Ratcliffe, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

6-2009

Comments

Published in Cuadernos de biodiversidad. N. 29 (jun. 2009). ISSN 1575-5495, pp. 5-13. Online in RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante at http://hdl.handle.net/10045/10952

Abstract

A Biotic Survey and Inventory of the Dynastine Scarab Beetles of Mesoamerica, North America, and the West Indies: a Long-term, Multi-country Project. Our long-term, multi-country inventory explores the diversity of the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in a megadiverse region seriously imperiled by deforestation, invasive species, and urbanization. The project’s objectives are (1) study and document the diversity, spatial and temporal distributions, and ecological preferences of dynastines north of South America, and clarify the nomenclature of the genera and species; (2) disseminate knowledge to the scientific community, students, and public through monographs and an electronic database; (3) train students, parataxonomists, and collection curators on taxonomy, biology, and identification of dynastines, and collection management; (4) develop synoptic collections of dynastines; and (5) provide educational opportunities for students and other groups not represented in science in the study area. Broad impacts encompass discovery, solidifying alliances for exploring biodiversity, enhancing investigative infrastructure by developing and disseminating databases, training students and technicians, increasing the ability to monitor habitats by using taxonomic knowledge, and establishing authoritatively identified collections.

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