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- Title
Contributions to an insect survey of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
- Authors
JENSEN, JEREMY B.; VILELA, ERNIE; STONE, KELSEY; OGDEN, T. HEATH
- Abstract
The insects of Capitol Reef National Park (CARE) are not well known, though a few works provide limited information. For example, research efforts in the central and some southern regions of CARE were conducted from 1993 to 2008 and included the following locations: Fremont River, Pleasant Creek, fruit orchards, and tinajas. Tepedino and others of the USDA--ARS also published relevant work in 2007, but assessment of the insect fauna of this park has progressed little since then. This project proposes to improve understanding of these ecologically important members of the desert ecosystem. To enhance the current understanding of CARE insect biodiversity, in addition to diversity in the larger biosphere of the Colorado Plateau, we sampled through many parts of the national park from 2010 to 2015, with particular emphasis around the Utah Valley University Capitol Reef Field Station. Standardized sampling techniques were used to collect insect specimens in 33 locations, resulting in >5000 specimens representing 18 orders, 141 families, and 223 total species (or morphotypes). We estimated the new records for CARE.
- Subjects
INSECT surveys; NATIONAL parks &; reserves; INSECT collection &; preservation; BIOSPHERE; ORCHARDS; SAMPLING (Process); FRUIT flies
- Publication
Western North American Naturalist, 2024, Vol 84, Issue 1, p133
- ISSN
1527-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3398/064.084.0111