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dc.contributor.authorSackett, Tara E.
dc.contributor.authorRecord, Sydne
dc.contributor.authorBewick, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorBaiser, Benjamin H.
dc.contributor.authorSanders, Nathan J.
dc.contributor.authorEllison, Aaron M.
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-19T14:09:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationSackett, Tara E., Sydne Record, Sharon Bewick, Benjamin Baiser, Nathan J. Sanders, and Aaron M. Ellison. 2011. Response of macroarthropod assemblages to the loss of hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), a foundation species. Ecosphere 2(7): art74.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2150-8925en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:5027865
dc.description.abstractIn eastern North American forests, eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a foundation species. As hemlock is lost from forests due to the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) and pre-emptive salvage logging, the structure of assemblages of species associated with hemlock is expected to change. We manipulated hemlock canopy structure at hectare scales to investigate the effects of hemlock death on assemblages of ants, beetles, and spiders in a New England forest. Relative to reference hemlock stands, both in situ death of hemlock and logging and removal of hemlock altered composition and diversity of beetles and spiders, and logging increased the species richness and evenness of ant assemblages. Species composition of ant assemblages in disturbed habitats was non-random relative to the regional species pool, but we found no evidence that interspecific competition shaped the structure of ant, beetle, or spider assemblages, in either manipulated or intact forest stands. Environmental filtering by hemlock appears to maintain low levels of species richness and evenness in forest stands, suggesting that the loss of hemlock due to the hemlock woolly adelgid or human activities will not likely lead to extirpations of ant, beetle, or spider species at local scales.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOrganismic and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOther Research Uniten_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEcological Society of Americaen_US
dc.relation.isversionofdoi:10.1890/ES11-00155.1en_US
dash.licenseLAA
dc.subjectAdelges tsugaeen_US
dc.subjectAraneaeen_US
dc.subjectColeopteraen_US
dc.subjectcommunity assemblyen_US
dc.subjectcompetitionen_US
dc.subjectFormicidaeen_US
dc.subjectfoundation speciesen_US
dc.subjectinvasive speciesen_US
dc.subjectMassachusettsen_US
dc.subjectnestednessen_US
dc.subjectTsuga canadensisen_US
dc.titleResponse of Macroarthropod Assemblages to the Loss of Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), a Foundation Speciesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.relation.journalEcosphereen_US
dash.depositing.authorEllison, Aaron M.
dc.date.available2011-07-19T14:09:40Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1890/ES11-00155.1*
dash.contributor.affiliatedRecord, Sydne
dash.contributor.affiliatedBaiser, Benjamin H.
dash.contributor.affiliatedEllison, Aaron


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