Seasonal Dynamics and Compositional Shifts of Arthropod Communities across Forage and Palmar Crops in a Semi-Arid Region (Naama, Algeria)

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Description

In the Naama area in the southwest of Algeria, in the Saharan transition zone The collection of arthropods took place in both fodder and palmar crops for 11 months, from January to November 2022. All together, 72 types of arthropods were named in 11 orders and 5 classes.

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

kelthoum Djilali
  • Point Of Contact
Centre for Scientific and Technical Research for Arid Areas (CRSTRA) - Biskra- (Algeria)
kelthoum Djilali
  • Point Of Contact
Centre for Scientific and Technical Research for Arid Areas (CRSTRA) - Biskra- (Algeria)
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Kelthoum Djilali
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Geographic Coverage

The study was conducted in the region of Naama, which is between the Tellian Atlas in the North and the Saharan Atlas in the South. The Wilaya of Naama is located in the West South of Algeria between latitude 33°13’N and longitude 00°18’ West. Its surface is 29825 Km2 (Fig. 1a).

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

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Title Seasonal Dynamics and Compositional Shifts of Arthropod Communities across Forage and Palmar Crops in a Semi-Arid Region (Naama, Algeria)

The personnel involved in the project:

kelthoum Djilali

Sampling Methods

The study was conducted in the region of Naama, which is between the Tellian Atlas in the North and the Saharan Atlas in the South. The Wilaya of Naama is located in the West South of Algeria between latitude 33°13’N and longitude 00°18’ West. Its surface is 29825 Km2

Study Extent the Southwest Algeria (Naama region)

Method step description:

  1. In this regard, we chose two sites in the region, namely Asla palmary (site 01) and the forage crop (site 02) ). in each session. The sample effort was 110 traps (10 traps 11 months). To minimize over sampling and decrease trap loss, the traps were kept in the field for 24 hours every session. The trapped species were collected in Petri dishes and then labelled with the pot trap number and the date of trapping. Moreover, the samples were sorted, counted, and ultimately identified based on the photographic documentation of insect morphology, with specimens compared to a dichotomous key guide for insects.

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