Dezene Huber 🌻 on Nostr: New review on important but under-researched biodiversity — insects associated with ...
New review on important but under-researched biodiversity — insects associated with decaying cacti.
Quote: “We were astonished by the scarce literature found, because there are 1,851 species of cactus in the world and 850 species in Mexico. Yet, the entomofauna associated with decayed cactus have been studied only in 92 cactus species.”
Explainer 🔗 https://entomologytoday.org/2023/09/06/desert-decomposers-insects-thrive-dead-decaying-cacti/
OA 🔗 https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/116/5/243/7237846
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Quote: “We were astonished by the scarce literature found, because there are 1,851 species of cactus in the world and 850 species in Mexico. Yet, the entomofauna associated with decayed cactus have been studied only in 92 cactus species.”
Explainer 🔗 https://entomologytoday.org/2023/09/06/desert-decomposers-insects-thrive-dead-decaying-cacti/
OA 🔗 https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/116/5/243/7237846
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