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Table 3 Shannon-Wiener diversity index ( H ’), species richness ( S ), rare species ( RS ) and coefficient of variation (CV) of S and RS (in parentheses); and biomass ( W ) mg DW/m 2 (standard error in parentheses) of canopy arthropods associated to Quercus crassipes and Q. rugosa in four localities in the Mexican Valley

From: Effect of host-plant genetic diversity on oak canopy arthropod community structure in central Mexico

Locality

H

S (CV)

RS (CV)

W

   

Q. crassipes

 

PNECh

5.0A

224 (10.11)a

173 (10.20)a

427.63 (0.042)a

PECM

4.4B

202 (6.17)a

165 (7.39)a

338.15 (0.054)ab

Jilotepec

3.8C

183 (9.43)a

124 (12.48)b

490.29 (0.020)b

Juchitepec

3.0D

162 (6.57)b

113 (12.26)c

984.75 (0.040)c

   

Q. rugosa

 

PNECh

4.6A

165 (8.71)a

127 (8.38)a

200.92 (0.053)a

PECM

4.0B

158 (6.09)ab

119 (9.86)b

282.89 (0.027)b

Jilotepec

3.5B

153 (5.05)b

105 (12.68)c

354.19 (0.042)bc

Juchitepec

2.7C

117 (9.43)c

87 (13.36)c

415.61 (0.027)c

  1. Same letters show that the mean values for each locality did not differ at α = 0.05 (capital letters = Solow test; lower case letters = Tukey’s test).