Studies on lepidopteran species (moths) in different habitats and their biodiversity in Balcalı(Adana)

ABSTRACTMSc THESISSTUDIES ON LEPIDOPTERAN SPECIES (MOTHS) IN DIFFERENTHABITATS AND THEIR BIODIVERSITY IN BALCALI (ADANA)Papatya DEMİREZERUNIVERSITY OF ÇUKUROVAINSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCEDEPARTMENT OF PLANT PROTECTIONSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Serpil KORNOŞORYear: 2006, Pages:70Jury: Prof. Dr. Serpil KORNOŞOR: Prof. Dr. M. Rifat ULUSOY: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdal SERTKAYAIn this research, biodiversity indices such as diversity, dominance andsimilarity indices were calculated for five ecosystems, two agro-ecosystems andthree natural ecosystems were compared by using their moths fauna at species level.Surveys were carried out during the August 2004-August 2005 in Balcalı (Adana).The samples were collected by Robinson light traps. They were prepared and kept asa museum material. The species were identified among these samples. The locations,host plants and the amounts of each species were given.As a result of the research, totally 17215 individuals from 122 species weredetermined belonging to 8 family from the Lepidoptera order in five ecosystems. Inaddition to this, it revealed that 92 species from Natural ecosystem I, 88 species fromNatural ecosystem II, 84 species from Natural ecosystem III, 77 species from Agro-ecosystem I and 70 species from Agro-ecosystem II.Diversity indices (Shannon-Wiener and Simpson) for agroecosystems weremuch lower than natural ecosystems. Dominance was calculated by using theSimpson dominance index, the highest dominance was found in Agro-ecosystem Iand the lowest dominance was found in Natural ecosystem II. Similarity indices(Sörensen) for the three natural ecosystems were very close to each other (82.22 % ,77.27 % , 77.90 %). And similarity indices for the two agro-ecosystems were veryclose each other (77.55 %). But agro-ecosystems gave lower similarity indices thannatural ecosystems studied.Key Words: Lepidoptera, Biodiversity, Balcalı (Adana)II