Historical Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

This work contains the results of fern–arthropod interactions from a midland Atlantic Rainforest locality and addresses taphonomic, morphological ecological implications insect damage on ferns to interpret them fossil plant assemblages. Six functional feeding groups – margin feeding, hole surface piercing sucking, mining galling are present three fern species inhabiting understory an Araucaria Forest in biome, southern Brazil. We recognised 19 types (DTs), including 14 arthropod-induced DTs, which newly proposed herein. Five DTs found were first recorded ferns. Of found, proportion guilds such as shows significant similarity with those upland locality. Products arachnids behaviour made up 25% all locality, included dead bodies byproducts processes arthropod life cycle, unlikely be preserved record. rate products consists evidence unveil deep-time relationships between arthropods plants. Lastly, leaf living is more frequent than occurring

Language: Английский