@incollection{fdi:010069107, title = {{L}and module of {O}ur {P}lanet {R}eviewed - {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea : aims, methods and first taxonomical results}, author = {{L}eponce, {M}. and {N}ovotny, {V}. and {P}ascal, {O}. and {R}obillard, {T}. and {L}egendre, {F}. and {V}illemant, {C}. and {M}unzinger, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {M}olino, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}rew, {R}. and {O}degaard, {F}. and {S}chmidl, {J}. and {T}ishechkin, {A}. and {S}am, {K}. and {B}ickel, {D}. and {D}ahl, {C}. and {D}amas, {K}. and {F}ayle, {T}.{M}. and {G}ewa, {B}. and {J}acquemin, {J}. and {K}eltim, {M}. and {K}limes, {P}. and {K}oane, {B}. and {K}ua, {J}. and {M}antilleri, {A}. and {M}ogia, {M}. and {M}olem, {K}. and {M}oses, {J}. and {N}owatuo, {H}. and {O}rivel, {J}. and {P}intaud, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {R}oisin, {Y}. and {S}am, {L}. and {S}iki, {B}. and {S}oldati, {L}. and {S}oulier-{P}erkins, {A}. and {T}ulai, {S}. and {Y}ombai, {J}. and {W}ardhaugh, {C}. and {B}asset, {Y}.}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{U}ntil now the altitudinal factor has not been taken into account to estimate tropical arthropod diversity. {T}he ultimate aim of the terrestrial biodiversity survey "{O}ur {P}lanet {R}eviewed – {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea" was to estimate biological diversity generated by altitudinal turnover of arthropod species. {I}t took place on {M}ount {W}ilhelm, {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea highest peak (4509 m a.s.l.), and one of the few equatorial mountains outside the {A}ndes left with a continuous undisturbed forest from the sea level all the way to the timber line limit. {A}n unprecedented sampling effort was concentrated over 16 days in 2012 with a semi-simultaneous sampling at eight different elevations (every 500 m from 200 m to 3700 m a.s.l.). {A}rthropods were collected with various methods: flight interception traps (targeting {C}oleoptera), {M}alaise traps (targeting {H}ymenoptera, {D}iptera and {H}emiptera), {S}teiner traps (targeting tephritid flies), beating of the understorey vegetation, and insecticide spraying on tree barks (various groups targeted). {A} botany survey was conducted at each elevation to characterize vegetation. {A}n additional site, {W}anang, was sampled according to the same protocol, as replicated lowland site. {O}ur team combined international experts with local postgraduate students, para-ecologists and villagers. {A}rthropod samples collected during the biotic survey were pre-sorted in {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea and forwarded to taxonomists worldwide. {T}he current book presents the first taxonomic results of the biotic survey. {P}roject outputs included not only species discovery, but also direct financial benefits to landowner communities, raised profile of conservation areas, training of paraecologists and postgraduate students, education programmes and, finally, crucial biodiversity information needed for ecological analyses and conservation management.}, keywords = {{PAPOUASIE} {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE}}, booktitle = {{I}nsects of {M}ount {W}ilhelm, {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea}, numero = {209}, pages = {11--48}, address = {{P}aris}, publisher = {{MNHN}}, series = {{M}{\'e}moires du {M}us{\'e}um national d'{H}istoire naturelle}, year = {2016}, ISBN = {978-2-85653-784-8}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069107}, }