Table 2.
Location† | Land use/cover type | Percentage of isopods | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
San Diego CA, USA | Various suburban | 48 | Bolger et al. 2000 |
Toledo OH, USA | Various | 59 | Philpott et al. 2014 |
Sheffield, UK | Gardens | 45 | Smith et al. 2006 |
Yorkshire, UK | Urban agriculture | 51 | Turnbull 2012 |
Baltimore MD, USA | Vacant lots | 52 | Szlavecz, unpubl. |
Chicago IL, USA | Woodland fragments | 34/55‡ | McCary et al. 2017 |
Melbourne, Australia | Grass with variable cover | <1 | Norton et al. 2014 |
Osaka, Japan | Variable | 88 | Lee and Kwon 2015 |
Phoenix, AZ, USA | Variable, mesic-xeric | 1.9/12‡ | Cook and Faeth 2006 |
Phoenix, AZ, USA | Irrigated residential yards | 7/37‡ | Cook and Faeth 2006 |
† City might include greater metropolitan area ‡ First number was reported in publication and includes all arthropods. Second number is isopod percentage after removing Collembola and Acari. Removal of microarthropods allows more realistic comparison of macrofauna relative abundances.