Why there are so few insect species in the sea?
Author of the article:ZHANG Xiao-Bin,CHEN Xue-Xin,CHENG Jia-An
Author's Workplace:(Institute of Applied Entomology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China)
Key Words:marine insect; distribution; hypothesis; sea skater
Abstract:As the most abundant and diverse organisms, insects account for twothirds of known animal species. Of the approximately 30000 known species of aquatic insects, only about 250~350 species are marine insects, which include species living in open oceans,