Epigaeic ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities in urban parks located in Atlantic Forest biome
| Autor: | Maria Santina de Castro Morini, Leonardo Menino, Otávio Guilherme Morais da Silva, Débora Rodrigues de Souza-Campana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Ecology biology QH301-705.5 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Biome biological indicator Strumigenys Introduced species biology.organism_classification Generalist and specialist species 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences visitation Pitfall trap Guild urban ants Biology (General) pitfall trap Transect exotic species Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Global biodiversity |
| Zdroj: | Check List, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 1-15 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1809-127X |
| Popis: | Urban parks offer refuge for numerous animal species, and some of these parks represent the remaining fragments of native forests. We evaluate the diversity and composition of epigaeic ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in urban parks located within the Atlantic Forest biome (Centenial Park, Leon Feffer Park and Villa Lobos Park). For our collections, we placed pitfall traps along 100-m line transects in areas both accessible and inaccessible to the public. A total of 46 species distributed in seven subfamilies were collected. The number of species did not differ among park areas, but the ant communities themselves differed. Native species, such as Strumigenys denticulata and S. louisianae, were collected in the most preserved natural areas in the parks. Generalist species composed the richest guild and were primarily found in areas with public access. Wasmannia auropunctata, Brachymyrmex heeri, Solenopsis sp. 2, and Solenopsis sp. 3 were classified with high value as biological indicators. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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