Vertical stratification of ant assemblage in Brazilian Savanna phytophysiognomies

Autor: Rodrigues, Camila Alves, Araujo, Marcio Silva, Rocha, Ednaldo Candido, Silva, Denise Alves, Martinelli, Nilza Maria [UNESP], Charles Delabie, Jacques Hubert
Přispěvatelé: State Univ Goias, Goiano Fed Inst, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Cocoa Res Ctr CEPEC CEPLAC, Univ Estadual Santa Cruz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Web of Science
Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
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Popis: Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T19:44:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-01-01 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Sao Paulo State University Spatial distribution of arthropods in forests has crucial implications for biodiversity conservation and forest management. In this environment, ants represent a good model for studies on vertical stratification of fauna. They are abundantly found in soil and well distributed in all vegetation strata. Factors determining the diversity and distribution of ant communities have deserved attention for years due to the essential role of these insects in many ecological processes such as nutrient cycling, energy turnover, herbivory, seed dispersal and seed predation. The aim of this study was to compare the richness and structure of ant assemblages among vertical strata (soil, shrubs and trees) in two phytophysiognomies of the Brazilian Savanna. The capture of ground-dwelling ants and arboreal ants was carried out with traps containing attractive baits. Sixty-six ant species were identified, and in both phytophysiognomies. Soil (litter) showed higher richness of ant species when compared to the others (Jackkinife 1). There was a distinction between soil and canopy (shrubs/trees) strata, shown in the composition and capture frequency of ant species (ANOSIM, P = 0.001), therefore, evidencing the vertical stratification of the ant assemblage. State Univ Goias, Campus Ipameri, BR-75780000 Ipameri, Brazil Goiano Fed Inst, Campus Ceres, BR-76300000 Ceres, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Plant Protect, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, Brazil Cocoa Res Ctr CEPEC CEPLAC, BR-45600000 Itabuna, Brazil Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, BR-45662900 Ilheus, BA, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Plant Protect, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, Brazil
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