Data/hora: 10/06/2024 17:57:09

Provedor de dados: | 49
País: | Brazil
Título: | High termite richness in an urban fragment of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil
Autores: | Ernesto,Matilde Vasconcelos; Ramos,Elaine Folly; Moura,Flávia Maria da Silva; Vasconcellos,Alexandre.
Data: | 2014-01-01
Ano: | 2014
Palavras-chave: | Isoptera; Feeding Groups; Biodiversity; Neotropical Region.
Resumo: | Termites are very abundant in tropical ecosystems and have active roles in nutrient cycling and soil formation, but few studies of their assemblages have been undertaken in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The present study analyzed the composition of termite assemblages in a fragment of Atlantic Forest embedded within an urban matrix in northeastern Brazil. Five standardized sampling protocols of termites were applied, with a total sampling effort of 1500m2. We encountered 45 species of termites belonging to 25 genera and three families. The soil-feeders group demonstrated the greatest species richness, while wood-feeders species were the most abundant. The species richness of termite in the study area was the greatest yet recorded for an Atlantic forest site in Brazil, indicating the importance of urban fragments for conserving tropical biodiversity.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032014000300202
Editor: | Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP
Relação: | 10.1590/1676-06032014005214
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Biota Neotropica  v.14 n.3 2014
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess