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| ARAUJO,Elias da Costa; MARTINS,Lucas Pereira; DUARTE,Marcelo; AZEVEDO,Gisele Garcia. |
| ABSTRACT Rainfall is one of the most influential factors driving insect seasonality in the Amazon region. However, few studies have analyzed the temporal dynamics of fruit-feeding butterflies in the Brazilian Amazon, specially in its eastern portion. Here, we evaluated the diversity patterns and temporal distribution of fruit-feeding butterflies in a remnant of eastern Amazon forest in the Baixada Maranhense, northeastern Brazil. Specifically, we tested whether fruit-feeding butterflies are temporally structured and whether rainfall influences species richness and abundance. Butterflies were collected with baited traps in both the rainy and dry seasons for two consecutive years. In total, we captured 493 butterflies belonging to 28 species, 15 genera and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Brazilian Amazon; Frugivorous butterflies; Maranhão; Seasonality; Temporal diversity; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672020000100012 |
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| MARTINS,LUCAS PEREIRA; ARAUJO JUNIOR,ELIAS DA COSTA; MARTINS,ANANDA REGINA PEREIRA; DUARTE,MARCELO; AZEVEDO,GISELE GARCIA. |
| ABSTRACT Deforestation has negative impacts on diversity and community patterns of several taxa. In the eastern Amazon, where much deforestation is predicted for the coming years, forests patches may be essential to maintain the local biodiversity. Despite increasing concerns about the conservation of threatened areas, few studies have been performed to analyze the communities of diversified groups, such as insects, in the eastern Amazon. Here, we investigated species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies, a well-known bioindicator group, in a threatened remnant of an eastern Amazonian forest located on Maranhão Island, northeastern Brazil. Fruit-feeding butterflies were sampled monthly for one year. Diversity and evenness indices,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Butterfly assemblage; Frugivorous butterflies; Neotropical region; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492017003800481 |
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