Disentangling the factors that shape bromeliad and ant communities in the canopies of cocoa agroforestry and preserved Atlantic Forest

Biotropica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley DaRocha ◽  
Reuber Antoniazzi ◽  
Jacques H. C. Delabie ◽  
Götz Schroth ◽  
Geraldo W. Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Ant Communities ◽  
Cocoa Agroforestry

scholarly journals Epigaeic ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities in urban parks located in Atlantic Forest biome

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora R. de Souza-Campana ◽  
Otávio G. M. da Silva ◽  
Leonardo Menino ◽  
Maria Santina de C. Morini
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Biological Indicators ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Ant Communities ◽  
Generalist Species ◽  
Wasmannia Auropunctata ◽  
Line Transects ◽  
Forest Biome

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. 

Habitat fragmentation, EFN-bearing trees and ant communities: Ecological cascades in Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talita Câmara ◽  
Walkiria R. Almeida ◽  
Marcelo Tabarelli ◽  
Alan N. Andersen ◽  
Inara R. Leal
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Fragmentation ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Ant Communities

scholarly journals Epigean ant communities in Atlantic Forest remnants of São Paulo: a comparative study using the guild concept

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Pacelli Medeiros Macedo ◽  
Evoneo Berti Filho ◽  
Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Ant Communities ◽  
Forest Remnants

Recovery of Forest and Phylogenetic Structure in Abandoned Cocoa Agroforestry in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Gonçalves Rolim ◽  
Regina Helena Rosa Sambuichi ◽  
Götz Schroth ◽  
Marcelo Trindade Nascimento ◽  
José Manoel Lucio Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Phylogenetic Structure ◽  
Cocoa Agroforestry

scholarly journals Simple does not mean poor: grasslands and forests harbor similar ant species richness and distinct composition in highlands of southern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Luan Klunk ◽  
Eduardo Luís Hettwer Giehl ◽  
Benedito Cortês Lopes ◽  
Frederico Rottgers Marcineiro ◽  
Félix Baumgarten Rosumek
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Ant Communities ◽  
Mixed Forests

Abstract: Several studies addressed ant communities in the dense Atlantic Forest that runs along the Brazilian coast. However, comparatively little is known about the mixed forests and grasslands that occur in the southern range of the Atlantic Forest domain. In this study we performed the first standardized assessment of ants in the forest-grassland mosaic found in the highlands of the state of Santa Catarina. We aimed to investigate and compare ant richness and composition between mixed forests and grasslands in the main mountain range of south Brazil. Ants were collected in two years with ground pitfalls, tree pitfalls and litter samples. Sixty ant species were recorded, resulting in 22 new records for "Planalto Serrano" region and three for the state of Santa Catarina: Eurhopalothrix depressa, Pheidole radoszkowskii and Wasmannia williamsoni. There was significant dissimilarity in ant species composition between grasslands and forests, but no difference in ant species richness, even considering the higher number of strata in mixed forests. Similar richness and low number of arboreal species suggest that this ant community is structured similarly to temperate ones. Both habitats presented a large proportion of exclusive species. The fact that species composition between grassland and forest areas differed, coupled with the similarity in species richness between habitats and the record of new ant species for the region, calls for strong conservation efforts in grasslands of southern Brazil, which still are little protected by conservation areas.

Dereplication of Brazilian plants from Cerrado and Atlantic Forest using NMR virtual design and hyphenated techniques

Planta Medica ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Castro-Gamboa ◽  
R Burgos ◽  
P Cardoso ◽  
F Carnevale ◽  
A Pilon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Hyphenated Techniques ◽  
Virtual Design

Antioxidants from fruits and leaves of Eugenia jambolana, an edible Myrtaceae species from Atlantic Forest

Planta Medica ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
DHS Silva ◽  
CV Plaza ◽  
V da S. Bolzani ◽  
AJ Cavalheiro ◽  
I Castro-Gamboa
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Eugenia Jambolana

A New Species of Eugenia subg. Pseudeugenia (Myrtaceae, Myrteae) from Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-543
Author(s):  
Karinne Sampaio Valdemarin ◽  
Jair Eustáquio Quintino Faria ◽  
Fiorella Fernanda Mazine ◽  
Vinicius Castro Souza
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Flower Buds ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
A New Species

Abstract—A new species of Eugenia from the Atlantic forest of Brazil is described and illustrated. Eugenia flavicarpa is restricted to the Floresta de Tabuleiro (lowland forests) of Espírito Santo state and is nested in Eugenia subg. Pseudeugenia. Considering all other species of the subgenus that occur in forest vegetation types of the Atlantic forest phytogeographic domain, Eugenia flavicarpa can be distinguished mainly by the combination of smooth leaves with indumentum on both surfaces, with two marginal veins, usually ramiflorous inflorescences, pedicels 4.5‐9.7 mm long, flower buds 3.5‐4 mm in diameter, and by the calyx lobes that are 2‐3 mm long with rounded to obtuse apices. Morphological analyses were performed to explore the significance of quantitative diagnostic features between the new species and the closely related species, Eugenia farneyi. Notes on the habitat, distribution, phenology, and conservation status of Eugenia flavicarpa are provided, as well as a key for all species of Eugenia subg. Pseudeugenia from forest vegetation of the Atlantic forest phytogeographic domain.

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