Seasonal Analysis of Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Poneromorph Ant Assemblages in the Amazon Forest

Sociobiology

André Barbosa Vargas¹  Fábio Souto Almeida²  Marcel Santos de Araújo³  Luana Priscila de Carvalho Pereira⁵  Antônio José Mayhé-Nunes⁴  Jarbas Marçal Queiroz⁴ 

[1] Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda (UniFOA), Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Departamento de Ciências do Meio Ambiente, Instituto Três Rios, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.;Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil;Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

关键词: biodiversity;    Formicidae;    protected area;   

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来源: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil

【 摘 要 】

The present study aimed at assessing the effects of climate seasonality on poneromorph ants in the Brazilian Amazon, by studying variations in composition, richness, and taxonomic and functional diversity. The study was carried out in the Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, southeastern Pará State. We collected poneromorph ants in three areas of native forest with pitfall traps and sardine baits on the ground and vegetation, in two dry and rainy seasons. We collected 46 species of poneromorph ants, which belong to two subfamilies and eleven genera. The species composition, richness and taxonomic diversity did not vary significantly between seasons. There was no significant difference in the frequency of species of functional groups between dry and rainy seasons. There was no significant difference in the average richness and average diversity of functional groups between the dry and rainy seasons. In our study we found no seasonal differences in composition, taxonomic and functional richness and diversity of poneromorph ants in the Amazon, which is useful for future studies that aim at using those ants as bioindicators. In addition, the identification of the species made in the present study has special relevance as it contributes to advance the knowledge of poneromorph ant diversity in the Amazon.

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