Macroinvertebrate fauna associated to the bromeliad Vriesea inflata of the Atlantic Forest (Paraná State, southern Brazil)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Luiz Augusto M. Mestre¹  José Marcelo R. Aranha¹  Maria De Lourdes P. Esper¹ 

[1] ,UFPR SCB Depto de ZoologiaCuritiba PR ,Brazil

关键词: Bromeliaceae;    Atlantic Forest;    associated fauna;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-89132001000100012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The accumulated water inside the bromeliad leaf rosette is a microhabitat for several animal and plant species. In this study, the associated fauna of bromeliad Vriesea inflata was analyzed related to seasons, bromeliad height in relation to the ground and environmental factors. The samples were seasonally collected in Quatro Barras (a municipality of Paraná State, southern Brazil) between March 1996 and March 1997. The associated fauna was very rich and it was grouped in 23 taxonomic groups, with a dominance of Coleoptera Scirtidae, Diptera and Hymenoptera Formicidae. We found higher abundance of macroinvertebrates in terrestrial bromeliads during the spring/1996 and in epiphyte bromeliads in the autumn/1997.

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