Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest—A Case Study in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Brazil

Lopes, Juliane Floriano Santos; Hallack, Noelle Martins dos Reis; Sales, Tatiane Archanjo de; Brugger, Mariana Silva; Ribeiro, Laila Fieto; Hastenreiter, Isabel Neto; Camargo, Roberto da Silva

doi:10.1155/2012/928371

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“…Gomes et al (2010) demonstrates that ant fauna is more influenced by vegetation integrity than by fragment size, distance to edge or forest cover surrounding fragments. Lopes et al (2012) shows that the species that compose the ant assemblies in different phytophysiognomies are a reflex of the environment, especially of the plant species, supporting the hypothesis that differences in the vegetational composition result in different position of the ant assembly.…”

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Arboreal Ant Assemblages Respond Differently to Food Source and Vegetation Physiognomies: a Study in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Resende¹,

Peixoto²,

Silva³

et al. 2013

Sociobiology

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This study aimed to analyze assemblages of arboreal ants in different vegetation physiognomies within the Tropical Moist Forest (Atlantic Rain Forest) domain. The study was carried out at the Michelin Ecological Reserve, State of Bahia, Northeast of Brazil. We used sardine (protein resource) and honey (carbohydrate resource) baits to collect ants foraging in three vegetation types: (1) preserved native forest, (2) forest in regeneration (capoeira) with many invasive plants and (3) a mixed agroystem of rubber and cocoa tree plantation. We recorded 69 ant species attracted to the baits, 21 of them exclusive to honey bait and 25 exclusive to the sardine baits. The vegetation physiognomies preserved forest and rubber/cacao agrosystem showed higher species richness in relation to the forest in regeneration (capoeira), suggesting that rubber tree plantations can be a good matrix for the maintenance of some ant species typical of the forest matrix. The type of resource used is important for the structuring of the arboreal ant assemblages. The ants that were attracted to protein resources showed a guild composition that is more differentiated between vegetation types that of ants attracted to glucose resources.

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Arboreal Ant Assemblages Respond Differently to Food Source and Vegetation Physiognomies: a Study in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

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Peixoto²,

Silva³

et al. 2013

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“…Ants from the genus Camponotus are frequently found in the candeial soil and easily access trees (Rosumek, 2008). Comparing ant communities from three vegetation types in the same study area, Lopes et al (2012) found a lower number of cryptic species and a larger number of generalists in the rocky outcrops (dominated by candeia), areas that have less litter accumulation and a high number of ant genera commonly associated with plants that have extrafloral nectaries.…”

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“…Hence, there are fewer studies with ant diversity in Brazilian tropical open habitats, such as fields (but see Rosumek, 2008;Lopes et al, 2012;Viana-Silva and Jacobi, 2012). It is likely that, in these habitats, differences in species richness patterns may remain unnoticed, pointing to the need for studies on ant diversity in open habitats (Klimes et al, 2012).…”

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Canopy cover negatively affects arboreal ant species richness in a tropical open habitat

Queiroz

Ribas

2016

Braz. J. Biol.

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We tested the hypothesis of a negative relationship between vegetation characteristics and ant species richness in a Brazilian open vegetation habitat, called candeial. We set up arboreal pitfalls to sample arboreal ants and measured the following environmental variables, which were used as surrogate of environmental heterogeneity: tree richness, tree density, tree height, circumference at the base of the plants, and canopy cover. Only canopy cover had a negative effect on the arboreal ant species richness. Vegetation characteristics and plant species composition are probably homogeneous in candeial, which explains the lack of relationship between other environmental variables and ant richness. Open vegetation habitats harbor a large number of opportunistic and generalist species, besides specialist ants from habitats with high temperatures. An increase in canopy cover decreases sunlight incidence and may cause local microclimatic differences, which negatively affect the species richness of specialist ants from open areas. Canopy cover regulates the richness of arboreal ants in open areas, since only few ant species are able to colonize sites with dense vegetation; most species are present in sites with high temperature and luminosity. Within open vegetation habitats the relationship between vegetation characteristics and species richness seems to be the opposite from closed vegetation areas, like forests.Keywords: environmental heterogeneity, microclimate, vegetation characteristics, hierarchical partitioning, candeia.A cobertura de dossel afeta negativamente a riqueza de formigas arborícolas em um hábitat tropical aberto ResumoNós testamos a hipótese de que há uma relação negativa entre as características da vegetação e a riqueza de espécies de formigas em habitats abertos como o candeial. Para isto, nós instalamos pitfalls arborícolas para a captura de formigas e mensuramos as seguintes variáveis ambientais: riqueza de árvores, densidade de árvores, altura de árvores, circunferência basal das plantas e cobertura de dossel. Somente a cobertura de dossel apresentou efeito negativo na riqueza de formigas arborícolas. Provavelmente, as características da vegetação e a composição de espécies de plantas são mais homogêneas no candeial, o que explica a ausência de relação entre a riqueza de formigas e as outras variáveis ambientais. Formações abertas abrigam um grande número de espécies oportunistas e generalistas, além de formigas especialistas de climas quentes. O aumento na cobertura de dossel diminui a incidência solar o que pode causar diferenças microclimáticas que afetam negativamente as espécies de formigas especialistas de hábitats abertos. A cobertura de dossel regula a riqueza de espécies de formigas arborícolas em áreas abertas e poucas espécies nestes locais estão aptas a colonizar locais com a vegetação densa. Assim, a maioria das espécies estão presentes em locais com alta temperatura e luminosidade. Em outras palavras, em hábitats de vegetação aberta a relação entre características da vegetaç...

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“…El forrajeo y la nidificación son actividades íntimamente ligadas con la hojarasca que cubre el suelo (García-Martínez, Escobar-Sarria, López-Barrera. Castaño-Meneses, & Valenzuela-González, 2015, 2017) y la presencia de plantas con las que interactúan (Lopes et al, 2012). De esta forma, tras un impacto antropogénico como la tala de la vegetación, la compactación del suelo aumenta e influye negativamente en el establecimiento de hormigas epígeas en bosques ribereños y en la dinámica de desplazamiento de especies a escala del paisaje (García-Martínez et al, 2015.…”

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¿Refleja Formicidae el impacto de la degradación de los bosques ribereños en la Amazonía Oriental?

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Rousseau

Gutiérrez

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The increasing anthropogenic pressure on the Eastern Amazon makes the diagnostic of forest degradation imperative, particularly, the effect on key communities within the riparian ecosystems. Formicidae is commonly used in diagnostic and monitoring studies in areas under restoration. This study aimed to determine the impact of riparian forest successional stages (open areas, and, early, intermediate, and advanced succession) on the richness, frequency, and composition of Formicidae. Sampling was performed during both dry and wet seasons, with the TSBF (Tropical Soil Biological and Fertility) method. Collected organisms were identified to species and morphospecies level and the analysis of collector curves determined the method efficiency to represent the ant sub-community. Ant richness and frequency were submitted to generalized linear mixed models to evaluate the effects of season, local, and successional stage. We used linear regressions model to investigate the relationship between richness and frequency of ants with canopy cover and vegetation height. Species composition was represented by the Jaccard similarity index. In total, we observed 1940 individuals grouped into 86 (morpho)species. Analysis of sampling effort suggested that we obtained more than 80% of the probable species richness. Frequency and richness significantly increased following the advanced succession in comparison with the open areas during the dry season. Canopy cover and vegetation height seemed to moderately affect both richness and frequency of Formicidae during the dry season. Intermediate and advanced succession areas presented similar composition with 50 shared species, followed by the areas of early succession with 43, and, anthropic use with 34 shared species. We conclude that the elimination of riparian forests results in a substantial effect on the richness and frequency of Formicidae, with minimum values in open areas during the dry season. Forest areas transformed to agricultural systems suffered losses of 41% and 56% of richness and frequency respectively. Succession restores forest structure and functions thus, favoring re-colonization of ant species. Formicidae reflects forests degradation, and is a key group in monitoring programs for the conservation/restoration of local riparian forests. Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems should be promoted as low impact practices for adjacent lands to riparian forests.

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Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest—A Case Study in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Brazil

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Arboreal Ant Assemblages Respond Differently to Food Source and Vegetation Physiognomies: a Study in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Arboreal Ant Assemblages Respond Differently to Food Source and Vegetation Physiognomies: a Study in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Canopy cover negatively affects arboreal ant species richness in a tropical open habitat

¿Refleja Formicidae el impacto de la degradación de los bosques ribereños en la Amazonía Oriental?

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