Structure and Composition of Edaphic Arthropod Community and Its Use as Bioindicators of Environmental Disturbance

Beiroz, Wallace

doi:10.15666/aeer/1202_481491

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“…Considering the increasing environmental problems due to habitat loss, methods for environmental monitoring have been developed using biological indicators (Tolmasquim, 2001;Hunter, 2002;Henry et al, 2007), which consider the presence of certain species, or taxa, as an estimate of welldefined environmental conditions (Wilson, 1994;Hughes et al, 2010;Gerlach et al, 2013;Beiroz et al, 2014;Siddig et al, 2016). The presence of certain organisms in a habitat provides information about the environmental situation from reactions when exposed to different types of degradation (Allaby, 1992;Mazzoni-Viveiros & Trufem, 2004).…”

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Review of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna

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The Brazilian Savanna is threatened mainly by the expansion of agriculture and livestock. Regarding environmental problems, habitat loss in the biome and the need to verify studies on ants as bioindicators, the goal of this paper was to carry out a bibliographic review of the literature about ants as bioindicators in this biome from the last 30 years. We searched papers about ants as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna from the last 30 years, refining the search between the years 1986 to 2016 and we analyzed 16 papers about ants as bioindicators. Monitoring studies focusing on ants as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna started in 1992 and increased since 2002. The results obtained in the studies presented changes in the species richness and composition in relation to potential bioindication. In general, 167 species are defined as bioindicators of the Brazilian Savanna and are related to specific habitats. We verified that most studies were done Minas Gerais state. We noted that the absence of rigorous analysis damaged the results of the studies, as well as the knowledge of ant fauna biology for correct attribution of indication characteristics of preserved or degraded areas.

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“…Several authors have argued about the usefulness of dung beetles in studying theoretical and applied ecological issues (Halffter & Favila, 1993; Spector, 2006; Nichols et al ., 2007; Simmons & Ridsdill-Smith, 2011). These beetles show qualitative and quantitative responses to both natural and human-driven environmental changes, being used as good ecological and biodiversity indicators (Barlow et al ., 2007; Gardner et al ., 2008; Culot et al ., 2013; Audino et al ., 2014; Beiroz et al ., 2014; Campos & Hernández, 2015). In addition, temperature and precipitation influence dung beetle species richness and abundance in temperate and tropical regions, respectively (Davis, 1994; Hernández & Vaz-de-Mello, 2009; da Silva et al ., 2013; Batista et al ., 2016).…”

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Climatic variables drive temporal patterns of α and β diversities of dung beetles

Ferreira

Silva

Paladini

et al. 2018

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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Understanding the mechanisms underpinning spatiotemporal diversity patterns of biological communities is a major goal of ecology. We aimed to test two ecological hypotheses: (i) temporal patterns of β-diversity will mostly be driven by nestedness, with a loss of species from summer to winter, and (ii) nestedness values will correlate with climatic variables instead of turnover values, indicating either a loss of species during winter or a gain of species during summer. We sampled dung beetles using standardized sampling protocols along a year in four Atlantic forest sites: two at the northwest and two at the central region of Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. We partitioned temporal patterns of β-diversity into turnover and nestedness in order to investigate if community changes are driven by species substitution or gain/loss across time. Our results highlighted five main findings: (i) dung beetle composition varied more with sites than site geographic position; (ii) there was almost one and a half 'true' dung beetle assemblages regarding the spatial distribution of species weighed by abundance; (iii) we found a positive influence of mean temperature and a negative influence of relative humidity on both species richness and abundance; (iv) both spatial and temporal dissimilarity among sites were dominated by species replacement, while the relative importance of nestedness was higher in temporal than spatial patterns; (v) there was an effect of precipitation and relative humidity on temporal patterns of β-diversity components, but these effects were site-dependent. Contrary to our expectations, the β-diversity component of turnover dominated both spatial and temporal patterns in dung beetle dissimilarity among sites and months. Distinct climatic variables affected differently the α-diversity and β-diversity components of dung beetle assemblages. Partitioning β-diversity into temporal components is a promising approach to unveil patterns of the community dynamics and to produce insights on mechanisms underlying such patterns.

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“…(SCARANO; CEOTTO, 2015). Among the various human activities that occur in the forest formations of the Atlantic Forest, the replacement of native vegetation stands out due to the severe biotic and abiotic changes that affect the fauna (HOPP et al, 2010;BEIROZ et al, 2014;SALOMÃO et al 2018) and the physical, chemical, and biological parameters of the soil (GUARIGUATA; OSTERTAG, 2001;NOGUEIRA et al, 2016). Among the faunal groups, it is worth mentioning insects due to their representativeness, diversity, ecological importance, and bioindicator capacity (HOPP et al, 2010;MELONI, VARANDA, 2015;POMPEO et al, 2016;AMAZONAS et al, 2017).…”

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“…Litter fauna exhibit different responses to environmental changes that vary according to taxonomic and functional aspects and the type of disturbance (AUDINO et al 2014;COYLE et al, 2017), where each species or group of species has different levels of sensitivityto environmental changes and respond in different ways (BEIROZ et al, 2014). Environmental changes can directly and indirectly influence components that interact with edaphic fauna such as plant communities and edaphic and climatic parameters (MARINONI; GANHO, 2003;HOPP et al, 2010;COYLE et al, 2017).…”

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Structural and Functional Characterization of the Leaf Litter Insect Fauna in Different Plants Covers - Serra Do Itajaí National Park

Arenhardt

Klunk

Vitorino

2022

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Insects stand out for their diversity, representativeness, ecological importance, and sensitivity to environmental changes that are affected by anthropogenic changes in natural ecosystems. This study aimed to characterize the leaf litter insect fauna in four different areas that included two native forests and two pastures in Serra do Itajaí National Park. Data were collected from August 2014 to August 2015 from pitfall trap installations. The abundance, richness, diversity, family composition, and functional groups were analyzed. In total, 16,062 individuals were collected that were distributed across 16 orders and 101 families. Abundance, family richness, and diversity were similar among the areas. However, the composition differed, demonstrating that the environments possessed different insect fauna communities based on the composition of families. The Coleoptera order with the Ptiliidae family was more abundant in the native forest, while the Hemiptera (Cercopidae and Cicadellidae) were more abundant in the pasture area. The composition of fungivores and phytophagous fungi differed significantly among the areas. The number of exclusive families and their composition demonstrated a leaf litter insect fauna that was adapted to the environmental conditions and resources available within each environment

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Structure and Composition of Edaphic Arthropod Community and Its Use as Bioindicators of Environmental Disturbance

Cited by 11 publications

References 32 publications

Review of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna

Review of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna

Climatic variables drive temporal patterns of α and β diversities of dung beetles

Structural and Functional Characterization of the Leaf Litter Insect Fauna in Different Plants Covers - Serra Do Itajaí National Park

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