Taxonomic survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from mangrove forests of Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazil

Schmitz, Hermes José; Valente, Vera Lúcia da Silva; Hofmann, Paulo R. P.

doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2007000100007

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“…Other studies concerning drosophilid inventories in Brazil did not detect richness larger than 70 species (Franck & Valente 1985;Valente & Araújo 1991;De Toni & Hofmann 1995;Saavedra et al 1995;Vilela & Mori 1999;Schmitz et al 2007;and others). However, these studies, in general, exhibit a smaller sampling effort and many specimens were not identified at the specific level.…”

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“…Finally, the biome where our study was conducted was probably decisive. Several studies (Val & Kaneshiro 1988;Medeiros & Klaczko 2004;Schmitz et al 2007;Gottschalk et al 2007) suggest that the Atlantic forest (including its related ecosystems) is the richest for this fauna among the Brazilian biomes. Compared to other Brazilian biomes, the higher geomorphologic, vegetational and climatic heterogeneity along its whole extension seems to lead to this picture, though there is a larger number of studies in the Atlantic forest.…”

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Drosophilids (Diptera) from an Atlantic Forest Area in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil

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Valente

Hofmann

2008

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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Drosophilids (Diptera) from an Atlantic Forest Area in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil

Döge

Valente

Hofmann

2008

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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“…The complete species list with respective abundances and additional discussion is available in SCHMITZ et al (2007).…”

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“…The heterogeneous nature of Santa Catarina Island, in southern Brazil, has been surveyed as an opportunity to compare drosophilid assemblages in different environments of the same region, especially the Atlantic rainforest and the urban environment (DE TONI & HOFMANN, 1995;DE TONI et al, 2007;GOTTSCHALK et al, 2007). In this context, in a previous study (SCHMITZ et al, 2007), we conducted a taxonomic survey of the Drosophilidae fauna present in the mangrove forests of Santa Catarina Island, an environment not surveyed before anywhere. In the present one, our main objectives were: (1) to characterise the species abundances and diversity measures of mangrove drosophilid assemblages, and (2) to investigate their spatial variation, considering mangrove forests located in the same region but differing in their surroundings.…”

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Assemblages of drosophilids (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in mangrove forests: community ecology and species diversity

Schmitz

Hofmann

Valente

2010

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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ABSTRACT. Brazilian fauna of drosophilids has been researched in various ecosystems, but those in mangrove forests remain overlooked in Brazil and elsewhere. The present study attempts to characterise the assemblages of drosophilids of this environment, based on 28 collections taken in three mangrove areas in Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil. The three mangroves surveyed were different in their surroundings, which varied from highly urbanised areas to conservation areas with natural vegetation. Overall, 69 species were collected, and no remarkable difference was detected in species composition and abundances or in the richness, evenness and heterogeneity between sites. The species abundance distribution observed fitted to a theoretical lognormal distribution in the three mangroves. The species richness scored and the performance of the species richness estimators showed an unexpectedly high diversity, considering the very low floristic diversity and the harsh conditions of the environment. Regarding species composition and abundances, the drosophilid mangrove assemblages were shown to be more similar to those found in open environments, with a marked dominance of exotic species. Finally, considering the apparent lack of feeding and breeding sites, we suggest that mangrove forests are acting as sink habitats for the drosophilids populations.KEYWORDS. Biodiversity, diversity measures, Drosophila, Neotropical region, source-sink hypothesis.RESUMO. Assembléias de drosofilídeos (Diptera, Drosophilidae) em manguezais: ecologia de comunidades e diversidade de espécies. A fauna brasileira de drosofilídeos tem sido estudada em vários ecossistemas, mas os manguezais têm sido negligenciados a esse respeito no Brasil e em todo o mundo. O presente estudo traz uma caracterização das assembléias de drosofilídeos neste ambiente, baseando-se em 28 coletas realizadas em três áreas de manguezais na ilha de Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil. Os três manguezais estudados apresentam diferenças marcantes quanto aos ambientes que os cercam, desde regiões altamente urbanizadas até áreas de proteção ambiental com vegetação natural. Ao todo, 69 espécies foram coletadas, e nenhuma diferença marcante foi detectada na composição e abundância das espécies, bem como na riqueza, equitabilidade e heterogeneidade entre os locais. A distribuição de abundância de espécies encontrada ajustou-se a uma distribuição teórica lognormal nos três manguezais. A riqueza de espécies observada e o desempenho de estimadores de riqueza de espécies mostraram uma inesperada alta diversidade, considerando a baixa diversidade florística e as condições hostis do ambiente. A respeito da composição e abundância de espécies, as assembléias de drosofilídeos dos manguezais mostraram-se mais similares àquelas encontradas em ambientes relativamente mais abertos, com grande dominância de espécies exóticas. Finalmente, considerando-se a aparente escassez de sítios de alimentação e oviposição do ambiente, sugere-se que os manguezais estejam agindo como "sink habitats" para a...

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“…Species of the group melanogaster tend to use decomposing fruits, flowers and other plant parts as substrates for feeding and mating. Species of the genus Zaprionus also mate on flowers and fruits (Schmitz et al, 2007;O'Grady, 2006 &. In addition, Z. indianus feeds on the bacteria and yeast found in decomposing fruits, principally on the yeast Candida tropicalis (Gomes et al, 2003).…”

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PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP OF AN INVASIVE DROSOPHILID, Zaprionus indianus AND CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES OF DROSOPHILIDAE (DIPTERA) BASED ON ESTERASE PATTERNS

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Abdel-Razek

2015

Egyptian Journal of Genetics and Cytology

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Taxonomic survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from mangrove forests of Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazil

Cited by 43 publications

References 12 publications

Drosophilids (Diptera) from an Atlantic Forest Area in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil

Drosophilids (Diptera) from an Atlantic Forest Area in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil

Assemblages of drosophilids (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in mangrove forests: community ecology and species diversity

PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP OF AN INVASIVE DROSOPHILID, Zaprionus indianus AND CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES OF DROSOPHILIDAE (DIPTERA) BASED ON ESTERASE PATTERNS

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