Effects of litter heterogeneity on twig-nesting ants in native forest and eucalyptus plantations

Authors

  • Marcos Paulo S. Pereira
  • Jarbas Marçal Queiroz
  • Guilherme Orsolon de Souza
  • Antônio José Mayhé-Nunes

Abstract

This study investigated the twig-nesting ants of native forest and eucalyptus plantations in southeast of Brazil. The diversity of twig-nesting ants was greater on native forest than on eucalyptus plantations. Native forest had a greater diversity of twig types, mainly of those used by ants. Overall ant richness was 12 species in native forest and 4 species in eucalyptus plantations. The characteristics of litter and microclimatic conditions may be responsible for the different ant fauna found on both vegetation types.

Key words: Atlantic Forest, Eucalyptus citriodora, diversidade, Formicidae.

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Published

2021-06-15

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2007): September/December

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