Covering ancient geomorphological landscapes, and surrounded by some of the most
diverse forests on Earth, the Neotropical savannas were once perceived by naturalists as …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar a macrofauna edáfica e avaliar o efeito de plantas
de cobertura em plantio direto, nos principais grupos da macrofauna do solo, em duas …

Brazil has one of the most diverse termite faunas, with nearly 300 known species. Termites
are particularly abundant in tropical lowland forests, savannahs and grasslands. Some …

Few studies have addressed mortality causes of neotropical mammals on roads, especially
considering the extensive road system and biodiversity. The goal of this article was to …

The objective of this work was to assess the effects of integrated crop-livestock systems,
associated with two tillage and two fertilization regimes, on the abundance and diversity of …

The causal mechanisms shaping and structuring ecological communities are among the
most important themes in ecology. The study of insect-plant interactions in trophic nets is …

Associations between bees and termites are documented infrequently, but records are
available for bee species ranging in behavior from solitary to highly eusocial. The subtribe …

Os cupins são insetos sociais pertencentes à ordem Isoptera e constituem um dos grupos
de invertebrados dominantes em ambientes terrestres tropicais. Atualmente, existem cerca …

Patterns of termite richness along elevation gradients may be related to different responses
by termite functional groups to changes in environmental conditions. We investigated the …

Termite nests are an excellent shelter and food source. Specifically, nests of Cornitermes
cumulans are large and hard, and attract many animal species. Two quadrats of 2.25 ha-1 …