A systematic review of the land use change effects on ant diversity in Neotropics

I Wilker, ACM Queiroz, CR Ribas, MSC Morini… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land use changes represent one of the leading causes of terrestrial biodiversity loss,
particularly in tropical ecosystems. In Brazil, a country that encompasses six distinct biomes …

Breakdown in seasonal dynamics of subtropical ant communities with land-cover change

JM Kass, M Yoshimura… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Concerns about widespread human-induced declines in insect populations are mounting,
yet little is known about how land-use change modifies both the trends and variability of …

Aridity and chronic anthropogenic disturbances cause a taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic homogenization of ant communities in a Caatinga dry forest

JD Ribeiro-Neto, FMP Oliveira, GB Arcoverde… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic anthropogenic disturbances (chronic disturbances) and climate change can
eliminate sensitive species and support the proliferation of disturbance-adapted ones …

From leaves to whole plants: positive effects of shelter‐builders on arthropod communities are stronger in dry seasons

CC Pereira, GW Fernandes, T Cornelissen - Biotropica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf shelters function as microclimatic refuges, reducing arthropod exposure to climatic
fluctuations of surrounding habitats. Although facilitation is expected to increase under …

Effectiveness of higher-taxon approach on ants and sample size effect: an assessment in Brazilian biomes and states

JLP Souza - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
The effect of human activities on the suppression of biodiversity is visibly evident throughout
the world. Monitoring and conservation services are usually expensive in terms of time and …

Can season and intercropping Conilon coffee favor predatory ant species?

DS Martins, MJ Fornazier, MR Abonizio-Santos… - 2024 - sbicafe.ufv.br
Conilon coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner) is an important crop in Brazil, and
this culture is widely grown in Espírito Santo State. Intercropping this species has been …

Microhabitat and seasonal influence on bess beetle (Coleoptera: Passalidae) assemblage in Altitudinal Atlantic Forest

JF Araújo, PV da Silva, RP Salomão… - Austral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of diversity has been a significant challenge
in the field of conservation biology. Presently, there exists a limited understanding of the …

Ground-dwelling ant diversity in forests and agricultural land use at Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand

S KHONGTHAWIE, S HASIN, S PONPINIJ… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Khongthawie S, Hasin S, Ponpinij S, Pinkaew N. 2023. Ground-dwelling ant diversity in
forests and agricultural land use at Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand. Biodiversitas 24 …

How the Choice of Habitat and Sampling Technique Affects Biodiversity Knowledge: The Case of Cylindromyrmex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Atlantic Forest

JLP Souza, RE Vicente, PR Bartholomay - Sociobiology, 2024 - ojs3.uefs.br
Abstract The Atlantic Forest is a biodiversity hotspot, and myrmecologists broadly study its
numerous habitats. Even so, much of its biodiversity remains to be discovered, and the …

Spatial and temporal variation of the Formicidae assemblage in different forest types of the Chaco Seco ecoregion, Argentina

G Barrientos, A Dettler, E Martínez… - Ecología …, 2024 - ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar
Las hormigas han sido muy usadas como bioindicadoras de ambientes naturales y
perturbados. En el Chaco Seco argentino representan una parte considerable de la …