Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil

Cecropia are pioneer successional trees frequently associated with ants. Generally a single dominant colony of Azteca ant inhabits each mature Cecropia tree, but other ant species may be found living or foraging on the same tree. In this...

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Autores principales:	Paula CJ Reis, Wesley D DaRocha, Luiz AD Falcão, Tadeu J Guerra, Frederico S Neves
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	Azteca road dust roadside plant architecture Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:da6d3d88908c49abb7aa11b07bb219f32021-12-02T12:25:25ZAnt Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i3.222-228https://doaj.org/article/da6d3d88908c49abb7aa11b07bb219f32013-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/159https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<em>Cecropia</em> are pioneer successional trees frequently associated with ants. Generally a single dominant colony of <em>Azteca</em> ant inhabits each mature <em>Cecropia</em> tree, but other ant species may be found living or foraging on the same tree. In this study, we assessed the diversity of ant species on <em>Cecropia pachystachya</em> trees in two sites in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a dust-free roadside and a dusty roadside. We also investigated the influence of tree architecture on ant species richness. We found a total of 24 ant species distributed in 11 genera and five subfamilies on <em>C. pachystachya</em> trees; 18 in the dust-free roadside and 14 in the dusty roadside. We found up to five ant species on a single tree, but only<em> Azteca</em> <em>alfari</em> was frequently encountered. Ant species richness per tree did not differ significantly between sites and was related to tree architectural traits. On the other hand, ant species composition on trees differed significantly between sites. Our study indicates that heavy dust deposition on <em>Cecropia</em> trees may affect associated ant communities, not by changing ant species richness, but by causing different species to live and forage on trees under different dust exposure.Paula CJ ReisWesley D DaRochaLuiz AD FalcãoTadeu J GuerraFrederico S NevesUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleAztecaroad dustroadsideplant architectureZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 222-228 (2013)
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topic	Azteca road dust roadside plant architecture Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Azteca road dust roadside plant architecture Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Paula CJ Reis Wesley D DaRocha Luiz AD Falcão Tadeu J Guerra Frederico S Neves Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil
description	<em>Cecropia</em> are pioneer successional trees frequently associated with ants. Generally a single dominant colony of <em>Azteca</em> ant inhabits each mature <em>Cecropia</em> tree, but other ant species may be found living or foraging on the same tree. In this study, we assessed the diversity of ant species on <em>Cecropia pachystachya</em> trees in two sites in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a dust-free roadside and a dusty roadside. We also investigated the influence of tree architecture on ant species richness. We found a total of 24 ant species distributed in 11 genera and five subfamilies on <em>C. pachystachya</em> trees; 18 in the dust-free roadside and 14 in the dusty roadside. We found up to five ant species on a single tree, but only<em> Azteca</em> <em>alfari</em> was frequently encountered. Ant species richness per tree did not differ significantly between sites and was related to tree architectural traits. On the other hand, ant species composition on trees differed significantly between sites. Our study indicates that heavy dust deposition on <em>Cecropia</em> trees may affect associated ant communities, not by changing ant species richness, but by causing different species to live and forage on trees under different dust exposure.
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author	Paula CJ Reis Wesley D DaRocha Luiz AD Falcão Tadeu J Guerra Frederico S Neves
author_facet	Paula CJ Reis Wesley D DaRocha Luiz AD Falcão Tadeu J Guerra Frederico S Neves
author_sort	Paula CJ Reis
title	Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil
title_short	Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil
title_full	Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil
title_fullStr	Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil
title_sort	ant fauna on cecropia pachystachya trécul (urticaceae) trees in an atlantic forest area, southeastern brazil
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/da6d3d88908c49abb7aa11b07bb219f3
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Ant Fauna on Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) Trees in an Atlantic Forest Area, Southeastern Brazil

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