Forest cover modulates diversity and morphological traits of ants in highly fragmented tropical forest landscapes

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Autor(es): dc.contributorInstituto de Ecología A. C.-
Autor(es): dc.contributorMexico-
Autor(es): dc.contributorMuseu Paraense Emílio Goeldi-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidad Veracruzana-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAhuatzin, Diana A.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorGonzález-Tokman, Daniel-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSilva, Rogério R.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorGonzález, Jorge E. Valenzuela-
Autor(es): dc.creatorEscobar, Federico-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRibeiro, Milton Cezar-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAcosta, Juan Carlos López-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDáttilo, Wesley-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T18:12:29Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T18:12:29Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-03-02-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-03-02-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-07-01-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02428-3-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/241857-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/241857-
Descrição: dc.descriptionLandscape changes in tropical environments result in long-lasting and complex changes in biodiversity that involve several biological responses (e.g., loss of species diversity and functional diversity). Both taxonomic and functional diversity might respond differently to land-use change, and this response might also vary depending on several factors, such as the taxonomic group or landscape context. Even though each level of diversity expresses different properties of the community structure, studies characterizing the species community in human-dominated landscapes have often only focused on patterns involving taxonomic diversity. Here, we evaluated different descriptors of taxonomic (i.e., richness, diversity, and dominance) and functional entropy (i.e., richness, diversity, and redundancy) and the taxonomic and functional composition of ants in a forest cover gradient (%) in 16 highly fragmented tropical humid forest landscapes in Mexico. We found that all descriptors of taxonomic diversity decreased along a gradient of forest loss. Furthermore, functional redundancy was the only component of functional diversity that was positively associated with forest cover (%). These findings suggest an ecological backup of functions provided by species in landscapes with higher forest cover, protecting these landscapes against habitat disturbance or species loss. We also observed that landscapes with larger forest cover were inhabited by ant species with larger interocular distances and smaller femurs, which could allow predator ants the exploitation of ground cracks and higher mobility in leaf-litter microhabitats. Our results highlight the importance of the primary forest as a reservoir of the taxonomic and functional diversity of ants in highly fragmented tropical rainforest landscapes.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionConsejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionRed de Ecoetología Instituto de Ecología A. C., Veracruz-
Descrição: dc.descriptionConsejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Mexico-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCoordenação de Ciências da Terra e Ecologia Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Pará-
Descrição: dc.descriptionRed de Ecología Funcional Instituto de Ecología A. C., Veracruz-
Descrição: dc.descriptionSpatial Ecology and Conservation Lab (LEEC) Department of Biodiversity Bioscience Institute Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionEnvironmental Studies Center (CEA) São Paulo Brazil São Paulo State University - UNESP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCentro de Investigaciones Tropicales Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz-
Descrição: dc.descriptionSpatial Ecology and Conservation Lab (LEEC) Department of Biodiversity Bioscience Institute Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionEnvironmental Studies Center (CEA) São Paulo Brazil São Paulo State University - UNESP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCNPq: 312045/2013-1-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCNPq: 312292/2016-3-
Descrição: dc.descriptionConsejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología: 584340-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCAPES: 88881.068425/2014-0-
Formato: dc.format2097-2117-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationBiodiversity and Conservation-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectAnt community-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEnvironmental gradients-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectFormicidae-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectFunctional traits-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectHabitat loss-
Título: dc.titleForest cover modulates diversity and morphological traits of ants in highly fragmented tropical forest landscapes-
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