Diversity and community structure of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in three ecosystems in itaparica island, Bahia State, Brazil
Neotrop. entomol
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36(2): 180-185, Mar.-Apr. 2007. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
We studied the structure and composition of communities of social wasps associated with the three insular ecosystems mangrove swamp, the Atlantic Rain Forest and the 'restinga'- lowland sandy ecosystems located between the mountain range and the sea. Three hundred and ninety-one nests of 21 social wasp species were collected. The diversity of wasps found in each ecosystem was significantly correlated to the diversity of vegetation in each of the three physiognomies, (r² = 0.85; F(1.16) = 93.85; P < 0. 01). The Tropical Atlantic Forest physiognomy had higher species richness (18 species), followed by the restinga (16 species) and the mangrove (8 species) ecosystems.
RESUMO
A estrutura e a composição de comunidades de vespas sociais associadas a três ecossistemas insulares com fisionomias distintas Manguezal, Mata Atlântica e Restinga foram analisadas. Foram coletados 391 ninhos de 21 espécies de vespas sociais. A diversidade de vespas encontrada em cada ecossistema está significativamente correlacionada à diversidade de formas de vida vegetal encontrada em cada ambiente estudado (r² = 0,85; F(1.16) = 93,85; P < 0, 01). A floresta tropical Atlântica foi o ecossistema com maior riqueza de vespas (18 espécies), seguida pela Restinga (16 espécies) e pelo Manguezal (8 espécies).
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Main subject:
Wasps
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Ecosystem
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Neotrop. entomol
Journal subject:
Biology
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ZOOLOGIA
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
UFBA/BR
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana/BR
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