This study assessed the effect of the structural diversity of the Cerrado vegetation on ant diversity; the effect of conversion of natural areas into crop fields on ant diversity and in their predatory function; and the importance of nature reserves close to crop fields on the ant diversity and predation. I also tested a methodology for collecting hypogaeic ants in the Cerrado. Samples were collected in different areas of Cerrado and at adjacent crop fields. To evaluate the effect of structural diversity of the Cerrado vegetation, ants were collected with pitfall traps and Winkler sacs. To collect hypogaeic ants, initially, I compared trap efficiency at different depths, time of field exposure and the addition of ant attractive and in relat...
Abstract. The landscapes of the South and Southeast regions of Brazil are a mosaic of agroecosystems...
Comunidades estruturadas por fatores locais são limitadas pelas interações biológicas, ou pelos recu...
The diversification of farm and agroforestry systems brings many ecosystemical services to the envir...
The destruction of natural habitats and the intensification of agriculture are considered the major ...
The present study investigated the diversity of ant fauna in the ground and vegetation of an ecologi...
The conversion of natural environments into agricultural areas has led to habitatfragmentation and c...
One of the main goals in ecology is to determine which factors govern species cooccurence in local a...
The structural features and abiotic conditions of the environments play a critical role in shaping t...
Disturbance has been increasingly recognized as a structuring force in nature. Fire is an important ...
To understand why certain regions differ in the number and identity of occurring species is one of t...
Interspecific interactions are one of the main mechanisms that promote and maintain diversity of spe...
Among all savannas in the world, the Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) has the largest biodiversity and ha...
Wetland areas in the Brazilian Cerrado, known as “veredas”, represent ecosystems formed on sandy soi...
O levantamento da fauna de formigas foi realizado em uma área de vegetação nativa de cerrado e em eu...
Ants establish importants ecological interactions with plants, and seed predation is one of the bas...
Abstract. The landscapes of the South and Southeast regions of Brazil are a mosaic of agroecosystems...
Comunidades estruturadas por fatores locais são limitadas pelas interações biológicas, ou pelos recu...
The diversification of farm and agroforestry systems brings many ecosystemical services to the envir...
The destruction of natural habitats and the intensification of agriculture are considered the major ...
The present study investigated the diversity of ant fauna in the ground and vegetation of an ecologi...
The conversion of natural environments into agricultural areas has led to habitatfragmentation and c...
One of the main goals in ecology is to determine which factors govern species cooccurence in local a...
The structural features and abiotic conditions of the environments play a critical role in shaping t...
Disturbance has been increasingly recognized as a structuring force in nature. Fire is an important ...
To understand why certain regions differ in the number and identity of occurring species is one of t...
Interspecific interactions are one of the main mechanisms that promote and maintain diversity of spe...
Among all savannas in the world, the Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) has the largest biodiversity and ha...
Wetland areas in the Brazilian Cerrado, known as “veredas”, represent ecosystems formed on sandy soi...
O levantamento da fauna de formigas foi realizado em uma área de vegetação nativa de cerrado e em eu...
Ants establish importants ecological interactions with plants, and seed predation is one of the bas...
Abstract. The landscapes of the South and Southeast regions of Brazil are a mosaic of agroecosystems...
Comunidades estruturadas por fatores locais são limitadas pelas interações biológicas, ou pelos recu...
The diversification of farm and agroforestry systems brings many ecosystemical services to the envir...