Positive relationships between insects and negative with spiders on Acacia auriculiformis (Fabaceae) plants in the savannah biome and their distribution pattern

Forest restoration is mainly based on plant-soil relationships and plant species with economic potential, but those between insects and other arthropods are also important to this reestablishment. The objective was to evaluate, during 24 months, the relationships between tending ants, Hemiptera phyt...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of biology 2024, Vol.84, p.e260721-10
Main Authors: Teixeira, D L, Leite, G L D, Silva, L F, Veloso, R V S, Silva, R S, Guanabens, P F S, Silva, W M, Silva Junior, A S P, Munhoz, E J M M, Gomes, J B, Zanuncio, J C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acacia auriculiformis
aggregate
Aleyrodidae
Ants
Arthropoda
Arthropods
Biodiversity
BIOLOGY
Brachymyrmex
Cephalotes
Degradation
dispersal
Distribution patterns
Dolichopodidae
Ecosystems
Environmental restoration
Fabaceae
Hemiptera
Herbivores
Humidity
Insects
Plant species
Potassium
Predators
random
savannah
Savannahs
Software
Spiders
Sternorrhyncha
tending ants
Tetragonisca angustula
tropical
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Summary:Forest restoration is mainly based on plant-soil relationships and plant species with economic potential, but those between insects and other arthropods are also important to this reestablishment. The objective was to evaluate, during 24 months, the relationships between tending ants, Hemiptera phytophagous, predators and their distribution pattern (aggregated, random or uniform). The arthropods were sampled, stored and identified and their relationships and distribution patterns calculated with the BioDiversity-Pro software. The number of tending ants and phytophagous Hemiptera, Brachymyrmex sp. and Aethalion reticulatum, Cephalotes and Aleyrodidae were positively correlated. Tending ants were negatively correlated with Sternorrhyncha predators on A. auriculiformis saplings. The distribution of arthropods was aggregated, except for Teudis sp. and Cephalocoema sp., with a random pattern. The herbivores Stereoma anchoralis, Aethalion reticulatum and Tetragonisca angustula and the predators Brachymyrmex sp. and Dolichopodidae were the most abundant arthropods. The relationships between the arthropods studied on A. auriculiformis indicate that this plant, even introduced, is suitable for programs to recover degraded areas in the savannah.
ISSN:1519-6984
1678-4375
1678-4375
DOI:10.1590/1519-6984.260721