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Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil

The spatial distribution pattern of ants is apparently very influenced by competition in habitats with few species, and on the crowns of tropical trees. However, we tested if the mosaic theory applies also to tropical species which forage and nest on the litter accumulated on the base of palms and t...

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Autor principal: Franken, Evelyn P.
Outros Autores: Gasnier, Thierry Ray Jehlen
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Entomotropica 2020
Assuntos:
Attalea
Camponotus Femoratus
Crematogaster Carinata
Formicidae
Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18252
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spelling oai:repositorio:1-18252 Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil Franken, Evelyn P. Gasnier, Thierry Ray Jehlen Attalea Camponotus Femoratus Crematogaster Carinata Formicidae The spatial distribution pattern of ants is apparently very influenced by competition in habitats with few species, and on the crowns of tropical trees. However, we tested if the mosaic theory applies also to tropical species which forage and nest on the litter accumulated on the base of palms and the litter distributed on the forest floor. A total of 160 samples were collected in a primary upland forest from Amazonas state, Brazil. The analysis of interspecific association is according to Majer et al. (1994). Weak interaction traces among species pairs were found. The only significant association after correction for multiple tests was a positive correlation on the abundance of Camponotus femoratus and Crematogaster carinata. With this results, we concluded that the mosaic of ant species does not apparently exist on the forest floor. © 2010, Sociedad Venezolana de Entomología. 2020-06-15T21:53:01Z 2020-06-15T21:53:01Z 2010 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18252 en Volume 25, Número 1, Pags. 37-42 Restrito Entomotropica
institution Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Repositório Institucional
collection INPA-RI
language English
topic Attalea
Camponotus Femoratus
Crematogaster Carinata
Formicidae
spellingShingle Attalea
Camponotus Femoratus
Crematogaster Carinata
Formicidae
Franken, Evelyn P.
Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil
topic_facet Attalea
Camponotus Femoratus
Crematogaster Carinata
Formicidae
description The spatial distribution pattern of ants is apparently very influenced by competition in habitats with few species, and on the crowns of tropical trees. However, we tested if the mosaic theory applies also to tropical species which forage and nest on the litter accumulated on the base of palms and the litter distributed on the forest floor. A total of 160 samples were collected in a primary upland forest from Amazonas state, Brazil. The analysis of interspecific association is according to Majer et al. (1994). Weak interaction traces among species pairs were found. The only significant association after correction for multiple tests was a positive correlation on the abundance of Camponotus femoratus and Crematogaster carinata. With this results, we concluded that the mosaic of ant species does not apparently exist on the forest floor. © 2010, Sociedad Venezolana de Entomología.
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author Franken, Evelyn P.
author2 Gasnier, Thierry Ray Jehlen
author2Str Gasnier, Thierry Ray Jehlen
title Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil
title_short Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil
title_full Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil
title_fullStr Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central Amazon, Brazil
title_sort applicability of the ant mosaic theory on floor litter in a forest of central amazon, brazil
publisher Entomotropica
publishDate 2020
url https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18252
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