Habitat fragmentation effects on the orchid bee communities in remnant forests of southeastern Brazil

dc.contributor.authorKnoll, Fátima do Rosário Naschenveng [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPenatti, N. C.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidasde de São Paulo (USP)
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T15:30:14Z
dc.date.available2015-12-07T15:30:14Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe effect of habitat fragmentation on the structure of orchid bee communities was analyzed by the investigation of the existence of a spatial structure in the richness and abundance of Euglossini species and by determining the relationship between these data and environmental factors. The surveys were carried out in four different forest fragments and one university campus. Richness, abundance, and diversity of species were analyzed in relation to abiotic (size of the area, extent of the perimeter, perimeter/area ratio, and shape index) and biotic characteristics (vegetation index of the fragment and of the matrix of each of the locations studied). We observed a highly significant positive correlation between the diversity index and the vegetation index of the fragment, landscape and shape index. Our analysis demonstrated that the observed variation could be explained mainly by the vegetation index and the size of the fragment. Variations in relative abundance showed a tendency toward an aggregated spatial distribution between the fragments studied, as well as between the sampling stations within the same habitat, demonstrating the existence of a spatial structure on a small scale in the populations of Euglossini. This distribution will determine the composition of species that coexist in the area after fragmentation. These data help in understanding the differences and similarities in the structure of communities of Euglossini resulting from forest fragmentation.en
dc.description.affiliationDepto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ do Estado de São Paulo, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo, C. Coube 1-14, 17033-360, Bauru, SP, Brasil. knoll@fc.unesp.br
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ do Estado de São Paulo, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo, C. Coube 1-14, 17033-360, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para o Desenvolvimento da UNESP (FUNDUNESP)
dc.format.extent355-365
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13744-012-0057-5
dc.identifier.citationNeotropical Entomology, v. 41, n. 5, p. 355-365, 2012.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13744-012-0057-5
dc.identifier.issn1678-8052
dc.identifier.pubmed23950085
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/130929
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofNeotropical Entomology
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,437
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dc.sourcePubMed
dc.titleHabitat fragmentation effects on the orchid bee communities in remnant forests of southeastern Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderSpringer
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências, Baurupt
unesp.departmentCiências Biológicas - FCpt

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