Comunidade de Formigas Arborícolas Associadas ao Pequizeiro (Caryocar brasiliense) em Fragmento de Cerrado Goiano Arboreal Ants Community Associated with the Pequizeiro (Caryocar brasiliense) in the Remnant of Cerrado Goiano

• Main Authors: Camila Alves Rodrigues, Márcio da Silva Araújo, Pedro Ivo Decúrcio Cabral, Raiane Lima, Leandro Bacci, Marco Antônio Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Embrapa Florestas 2010-03-01
• Series: Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira
• Subjects: Interação formiga-planta; ecologia de comunidade; riqueza de espécies; Formicidae.
• Online Access: http://www.cnpf.embrapa.br/pfb/index.php/pfb/article/view/71

&lt;!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --&gt; &lt;p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="JUSTIFY"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #231f20;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;"&gt;Comunidade de formigas arborícolas associada a pequizeiros (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #231f20;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;"&gt;Caryocar brasiliense &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #231f20;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;"&gt;Camb&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #231f20;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #231f20;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;"&gt;) situados &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #231f20;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;em fragmento de cerrado goiano (Goiás, Brasil) foi amostrada em tronco dessas plantas, usando iscas à base de sardinha e óleo de soja. No decorrer de um ano, nas quatro estações climáticas, coletas consecutivas de formigas foram realizadas. Um total de 32 espécies foi coletado durante o período de estudo. Myrmicinae e Formicinae foram as subfamílias mais freqüentemente encontradas. Foi verificada diferença significativa na composição da comunidade de formigas arborícolas ao longo das estações climáticas investigadas. Não foi verificada correlação significativa entre a altura e o diâmetro da copa das árvores e a riqueza de espécies de formigas arborícolas associadas ao pequizeiro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br>Community of arboreal ants associated with the pequizeiro (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) in the remnant of cerrado goiano (State of Goiás, Brazil) was surveyed in the trunk of these plants, using bait based on sardine and soy oil. During one year, in the four climatic seasons, consecutive collects of the ants were accomplished. A total of 32  species was collected during the studuy period. Myrmicinae and  Formicinae were the most frequently subfamilies found. Significant  difference was verified in the composition of the arboreal ants community along the investigated climatic seasons. Significant  correlation was not verified between size of the trees and richness of  ant species associated to the pequizeiro