Arthropods associated with the crown of Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) palm trees in three different environments from Brazilian Cerrado

Gurgel-Gonçalves, Rodrigo; Palma, Alexandre Ramlo Torre; Motta, Paulo César; Bar, María Esther; Cuba, César Augusto Cuba

doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2006000300003

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“…Captive primates in zoological gardens acquired their infections with P. elegans by ingesting cockroaches (Moore, 1970). Cockroaches are very common in the canopy of tropical rainforests (Basset, 2001; Gurgel-Gonçalves et al 2006). Their presence is related to environmental parameters among which human activity is a decisive factor (Boyer and Rivault, 2006).…”

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The influence of human settlements on the parasite community in two species of Peruvian tamarin

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Although there is a growing recognition that the transfer of diseases between humans and non-human primates can be of great significance for conservation biology, there have been only a few studies focusing on parasites. In this study, saddleback (Saguinus fuscicollis) and moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) from the rainforest of the Peruvian lowlands were used as models to determine helminth parasite associations between canopy-dwelling primate species and a nearby human settlement. The human population showed high prevalences of infestation with a number of nematodes, including Ascaris lumbricoides (88.9%), Trichuris trichiura (37%) and hookworms (55.6%). However, the ova of these geohelminths were not detectable in tamarin faeces. Thus, no direct parasite transfer from humans to non-human primates could be documented. However, tamarin groups with more frequent contact to humans and their facilities had significantly higher prevalences and egg output of Prosthenorchis elegans, an important primate pathogen, than a forest group. In contrast, a cestode was significantly more common with more egg output in sylvatic than in human-associated groups. Human alteration of the habitat is likely to play a major role in determining the occurrence, prevalence and intensity of helminth infestation of wild non-human primates.

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The influence of human settlements on the parasite community in two species of Peruvian tamarin

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“…Dentre os táxons predominantes nessa amostragem, destaca-se Collembola pela íntima interação com a matéria orgânica onde se alimenta de fungos e microorganismos (ZEPPELINI-FILHO & BELLINI 2004;GURGEL-GONÇALVES et al 2006). Além dos Collembola, grupos detritívoros como Psocoptera, Blattodea, Isoptera e Embioptera (TRIPLEHORN & JOHNSON 2005), também são favorecidos pela disponibilidade de matéria orgânica na bainha foliar desta palmeira.…”

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Entomofauna associada à matéria orgânica em bainhas foliares de <i>Attalea phalerata </i>Mart. Arecaceae), na região norte do Pantanal de Mato Grosso

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Battirola³

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Espécies arbóreas que acumulam matéria orgânica suspensa possuem maior diversidade de habitats, propiciando abrigo, local de nidificação e refúgio a uma diversa fauna de artrópodes. No Pantanal, as palmeiras são consideradas espécies-chave, formando adensamentos monodominantes, e devido a presença de bainhas foliares aderidas ao caule mesmo após a morte de suas folhas, geram um importante habitat explorado por diversos táxons. Com o objetivo de inventariar a entomofauna associada à matéria orgânica em bainhas foliares de Attalea phalerata Mart. (Arecaceae), foram amostradas 40 palmeiras em duas áreas, natural e manejada, ao longo dos quatro períodos sazonais do Pantanal mato-grossense. Em cada área foram selecionadas cinco palmeiras para amostragem da matéria orgânica acumulada em três bainhas foliares, distribuídas em diferentes alturas em relação ao solo. Coletou-se 4.588 insetos, distribuídos em 13 ordens taxonômicas, dos quais 2.658 indivíduos (58,0%) na área natural, e 1.930 indivíduos (42,0%) na área manejada. Collembola (1.507 ind.; 32,8%), Coleoptera (1.004 ind.; 21,9%), Formicidae (642 ind.; 14,0%), Diptera (543 ind.; 11,8%) e Psocoptera (290 ind.; 6,3%), corresponderam a 87,0% dos indivíduos amostrados. Os adultos de Coleoptera estão distribuídos em 18 famílias, dos quais 71,6% correspondem a predadores, sendo Staphylinidae (73,0%) a família mais representativa. Dentre os períodos sazonais avaliados, 72,5% dos insetos foram coletados durante a cheia e apenas 27,5% nos períodos de vazante, seca e enchente. Os dados obtidos foram comparados aos estudos desenvolvidos na mesma área em serapilheira, solo e copa. Os resultados demonstram que A. phalerata sustenta uma rica e abundante entomofauna que utiliza a matéria orgânica acumulada em suas bainhas foliares, tanto como recurso alimentar, quanto local de reprodução.

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“…Although the fruit production is more intense between December and June [30], it is common to find trees with fruit throughout the year. There is a rich fauna of arthropods associated with the canopy [31], and buriti fruits are one of the few resources available for drosophilids during the dry season.…”

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Temporal Dynamics and Resource Availability for Drosophilid Fruit Flies (Insecta, Diptera) in a Gallery Forest in the Brazilian Savanna

Valadão

Hay

Tidon

2010

International Journal of Ecology

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Seasonality can cause severe bottlenecks in natural populations, even leading to local extinction. Large variation in resource availability may explain the bottlenecks, but the role of these variations is still poorly understood. The goal of this study was to analyze if temporal variations in the guild of drosophilids breeding in fruits ofMauritia flexuosa(Arecaceae) can be explained by the shortage of this resource during the dry season. Fruits ofM. flexuosawere collected over one year in a gallery forest located in the Central Brazilian Savanna. The drosophilid assemblage varied over time, with a lower density of species and of individuals in the dry season, when the percentage of colonized fruits was also smaller. These findings suggest that although the fruits were available during the dry season, they were underused. This way, the resource availability does not seem to regulate the community in the dry season.

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Arthropods associated with the crown of Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) palm trees in three different environments from Brazilian Cerrado

Cited by 12 publications

References 31 publications

The influence of human settlements on the parasite community in two species of Peruvian tamarin

The influence of human settlements on the parasite community in two species of Peruvian tamarin

Entomofauna associada à matéria orgânica em bainhas foliares de <i>Attalea phalerata </i>Mart. Arecaceae), na região norte do Pantanal de Mato Grosso

Temporal Dynamics and Resource Availability for Drosophilid Fruit Flies (Insecta, Diptera) in a Gallery Forest in the Brazilian Savanna

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