Invertebrates in Neotropical Floodplains

Wantzen, Karl M.; Marchese, Mercedes; Marques, Marinêz Isaac; Battirola, Leandro Dênis

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“…Despite the remarkable difference in Myriapoda assemblage structure in Central Amazon and Pantanal of Poconé, we must stress that studies conducted in the Pantanal and its sub-regions are still very recent (Adis et al 2001, Golovatch et al 2005, Pereira et al 2007, Scheller 2007, 2017, Wantzen et al 2016, Santos-Silva et al 2018a when compared with those performed in Central Amazon (Hoffman 1984, Adis 1986, 1992, 1997, Tapia-Coral 1999, Adis & Harvey 2000, Scheller 2002. Two other important factors are the difference in mechanisms responsible for maintaining the seasonality present in the Pantanal and in Central Amazon (e.g.…”

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Myriapods (Arthropoda, Myriapoda) in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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The Brazilian Pantanal biome is one of the largest and most important floodplains in the world by virtue of its biodiversity and indispensable ecological services on local, regional, and global scales. Despite this importance, many gaps remain concerning its biodiversity as well as its generation and maintenance mechanisms. In view of expanding the information about its biological diversity, we compiled a list of Myriapoda (Arthropoda) species occurring in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil, based on the records from literature and on the specimens available in the zoological collections of Federal University of Mato Grosso -UFMT. A total of 33 Myriapoda species were recorded in the region. The Diplopoda species (20 spp.; 60.6%) are distributed 'between four orders: Polydesmida, represented by five families (Chelodesmidae, notably, with three species; Paradoxosomatidae and Pyrgodesmidae, with two species each; and Cyrtodesmidae and Fuhrmannodesmidae, with one species each, recently recorded in the region); Spirostreptida, represented by Spirostreptidae, with eight species; Spirobolida, with two species (one Rhinocricidae and one not identified); and Polyxenida. The Chilopoda (10 spp.; 30.3%) belong to three orders: Scolopendromorpha, with four species of the family Scolopendridae, two Scolopocryptopidae species, and one Cryptopidae species; Geophilomorpha, with the families Aphilodontidae and Schendylidae, with one species each; and Lithobiomorpha, with one Henicopidae species. Symphyla was represented by only two species (6.1%) of the family Scutigerellidae; and Pauropoda (3.0%) by a single species of Pauropodidae. The Myriapoda species richness, as well as the high number of new records in recent studies reinforce the importance of the northern region of the Pantanal biome as a diversity center with potential priority for measures aimed at the conservation of its many habitats.

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Myriapods (Arthropoda, Myriapoda) in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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“…These temporary displacements between habitats and the synchronism in life cycle development of some species according to the hydrological conditions of the northern Pantanal region were recorded for the diplopods P. salvator and P. boggianii, which adapted their life cycle, reproduction and phenology to the region's flood cycles , Wantzen et al 2016, Santos-Silva et al 2018, as well as for the chilopods R. celeris and S. inquilinus (Battirola et al 2017c), and other groups of terrestrial arthropods (Adis et al 2001, Castilho et al 2005, Marques et al 2014, Yamazaki et al 2015.…”

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“…Myriapod assemblages and their structure are still poorly explored in Neotropical region, particularly in wetlands such as the Pantanal (e. g. Adis et al 2001, Golovatch et al 2005, Pereira et al 2007, Wantzen et al 2016). In the present study, 20 species of Chilopoda and Diplopoda were sampled, a value higher than that obtained in other surveys conducted in the same region of the Pantanal (Golovatch et al 2005, Battirola et al 2017c), and similar to those found in the Amazon of Mato Grosso (Battirola et al , 2016a.…”

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“…In seasonally flooded areas, stress derived from inundation causes myriapods to develop specific survival strategies (Adis 1997). In the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, adaptations and survival strategies are known for the diplopods Plusioporus salvadorii Silvestri, 1895 (Spirostreptidae) and Pantanalodesmus marinezae Hoffman, 2000 (Chelodesmidae), terrestrial species that migrate to the trunks of trees during flooding, where they remain until the end of the inundation period (Adis et al 2001), Poratia salvator Golovatch & Sierwald, 2000 (Pyrgodesmidae) and Promestosoma boggianii (Silvestri, 1898) (Paradoxosomatidae), both of which synchronize their life cycles and phenology to that of the region's flood cycles , Wantzen et al 2016, Battirola et al 2017c, Santos-Silva et al 2018, and also Polyxenida, which has a distribution pattern between soil and tree canopy influenced by seasonal variations ).…”

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Temporal and spatial variation of Myriapoda (Diplopoda and Chilopoda) assemblages in a Neotropical floodplain

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Myriapods constitute important edaphic macrofauna taxa which dwell in different trophic levels and influence the dynamics of these environments. This study evaluated the variation in composition, richness and abundance of edaphic myriapod assemblages as a function of the distribution and structure of flooded and non-flooded habitats (spatial variation) and hydrological seasonality (temporal variation) in a floodplain of the northern Pantanal region of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Sampling was carried out in three areas of the Poconé Pantanal, along an altitudinal and inundation gradient consisting of inundated and non-inundated habitats and different vegetation formations. Three quadrats (10 x 10 m) were delimited within each habitat type, where sampling was performed using pitfall traps and mini-Winkler extractors during the dry, rising water, high water and receding water periods of two hydrological cycles within the Pantanal (2010/2011 and 2011/2012). A total of 549 millipedes were collected, consisting of 407 Diplopoda and 142 Chilopoda distributed in six orders, 12 families and 20 species. The assemblages composition varied throughout the seasonal periods, indicating that the rising water and dry periods differed from the high water and receding water periods. In addition to the variation between seasonal periods, myriapod richness and abundance also varied in relation to areas consisting of different vegetation formations. Thus, it can be concluded that the hydrological seasonality associated with the inundation gradient and different vegetation types were determinant in the heterogeneous spatial and temporal distribution of myriapod assemblages, validating that the conservation of these invertebrates in the Pantanal is directly linked to the preservation of vegetation, and consequently, ecosystem integrity.

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“…The structure of vegetation in monodominant and mixed-species habitats associated with seasonal flooding makes both, fauna and flora, present specific adaptations which allow for their survival in this type of habitat (Adis et al, 2001;Arieira & Nunes-da-Cunha, 2006;Battirola et al, 2007Battirola et al, , 2009Battirola et al, , 2017aRebellato et al, 2013;Tissiani et al, 2015). In the northern Pantanal region of Mato Grosso, specific strategies were recorded for different species of arthropods, including ants, involving vertical displacement to higher habitats such as tree trunks and canopies, horizontal displacement along the flood line (Adis et al, 2001;Wantzen et al 2016), and temporary displacement between terrestrial habitats (Meurer et al, 2015;Yamazaki et al, 2015Yamazaki et al, , 2016Yamazaki et al, , 2017.…”

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Canopy Ant Assemblage (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Two Vegetation Formations in the Northern Brazilian Pantanal

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The landscape of the northern Pantanal region is a mosaic of fields and forests, distributed according to topography and hydrology of this floodplain, resulting in a particular pattern of vegetation distribution. Among the forest formations, mixedspecies and monodominant landscape units can be found which are associated with floodable or non-floodable habitats. Our study tested the hypothesis that forest formations with greater tree richness and which are non-floodable (cordilheiras) maintain distinct richness and composition in canopy ant assemblages in relation to the seasonally floodable monodominant forests (cambarazais). Sampling was performed in 10 sample areas (five cambarazais and five cordilheiras) by means of canopy insecticide fogging during the dry and high water seasons of the Pantanal's hydrological cycle. The canopy ant assemblages revealed 105 species belonging to 30 genera and nine subfamilies. Myrmicinae (41 spp.), Formicinae (20 spp.) and Pseudomyrmecinae (17 spp.) predominated. Our results revealed that the composition of canopy ant assemblages varied between cambarazal and cordilheira forests, as well as between the dry and high water periods. Nevertheless, the richness was homogeneous between these forests and in the dry and high water periods. These results show the specificity of each forest, as well as its structure, in maintaining distinct compositions in ant assemblages in canopies in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso.

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Invertebrates in Neotropical Floodplains

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Myriapods (Arthropoda, Myriapoda) in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Myriapods (Arthropoda, Myriapoda) in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Temporal and spatial variation of Myriapoda (Diplopoda and Chilopoda) assemblages in a Neotropical floodplain

Canopy Ant Assemblage (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Two Vegetation Formations in the Northern Brazilian Pantanal

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