On ecology, life history and survival strategies of a wing‐dimorphic ground beetle (col.: Carabidae: Odacanthini:<i>Colliuris</i>) inhabiting central Amazonian inundation forests

Adis, Joachim; Amorim, Maristela A.; Erwin, Terry L.; Bauer, Thomas

doi:10.1080/01650521.1997.9709618

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“…Several survival strategies and adaptations for dealing with seasonal floods in floodplain forests have been reported for animal taxa (Adis, 1982; Adis et al, 1997; Adis & Junk, 2002; Adis & Messner, 1997; Adis & Pagés, 2001; Junk et al, 1989; Ramalho et al, 2018, 2021). Temporary migrations to unflooded forests (horizontal migration) and vertical migrations to the midstory and canopy (Adis, 1982; Adis & Sturm, 1987; Irmler, 1979; Ramalho et al, 2021) are two alternatives for species that can displace easily (Alvarenga et al, 2018; Costa et al, 2018).…”

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Seasonal flooding decreases fruit‐feeding butterfly species dominance and increases spatial turnover in floodplain forests of central Amazonia

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et al. 2023

Ecology and Evolution

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The seasonal flood pulse in Amazonia can be considered a primary driver of community structure in floodplain environments. Although this natural periodic disturbance is part of the landscape dynamics, the seasonal inundation presents a considerable challenge to organisms that inhabit floodplain forests. The present study investigated the effect of seasonal flooding on fruit‐feeding butterfly assemblages in different forest types and strata in central Amazonia. We sampled fruit‐feeding butterflies in the canopy and the understory using baited traps in adjacent upland (unflooded forests—terra firme), white and blackwater floodplain forests (várzea and igapó, respectively) during the low‐ and high‐water seasons. Butterfly abundance decreased in the high‐water season, especially of dominant species in várzea, but the number of species was similar between seasons in the three forest types. Species composition differed between strata in all forest types. However, the flood pulse only affected butterfly assemblages in várzea forest. The β‐diversity components also differed only in várzea. Species replacement (turnover) dominated the spatial β‐diversity in igapó and terra firme in both seasons and várzea in the high‐water season. Nonetheless, nestedness was relatively higher in várzea forests during the low‐water season, mainly due to the effect of dominant species. These results emphasize the importance of seasonal flooding to structure butterfly assemblages in floodplain forests and reveal the idiosyncrasy of butterfly community responses to flooding in different forest types. Our results also suggest that any major and rapid changes to the hydrological regime could severely affect floodplain communities adapted to this natural seasonal hydrological cycle, threatening the existence of these unique environments.

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“…On the other hand, natural periodic disturbances are part of the landscape dynamics. Therefore, they may act as selection filters and shape the evolution of associated biota over longer periods and geographical scales (Adis et al, 1997; Junk et al, 1989; Simon et al, 2009).…”

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