Diversity standards of ants in the Parque das Aves, Apucarana PR Brazil

  • Bruna Kely Gomes Faculdade de Apucarana - FAP
  • Edson Fontes de Oliveira Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR, Campus de Londrina
  • Willian Luiz da Cunha Faculdade de Apucarana – FAP
Keywords: Macrofauna, Bio-indicators, Pitfall traps

Abstract

Ants are insects pertaining to the earth’s animal biomass. Theybelong to the order Hymenoptera, superfamily Formicoidea and the familyFormicidae, with high social complexity. Biological systems indicate the effect of environmental natural factors and those modified by humans. The diversity of the mirmecofauna in the Parque das Aves in Apucarana PR Brazil is analyzed through a comparison of integral environments with others affected by different human impacts. Pitfall traps were installed in four areas with different ecological characteristics and sampling was undertaken between January and March 2010. Five sub-families with six genera of the Formicidae family were identified. A standard of spatial variation exists in the diversity of ants throughout the different areas of the park according to the degree in human interventions. Sections of more intact areas have a high rate diversity index whereas areas with highest human intervention contain the lowest ant diversity.

Author Biographies

Bruna Kely Gomes, Faculdade de Apucarana - FAP
Discente do curso em Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas da Faculdade de Apucarana – FAP. E-mail: brunakgomes@hotmail.com
Edson Fontes de Oliveira, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR, Campus de Londrina
Doutor em Ecologia de Ecossistemas Aquáticos pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM, Docente da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR, Campus de Londrina. E-mail: edsfonte@gmail.com
Willian Luiz da Cunha, Faculdade de Apucarana – FAP
Mestre em Genética e Melhoramento pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL, Docente da Faculdade de Apucarana – FAP. E-mail: will.b.c@ibest.com.br
Published
2012-05-16
Section
Environment