Biodiversity of arachnids (except mites) in the Cantareira State Park, São Paulo, Brazil

• Grant number: 00/05729-9
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2000
• End date: August 31, 2003
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Pinto da Rocha
• Grantee: Ricardo Pinto da Rocha
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Arachnids have been studied since the beginning of the last century. However, the publications are of little value in the use of the biodiversity of the group, in the conservation of nature and analysis of the impact of human activities in natural environments. The present project aims to study the diversity of arachnids in three areas with different degrees of human impact within the Cantareira State Park, to compare the information obtained with other areas of the state obtained by the Biota-FAPESP Arachnida project and to establish a minimum collection protocol for the evaluation of the biodiversity of the group of the Serra da Cantareira. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PINTO-DA-ROCHA, RICARDO; KURY, ADRIANO B.. Third species of Guasiniidae (Opiliones, Laniatores) with comments on familial relationships. The Journal of Arachnology, v. 31, p. 394-399, 2003. (00/05729-9, 99/05446-8)