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Mite fauna associated with Cecropia pachystachya Trec. (Urticaceae)-the importance of the plant as reservoir and dissemination means for predatory mites

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Author(s):
Lofego, Antonio Carlos [1] ; Rezende, Jose Marcos [1] ; Demite, Peterson Rodrigo [2, 3] ; Fazzio Feres, Reinaldo Jose [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Zool & Botan, Rua Cristovao Colombo, 2265, BR-15054000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Inst Fed Goiano, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento, Km 2, 5, BR-75790000 Urutai, Go - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Amazonas, Inst Ciencias Exatas & Tecnol, Rua Nossa Senhora Rosario, 3863, BR-69103128 Itacoatiara, Amazonas - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY; v. 22, n. 10, p. 1780-1794, OCT 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Cecropia pachystachya Trec. (Urticaceae) is a common pioneer plant from South America, which is found on both degraded and preserved environments. Pioneer plants are able to disperse into agricultural environments and to introduce species of mites different from those present amongst the cultivated plants. This study evaluated the mite fauna present on plants of C. pachystachyaassociated with 18 forest fragment sites in the Northwest region of the state of Sao Paulo, a region where only 3% of the native vegetation is preserved. High species richness (82 species) and abundance (3,631 specimens) of mites were recorded on the plants, with high variation in species composition among the sites sampled. Regardless the species composition, most of the sites showed predominance of species considered predators, indicating that C. pachystachya provides some type of food for these mites. The data obtained in the study suggest that this plant can be an important reservoir of predatory mites and could facilitate their dissemination from preserved environments to degraded areas or crops. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 06/55725-6 - Does forest fragmentation affect the composition and distribution of mite fauna (Arachnida, Acari) associated with the vegetation?
Grantee:Peterson Rodrigo Demite
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 16/16779-5 - Study of Tarsoneminae mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and use of CLSM and LT-SEM techniques for new interpretation of morphological characters
Grantee:José Marcos Rezende
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 15/19867-0 - Investigating the phylogeny of Tarsoneminae CANESTRINI & Fanzago, 1877 (Acari: Tarsonemidae): use of electronic (LT-SEM) and confocal (CLSM) microscopies on the inclusion of new genera and reinterpretation of characters
Grantee:José Marcos Rezende
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 04/04820-3 - Fauna and flora from forest fragments in the northwest region of São Paulo State: the basis to biodiversity conservational studies
Grantee:Orlando Necchi Junior
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants