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The contribution of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program to the advancement of the knowledge on terrestrial invertebrates

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Autor(es):
Noll, Fernando B. ; Barbosa, Marina F. de C. ; Santos, Eduardo F. ; Castilho, Raphael de C. ; Lamas, Carlos J. E. ; Freitas, Andre V. L. ; de Moraes, Gilberto J.
Número total de Autores: 7
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Biota Neotropica; v. 22, p. 12-pg., 2022-01-01.
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The variability of the organisms living in a given area constitute what is referred to as biodiversity, one of nature???s fundamental properties, responsible for the balance and stability of ecosystems. The loss of biodiversity has been of great concern to scientists, especially because of the role played by human activities in this regard, able to lead to irreversible circumstances. The S??o Paulo Research Foundation (Funda????o de Amparo ?? Pesquisa do Estado de S??o Paulo, FAPESP) plays a major role in supporting research efforts in the most diverse branches of science. In the late 1990??s, FAPESP launched a major program to promote research on biodiversity, named BIOTA/ FAPESP. So far, this program has financed the conduction of 26 projects, involving research activities in most of Brazil, while focusing mainly the State of S??o Paulo. These projects have generated about 1140 publications in peer-reviewed journals of high standard, providing relevant information, including the original description of 1187 species and 76 genera, the complementary description of 350 species, as well as a number of inventory works, biological studies, etc. The program has also been instrumental in the establishment or adequacy of research facilities and training of new taxonomists. Most extensively studied groups of terrestrial invertebrates include Insecta of the orders Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera, and Arachnida of the subclasses Araneae and Acari. Distinct projects have also contributed to the detection of organisms potentially useful as biological control agents and in the determination of maps of major interest for the establishment of public policies. In the future, priority groups for study should include the Annelida and the Nematoda, for the potential both have as beneficial organisms, or for the potential some Nematoda have as organisms harmful to plants and animals. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 20/06632-2 - Fauna de Thynninae Neotropical: distribuição e novos dados morfológicos e moleculares para a taxonomia do grupo
Beneficiário:Eduardo Fernando dos Santos
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 19/09215-6 - Desimpedimento taxonômico de vespas aculeadas: visões micro e macro-regionais da fauna neotropical
Beneficiário:Fernando Barbosa Noll
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 17/12004-1 - Ácaros edáficos: diversidade, relação com a microbiota e ecologia em áreas naturais e cultivadas no Brasil, com elaboração de bases de dados e chaves para identificação de grupos selecionados
Beneficiário:Raphael de Campos Castilho
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 20/07895-7 - EMU concedido no processo 2019/09215-6: estereomicroscópio Leica modelo M205C
Beneficiário:Fernando Barbosa Noll
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa Equipamentos Multiusuários
Processo FAPESP: 21/03868-8 - Mecanismos evolutivos que determinam a diversidade e distribuição num hotspot tropical de biodiversidade
Beneficiário:André Victor Lucci Freitas
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular