Mite (Acari; Arachnida) diversity of two native plants in fragments of a semideciduous seasonal forest in Brazil

Autor(es)

Demite, Peterson R. ^[1] ; Lofego, Antonio C. ^[2] ; Feres, Reinaldo J. F. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Dept Entomol & Acarol, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Dept Zool & Bot, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY; v. 11, n. 2, p. 141-148, JUN 1 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 11

Resumo

Studies to determine mite species richness in natural environments are still scarce, and have been conducted mainly in tropical ecosystems. The aim of this study was to determine the species richness of mites on two common native plants in fragments of the semideciduous seasonal forest in the Northwest of SAo Paulo State, Brazil. In each of eight fragments, 10 specimens of Actinostemon communis (Euphorbiaceae) and 10 of Trichilia casaretti (Meliaceae) were selected and marked. In total, 124 species of mites belonging to 21 families were found on the two plants. Tarsonemidae had the highest diversity (34 species), followed by Phytoseiidae (31), Tetranychidae (9) and Tenuipalpidae (8). Species accumulation curves for the two sampled plants did not reach an asymptote, even with the large sampling effort. Hence, it is estimated that a greater sampling effort may lead to an increase in species richness compared with what was found in this study. The richness of this mite fauna suggests that preservation of these plant species is important to maintain the mite diversity in these forest fragments. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 06/55725-6 - Fragmentação florestal afeta a composição e distribuição da acarofauna (Arachnida, Acari) associada à vegetação?
• Beneficiário: Peterson Rodrigo Demite
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 04/04820-3 - Fauna e flora de fragmentos florestais remanescentes no Noroeste paulista: base para estudos de conservação da biodiversidade
• Beneficiário: Orlando Necchi Junior
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 06/57868-9 - Sistemática, diversidade e biologia de ácaros plantícolas em fragmentos florestais e ecossistemas agrícolas
• Beneficiário: Antonio Carlos Lofego
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores