Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?

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Autor(a) principal: Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Romanowski, Helena Piccoli
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
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Resumo: The Atlantic Forest is considered a biodiversity hotspot for conservation, because its fauna and flora are highly endemic and suffer from loss of natural habitats. This study assessed the composition and diversity of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in two floristic formations of the southern Atlantic Forest (grassland and Araucaria forest) and in a transition zone (forest edge). The moths were attracted to UV light reflected onto a white sheet. A total of 3,574 tiger moths were collected, representing 121 species. The rarefaction curves showed that the tiger-moth assemblage collected in the grassland was more diverse than the assemblages from the Araucaria forest and the transition zone. The assemblages in the forest and forest edge resembled each other, whereas the grassland assemblage was distinct. The composition of the tiger-moth assemblages was related to the environmental characteristics [habitat type (grassland, edge, or forest), altitude, temperature, air relative humidity] and the location of the sites. The faunal similarity decreased in response to increasing environmental and geographical distances between the sites. The responsiveness of tiger moths to small-scale variation in environmental and geographical parameters indicates their good potential as environmental indicators.
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dc.title.pt_BR.fl_str_mv Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
title Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
spellingShingle Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi
Lepidoptera
Mariposas : Zoologia
Mata Atlântica
Brasil, Região Sul
Araucaria forest
Arctiinae
Beta-diversity
Lithosiinae
title_short Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
title_full Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
title_fullStr Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
title_full_unstemmed Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
title_sort Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil : is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?
author Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi
author_facet Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi
Romanowski, Helena Piccoli
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author2 Romanowski, Helena Piccoli
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi
Romanowski, Helena Piccoli
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Lepidoptera
Mariposas : Zoologia
Mata Atlântica
Brasil, Região Sul
topic Lepidoptera
Mariposas : Zoologia
Mata Atlântica
Brasil, Região Sul
Araucaria forest
Arctiinae
Beta-diversity
Lithosiinae
dc.subject.eng.fl_str_mv Araucaria forest
Arctiinae
Beta-diversity
Lithosiinae
description The Atlantic Forest is considered a biodiversity hotspot for conservation, because its fauna and flora are highly endemic and suffer from loss of natural habitats. This study assessed the composition and diversity of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in two floristic formations of the southern Atlantic Forest (grassland and Araucaria forest) and in a transition zone (forest edge). The moths were attracted to UV light reflected onto a white sheet. A total of 3,574 tiger moths were collected, representing 121 species. The rarefaction curves showed that the tiger-moth assemblage collected in the grassland was more diverse than the assemblages from the Araucaria forest and the transition zone. The assemblages in the forest and forest edge resembled each other, whereas the grassland assemblage was distinct. The composition of the tiger-moth assemblages was related to the environmental characteristics [habitat type (grassland, edge, or forest), altitude, temperature, air relative humidity] and the location of the sites. The faunal similarity decreased in response to increasing environmental and geographical distances between the sites. The responsiveness of tiger moths to small-scale variation in environmental and geographical parameters indicates their good potential as environmental indicators.
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