Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil
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Resumo: | The Brazilian Cerrado biome has undergone major changes, with the incorporation of new areas for agricultural production. While this can certainly provide for the worldwide growing need for agricultural products, especially food, care should be taken to prevent possible environmental degradation. Worldwide, mites of the cohort Gamasina constitute the most abundant and diverse group of soil predatory mites, usually considered important in maintaining the ecological balance of natural environments. Little is known about the abundance and diversity of Gamasina in the Cerrado. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the abundance and diversity of Gamasina in soils of natural vegetation and of agroecosystems in Cerrado areas of the northern Brazilian state of Tocantins. This is considered the first step in the determination of possible role of the local predators as biological control agents, and their potential for practical use locally and elsewhere. Soil samples were taken monthly between July 2015 and June 2016. In total, 1373 Gamasina representing 45 species of 24 genera and 9 families were collected. The most abundant Gamasina belonged to Rhodacaridae in areas of the natural vegetation and to Ascidae in the agroecosystems. Abundance and diversity were much higher in the rainy than in the dry season. Rhodacarids and ascids have not been used commercially for pest control, but investigations conducted so far suggest their potential as biological control agents. The confirmation of this possibility and the development of techniques that would allow their maintenance in agricultural areas require subsequent research efforts. |
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Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazilmesofaunaedaphic mitesprospectionThe Brazilian Cerrado biome has undergone major changes, with the incorporation of new areas for agricultural production. While this can certainly provide for the worldwide growing need for agricultural products, especially food, care should be taken to prevent possible environmental degradation. Worldwide, mites of the cohort Gamasina constitute the most abundant and diverse group of soil predatory mites, usually considered important in maintaining the ecological balance of natural environments. Little is known about the abundance and diversity of Gamasina in the Cerrado. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the abundance and diversity of Gamasina in soils of natural vegetation and of agroecosystems in Cerrado areas of the northern Brazilian state of Tocantins. This is considered the first step in the determination of possible role of the local predators as biological control agents, and their potential for practical use locally and elsewhere. Soil samples were taken monthly between July 2015 and June 2016. In total, 1373 Gamasina representing 45 species of 24 genera and 9 families were collected. The most abundant Gamasina belonged to Rhodacaridae in areas of the natural vegetation and to Ascidae in the agroecosystems. Abundance and diversity were much higher in the rainy than in the dry season. Rhodacarids and ascids have not been used commercially for pest control, but investigations conducted so far suggest their potential as biological control agents. The confirmation of this possibility and the development of techniques that would allow their maintenance in agricultural areas require subsequent research efforts.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Agr Sci, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet FCAV, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Tocantins UFT, POB 66, BR-77402970 Gurupi, Tocantins, BrazilCtr Univ Adventista Sao Paulo UNASP, BR-13445970 Engenheiro Coelho, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Dept Entomol & Acarol, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz ESALQ, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Agr Sci, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet FCAV, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, BrazilFAPESP: 2015/14400-6FAPESP: 2018/14478-3FAPESP: 2019/06282-4FAPESP: 2017/12004-1CNPq: 306652/2018-8MdpiUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Univ Fed Tocantins UFTCtr Univ Adventista Sao Paulo UNASPUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)Brandao de Azevedo, Emiliano [UNESP]Henrique Azevedo, Leticia [UNESP]Moreira, Grazielle FurtadoSantos, Fabio Araujo dosCarvalho, Marcos Alberto Francisco deSarmento, Renato de AlmeidaCampos Castilho, Raphael de [UNESP]2021-06-25T11:23:35Z2021-06-25T11:23:35Z2020-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article16http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12090331Diversity-basel. Basel: Mdpi, v. 12, n. 9, 16 p., 2020.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/20887710.3390/d12090331WOS:000579933500001Web of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengDiversity-baselinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-10-23T19:23:17Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/208877Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462021-10-23T19:23:17Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil |
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Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil |
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Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil Brandao de Azevedo, Emiliano [UNESP] mesofauna edaphic mites prospection |
title_short |
Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil |
title_full |
Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil |
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Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed |
Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil |
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Diversity of Soil Gamasine Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in an Area of Natural Vegetation and Cultivated Areas of the Cerrado Biome in Northern Brazil |
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Brandao de Azevedo, Emiliano [UNESP] |
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Brandao de Azevedo, Emiliano [UNESP] Henrique Azevedo, Leticia [UNESP] Moreira, Grazielle Furtado Santos, Fabio Araujo dos Carvalho, Marcos Alberto Francisco de Sarmento, Renato de Almeida Campos Castilho, Raphael de [UNESP] |
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Henrique Azevedo, Leticia [UNESP] Moreira, Grazielle Furtado Santos, Fabio Araujo dos Carvalho, Marcos Alberto Francisco de Sarmento, Renato de Almeida Campos Castilho, Raphael de [UNESP] |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Univ Fed Tocantins UFT Ctr Univ Adventista Sao Paulo UNASP Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
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Brandao de Azevedo, Emiliano [UNESP] Henrique Azevedo, Leticia [UNESP] Moreira, Grazielle Furtado Santos, Fabio Araujo dos Carvalho, Marcos Alberto Francisco de Sarmento, Renato de Almeida Campos Castilho, Raphael de [UNESP] |
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mesofauna edaphic mites prospection |
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mesofauna edaphic mites prospection |
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The Brazilian Cerrado biome has undergone major changes, with the incorporation of new areas for agricultural production. While this can certainly provide for the worldwide growing need for agricultural products, especially food, care should be taken to prevent possible environmental degradation. Worldwide, mites of the cohort Gamasina constitute the most abundant and diverse group of soil predatory mites, usually considered important in maintaining the ecological balance of natural environments. Little is known about the abundance and diversity of Gamasina in the Cerrado. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the abundance and diversity of Gamasina in soils of natural vegetation and of agroecosystems in Cerrado areas of the northern Brazilian state of Tocantins. This is considered the first step in the determination of possible role of the local predators as biological control agents, and their potential for practical use locally and elsewhere. Soil samples were taken monthly between July 2015 and June 2016. In total, 1373 Gamasina representing 45 species of 24 genera and 9 families were collected. The most abundant Gamasina belonged to Rhodacaridae in areas of the natural vegetation and to Ascidae in the agroecosystems. Abundance and diversity were much higher in the rainy than in the dry season. Rhodacarids and ascids have not been used commercially for pest control, but investigations conducted so far suggest their potential as biological control agents. The confirmation of this possibility and the development of techniques that would allow their maintenance in agricultural areas require subsequent research efforts. |
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