Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest
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Resumo: | Deforestation has negative impacts on diversity and community patterns of several taxa. In the eastern Amazon, where much deforestation is predicted for the coming years, forests patches may be essential to maintain the local biodiversity. Despite increasing concerns about the conservation of threatened areas, few studies have been performed to analyze the communities of diversified groups, such as insects, in the eastern Amazon. Here, we investigated species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies, a well-known bioindicator group, in a threatened remnant of an eastern Amazonian forest located on Maranhão Island, northeastern Brazil. Fruit-feeding butterflies were sampled monthly for one year. Diversity and evenness indices, richness estimators, rarefaction curve, and rank-abundance plot were used to describe community structure in the study area. We captured 529 fruit-feeding butterflies in four subfamilies, 23 genera and 34 species. The three most abundant species, Hamadryas februa, Hamadryas feronia, and Hermeuptychia cf. atalanta are indicators of disturbed habitats and represented more than half of the collected individuals. Richness estimators revealed that between 87 and 94% of the fruit-feeding butterfly species were sampled, suggesting few additional records would be made for the area. Our results indicate that human-caused disturbances have altered local community patterns and provide baseline data for future research in threatened regions of the eastern Amazon. |
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Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forestBiodiversityButterfly assemblageFrugivorous butterfliesNeotropical regionTropical forestDeforestation has negative impacts on diversity and community patterns of several taxa. In the eastern Amazon, where much deforestation is predicted for the coming years, forests patches may be essential to maintain the local biodiversity. Despite increasing concerns about the conservation of threatened areas, few studies have been performed to analyze the communities of diversified groups, such as insects, in the eastern Amazon. Here, we investigated species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies, a well-known bioindicator group, in a threatened remnant of an eastern Amazonian forest located on Maranhão Island, northeastern Brazil. Fruit-feeding butterflies were sampled monthly for one year. Diversity and evenness indices, richness estimators, rarefaction curve, and rank-abundance plot were used to describe community structure in the study area. We captured 529 fruit-feeding butterflies in four subfamilies, 23 genera and 34 species. The three most abundant species, Hamadryas februa, Hamadryas feronia, and Hermeuptychia cf. atalanta are indicators of disturbed habitats and represented more than half of the collected individuals. Richness estimators revealed that between 87 and 94% of the fruit-feeding butterfly species were sampled, suggesting few additional records would be made for the area. Our results indicate that human-caused disturbances have altered local community patterns and provide baseline data for future research in threatened regions of the eastern Amazon.Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP).2017-12-20info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/xmlhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/13417410.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.38Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; v. 57 n. 38 (2017); 481-489Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; Vol. 57 Núm. 38 (2017); 481-489Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; Vol. 57 No. 38 (2017); 481-4891807-02050031-1049reponame:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online)instname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/134174/136901https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/134174/152253Copyright (c) 2017 Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMartins, Lucas PereiraAraujo Junior, Elias da CostaMartins, Ananda Regina PereiraDuarte, MarceloAzevedo, Gisele Garcia2017-12-20T15:02:07Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/134174Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/pazPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/oaipublicacaomz@usp.br ; einicker@usp.br1807-02050031-1049opendoar:2023-01-12T16:41:50.325937Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online) - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest |
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Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest |
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Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest Martins, Lucas Pereira Biodiversity Butterfly assemblage Frugivorous butterflies Neotropical region Tropical forest |
title_short |
Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest |
title_full |
Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest |
title_fullStr |
Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest |
title_full_unstemmed |
Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest |
title_sort |
Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest |
author |
Martins, Lucas Pereira |
author_facet |
Martins, Lucas Pereira Araujo Junior, Elias da Costa Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira Duarte, Marcelo Azevedo, Gisele Garcia |
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Araujo Junior, Elias da Costa Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira Duarte, Marcelo Azevedo, Gisele Garcia |
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Martins, Lucas Pereira Araujo Junior, Elias da Costa Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira Duarte, Marcelo Azevedo, Gisele Garcia |
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Biodiversity Butterfly assemblage Frugivorous butterflies Neotropical region Tropical forest |
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Biodiversity Butterfly assemblage Frugivorous butterflies Neotropical region Tropical forest |
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Deforestation has negative impacts on diversity and community patterns of several taxa. In the eastern Amazon, where much deforestation is predicted for the coming years, forests patches may be essential to maintain the local biodiversity. Despite increasing concerns about the conservation of threatened areas, few studies have been performed to analyze the communities of diversified groups, such as insects, in the eastern Amazon. Here, we investigated species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies, a well-known bioindicator group, in a threatened remnant of an eastern Amazonian forest located on Maranhão Island, northeastern Brazil. Fruit-feeding butterflies were sampled monthly for one year. Diversity and evenness indices, richness estimators, rarefaction curve, and rank-abundance plot were used to describe community structure in the study area. We captured 529 fruit-feeding butterflies in four subfamilies, 23 genera and 34 species. The three most abundant species, Hamadryas februa, Hamadryas feronia, and Hermeuptychia cf. atalanta are indicators of disturbed habitats and represented more than half of the collected individuals. Richness estimators revealed that between 87 and 94% of the fruit-feeding butterfly species were sampled, suggesting few additional records would be made for the area. Our results indicate that human-caused disturbances have altered local community patterns and provide baseline data for future research in threatened regions of the eastern Amazon. |
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2017 |
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2017-12-20 |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP). |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP). |
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; v. 57 n. 38 (2017); 481-489 Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; Vol. 57 Núm. 38 (2017); 481-489 Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; Vol. 57 No. 38 (2017); 481-489 1807-0205 0031-1049 reponame:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Online) instname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
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