Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden

The ant assemblages of a fragment of secondary tropical dry forest located in the Botanical Garden of Cali are presented. Two habitats were chosen: a fragment of forest and a pasture matrix. Samples were taken monthly for six months, using a linear transect of 100 m, with 10 stations spaced 10 m. At...

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Autores Principales: Gallego Ropero, María Cristina, Salguero Rivera, Beatriz
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Publicado: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 2015
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spelling ir-11349-178572019-09-19T21:19:32Z Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden Ensamblaje de hormigas del bosque seco tropical, jardín botánico de Cali Gallego Ropero, María Cristina Salguero Rivera, Beatriz dry ecosystems formicidae fragmentation hymenoptera ecosistemas secos Formicidae fragmentación Hymenoptera The ant assemblages of a fragment of secondary tropical dry forest located in the Botanical Garden of Cali are presented. Two habitats were chosen: a fragment of forest and a pasture matrix. Samples were taken monthly for six months, using a linear transect of 100 m, with 10 stations spaced 10 m. At each station pitfall traps, epigeal bait and arboreal, sifting and removal of 1 m2 of litter and manual capture survey techniques were applied. Richness, abundance and diversity of ant habitats were determined. Correlation coefficients and regression between temperature, relative humidity and richness of ants were calculated. A total of 13 170 ants representing 55 species, 35 genera and six subfamilies were collected. The forest had the highest species richness with 90.9%. This wealth of diversity indicates the conservation value of the Valle del Cauca myrmecofauna. Although the forest is in the process of regeneration, strongly disturbed by constant fire and human intervention, the ant species richness shows that it remains an invaluable source of biological resources for the conservation of species. Se presentan los resultados acerca del ensamblaje de hormigas de un fragmento de Bosque Seco Tropical secundario localizado en el Jardín Botánico de Cali. Se escogieron dos hábitats: el fragmento de bosque y su matriz de potrero. Se realizaron muestreos mensuales por seis meses, usando un transecto lineal de 100 m, con 10 estaciones distanciadas de 10 m. En cada estación se aplicaron diferentes técnicas de muestreo: trampas pitfall; cebo epígeo y arbóreo; cernido y extracción de 1 m2 de hojarasca y captura manual. Se determinó la riqueza, abundancia y diversidad de hormigas por hábitat. Se calcularon los coeficientes de correlación y de regresión entre la temperatura, la humedad relativa y la riqueza de hormigas. Se colectó un total de 13170 hormigas, agrupadas en 55 especies, 35 géneros y seis subfamilias. El bosque presentó la mayor riqueza de especies con el 90.9%. Esta riqueza se constituye en una valiosa contribución a la conservación de la mirmecofauna del Valle del Cauca. A pesar de que el bosque se encuentra en un proceso de regeneración y que su matriz está fuertemente perturbada por constantes incendios e intervención humana, la riqueza de especies de hormigas muestra que este es una fuente de recursos biológicos muy valiosa para la conservación de las especies. 2015-01-01 2019-09-19T21:19:32Z 2019-09-19T21:19:32Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/colfor/article/view/7118 10.14483/udistrital.jour.colomb.for.2015.1.a08 http://hdl.handle.net/11349/17857 spa https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/colfor/article/view/7118/9882 https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/colfor/article/view/7118/10053 application/pdf text/html Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas Colombia Forestal; Vol 18 No 1 (2015): January-June; 139-150 Colombia forestal; Vol. 18 Núm. 1 (2015): Enero-Junio; 139-150 2256-201X 0120-0739
institution Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
collection DSpace
language Español (Spanish)
topic dry ecosystems
formicidae
fragmentation
hymenoptera
ecosistemas secos
Formicidae
fragmentación
Hymenoptera
spellingShingle dry ecosystems
formicidae
fragmentation
hymenoptera
ecosistemas secos
Formicidae
fragmentación
Hymenoptera
Gallego Ropero, María Cristina
Salguero Rivera, Beatriz
Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden
description The ant assemblages of a fragment of secondary tropical dry forest located in the Botanical Garden of Cali are presented. Two habitats were chosen: a fragment of forest and a pasture matrix. Samples were taken monthly for six months, using a linear transect of 100 m, with 10 stations spaced 10 m. At each station pitfall traps, epigeal bait and arboreal, sifting and removal of 1 m2 of litter and manual capture survey techniques were applied. Richness, abundance and diversity of ant habitats were determined. Correlation coefficients and regression between temperature, relative humidity and richness of ants were calculated. A total of 13 170 ants representing 55 species, 35 genera and six subfamilies were collected. The forest had the highest species richness with 90.9%. This wealth of diversity indicates the conservation value of the Valle del Cauca myrmecofauna. Although the forest is in the process of regeneration, strongly disturbed by constant fire and human intervention, the ant species richness shows that it remains an invaluable source of biological resources for the conservation of species.
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author Gallego Ropero, María Cristina
Salguero Rivera, Beatriz
author_facet Gallego Ropero, María Cristina
Salguero Rivera, Beatriz
author_sort Gallego Ropero, María Cristina
title Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden
title_short Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden
title_full Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden
title_fullStr Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden
title_full_unstemmed Assembly Ants Tropical Dry Forest, Cali Botanical Garden
title_sort assembly ants tropical dry forest, cali botanical garden
publisher Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
publishDate 2015
url http://hdl.handle.net/11349/17857
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