Population Fluctuation of Termitofauna (Blattodea: Isoptera) in Six Forest Fragments of the Mata Atlântica

Cleber Vinicius Vitorio,Karina Arruda Silva,Fábio José Esper,Edson Luiz Carvalho Lima,Carlos Domingos Da Silva,Acacio Geraldo De Carvalho,Olavo Araujo Tomas Junior

doi:10.1590/2179-8087.041618

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https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.041618

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ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to evaluate the forest restoration of the basin of Guapiacu river in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro state, using the families of Termites as tools for environmental assessment. We analyzed the population fluctuation and feeding guilds of the families of Termites: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae. Six sampling points were arranged along Guapiacu river, five points being inferred in reforestation carried out in the basin and a point in a regeneration control area. Quantitative and qualitative surveys followed standard protocols and the samples were obtained directly, without baits. Thirty species within 25 genera were identified and the family Termitidae was the most frequent. The termite fauna of the control point P06 was the richest. From the frequencies of occurrence of the species related to their trophic guild, an ecological evaluation table of the environments was proposed. The P05 area, rich in plant species, presented the greatest similarity to the natural regeneration area P06. The majority of the species was classified as xilophagous.

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AND GOALThe termites belong to the order Blattodea and have a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring both in places of temperate and tropical areas, with a large diversity of species in the neotropical region, as happens with several orders of insects (Cabrera Dávilla & Cancello, 2009; Reis et al, 2009; Krishna et al, 2013a)
Most of the data come from the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado Biomes, both acknowledge as hot spots (Constantino, 1998, 2002)
The sample space is located within the geographical limits of the 7380 ha of the Ecological Reserve of Guapiaçu - REGUA, between the coordinates UTM 23K 728783 7515700 m N and M L. located in the periurban area of Guapiaçu, district of the municipality of Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro state

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The termites belong to the order Blattodea and have a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring both in places of temperate and tropical areas, with a large diversity of species in the neotropical region, as happens with several orders of insects (Cabrera Dávilla & Cancello, 2009; Reis et al, 2009; Krishna et al, 2013a). There are more than 3,300 species described, distributed in nine families: Mastotermitidae, Archotermopsidae, Hodotermitidae, Stolotermitidae, Stylotermitidae, Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Serritermitidae and Termitidae (Rocha et al, 2012; Krishna et al, 2013b). In Brazil, there are approximately 300 species contained in four families: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Serritermitidae and Termitidae. This diversity is certainly underestimated since the data for many regions of Brazil, mainly the North and Northeast is scarce.

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