Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest

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 threat...

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Autores: Martins, Lucas Pereira, Araujo Junior, Elias da Costa, Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira, Duarte, Marcelo, Azevedo, Gisele Garcia
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Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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Palavra-chave:Biodiversity
Butterfly assemblage
Frugivorous butterflies
Neotropical region
Tropical forest
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spelling 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
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest
title Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest
spellingShingle 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
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martins, Lucas Pereira
Araujo Junior, Elias da Costa
Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira
Duarte, Marcelo
Azevedo, Gisele Garcia
author Martins, Lucas Pereira
author_facet Martins, Lucas Pereira
Araujo Junior, Elias da Costa
Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira
Duarte, Marcelo
Azevedo, Gisele Garcia
author_role author
author2 Araujo Junior, Elias da Costa
Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira
Duarte, Marcelo
Azevedo, Gisele Garcia
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Biodiversity
Butterfly assemblage
Frugivorous butterflies
Neotropical region
Tropical forest
topic Biodiversity
Butterfly assemblage
Frugivorous butterflies
Neotropical region
Tropical forest
description 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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