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Collembola Diversity across Vegetation Types of a Neotropical Island in a River Delta
by
Maria Geovana de Mesquita Lima
Maria Geovana de Mesquita Lima 1,*,
Bruna Maria da Silva
Bruna Maria da Silva 1,
Rudy Camilo Nunes
Rudy Camilo Nunes 1,2,
Alexandre de Oliveira Marques
Alexandre de Oliveira Marques 1,3,
Gleyce da Silva Medeiros
Gleyce da Silva Medeiros 1,
Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire
Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire 1,3,
Clécio Danilo Dias da Silva
Clécio Danilo Dias da Silva 1,
Bruna Winck
Bruna Winck 4 and
Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
Bruno Cavalcante Bellini 1,*
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Department of Botany and Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
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Biodiversity and Biotechnology Research Group of North Center Piaui, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piaui, Pedro II 64255-000, Brazil
3
Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Crustaceans (LABEEC), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-900, Brazil
4
ECOSYS—Ecologie fonctionnelle et écotoxicologie des agroécosystèmes, University Paris-Saclay, INRAE—Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, AgroParisTech, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diversity 2024, 16(8), 445; https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080445 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 10 July 2024
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Revised: 24 July 2024
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Accepted: 25 July 2024
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Published: 27 July 2024
Abstract
Springtails, vital for ecosystem assessment, are often overshadowed by taxonomy-focused research, which mostly neglects their ecology and distribution, particularly in the Neotropical Region. The objective of this study was to identify how environmental factors, especially vegetation types, affect the availability of food resources for epiedaphic Collembola and influence their diversity patterns in three vegetation types (riparian forest, mangrove, and restinga) in the Canárias Island, in Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, Brazil (APADP). We collected samples along 200 m transects in each vegetation type during the dry and rainy seasons. After, specimens were sorted, counted and identified. Alpha (species richness, Shannon, Simpson, and Pielou indices) and beta diversity (Whittaker index) were analyzed, along with environmental factors’ influence through Redundancy Analysis (RDA). We sampled a total of 5346 specimens, belonging to three orders, eight families, 23 genera, 31 morphospecies, and one nominal species. Species abundance was positively influenced by soil moisture, plant richness, and leaf litter. The riparian forest sheltered a higher species richness and diversity, and its biotic and abiotic factors likely enhanced the food resource availability, including vegetal organic matter, fungi, and bacteria. These results provide the first taxonomic and ecological data on the Collembola fauna in the APADP.
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Lima, M.G.d.M.; da Silva, B.M.; Nunes, R.C.; Marques, A.d.O.; Medeiros, G.d.S.; Freire, F.A.d.M.; Silva, C.D.D.d.; Winck, B.; Bellini, B.C.
Collembola Diversity across Vegetation Types of a Neotropical Island in a River Delta. Diversity 2024, 16, 445.
https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080445
AMA Style
Lima MGdM, da Silva BM, Nunes RC, Marques AdO, Medeiros GdS, Freire FAdM, Silva CDDd, Winck B, Bellini BC.
Collembola Diversity across Vegetation Types of a Neotropical Island in a River Delta. Diversity. 2024; 16(8):445.
https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080445
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lima, Maria Geovana de Mesquita, Bruna Maria da Silva, Rudy Camilo Nunes, Alexandre de Oliveira Marques, Gleyce da Silva Medeiros, Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire, Clécio Danilo Dias da Silva, Bruna Winck, and Bruno Cavalcante Bellini.
2024. "Collembola Diversity across Vegetation Types of a Neotropical Island in a River Delta" Diversity 16, no. 8: 445.
https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080445
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