Título:	Assessing forest restoration effectiveness in the Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest ecoregion using epigaeic ant assemblages.
Autor:	NICKELE, M. A. REIS FILHO, W. PENTEADO, S. do R. C. QUEIROZ, E. C. de SILVA, L. C. R. da CAMARGO, T. S. CASADEI-FERREIRA, A. FEITOSA, R. M. PIE, M. R.
Afiliación:	MARIANE APARECIDA NICKELE, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ; WILSON REIS FILHO, EPAGRI; SUSETE DO ROCIO CHIARELLO PENTEADO, CNPF; ELISIANE CASTRO DE QUEIROZ, FUNCEMA; LUIS CESAR RODRIGUES DA SILVA, ITAIPU BINACIONAL; THIELE SIDES CAMARGO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ; ALEXANDRE CASADEI-FERREIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ; RODRIGO MACHADO FEITOSA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ; MARCIO ROBERTO PIE, EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY.
Año:	2023
Referencia:	Journal of Tropical Ecology, v. 39, e37, p. 1-18, 2023.
Descripción:	Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant initiated a large reforestation programme after the expropriation of the areas destined for the formation of the reservoir. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of forest restoration of the Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest ecoregion, Brazil, using epigaeic ant assemblages as bioindicators, by comparing ant species richness and composition in the Reservoir Protection Strip with adjacent areas, such as the primary forest of the Iguaçu National Park and the Permanent Preservation Area located on a rural property and agricultural areas. In total, 171 ant species were identified. Ant species richness was higher in forest than in agricultural areas and did not differ among forest areas. However, ant species composition in forest areas, regardless of the restoration technique used, was not similar to the primary forest, possibly due to variation in forest recovery time. This study highlights the great value of the Iguaçu National Park as a conservation unit. Also, it reveals that the efforts for the creation and maintenance of the Reservoir Protection Strip, which remains without anthropic interventions for years, might indeed lead to a complete recovery of the ant species composition over time, reinforcing their great importance for biodiversity conservation.
Thesagro:	Biodiversidade Conservação Floresta Tropical
NAL Thesaurus:	Biodiversity Formicidae Forest restoration Conservation areas
Palabras clave:	Atlantic Forest Iguaçu National Park Restauração florestal
ISSN:	0266-4674
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0266467423000275
Tipo de Material:	Artigo de periódico
Acceso:	openAccess
Aparece en las colecciones:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPF)