Title:	Ant fauna in central Amazonian polyculture systems and forests.
Authors:	GARCIA, M. V. B. VERHAAGH, M. MARTIUS, C.
Affiliation:	Embrapa Amazonia Ocidental; Staatliches Museum fur Naturkinde Karlsruhe; Center for Development Research-ZEF.
Date Issued:	2000
Citation:	In: GERMAN-BRAZILIAN WORKSHOP ON NEOTROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS, 2000, Hamburg. Programa and abstracts... Hamburg: University, 2000.
Pages:	p. 152
Description:	Between July 1997 and March 1999 ants of soil and litter were taken evey three months with core samplers (21 cm ø) in a primary rain fores, a secondary forest and two different systems of polycultures in central Amazonia (Manaus-AM-Brasil) and extracted in Berlese funnels. The collected ats were classified to generic level. Most frequent in all areas were ants of the genera Solenopsis (subfam. Myrmicinae) and Hypoponera (subfam. Ponerinae). the predatory species of Hypoponera represented the biggest part of ant biomass in all areas (20% - 33%), whereas the very abundant mostrly tiny species (<2 mm) of Solenopsis made up only 1,4% - 3,9% of the ant biomass. The biology of these species tiny species is poorly known.
Thesagro:	Conservação do Solo Cultivo Multiplo Floresta Tropical Úmida Formiga
NAL Thesaurus:	agroforestry multiple cropping tropical rain forests soil conservation
Keywords:	Agrofloresta Brasil Amazonas Manaus Ants
Type of Material:	Resumo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CPAA)