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Efficiency of prey subjugation by one species of Myrmeleon larvae (Neuropetra: ...

Unexpected high diversity of galling insects in the Amazonian upper canopy: The...

A relatively large number of studies reassert the strong relationship between galling insect diversity and extreme hydric and thermal status in some habitats, and an overall pattern of a greater number of galling species in the understory of scleromorphic vegetation. We compared galling insect diversity in the forest canopy and its relationship with tree richness among upland terra firme, várzea, and igapó floo...

Dismantling Brazil's science threatens global biodiversity heritage

In the middle of a political and fiscal crisis, the Brazilian government is applying successive budget cuts, including in science funding. Recent cuts radically affect research programs on biodiversity that are crucial components for the design and monitoring of public policies for nature conservation and sustainable development. We analyze the consequences of such cuts on the Research Program on Biodiversity (...

Understory host plant and insect gall diversity changes across topographic habi...

As variações topográficas encontradas nas florestas de terra firme são acompanhadas por fortes mudanças no conteúdo de argila e concentração de nutrientes do solo, criando, portanto, diferentes condições hídricas e nutricionais para plantas e as comunidades de herbívoros associadas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a riqueza e composição de espécies de insetos galhadores e suas plantas hospedeiras ao l...

Global Biodiversity Threatened by Science Budget Cuts in Brazil

Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleared, while secondary forests that regrow on abandoned agricultural lands increase in extent. We assess how tree species richness and composition recover during secondary succession across gradients in environmental conditions and anthropogenic disturbance in an unprecedented multisite analysis for the Neotropics. S...

Patterns of orchid bee species diversity and turnover among forested plateaus o...

The knowledge of spatial pattern and geographic beta-diversity is of great importance for biodiversity conservation and interpreting ecological information. Tropical forests, especially the Amazon Rainforest, are well known for their high species richness and low similarity in species composition between sites, both at local and regional scales. We aimed to determine the effect and relative importance of area, ...

Hiding from defenders: Localized chemical modification on the leaves of an Amaz...

Defense against herbivores is considered the main factor influencing the evolution of specialized ant-plant associations. Early studies have demon strated that ants chemically recognize and recruit on host plant leaves due to herbivory simulation. Gall-forming insects are herbivores that are able to manipulate chemical plant properties and thus could change ant responses. The goal of this study was to evaluate ...

Evidence for a stress hypothesis: hemiparasitism effect on the colonization of ...

Plantas estressadas geralmente são mais atacadas por insetos galhadores. Neste estudo investigamos a relação entre abundância populacional e a riqueza de espécies de insetos galhadores na árvore Alchornea castaneaefolia A. JUSS. (Euphorbiaceae), submetida ao estresse induzido pela hemiparasita Psittacanthus sp. (Loranthaceae) na Amazônia, Brasil. Galhos de A. castaneaefolia atacados pela hemiparasita foram mais...

Effects of Brazil's political crisis on the science needed for biodiversity con...

The effects of Brazil's political crisis on science funding necessary for biodiversity conservation are likely to be global. Brazil is not only the world's most biodiverse nation, it is responsible for the greater part of the Amazon forest, which regulates the climate and provides rain to much of southern South America. Brazil was a world leader in satellite monitoring of land-use change, in-situ biodiversity m...