Structure of Wasp Assemblage (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Vespoidea) | Taxonomic and functional diversity, and spatial organization along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic Rain Forest, Brazil

Eduardo Fernando dos Santos (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3639276760 / ISBN 13: 9783639276763

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

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Structure of Wasp Assemblage (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Vespoidea) | Taxonomic and functional diversity, and spatial organization along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic Rain Forest, Brazil | Eduardo Fernando dos Santos (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639276763 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Structure of Wasp Assemblage (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Vespoidea) | Taxonomic and functional diversity, and spatial organization along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic Rain Forest, Brazil
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639276760
• ISBN 13: 9783639276763
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book presents an ecological approach on the diversity of Vespoidea (excluding Formicidae) in the Atlantic Rain Forest, one of the most diverse and most threatened ecosystems of the world. The Vespoidea have fundamental roles in ecosystem dynamics, being koinobiont and idiobiont parasitoids, predators, and cleptoparasitoids of different Arthropod taxa. Moreover, most of them act as pollinators when visiting flowers, seeking nectar. Our aim was to know the assemblage structure of the Vespoidea along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic Rain Forest. Together latitudinal gradient, elevational gradients are the major generators of biodiversity in the Atlantic Rain Forest. It has been suggested that stochastic forces are the main responsible for the species richness patterns, which may be influenced by historical and biotic factors. Thus, in our study it was applied different analytical methods, regarding taxonomic and functional apsects of Vespoidea. The results presented here may be used as basis for new studies in the Atlantic Forest and may help conservation strategies.

About the Author

Eduardo F. dos Santos is Master in Zoology by the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. His main study theme is diversity of solitary Vespoidea. Carlos R. F. Brandão is professor and curator of Hymenoptera collection in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. His studies involve taxonomy, behavior and community ecology of ants.