Journal Title
Title of Journal: Biodivers Conserv
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Abbravation: Biodiversity and Conservation
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Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Authors: John S LaPolla Ted Suman Jeffrey SosaCalvo Ted R Schultz
Publish Date: 2006/12/26
Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 491-510
Abstract
Leaf litter ants are an important group of organisms for informing conservation planning This study presents the beginning of a leaf litter ant dataset for Guyana Following the ants of the leaf litter protocol ants were extracted from sifted leaf litter sampled along eight transects from across Guyana A total of 230 species were collected from 44 genera Of those 230 species 122 species ca 53 were found at only one site Out of the 122 species found at only one site 43 species ca 19 were singletons being known from only one specimen Using a cluster analysis faunistic composition was compared among sites While the lowland sites accounted for the highest species richness Mt Ayanganna possessed an especially distinctive ant fauna and may represent a center of endemism Three leaf litter ant communities were identified lowland and two Mt Ayanganna communities midelevation and upper elevation Recent mining operations on Mt Ayanganna threaten its pristine nature and this study confirms the need for further biological study of the area With upwards of 70 of its area still forested Guyana has the opportunity to preserve its biological heritage before widespread deforestation occurs If expanded this leaf litter ant dataset will be increasingly useful for countrywide conservation planning
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