Insects are the most abundant and diverse organisms on Earth and provide essential
ecosystem services. However, Brazilian society rarely consider the importance of insects in …

One central challenge for humanity is to mitigate and adapt to an ongoing climate and
biodiversity crisis while providing resources to a growing human population. Ecological …

Predation plays an important role in the coexistence of multiple species within forest
ecosystems. It is spatially heterogeneous and influenced by the surrounding environment at …

Multiple predator species can provide effective biological control of pest insects if predators
have complementary effects. This could be the case of predatory ants in species-rich …

Conversion of natural to anthropogenic environments affects biodiversity, and the
understanding of these impacts may be improved by assessing how different functional …

To preserve biodiversity, the Brazilian law postulates that rural properties must keep a
percentage of native vegetation cover, denominated as “Legal Reserve”(LR). Recent …

Food production in Amazonian traditional societies often occurs through shifting cultivation
that uses few pesticides and relies on ecosystem services provided by natural enemies …

The effects of land-use change on biodiversity can be idiosyncratic, varying not only across
taxa and land-use type, but also between different levels and dimensions of diversity. Using …

Abstract In South America, Solenopsis saevissima and S. invicta are the most common fire
ants. Nests are founded in areas under anthropic interference like urban or rural areas, but …

Introduction Evolutionary traits acquired in response to one type of disturbance will
potentially confer resilience to other disturbances that have similar environmental impacts …