Rare plant and vertebrate species have been documented to contribute disproportionately to
the total morphological structure of species assemblages. These species often possess …

The current demand for studies on ants in general and their communities in particular has
exponentially increased during the last decades. Much has already been said about ant …

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

Spatial and temporal variation in the diversity of ants in four urban fragments of the tropical
dry forest in the city of Santa Marta was evaluated. The fragments were sampled four times …

The rarity of organisms is related either to a natural origin or human-induced impacts, and
rare species are more susceptible to extinction. The Atlantic Forest is an endangered biome …

Mining is responsible for drastic ecosystem changes and rehabilitation is used to promote
the return of functions after these impacts. In this scenario, we investigated the responses of …

There have been few advances in understanding the organization and dynamics of ants in
tropical dry forests. The latter are a seriously threatened ecosystem, and ants are important …

In cities, habitats classified as green areas are especially important for the conservation of
species. Therefore, understanding how different biological groups are influenced by …

Comprehensive biodiversity inventories are expensive and time-consuming to achieve,
especially for groups of megadiverse organisms. One approach to resolve such situations is …

Ant–plant mutualism is widespread and highly diverse in the Neotropics. Several species of
arboreal ants can utilize plants as nesting site by colonizing domatia or preformed cavities in …