Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics

The primary aims of this paper were to provide the first inventory of carabid beetles collected in five different anthropogenic habitat types of the Lower Delta of the Paraná River, to describe their main ecological characteristics and to provide information on their distribution range in ecoregions...

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Autores principales: Nanni, Analía Soledad, Quintana, Ruben Dario, Fracassi, Natalia, Cicchino, Armando Conrado
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Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2310
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aen.12227
https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12227
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author Nanni, Analía Soledad
Quintana, Ruben Dario
Fracassi, Natalia
Cicchino, Armando Conrado
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Fracassi, Natalia
Nanni, Analía Soledad
Quintana, Ruben Dario
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Quintana, Ruben Dario
Fracassi, Natalia
Cicchino, Armando Conrado
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description The primary aims of this paper were to provide the first inventory of carabid beetles collected in five different anthropogenic habitat types of the Lower Delta of the Paraná River, to describe their main ecological characteristics and to provide information on their distribution range in ecoregions, subregions and ecosystem complexes of Argentina and across the Neotropical region. Species were grouped according to six classes of distributions in relation to their presence in the Delta of the Paraná River. In addition, rarefaction curves were built in order to compare the seasonal species richness. We collected 1486 individuals belonging to 48 species. The southernmost distribution limit of 50% of the species is located south of the Delta region. Moreover, 21% of the species are confined to the Delta and Islands of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers ecoregion and to localities within the neighbouring ecoregions of Espinal and Pampa. Most (63%) of the species were zoophagous and 25%were either omnivorous or seed eaters; 52%were hydrophilous, 44%mesophilous and one was xerophilous. The high number of species found in this ecoregion emphasising its importance as a biodiversity hotspot of South American carabids. Human activities have led to changes in the landscape of the Delta Islands which could favour the establishment of mesophilous and xerophilous species from other ecoregions. Seasonal carabid richness is higher in the warm seasons (spring and summer) compared with the cold seasons (autumn and winter). Although, the highest absolute richness was found in the most anthropised habitat types, secondary forests had exclusive species, showing the importance of preserving the ecological mosaic of the landscape.
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spelling INTA23102019-09-09T11:13:26Z Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics Nanni, Analía Soledad Quintana, Ruben Dario Fracassi, Natalia Cicchino, Armando Conrado Coleoptera Habitat Distribución Geográfica Factores Ecológicos Ecosistemas Forestales Forest Ecosystems Ecological Factors Geographical Distribution Escarabajo de Tierra Delta del Paraná The primary aims of this paper were to provide the first inventory of carabid beetles collected in five different anthropogenic habitat types of the Lower Delta of the Paraná River, to describe their main ecological characteristics and to provide information on their distribution range in ecoregions, subregions and ecosystem complexes of Argentina and across the Neotropical region. Species were grouped according to six classes of distributions in relation to their presence in the Delta of the Paraná River. In addition, rarefaction curves were built in order to compare the seasonal species richness. We collected 1486 individuals belonging to 48 species. The southernmost distribution limit of 50% of the species is located south of the Delta region. Moreover, 21% of the species are confined to the Delta and Islands of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers ecoregion and to localities within the neighbouring ecoregions of Espinal and Pampa. Most (63%) of the species were zoophagous and 25%were either omnivorous or seed eaters; 52%were hydrophilous, 44%mesophilous and one was xerophilous. The high number of species found in this ecoregion emphasising its importance as a biodiversity hotspot of South American carabids. Human activities have led to changes in the landscape of the Delta Islands which could favour the establishment of mesophilous and xerophilous species from other ecoregions. Seasonal carabid richness is higher in the warm seasons (spring and summer) compared with the cold seasons (autumn and winter). Although, the highest absolute richness was found in the most anthropised habitat types, secondary forests had exclusive species, showing the importance of preserving the ecological mosaic of the landscape. Fil: Nanni, Analía Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental; Argentina Fil: Quintana, Ruben Dario. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Fracassi, Natalia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina Fil: Cicchino, Armando Conrado. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología. Grupo de Entomología Edáfica Bonaerense Suboriental - GENEBSO; Argentina 2018-05-02T18:52:37Z 2018-05-02T18:52:37Z 2017 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2310 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aen.12227 2052-1758 https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12227 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Austral entomology 56 (3) : 244–254. (2017)
spellingShingle Coleoptera
Habitat
Distribución Geográfica
Factores Ecológicos
Ecosistemas Forestales
Forest Ecosystems
Ecological Factors
Geographical Distribution
Escarabajo de Tierra
Delta del Paraná
Nanni, Analía Soledad
Quintana, Ruben Dario
Fracassi, Natalia
Cicchino, Armando Conrado
Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
title Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
title_full Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
title_fullStr Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
title_short Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
title_sort ground beetles coleoptera carabidae inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the parana river argentina geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
topic Coleoptera
Habitat
Distribución Geográfica
Factores Ecológicos
Ecosistemas Forestales
Forest Ecosystems
Ecological Factors
Geographical Distribution
Escarabajo de Tierra
Delta del Paraná
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2310
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aen.12227
https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12227
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