Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina

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Amatta, Emilce del Valle; Calcaterra, Luis Alberto; Giannoni, Stella Maris
Año de publicación
2018
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Deforestation and over-grazing mediated by the humans have caused a serious process of desertification in the Argentine Monte Desert, which threats biodiversity of this ecosystem. Forests provide important resources and refuge for animal species, such as ants. The objective of this work was to survey the ant fauna of dryland forests of Ischigualasto Provincial Park, a protected area located in the hyper-arid Monte Desert ecoregion in the province of San Juan, Argentina. Ant species were surveyed in summer in three types of forests (Prosopis, Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests), using a combination of sampling methods: pitfall-traps, baiting, and hand collection. A total of 33 ant species were collected, of which 17 are new records for the Monte Desert and Dry Chaco and 24 for the San Juan province. The species richness is within the range reported for other Argentine desert and semi-desert areas. Prosopis forest was the richest with 32 species (24 exclusive), followed by Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests with 11 and 4 species, respectively. This study contributes to improve the knowledge of ant fauna in desert habitats of the world, especially those inhabiting Prosopis forests, which are the most important ant diversity hotspots within the hyper-arid desert.
Fil: Amatta, Emilce del Valle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Calcaterra, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina
Fil: Giannoni, Stella Maris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
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ANT RICHNESS
ARID LAND
DESERT’ BIODIVERSITY
FORMICIDAE
NATIVE FORESTS
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spelling Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, ArgentinaAmatta, Emilce del ValleCalcaterra, Luis AlbertoGiannoni, Stella MarisANT RICHNESSARID LANDDESERT’ BIODIVERSITYFORMICIDAENATIVE FORESTShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Deforestation and over-grazing mediated by the humans have caused a serious process of desertification in the Argentine Monte Desert, which threats biodiversity of this ecosystem. Forests provide important resources and refuge for animal species, such as ants. The objective of this work was to survey the ant fauna of dryland forests of Ischigualasto Provincial Park, a protected area located in the hyper-arid Monte Desert ecoregion in the province of San Juan, Argentina. Ant species were surveyed in summer in three types of forests (Prosopis, Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests), using a combination of sampling methods: pitfall-traps, baiting, and hand collection. A total of 33 ant species were collected, of which 17 are new records for the Monte Desert and Dry Chaco and 24 for the San Juan province. The species richness is within the range reported for other Argentine desert and semi-desert areas. Prosopis forest was the richest with 32 species (24 exclusive), followed by Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests with 11 and 4 species, respectively. This study contributes to improve the knowledge of ant fauna in desert habitats of the world, especially those inhabiting Prosopis forests, which are the most important ant diversity hotspots within the hyper-arid desert.Fil: Amatta, Emilce del Valle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Calcaterra, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; ArgentinaFil: Giannoni, Stella Maris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaSociety for Indonesian Biodiversity2018-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/86123Amatta, Emilce del Valle; Calcaterra, Luis Alberto; Giannoni, Stella Maris; Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina; Society for Indonesian Biodiversity; Biodiversitas; 19; 3; 5-2018; 781-7891412-033X2085-4722CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.13057/biodiv/d190311info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://biodiversitas.mipa.uns.ac.id/D/D1903/D190311.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:07:52Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/86123instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:07:53.116CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
title Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
spellingShingle Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
Amatta, Emilce del Valle
ANT RICHNESS
ARID LAND
DESERT’ BIODIVERSITY
FORMICIDAE
NATIVE FORESTS
title_short Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
title_full Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
title_fullStr Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
title_sort Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Amatta, Emilce del Valle
Calcaterra, Luis Alberto
Giannoni, Stella Maris
author Amatta, Emilce del Valle
author_facet Amatta, Emilce del Valle
Calcaterra, Luis Alberto
Giannoni, Stella Maris
author_role author
author2 Calcaterra, Luis Alberto
Giannoni, Stella Maris
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANT RICHNESS
ARID LAND
DESERT’ BIODIVERSITY
FORMICIDAE
NATIVE FORESTS
topic ANT RICHNESS
ARID LAND
DESERT’ BIODIVERSITY
FORMICIDAE
NATIVE FORESTS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Deforestation and over-grazing mediated by the humans have caused a serious process of desertification in the Argentine Monte Desert, which threats biodiversity of this ecosystem. Forests provide important resources and refuge for animal species, such as ants. The objective of this work was to survey the ant fauna of dryland forests of Ischigualasto Provincial Park, a protected area located in the hyper-arid Monte Desert ecoregion in the province of San Juan, Argentina. Ant species were surveyed in summer in three types of forests (Prosopis, Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests), using a combination of sampling methods: pitfall-traps, baiting, and hand collection. A total of 33 ant species were collected, of which 17 are new records for the Monte Desert and Dry Chaco and 24 for the San Juan province. The species richness is within the range reported for other Argentine desert and semi-desert areas. Prosopis forest was the richest with 32 species (24 exclusive), followed by Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests with 11 and 4 species, respectively. This study contributes to improve the knowledge of ant fauna in desert habitats of the world, especially those inhabiting Prosopis forests, which are the most important ant diversity hotspots within the hyper-arid desert.
Fil: Amatta, Emilce del Valle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Calcaterra, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas; Argentina
Fil: Giannoni, Stella Maris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
description Deforestation and over-grazing mediated by the humans have caused a serious process of desertification in the Argentine Monte Desert, which threats biodiversity of this ecosystem. Forests provide important resources and refuge for animal species, such as ants. The objective of this work was to survey the ant fauna of dryland forests of Ischigualasto Provincial Park, a protected area located in the hyper-arid Monte Desert ecoregion in the province of San Juan, Argentina. Ant species were surveyed in summer in three types of forests (Prosopis, Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests), using a combination of sampling methods: pitfall-traps, baiting, and hand collection. A total of 33 ant species were collected, of which 17 are new records for the Monte Desert and Dry Chaco and 24 for the San Juan province. The species richness is within the range reported for other Argentine desert and semi-desert areas. Prosopis forest was the richest with 32 species (24 exclusive), followed by Ramorinoa and Bulnesia forests with 11 and 4 species, respectively. This study contributes to improve the knowledge of ant fauna in desert habitats of the world, especially those inhabiting Prosopis forests, which are the most important ant diversity hotspots within the hyper-arid desert.
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Amatta, Emilce del Valle; Calcaterra, Luis Alberto; Giannoni, Stella Maris; Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina; Society for Indonesian Biodiversity; Biodiversitas; 19; 3; 5-2018; 781-789
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