Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a Protected Urban Park in Northeast Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:49Z
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
ResumenIntroduction: The creation of protected natural areas within urban environments has played an essential role in providing small reservoirs of native vegetation and refuges for endemic species. Objective: To analyze, through ant communities, the influence of urbanization in a protected natural area (PNA) located in an urban zone. Methods: From April to July 2022, using bait traps and pitfall traps along 100 m transects, the presence of ant species was recorded in the El Refugio State Park Natural Area in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Alpha diversity was assessed using Hill numbers, while beta diversity was evaluated using the Jaccard index. Additionally, indicator species were identified through the indicator value (IndVal). Multiple correspondence analysis was conducted to associate the presence of species with environmental variables and vegetation types, and contingency tables were created to relate ant presence to vegetation cover size. Results: Species richness and diversity decreased in sites with low vegetation cover, such as in Tamaulipan thornscrub; moreover, secondary vegetation retained greater species richness. Indicator species were found in secondary vegetation and grassland areas, mainly composed of species that tolerate high temperatures and generalists such as Forelius mccooki and Tetramorium spinosum, while lowland jungle species were the only indicator species. The presence of these species is primarily associated with temperature, humidity, and vegetation cover. A significant relationship between the presence of ant species and vegetation cover size in El Refugio State Park was evident. Conclusion: The structure and composition of ant communities vary according to the type of vegetation structure, particularly in areas that have undergone greater anthropogenic damage. Therefore, the conservation of landscapes, as well as monitoring of these areas, should be considered in future research.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72i1.58107es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/4644
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialREVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICALes_ES
RelaciónRevista de Biologia Tropicales_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72i1.58107es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteRevista de Biologia Tropical
Palabra clavegreen areases_ES
Palabra claveformicidses_ES
Palabra claveconservationes_ES
Palabra claveindicator specieses_ES
Palabra clavecommunity ecologyes_ES
TítuloAnt Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a Protected Urban Park in Northeast Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorBecerra-Castaneda, Maria de las Nieves
AutorAguilar-Mendez, Mario J.
AutorHorta-Vega, Jorge Victor
Autorde Leon, Itzel Rubi Rodriguez
AutorVanoye-Eligio, Venancio
AutorRosas-Mejia, Madai
AutorBecerra-Castaneda, Maria de las Nieveses_ES
AutorAguilar-Mendez, Mario J.es_ES
AutorHorta-Vega, Jorge Victores_ES
Autorde Leon, Itzel Rubi Rodriguezes_ES
AutorVanoye-Eligio, Venancioes_ES
AutorRosas-Mejia, Madaies_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Rango de páginas1-17es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72i1.58107
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen72es_ES

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