Despite the historical efforts to list and organize the taxonomic knowledge about the
Brazilian ant fauna, the most diverse in the world, several gaps regarding species …

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 …

Habitat loss is an important factor in global biodiversity loss, but categorizing human-
modified landscapes as fragments of natural or anthropogenic habitats may underestimate …

Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis saevissima are the most common fire ants in Brazil.
Environmental disturbances favour the colony dispersal of both species, particularly those …

Habitat transformation and species loss bring enormous environmental damage, whereas
establishing protected areas promotes more sustainable use of environmental resources …

The variability of the organisms living in a given area constitute what is referred to as
biodiversity, one of nature's fundamental properties, responsible for the balance and stability …

Ants are used as bioindicators because they play diverse ecological roles in terrestrial
ecosystems. Their richness, abundance, and broad geographic distribution allow these …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest is the third largest biome in Brazil, the most sampled, and has
the second highest diversity of ant species described. However, these data are spatially very …

There are 7000 species of Scarabaeinae beetles that can be divided into four functional
guilds. The aim of this work was to describe the Scarabaeinae community, its functional …

The effect of human activities on the suppression of biodiversity is visibly evident throughout
the world. Monitoring and conservation services are usually expensive in terms of time and …