title: Ant assemblage (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in three wind farms in the State of Paraná, Brazil.
abstract: The transformation of natural habitats into areas destined to agriculture or projects of energy production has generated a growing concern about the impact on biological diversity. Thus, this study evaluated the diversity of ants in agroecosystems in the area of direct influence of three wind farms in the municipality of Marmeleiro, State of Paraná and examined the association of occurrences with sampling periods. To this end, four samplings were conducted in 2013, one per season. Pitfalls, Malaise trap and Net sweep were used. The assemblages were characterized and compared using richness and number of occurrences of ants. Chao 2 estimates were calculated and a comparison (rarefaction analysis) of the assemblages was performed. The association of the species with the samples was evaluated by a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Altogether, there were 1,576 occurrences of ants, totaling 55 species. The obtained estimate indicated that richness may be up to 35% higher. Our study adds important information about richness and occurrence of ants in a region poorly analyzed for this group. Most of all, it presents a survey of species occurring in agricultural ecosystems that may serve as a parameter for future evaluations when wind farms are installed.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lutinski
authors.affiliation: Impacto Assessoria Ambiental, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baucke
authors.affiliation: Impacto Assessoria Ambiental, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filtro
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Busato
authors.affiliation: Area of Exact and Environmental Sciences, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Knakiewicz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: F R M
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000145:classification*; D044822:Biodiversity; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D000072480:Farms; D065928:Forests; D059205:Renewable Energy; D012621:Seasons; D014919:Wind