List of Odonates from the Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula (FLONA - SFP), with two new distribution records for Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2016 (English)In: Biota Neotropica, ISSN 1806-129X, E-ISSN 1676-0611, Vol. 3, article id e20150132Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
A survey of Odonata was carried out in the National Forest FLONA - SFP, Northeastern region of the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. This conservation unit is mainly covered by Mixed Ombrophilous Forest (MOF), a subtype of Atlantic Forest biome, being also areas covered in planted Pinus, planted Araucaria and open fields. Our sampling efforts were conducted in thirty aquatic environments inside this reserve during the period between January 2014 and November 2014. The sampling sites were selected randomly, comprehending lakes, bogs, small streams and river sections, all inserted in the four vegetation types occurring in the reserve. Fortysix species of Odonata were collected and grouped into 23 genera and seven families. The dominant families were Coenagrionidae (32%), Libellulidae (32%), Aeshnidae (12%), and, Calopterygidae and Lestidae (9%). As expected, the findings revealed the presence of a highly diverse Odonate assemblage, mainly represented by generalist species in the most human disturbed sectors (Pinus and Open fields) and some specialist species in the pristine forest. Two species were registered for the first time in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889 (Libellulidae) and Heteragrion luizfelipei Machado, 2006 (Heteragrionidae). © 2016, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP. All rights reserved.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Campinas: Centro de Referencia em Informacao Ambiental , 2016. Vol. 3, article id e20150132
Keywords [en]
Ecology, Odonata, inventory, Atlantic Forest, distribution
National Category
Zoology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-32448DOI: 10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2015-0132ISI: 000383181800004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84979633636OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-32448DiVA, id: diva2:1047918
Note
This project was partially supported by Brazilian government agencies, CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) through a Masters fellowship to the first author, FAPERGS (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul) and Centro Universitário Univates, for additional funding and logistic support.
2016-11-182016-11-182021-05-11Bibliographically approved