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      Diversidad de tres gremios de hormigas en cafetales de sombra, de sol y bosques de Risaralda Translated title: Diversity of three ant guilds in shade and sun coffee plantations and forests of Risaralda

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          Durante 2001-2002 se realizó un estudio de la mirmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en cafetales del municipio de Apía (Risaralda), para evaluar el impacto que las técnicas modernas de cultivo de café tienen sobre la biodiversidad asociada. Se seleccionaron 12 fincas clasificadas en tres sistemas de manejo de sombra de café (tratamientos) y un control compuesto por parches de bosque. Se ubicaron 20 parcelas de 1 m² por finca en las cuales se realizó colecta manual de hormigas en hojarasca y con mini-wiñkler además de muestreo de hormigas en el cafeto más cercano a cada parcela. Por último se midieron variables bióticas y abióticas en el área. Las hormigas registradas se agruparon en gremios seleccionados según la clasificación de Delabie et al. para Sur América. Se registraron 22.983 individuos pertenecientes a 115 morfoespecies donde los cafetales orgánicos de sombra poligenérica demostraron contener la riqueza mayor. Las hormigas se agruparon en tres gremios: crípticas de hojarasca, abundantes y de cafetos. Las especies crípticas fueron las más sensibles a los cambios en el manejo, mostrándose muy reducidas en cafetales de sol, mientras que las hormigas abundantes y de cafeto no fueron afectadas en la misma manera. Se encontró que la presencia de este gremio está afectada positivamente por la cobertura vegetal y negativamente por la temperatura del suelo. Se concluye que un manejo agrícola ambientalmente amigable como es el cafetal orgánico de sombra diversa, se constituye en una matriz favorable para la biodiversidad de hormigas propias de parches de bosque en el paisaje rural cafetero.

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          During 2001-2002, a study on the myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in coffee plantations was conducted int the Apía municipality (Risaralda) in order to evalúate the impact of modern agricultural practices on the associated biodiversity. TWelve coffee farms were selected and classified into three shade managements (treatments) and a control consisting of forest patches. TWenty Im² -plots were located on each farm and at each plot ants were collected manually and with a mini-Winkler from the leaf litter. Ants were also sampled from the nearest coffee bush. Finally, biotic and abiotic variables in the área were measured. The ants were grouped into guilds according to the classification of Delabie et al. for Soulh América. A total of 22.983 individuáis belonging to 115 morphospecies was recorded. Polygeneric shaded coffee (organic managed coffee) had the greatest species richness. Ants were grouped into three guilds: cryptic litter-dwelling, abundant and coffee bush. The cryptic guild was the most sensitive to changes in coffe management, being very reduced in sun plantations, while abundant ants and ants on coffee bushes were not affected in the same way. The presence of the cryptic guild was positively affected by vegetation cover and negatively by soil temperature. We concluded that an environmentally friendly agricultural management, like organic coffee with diverse shade, is a matrix that favors the diversity of ants from forest patches in the rural coffee landscape.

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          The Ants

          From the Arctic to South Africa - one finds them everywhere: Ants. Making up nearly 15% of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by their highly organized and complex social system. Their caste system, the division of labor, the origin of altruistic behavior and the complex forms of chemical communication makes them the most interesting group of social organisms and the main subject for sociobiologists. Not least is their ecological importance: Ants are the premier soil turners, channelers of energy and dominatrices of the insect fauna. TOC:The importance of ants.- Classification and origins.- The colony life cycle.- Altruism and the origin of the worker caste.- Colony odor and kin recognition.- Queen numbers and domination.- Communication.- Caste and division of labor.- Social homeostasis and flexibility.- Foraging and territorial strategies.- The organization of species communities.- Symbioses among ant species.- Symbioses with other animals.- Interaction with plants.- The specialized predators.- The army ants.- The fungus growers.- The harvesters.- The weaver ants.- Collecting and culturing ants.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index.
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            Shade Coffee: A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity

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              Advantages, disadvantages and desirable characteristics of shade trees for coffee, cacao and tea

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                Journal
                rcen
                Revista Colombiana de Entomología
                Rev. Colomb. Entomol.
                Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología (Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia )
                0120-0488
                2665-4385
                June 2005
                : 31
                : 1
                : 89-96
                Affiliations
                [02] orgnameUniversity of Michigan orgdiv1School of Natural Resources and Environment
                [01] Cali orgnameUniversidad del Valle orgdiv1Departamento de Biología Colombia
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                S0120-04882005000100015 S0120-0488(05)03100115
                a0f5e765-ba27-4630-b102-8aedffe39434

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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                : 27 March 2004
                : 23 November 2003
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                Manejo del café,Conservation,Agroecosystem,Winkler,Myrmecofauna,Coffee management,Conservación,Agroecosistema,Wínkler,Mirmecofauna

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