التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Effects of landscape metrics on scorpion (Arachnida: Scorpiones) assemblage in a tropical urban ecosystem |
| المؤلفون: |
Feitosa, Matheus Leonydas Borba, Barbosa‐da‐Silva, Hugo Rodrigo, Salomão, Renato Portela, Desouza, Adriano Medeiros, de Moura, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa, Lira, André Felipe de Araujo |
| المساهمون: |
Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior |
| المصدر: |
Ecology and Evolution ; volume 14, issue 2 ; ISSN 2045-7758 2045-7758 |
| بيانات النشر: |
Wiley |
| سنة النشر: |
2024 |
| المجموعة: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| الوصف: |
Urban landscapes restrain the distribution of forest‐dwelling species, which may be related to challenging conditions that impair body condition. The dynamics in urban areas lead to the simplification of communities that inhabit forest patches in cities with the turnover of sensitive species for opportunistic ones. In this study, we investigated the effect of urbanization on the body condition and diversity of scorpions at the landscape scale. Sampling was carried out in 10 forest patches in an urban matrix in Brazil, originally covered by a tropical rainforest. The surroundings of the landscape of each forest patch were characterized through the amount of forest, agriculture, and urban land cover. Individual body length, dry, lipid, and muscular masses were used as proxies of Tityus pusillus body condition. In total, 147 scorpions were collected, belonging to the species Ananteris mauryi , T. pusillus , T. stigmurus , and T. neglectus . Forest cover explained 28% of species variation. There was a positive relationship between forest cover and T. pusillus and A. mauryi abundances, while T. stigmurus was negatively affected by forest cover. Species richness and total scorpion abundance were not influenced by landscape metrics. In terms of body condition, only females of T. pusillus were affected by landscape variables, with individuals showing higher body mass with an increase in forest cover. Our results suggest that urban forests can support scorpion assemblages. However, there is a turnover in specialist forest species for opportunistic species. Forest cover is a crucial factor in maintaining healthy scorpion populations in urban areas. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1002/ece3.11026 |
| الإتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11026Test |
| حقوق: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Test/ |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.F3C2F206 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |
