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Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina
The diversity, abundance, spatial distribution, and phenology of the mygalomorph spider community in the “Ernesto Tornquist” Strict Nature Reserve were analyzed in this study. Located in southwestern Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Reserve is representative of the Ventania system, which is a sigmoidal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22947032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.012.3101 |
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author | Ferretti, Nelson Pompozzi, Gabriel Copperi, Sofia Pérez-Miles, Fernando González, Alda |
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description | The diversity, abundance, spatial distribution, and phenology of the mygalomorph spider community in the “Ernesto Tornquist” Strict Nature Reserve were analyzed in this study. Located in southwestern Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Reserve is representative of the Ventania system, which is a sigmoidal mountain belt 180 km in length. This exceptional hilly ecosystem is home for many endemic species and rich native fauna and flora. Spider abundance was sampled monthly from October 2009 to October 2010 by hand capture and pitfall traps on grassland slopes. The species recorded in the study area were: Actinopus sp.1 (Actinopodidae); Grammostola vachoni and Plesiopelma longisternale (Theraphosidae); Acanthogonatus centralis (Nemesiidae); and Mecicobothrium thorelli (Mecicobothriidae). Grammostola vachoni and Acanthogonatus centralis were the dominant species in hand capture and pitfall traps, respectively. The seasonal variation, diversity, and abundance of the mygalomorph community are analyzed and discussed here. The Mygalomorphae of the Ventania system comprises an important group of sedentary and cryptozoic spiders that seem to be highly dependent on habitat type and environmental factors. |
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spelling | pubmed-34717992012-10-16 Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina Ferretti, Nelson Pompozzi, Gabriel Copperi, Sofia Pérez-Miles, Fernando González, Alda J Insect Sci Article The diversity, abundance, spatial distribution, and phenology of the mygalomorph spider community in the “Ernesto Tornquist” Strict Nature Reserve were analyzed in this study. Located in southwestern Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Reserve is representative of the Ventania system, which is a sigmoidal mountain belt 180 km in length. This exceptional hilly ecosystem is home for many endemic species and rich native fauna and flora. Spider abundance was sampled monthly from October 2009 to October 2010 by hand capture and pitfall traps on grassland slopes. The species recorded in the study area were: Actinopus sp.1 (Actinopodidae); Grammostola vachoni and Plesiopelma longisternale (Theraphosidae); Acanthogonatus centralis (Nemesiidae); and Mecicobothrium thorelli (Mecicobothriidae). Grammostola vachoni and Acanthogonatus centralis were the dominant species in hand capture and pitfall traps, respectively. The seasonal variation, diversity, and abundance of the mygalomorph community are analyzed and discussed here. The Mygalomorphae of the Ventania system comprises an important group of sedentary and cryptozoic spiders that seem to be highly dependent on habitat type and environmental factors. University of Wisconsin Library 2012-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3471799/ /pubmed/22947032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.012.3101 Text en © 2012 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Article Ferretti, Nelson Pompozzi, Gabriel Copperi, Sofia Pérez-Miles, Fernando González, Alda Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina |
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Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina
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Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina
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Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina
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Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina
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Mygalomorph Spider Community of a Natural Reserve in a Hilly System in Central Argentina
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title_sort | mygalomorph spider community of a natural reserve in a hilly system in central argentina |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22947032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.012.3101 |
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