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January 18, 2026Urban EcosystemsOpen Access

Biodiversity in the city: effects of local and landscape characteristics on ant community in urban squares of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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GVGuilherme Martins ViolantePLPaula Koeler LiraPontifical Catholic University of Rio de JaneiroJDJacques Hubert Charles Delabie

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Investigates ant diversity in urban squares, linking local and landscape features to biodiversity, suggesting enhancement strategies.

Key Points

  • To examine how local site and landscape characteristics influence ant communities in urban squares in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Calculated ant diversity using Hill numbers for various ant groups
  • Analyzed local site characteristics and surrounding landscapes
  • Employed information-theoretic model selection framework to assess influences
  • Local vegetation structure, particularly canopy cover, positively influences native ant diversity.
  • Urban cover negatively affects native arboreal and leaf-litter ants and non-native ants.
  • Forest cover positively impacts native arboreal and non-native ants.
  • Forest fragmentation enhances total and arboreal native ant diversity.

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Violante et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c789ceb60fb80d1396bd1https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-025-01895-0
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