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Ant diversity studies in Brazil: an overview of the myrmecological research in a megadiverse country

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Scientometric investigation and scientific production analysis are essential for science progress. Although a vast number of studies on Brazilian ant diversity have been carried out, a critical analysis of the advances in its scientific production is still missing. We compiled a comprehensive database on ant diversity papers carried out in the Brazilian territory. Our main research question is: what is the profile of ant diversity studies developed in Brazil? We sorted the studies according to the main terrestrial Brazilian biomes. We compiled 468 papers, which were published in 132 journals and encompassed a time range from 1970 to 2020. Most studies were carried out in Atlantic Forest (143), followed by Amazon Forest (111), Cerrado (106), Caatinga (38), Pantanal (14), and Pampa (4). In all biomes, ant samplings presented a much-aggregated distribution. Most studies had samplings carried out in all seasons in almost all biomes. The three most employed sampling techniques were pitfall traps, direct sampling, and attractive baits. The main subject of papers were ant assemblage diversity and ant fauna surveys. We discussed the implications of ant diversity study profiles regarding all aspects considered, the historical changes in these factors during the time range, and their possible influence on ant diversity paper publications, and provided suggestions for a more efficient use of time and financial resources for future research directions on ant diversity studies. Finally, we propose that our study can be replicated in other world regions, allowing for a comprehensive view on ant diversity research at a global scale.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the referees for their comments and suggestions on previous version of the manuscript. We are most of grateful with the support provided by F. Neves, R. Campos, and J. Schoereder on paper search and information survey. We are in debt with T. Cornelissen for her advices on meta-analysis and overview procedures. We thank R. Madrigal for their invaluable help in formatting the manuscript and technical assistance. A. C. M. Queiroz received a Post-Doctoral fellowship from CEMIG—Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S.A. (P&D 611—Descomissionamento da PCH Pandeiros: Uma experiência inédita na América do Sul). M. A. Ulysséa acknowledges the FAPESP for the currently postdoctoral fellowship (grant no 2018/11453-0) and for the previously fundings (Grants no 2012/21309-7 and 2015/06485-1). E. Z. Albuquerque acknowledges the support from the National Science Foundation (DEB1654829) and Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution. J. L. P. Souza acknowledges the CNPq for the postdoctoral fellowship (Grant no 301383/2021-2). T. J. Izzo, J. C. Santos, R. Solar F. B. Baccaro, A. Nogueira, and R. M. Feitosa are supported by CNPq (309552/2018-4; 312752/2018-0; 305739/2019-0; 313986/2020-7; 434692/2018-2; 3014495/2019-0). A. Nogueira is supported by FAPESP (2019/19544-7).

Funding

No funding was received specifically for conducting this study. However, C. M. Queiroz has a postdoctoral fellowship from CEMIG—Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S.A. (P&D 611—Descomissionamento da PCH Pandeiros: Uma experiência inédita na América do Sul). M. A. Ulysséa has currently a postdoctoral fellowship from FAPESP (Grant no  2018/11453-0) and previously fundings (grants no 2012/21309-7 and 2015/06485-1). E. Z. Albuquerque has financial support from the National Science Foundation (DEB1654829) and Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution. J. L. P. Souza has a postdoctoral fellowship from CNPq (grant no 301383/2021-2). T. J. Izzo, J. C. Santos, R. Solar F. B. Baccaro, A. Nogueira, and R. M. Feitosa are supported by CNPq (309552/2018-4; 312752/2018-0; 305739/2019-0; 313986/2020-7; 434692/2018-2; 3014495/2019-0). A. Nogueira is supported by FAPESP (2019/19544-7).

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  1. Laboratório de Ecologia de Formigas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

    F. A. Schmidt

  2. Laboratório de Ecologia de Formigas, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    C. R. Ribas & A. C. M. de Queiroz

  3. Laboratório de Sistemática e Biologia de Formigas, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    R. M. Feitosa

  4. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    F. B. Baccaro

  5. Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Insetos, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Campus São Mateus, São Mateus, Espírito Santos, Brazil

    T. G. Sobrinho

  6. Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Y. Quinet

  7. Laboratório de Ecologia, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Campus Vitória da Conquista, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

    K. S. Carvalho

  8. Laboratório de Ecologia de Comunidades, Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

    T. Izzo

  9. Laboratório de Mirmecologia do Alto Tietê, Núcleo de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil

    M. S. de Castro Morini

  10. Laboratório de Interações Planta-Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

    A. Nogueira

  11. Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e de Interações, Instituto de Biologia-Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    H. M. Torezan-Silingardi, K. Del-Claro & L. Nahas

  12. Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica-INMA, Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil

    J. L. P. Souza

  13. Laboratório de Hymenoptera, Museu de Zoologia da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    M. A. Ulysséa

  14. Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda-UniFOA, Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    A. B. Vargas

  15. Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología AC, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

    W. Dáttilo

  16. Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais-IFNMG-Campus Salinas, Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    T. Marques

  17. Prefeitura Municipal de Novo Hamburgo, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    A. B. Moraes

  18. Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

    L. Paolucci

  19. Instituto de Estudos do Xingu, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil

    A. M. Rabello

  20. Laboratório de Ecologia e Biodiversidade, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil

    J. C. Santos

  21. Centro de Síntese Ecológica e Conservação, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    R. Solar

  22. AntLab, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA

    E. Z. de Albuquerque

  23. Rabeling Lab, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

    E. Z. de Albuquerque

  24. Department of Entomology, Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA

    F. Esteves

  25. Laboratório de Ecologia, ambiente e território, PPG Gestão Integrada do Território, Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    R. B. F. Campos

  26. Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Campus Santa Helena, Santa Helena, Paraná, Brazil

    D. Lange

  27. Centro de Formação Interdisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil

    I. A. dos Santos

  28. Coordenação de Ciências da Terra e Ecologia, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brazil

    R. R. Silva

  29. Secretaria Estadual de Educação de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

    S. A. Soares

  30. Department of Entomology, Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA

    G. P. Camacho

  31. Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery, Museum Für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany

    G. P. Camacho

  32. Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    C. B. da Costa-Milanez

  33. Laboratório de Mirmecologia (CPDC), Centro de Pesquisa do Cacau (CEPEC), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

    W. DaRocha

  34. Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    W. DaRocha

  35. In Memorium, São Leopoldo, Brazil

    E. Diehl-Fleig

  36. Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

    T. Frizzo

  37. Coordenação em Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brazil

    A. Y. Harada

  38. Programa de Pós-Gradução em Ecologia e Manejo de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

    F. Martello

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FAS, CRR, and RMF conceived and designed the study, performed data sorting and analysis, and wrote the original manuscript draft and final version. All the remaining authors had at least one of these contributions: literature survey, data survey, analysis, and critical revision of the manuscript previous versions.

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Schmidt, F.A., Ribas, C.R., Feitosa, R.M. et al. Ant diversity studies in Brazil: an overview of the myrmecological research in a megadiverse country. Insect. Soc. 69, 105–121 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-022-00848-6

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