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Responses of Euglossine Bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina) to an Edge-Forest Gradient in a Large Tabuleiro Forest Remnant in Eastern Brazil

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Euglossine fauna of a large remnant of Brazilian Atlantic forest in eastern Brazil (Reserva Natural Vale) was assessed along an edge-forest gradient towards the interior of the fragment. To test the hypotheses that the structure of assemblages of orchid bees varies along this gradient, the following predictions were evaluated: (i) species richness is positively related to distance from the forest edge, (ii) species diversity is positively related to distance from the edge, (iii) the relative abundance of species associated with forest edge and/or open areas is inversely related to the distance from edge, and (iv) relative abundance of forest-related species is positively related to distance from the edge. A total of 2264 bees of 25 species was assessed at five distances from the edge: 0 m (the edge itself), 100 m, 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m. Data suggested the existence of an edge-interior gradient for euglossine bees regarding species diversity and composition (considering the relative abundance of edge and forest-related species as a proxy for species composition) but not species richness.

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Acknowledgments

We express our gratitude to Maria Cecília Martins Kierulff for being so helpful and giving us all the support within her reach during the fieldwork at Reserva Natural Vale. We also acknowledge Vale and Reserva Natural Vale administration for allowing us to sample the orchid bees of the preserve under their responsibility and for all the facilities provided during the fieldwork. We are indebted to Arianny Storari, Débora Ferreira, Frederico F. Salles, and Marcos C. Teixeira for all their help with fieldwork. Antonio Carlos “Toninho” Cosme is acknowledged for all the support on logistic issues. Gabriel A. R. Melo (UFPR) is acknowledged for Ex. salsai determination. Karina F. Póvoa and Marcio S. Ferreira, who provided the shapefile of RNV, and Samuel F. Adami (UNILA), who helped us when dealing with this kind of archive, are acknowledged. We thank SISBIO/ ICMBio for the provided collecting permit (#21803) and CEUNES/UFES for providing transport during some field trips.

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    J A Coswosk, R A Ferreira, E D G Soares & L R R Faria

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Coswosk, J.A., Ferreira, R.A., Soares, E.D.G. et al. Responses of Euglossine Bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina) to an Edge-Forest Gradient in a Large Tabuleiro Forest Remnant in Eastern Brazil. Neotrop Entomol 47, 447–456 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-017-0533-z

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