First record of Amphipoda Talitroides topitotum (Burt, 1934) (Gammaridea, Talitridae) in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.12447

Talitroides topitotum (Amphipoda) was introduced in Brazil by silviculture activities. Currently the species is distributed in the states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. This paper describes the species’ occurrence in the state of Espírito Santo. The objective of this study was to determine...

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Autores: Eutrópio, Frederico Jacob, Krohling, Werther
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repositorio:Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/12447
Acceso en línea:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/12447
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:amphipod terrestrial
bioinvasion
litterfall
silviculture
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Sumario:Talitroides topitotum (Amphipoda) was introduced in Brazil by silviculture activities. Currently the species is distributed in the states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. This paper describes the species’ occurrence in the state of Espírito Santo. The objective of this study was to determine the interference of the edge effect on community structure of macroinvertebrates associated with leaf litter, where a T. topitotum female specimen was observed in coffee cultivations in March 2008.