Search Results - "Mendonça, Milton"

Long-term ecological research in southern Brazil grasslands: Effects of grazing exclusion and deferred grazing on plant and arthropod communities by Ferreira, Pedro M A, Andrade, Bianca O, Podgaiski, Luciana R, Dias, Amanda C, Pillar, Valério D, Overbeck, Gerhard E, Mendonça, Jr, Milton de S, Boldrini, Ilsi I

“…Grazing exclusion may lead to biodiversity loss and homogenization of naturally heterogeneous and species-rich grassland ecosystems, and these effects may…”
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Spider trait assembly patterns and resilience under fire-induced vegetation change in South Brazilian grasslands by Podgaiski, Luciana R, Joner, Fernando, Lavorel, Sandra, Moretti, Marco, Ibanez, Sebastien, Mendonça, Jr, Milton de S, Pillar, Valério D

“…Disturbances induce changes on habitat proprieties that may filter organism's functional traits thereby shaping the structure and interactions of many trophic…”
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What shapes galling insect–parasitoid interaction networks on closely related host plants? by Prauchner, Carolina, de Souza Mendonça, Milton

“…Ecological networks describe community structure by focusing on how nodes are connected by links (interactions). Related species have higher probabilities of…”
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Structural resilience and high interaction dissimilarity of plant–pollinator interaction networks in fire-prone grasslands by da Silva Goldas, Camila, Podgaiski, Luciana Regina, Veronese Corrêa da Silva, Carolina, Abreu Ferreira, Pedro Maria, Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson, de Souza Mendonça, Milton

“…Fire is a frequent disturbance in most grasslands around the world, being key for the structure and dynamics of the biodiversity in such ecosystems. While…”
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Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Herbaceous and Shrub Strata of Atlantic Forest Remnants in Northeastern Brazil by Firmino, João V. L, Mendonça, Milton D. S, Lima, Iracilda M. M, Grazia, Jocelia

“…Most pentatomids are phytophagous, many of which are economically important crop pests. The family may also be a potentially important group to monitor the…”
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Monitoring Temporal Variation to Assess Changes in the Structure of Subtropical Atlantic Forest Butterfly Communities by Iserhard, Cristiano Agra, Romanowski, Helena Piccoli, Richter, Aline, Mendonça, Milton de Souza

“…The study of fauna through long-term surveys is important in unveiling how temporal patterns shape the structure of communities in tropical habitats. The…”
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Post-dispersal astrobiological events: modelling macroevolutionary dynamics for lithopanspermia by Fiedler, Maico Stochero, de Souza Mendonça, Milton

“…Lithopanspermia is defined as dispersal of living extremophiles from one planetary body to another, through life-bearing rocks ejected by meteor impacts. If…”
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Discolouring the Amazon Rainforest: how deforestation is affecting butterfly coloration by Spaniol, Ricardo Luís, Mendonça, Milton de Souza, Hartz, Sandra Maria, Iserhard, Cristiano Agra, Stevens, Martin

“…Butterflies are among the most colourful organisms in the world and colour plays a central role in many of their life-history strategies. However, the efficacy…”
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Guilds in Insect Galls: Who is Who by Luz, Fernando Albuquerque, Júnior, Milton de Souza Mendonça

“…Evolutionary and biological patterns can be obscured by inadequate or ill-defined terminology, especially when referring to ecological interactions. For…”
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Ectoparasitic thrips affect the behaviour of their aetalionid treehopper hosts by Cavalleri, Adriano, Mendonça, Milton de S

“…Aulacothrips dictyotus Hood, 1952 (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae) is a highly specific ectoparasite, which infests nymphs and adults of Aetalion reticulatum…”
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Burning effects on detritivory and litter decay in Campos grasslands by Podgaiski, Luciana R, Silva Goldas, Camila, Ferrando, Claire P. R, Silveira, Fernanda S, Joner, Fernando, Overbeck, Gerhard E, Souza Mendonça, Milton, Jr, Pillar, Valério D

“…Disturbances are primary forces creating spatial heterogeneity in ecosystems, and inducing changes on biological communities, abiotic characteristics and…”
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Combining functional traits and phylogeny to disentangling Amazonian butterfly assemblages on anthropogenic gradients by Spaniol, Ricardo Luís, Duarte, Leandro da Silva, Mendonça, Milton de Souza, Iserhard, Cristiano Agra

“…Environmental gradients consist of sequential changes in the physical and structural characteristics of a region. These allow us to follow species responses…”
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Optimal references for ecological restoration: the need to protect references in the tropics by Toma, Tiago Shizen Pacheco, Overbeck, Gerhard Ernst, Mendonça, Milton de Souza, Fernandes, G.Wilson

“…[Display omitted] •References are key to restoration, especially in highly threatened ecosystems.•Optimal references connect conservation and…”
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Three new species of Bruggmannia Tavares, 1906 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil and description of male and larva of B. monteiroi Maia Couri, 1993 by Valéria Cid Maia, Milton de Souza Mendonça Jr, Ivana Hortélio Leão Espinheira

“…ABSTRACT Bruggmannia capixaba, sp. n., Bruggmannia gaucha, sp. n., and Bruggmannia marambaiensis sp. n. are described and illustrated. All species were…”
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Microclimatic Fluctuation throughout the Day Influences Subtropical Fruit-Feeding Butterfly Assemblages between the Canopy and Understory by Richter, Aline, de Souza Mendonça, Milton, Gawlinski, Karine, Iserhard, Cristiano Agra

“…Vertical stratification is a recognized pattern in tropical forests; however, biotic and abiotic factors driving this pattern are little explored. We…”
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Predation of Gynaikothrips uzeli (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) By Androthrips ramachandrai (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) by Melo, Fábio Spézia De, Cavalleri, Adriano, Souza Mendonça, Milton De

“…The galling thrips Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmermann (Phlaeothripidae) has attained pest status by attacking the leaves of the weeping fig, Ficus benjamina…”
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How do patch burnings affect ant communities and seed removal in a subtropical grassland? by Barbosa, Gabriel Gonçalves, Ferrando, Claire Pauline Röpke, Mendonça, Milton de Souza, Podgaiski, Luciana Regina

“…Disturbances modify local abiotic properties, habitat structure and resource availability, shaping community assembly and ecological interactions. Open…”
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Effect of the insecticide Lambda-cyhalothrin on rice spider populations in southern Brazil by Rodrigues, Everton N. L., Mendonça Jr, Milton de S., Fritz, Leila L., Heinrichs, Elvis A., Fiuza, Lídia

“…The adverse effect that insecticides have on spider populations is of major concern since these predators are a component in the biological control of rice…”
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Passive restoration of subtropical grasslands leads to incomplete recovery of ant communities in early successional stages by Dröse, William, Podgaiski, Luciana R., Gossner, Martin M., Meyer, Sebastian T., Hermann, Julia-Maria, Leidinger, Jan, Koch, Christiane, Kollmann, Johannes, Weisser, Wolfgang W., de S. Mendonça, Milton, Overbeck, Gerhard E.

“…Understanding how land use and management practices affect biodiversity is essential for developing effective restoration and conservation strategies. Here, we…”
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Gall-inducing insects of deciduous and semideciduous forests in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil by Goetz, Ana Paula M., Luz, Fernando A., Toma, Tiago S. P., Mendonça Jr, Milton de S.

“…ABSTRACT Galls are specific changes induced by insects on plant organs mainly through increases in plant cell number and/or size. Gall diversity is easy to…”
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