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Silvopastoral systems and ant diversity conservation in a cattle-dominated landscape of the Colombian Andes

Rivera, Leonardo Fabio, Armbrecht, Inge, Calle, Zoraida·2013·Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
DOI 10.1016/j.agee.2013.09.011
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Conventional cattle ranching in Latin America has been based mostly on extensive pasture monocultures planted with minimum tree cover. The current trend towards replacing treeless pastures with silvopastoral systems that include tree and shrub species enhances productivity and provides environmental services within these systems. We studied the ant fauna in cattle farms at La Vieja river basin, Colombia, with the aim of analyzing the relations between tree cover and ant species diversity and composition in different land uses in this cattle-dominated landscape. Monitoring was performed between 2004 and 2007 in 21 plots representing seven contrasting land uses characteristic of this Andean landscape. Ants were sampled with baits (arboreal and ground) and pitfall traps. A total of 68,860 individuals belonging to 227 ant species was recorded. Ant diversity was positively related to the presence of woody vegetation. The largest number of ant species was found in secondary forests followed by improved pastures with trees. Pastures without trees had less than half the number of ant species in pastures with trees. Ant species richness in intensive Leucaena leucocephala (Mimosaceae) silvopastoral systems also surpassed that recorded in treeless pastures. This study provides evidence supporting the conservation value of silvopastoral systems at the landscape level in the Colombian Andes. The conservation of forest fragments in this area is vital, as they provide refuge for a unique regional ant fauna

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Authors
Rivera, L. F., Armbrecht, I., & Calle, Z.
Affiliations
  • Universidad del Valle (CO)
  • Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria (CO)
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Venue
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
181
Pages
188-194
ISSN
0167-8809 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.agee.2013.09.011
OpenAlex
W2014433276
Cited by
73
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FWCI
1.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management (The World Bank, Global Environmental Facility GEF, FAO, CATIE – Costa Rica, CIPAV – Colombia and Nitlapán–Nicaragua)
  • Universidad del Valle, GEAHNA Research group
  • CIEBREG (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios en Biodiversidad y Recursos Genéticos
  • Colciencias (204-2007)
  • Patrimonio Autónomo Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento para la Ciencia
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Keywords
silvopastoral systems, ant diversity, ant species richness, tree cover, cattle ranching, land use, Leucaena leucocephala, secondary forest, improved pastures, forest fragments, ant conservation, Colombian Andes, La Vieja River basin

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