The Indicar Estados project was created with a view to filling this information gap regarding the impacts of priority policies for the prevention and control of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The initiative includes the creation of impact indicators for the priority actions undertaken by the State Plans for Prevention and Control of Deforestation of the states of Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará.
The Effect of Logging on the Ground-Foraging Ant Community in Eastern Amazonia
The Effect of Logging on the Ground-Foraging Ant Community in Eastern Amazonia
In order to determine the suitability of ants as indicator organisms for habitat disruption in tropical forests, we studied the effects of both high and low impact logging on ant communities in northeastern Pará State, in the Brazilian Amazon. We collected ants...