Santos Gilberto M de M, Bichara Filho Carlos C, Resende Janete J, da Cruz Jucelho D, Marques Oton M
Depto. Ciências Biológicas, Univ. Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA.
Neotrop Entomol. 2007 Mar-Apr;36(2):180-5. doi: 10.1590/s1519-566x2007000200002.
We studied the structure and composition of communities of social wasps associated with the three insular ecosystems: mangrove swamp, the Atlantic Rain Forest and the 'restinga'- lowland sandy ecosystems located between the mountain range and the sea. Three hundred and ninety-one nests of 21 social wasp species were collected. The diversity of wasps found in each ecosystem was significantly correlated to the diversity of vegetation in each of the three physiognomies, (r(2) = 0.85; F(1.16) = 93.85; P < 0. 01). The Tropical Atlantic Forest physiognomy had higher species richness (18 species), followed by the restinga (16 species) and the mangrove (8 species) ecosystems.
红树林沼泽、大西洋雨林以及位于山脉和海洋之间的低地沙地生态系统“滨海沙原”。我们收集了21种社会性黄蜂的391个巢穴。在每个生态系统中发现的黄蜂多样性与三种地貌中每一种的植被多样性显著相关，（r² = 0.85；F(1,16) = 93.85；P < 0.01）。热带大西洋森林地貌的物种丰富度更高（18种），其次是滨海沙原（16种）和红树林（8种）生态系统。
