Abstract

RAMOS ORTEGA, Lina María; SIERRA, Hubert; RONCALLO, Johan D.  and  GUERRERO, Roberto J.. Ants associated with dry forest fragments and urban environments in Santa Marta, Colombia. Biota colombiana [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.1, e403.  Epub Feb 09, 2022. ISSN 0124-5376.  https://doi.org/10.21068/2539200x.978.

A public access database of ants associated with dry forest fragments and urban environments in Santa Marta, Colombia is made available through the Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad en Colombia (SIB) is presented. The collection methods included mainly pit-fall traps, baits, extraction of the ants from the litter by the Winkler method, and the manual collection of those that foraged on arboreal vegetation. The data set contains 54 323 records, distributed in seven subfamilies, 42 genera, 88 species, and nine morphospecies. This list is a tool to promote the study and conservation of ants in urban areas.

Keywords : conservation; Ecological patterns; Exotic species; Formicidae; Urban ecology..

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