Banca de DEFESA: TÉRCIO DA SILVA MELO

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : TÉRCIO DA SILVA MELO
DATA : 12/04/2021
HORA: 13:00
LOCAL: Salvador
TÍTULO:

Contributions of urban green areas to biodiversity conservation: case studies in the city of Salvador

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Formicinae; Urbanization gradient; Environmental zoning; Environmental management; Urban planning; Tree; Branch; Solid Waste; Taxa indicator; ‘Intermediate resolution’; Forest fragment

PÁGINAS: 171
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Biológicas
ÁREA: Ecologia
RESUMO:

In Brazil, green areas are neglected from an environmental point of view, the relevance of these places being generally related to economic and social interests. However, this type of habitat has shown great value in the conservation of biodiversity in cities. Thus, the objective of this thesis is to discuss the importance of urban green areas in conservation and how the characteristics of this habitat can influence biodiversity, using the city of Salvador and the mirmecofauna as study models. In the Brazilian urban environment, ants have already been sampled in different types of habitats (including built environments), however most studies have been carried out in green areas, pointing out that this type of environment is important for maintaining native fauna. Among Brazilian cities, currently Salvador is the municipality with the greatest known wealth of ants for the country, with 198 species. In particular, the soil mirmecofauna was positively influenced by the proportion of green areas in the urban landscape, a pattern not shown by tree species. However, tree ants responded to the influence of vertical stratification (tree height) in green areas, while soil species responded to the availability of nesting sites in these environments. Based on the results obtained in this study, in addition to being considered a good indicator of environmental conditions, when identified at the species level, the mirmecofauna also presented ecological responses to urbanization when identified at higher taxonomic levels, allowing studies to be carried out in order to generate savings monetary and time. Thus, amirmecofauna prove to be a good biological model, for studies that aim to evaluate the effect of urbanization on biodiversity. Finally, the set of information presented in this thesis contributes to the knowledge about the relevance of green areas for environmental conservation, where we highlight how knowledge about ecology can assist in the management and formulation of laws that promote the balance between economic, social and in cities.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 417.770.855-00 - JACQUES HUBERT CHARLES DELABIE - UPMC
Interno(a) - 1720684 - FAVIZIA FREITAS DE OLIVEIRA
Interno(a) - 3054284 - PAVEL DODONOV
Externo(a) à Instituição - GABRIELA CASTAÑO MENESES - UNAM
Externo(a) à Instituição - JARBAS MARCAL DE QUEIROZ - UFRRJ