Biodiversity in the agroforestry system: arthropods as bioindicators in a family agro-ecosystem in Lower Tocantins-PA.
arthropods as bioindicators in a family agricultural agroecosystem in Lower Tocantins-PA.
Keywords:
artropodofauna; agricultura familiar; índices faunísticos; diversidade; Cametá-PA.Abstract
Research on agroforestry systems (SAFs) has been increasing and spreading more and more. There are economic, sociological, botanical, as well as entomological, approaches to insect ecology, where arthropods are used as important bioindicators. The advancement of the studies of these organisms in the Amazon agroecosystems are essential for the generation of knowledge necessary for the implantation and conduction of a sustainable agriculture in the Amazon. Therefore, the research aims to study the edaphic arthropod community as bioindicators in SAFs. The study was carried out in the municipality of Cametá-PA from January to May of 2018 by sampling of arthropods, sorting and subsequent statistical treatment with Past software 3.20. A total of 405 individuals were sampled in 14 orders and 61 morphospecies. As for the index of diversity of arthropods in the agroecosystem, the numbers were high. It was concluded that the SAFs are balanced with high arthropod diversity.
