Abstract

ALMANDA, Melina S  and  SARQUIS, Juan A. Araneofauna (Arachnida: Araneae) de suelo en bosques nativos, exóticos y pajonales del Parque General San Martín, Entre Ríos Argentina. Ecol. austral [online]. 2016, vol.26, n.3, pp.286-292. ISSN 1667-782X.

The Exotic plant species invasion in the Argentine Espinal region causes a change in the appearance of the landscape, altering the environment and producing a significant loss of biodiversity. We studied the composition of ground spiders in Parque General San Martín, Entre Ríos, during the summer and winter seasons of 2012. Three areas were selected: pajonal (P), native forest (BN) and exotic forest (BE), pitfalls were used for sampling. A total of 1398 spiders (26 families and 120 species/morphospecies) were collected. The most abundant families in the different areas were Lycosidae (n=574; 41.06%), Tetragnathiidae (n=223; 15.95%) and Linyphiidae (n=137; 9.80%). The guild category "ground hunters" (n=632) "sheet web weavers" (n=262) and "orb webs weavers" (n=244) were highly represented in all sampling areas. Diversity indices showed that BN was more diverse than P and BE. Complementarity values obtained between P and BE and BN were higher than 71%, while BE and BN showed values of 63%. This study constitutes the first record of the spider´s community of Parque General San Martín.

Keywords : Diversity; Epigeous spiders; Soil; Provincial park; Invasions.

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