ATLANTIC ANTS: a data set of ants in Atlantic Forests of South America

Rogerio R. Silva, Felipe Martello, Rodrigo Machado Feitosa, Otavio Guilherme M. Silva, Livia Pires do Prado, Carlos Roberto F. Brandao, Emilia Zoppas de Albuquerque, Maria Santina C. Morini, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Erison Carlos dos Santos Monteiro, Agripino Emanuel Oliveira Alves, Alexander L. Wild, Alexander V. Christianini, Alexandre Arnhold, Alexandre Casadei Ferreira, Aline Machado Oliveira, Alvaro D. Santos, Alvaro Galban, Amanda Aparecida de Oliveira, Amanda Gomes Madureira SubtilAmanda Martins Dias, Ana Eugenia de Carvalho Campos, Ana Maria Waldschimidt, Andre Victor Lucci Freitas, Andrea N. Avalos, Andreas L. S. Meyer, Andres F. Sanchez-Restrepo, Andrew V. Suarez, Anselmo Santos Souza, Antonio C. M. Queiroz, Antonio J. Mayhe-Nunes, Ariel da Cruz Reis, Benedito Cortes Lopes, Benoit Guenard, Bhrenno Maykon Trad, Bianca Caitano, Boris Yagound, Brenda Pereira-Silva, Brian L. Fisher, Brisa Lunar Patricio Tavares, Bruna Borges Moraes, Bruno K. C. Filgueiras, Carin Guarda, Carla R. Ribas, Carlos Eduardo Cereto, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esberard, Carlos E. G. R. Schaefer, Carolina I. Paris, Cecilia Bueno, Chaim Jose Lasmar, Cinthia Borges da Costa-Milanez, Cladis Juliana Lutinski, Claudia M. Ortiz-Sepulveda, Claudia Tiemi Wazema, Clea S. F. Mariano, Corina Anahi Barrera, Cristian Luan Klunk, Daniel Oliveira Santana, Dario Larrea, Debora Cristina Rother, Debora R. Souza-Campana, Debora Yumi Kayano, Diego Lemos Alves, Diego Santana Assis, Diego Anjos, Eder Cleyton Barbosa Franca, Eduardo F. Santos, Elisangela A. Silva, eliton Vieira Santos, Elmo Borges Koch, Emely Laiara Silva Siqueira, Erica A. Almeida, Erica Santos Araujo, Erick Villarreal, Erin Becker, Ernesto de Oliveira Canedo-Junior, Esperidiao A. Santos-Neto, Evan P. Economo, evellyn Silva Araujo-Oliveira, Fabiana Cuezzo, Fabricio Severo Magalhaes, Felipe Marcel Neves, Felix Baumgarten Rosumek, Fernanda Emanuela Dorneles, Fernando B. Noll, Filipe V. Arruda, Flavia A. Esteves, Flavio Nunes Ramos, Flavio Roberto Mello Garcia, Flavio Siqueiro de Castro, Francisco Serna, Frederico Rottgers Marcineiro, Frederico S. Neves, Gabriela Bandeira do Nascimento, Gabriela de Figueiredo Jacintho, Gabriela P. Camacho, Genesio Tamara Ribeiro, Giselle Martins Lourenco, Gloria Ramos Soares, Graciele A. Castilho, Guilherme Pereira Alves, Gustavo A. Zurita, Gustavo Henrique Machado Santos, Helena Carolina Onody, Helon Simoes Oliveira, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Hipolito Ferreira Paulino-Neto, Humberto Brant, Igor Rismo Coelho, Inacio Jose de Melo Teles e Gomes, Inara R. Leal, Iracenir Andrade Dos Santos, Isis Caroline Siqueira Santos, Itanna O. Fernandes, Ivan C. Nascimento, Jarbas Marcal Queiroz, John E. Lattke, Jonathan Majer, Jose Henrique Schoereder, Jose Oliveira Dantas, Joudellys Andrade-Silva, Juan Martin Diaz Guastavino, Juliana Silveira dos Santos, Julieta Filloy, Julio C. M. Chaul, Junir Antonio Lutinski, Karine S. Carvalho, Kelli S. Ramos, Kelly L. S. Sampaio, Lais Aryane M. Ribeiro, Leandro Sousa-Souto, Lucas N. Paolucci, Luciana Elizalde, Luciana R. Podgaiski, Lucila Chifflet, Ludimila Juliele Carvalho-Leite, Luis A. Calcaterra, Luiz Eduardo Macedo-Reis, Luiz Fernando Silva Magnago, Marcelo Silva Madureira, Marcio Morais Silva, Marcio R. Pie, Marcio Uehara-Prado, Marco Aurelio Pizo, Marcos Antonio Pesquero, Marcos Augusto Ferraz Carneiro, Maria Assunta Busato, Maria Fernanda Brito de Almeida, Maria Isabel Bellocq, Mariah Tibcherani, Mariana Sampaio Casimiro, Mariane Ueda Vaz Ronque, Marilia Maria Silva da Costa, Marina Acero Angotti, Marina Vasconcelos de Oliveira, Maurice Leponce, Mayara Mieko Goncalves Imata, Mila Ferraz de Oliveira Martins, Monica Antunes Ulyssea, Nadia Barbosa do Espirito Santo, Natalia Maritza Ladino Lopez, Natalia Soares Balbino, Nathalia Sampaio da Silva, Nathalia V. H. Safar, Paloma Leal de Andrade, Paulo H. S. A. Camargo, Paulo S. Oliveira, Pavel Dodonov, Pedro Luna, Philip S. Ward, Priscila E. Hanisch, Priscila Santos Silva, Raquel Divieso, Raquel L. Carvalho, Renata B. F. Campos, Reuber Antoniazzi, Ricardo Eduardo Vicente, Ricardo Giovenardi, Ricardo Ildefonso Campos, Ricardo R. C. Solar, Ricardo Toshio Fujihara, Roberta de Jesus Santos, Roberth Fagundes, Roberto J. Guerrero, Rodolfo S. Probst, Rodrigo Silva de Jesus, Rogerio Silvestre, Roman Alberto Lopez-Munoz, Ronara de Souza Ferreira-Chaline, Rony Peterson Santos Almeida, Samuel de Mello Pinto, Santiago Santoandre, Sergio L. Althoff, Servio P. Ribeiro, Tainara Jory, Tae Tanaami Fernandes, Tamires de Oliveira Andrade, Thalles Platiny Lavinscky Pereira, Thiago Goncalves-Souza, Thiago Sanches Ranzani da Silva, Victoria N. G. Silva, Vinicius Marques Lopez, Vinicius Rodrigues Tonetti, Vivian Ayumi Fujizawa Nacagava, Viviane M. Oliveira, Wesley Dattilo, Wesley DaRocha, Weslly Franco, William Drose, William Antonialli, Milton Cezar Ribeiro

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Abstract

Ants, an ecologically successful and numerically dominant group of animals, play key ecological roles as soil engineers, predators, nutrient recyclers, and regulators of plant growth and reproduction in most terrestrial ecosystems. Further, ants are widely used as bioindicators of the ecological impact of land use. We gathered information of ant species in the Atlantic Forest of South America. The ATLANTIC ANTS data set, which is part of the ATLANTIC SERIES data papers, is a compilation of ant records from collections (18,713 records), unpublished data (29,651 records), and published sources (106,910 records; 1,059 references), including papers, theses, dissertations, and book chapters published from 1886 to 2020. In total, the data set contains 153,818 ant records from 7,636 study locations in the Atlantic Forest, representing 10 subfamilies, 99 genera, 1,114 ant species identified with updated taxonomic certainty, and 2,235 morphospecies codes. Our data set reflects the heterogeneity in ant records, which include ants sampled at the beginning of the taxonomic history of myrmecology (the 19th and 20th centuries) and more recent ant surveys designed to address specific questions in ecology and biology. The data set can be used by researchers to develop strategies to deal with different macroecological and region-wide questions, focusing on assemblages, species occurrences, and distribution patterns. Furthermore, the data can be used to assess the consequences of changes in land use in the Atlantic Forest on different ecological processes. No copyright restrictions apply to the use of this data set, but we request that authors cite this data paper when using these data in publications or teaching events.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere03580
Number of pages5
JournalEcology
Volume103
Issue number2
Early online date22 Dec 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

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