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Delabie, J.H.C.; Cereghino, R.; Groc, S.; Dejean, A.; Gibernau, M.; Corbara, B.; Dejean, A. |
| Title |
Ants as biological indicators of Wayana Amerindian land use in French Guiana |
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Journal Article |
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2009 |
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Comptes Rendus Biologies |
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C. R. Biol. |
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332 |
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7 |
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673-684 |
| Keywords |
Landscape ecology; Traditional land use; Formicidae; Rapid assessment; Pit-fall traps; Self-Organizing Maps |
| Abstract |
We examined the ecological impact of traditional land use by Wayana Amerindians in French Guiana using ants as bio-indicators. Ants were sampled through a rapid assessment method and the core results analyzed using Kohonen's self-organizing maps (SOM). Our sample sites included: (1) a Wayana village; (2) a cassava plantation; (3) an abandoned cassava plantation; (4) a forest fragment near the village; (5) a riparian forest; and (6) a primary terra firma forest. The ant diversity decreases according to the decree to which the habitat is disturbed. The SOM allowed us to compare the ecological succession between the six habitats. The protocol used is robust since the same conclusions were drawn using partial data. To cite this article: J.H.C Delabie et al., C R. Biologies 332 (2009). (C) 2009 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
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[Groc, Sarah; Dejean, Andrea; Dejean, Alain] CNRS, UMR 8172, F-97379 Kourou, France, Email: alain.dejean@wanadoo.fr |
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ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER |
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1631-0691 |
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ISI:000267243700009 |
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