Arthropods on Terminalia argentea (Combretaceae) fertilized with sewage sludge
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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We tested the effects of dehydrated sewage sludge fertilization on leaf mass production and ground cover of Terminalia argentea Mart. & Zucc. (Combretaceae) trees. In addition, we determined the abundance, diversity, and species richness of phytophagous Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha predators (Hemiptera), and protocooperating ants visiting those plants. Numbers of leaves per branch, branches per tree, percentage of ground cover, abundance, species richness of phytophagous Hemiptera and Sternorrhyncha predators, including diversity of protocooperating ants, were greater on T. argentea trees fertilized with dehydrated sewage compared with unfertilized trees. We conclude that the addition of the dehydrated sludge aided the recovery of the severely disturbed area by increased fertilization of T. argentea trees used in the restorative process and increased the associated arthropod fauna.
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Entomologia, Cobertura dos solos, Fertilização de plantas por insetos, Recuperação ecológica, Lodo de esgoto
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insect diversity, ground cover, restoration ecology
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https://bioone.org/journals/florida-entomologist/volume-104/issue-2/024.104.0209/Arthropods-on-Terminalia-argentea-Combretaceae-Fertilized-with-Sewage-Sludge/10.1653/024.104.0209.full