Study of edaphic macrofauna in environmental protection area of Inhamum, Caxias-Maranhão

Study of edaphic macrofauna in environmental protection area of Inhamum, Caxias-Maranhão

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https://doi.org/10.21680/2447-3359.2024v10n2ID36092

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The soil macrofauna comprises organisms ranging from 2 to 10 mm in size, being represented by more than 20 taxonomic groups. These organisms are highly sensitive to environmental changes. Therefore, assessing their composition in different regions allows us to understand the influence of anthropic actions on natural environments. This study aimed to survey the soil macrofauna in two environmental fragments of the Inhamum Environmental Protection Area, Caxias, MA, Brazil. The following two experimental areas were chosen: gallery forest (Area I) and Cerrado sensu stricto (Area II). Provid traps were used to capture soil macrofaunal organisms. A total of 19,993 individuals were recorded. The most abundant orders of macrofauna in both areas were Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera.

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Jaqueline Oliveira Moreira, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Graduated in Biological Sciences - State University of Maranhão, Campus-Caxias (2019). Graduated in Agribusiness Technician - Federal Institute of Maranhão, Campus-Caxias (2013). Postgraduate student in Clinical Analysis and Microbiology - Faculty of Administration, Sciences and Education, FAMART. (2023)Postgraduate in Teaching Biology and Sciences - Faculty of Administration, Sciences and Education, FAMART (2024)

Luiza Daiana Araújo da Silva Formiga , State University of Maranhão - UEMA

He has a degree in ZOOTECHNISM from the State University of Piauí (2006), a master's degree in Agrosilvopastoral Systems in the Semi-Arid Region from the Federal University of Campina Grande (2010) and a PhD in Animal Science from the Federal University of Paraíba (2014). She is currently Adjunct Professor I at the State University of Maranhão. He has experience in the area of Animal Husbandry, with an emphasis on Forage Assessment, Production and Conservation, working mainly on the following topics: cerrado, caatinga, semiarid, grasses, forage, goats, macrofauna, mesofauna, bioindicators and environmental quality. Coordinates the Environmental Quality Bioindicators Laboratory at CESC/UEMA.

Alana Ellen de Sousa Martins, State University of Maranhão - UEMA

She has a technical course in Chemistry from the Federal Institute of Maranhão-IFMA and a degree in Biological Sciences-Licenciatura from the State University of Maranhão-UEMA. She was a scientific initiation researcher where she worked with Macrofauna and Soil Mesofauna. She is currently a Master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity, Environment and Health-PPGBAS at the State University of Maranhão-UEMA. It is linked to the Invertebrate Study Laboratory -LEI and works with Diptera Taxonomy.

Francilene Oliveira Lima, State University of Maranhão - UEMA

Graduated in Biological Sciences from the State University of Maranhão - UEMA

Judson Chaves Rodrigues, State University of Maranhão - UEMA

Master's student in Biodiversity, Environment and Health - PPGBAS at the State University of Maranhão - UEMA - Caxias. Graduated in Biological Sciences from UEMA-Caxias. I have experience in the area of Ecology, with an emphasis on Ecosystem Ecology. Experience in insect taxonomy, currently developing taxonomic studies of sandflies in endemic areas for leishmaniasis in the Cerrado and Amazon biomes, state of Maranhão, Brazil

Francisco Ideilson Lima Soares , State University of Maranhão - UEMA

He has a degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Maranhão. Participated in projects in the area of Ecology and Environmental Quality Bioindicators. Has experience in identifying and characterizing arachnids and soil araneofauna

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24-09-2024

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MOREIRA, Jaqueline Oliveira; FORMIGA , Luiza Daiana Araújo da Silva; MARTINS, Alana Ellen de Sousa; LIMA, Francilene Oliveira; RODRIGUES, Judson Chaves; SOARES , Francisco Ideilson Lima. Study of edaphic macrofauna in environmental protection area of Inhamum, Caxias-Maranhão: Study of edaphic macrofauna in environmental protection area of Inhamum, Caxias-Maranhão. Notheast Geoscience Journal, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 2, p. 244–251, 2024. DOI: 10.21680/2447-3359.2024v10n2ID36092. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/revistadoregne/article/view/36092. Acesso em: 17 aug. 2026.

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