ANÁLISE FAUNÍSTICA E SAZONAL DA COMUNIDADE DE INSETOS PRESENTE EM ÁREA DE CONSERVAÇÃO “ex situ” DE BARU (Dipteryx alata)

Abstract

Baru (Dipteryx alata) is a native plant of the Brazilian Savannah that has been gaining economic importance. However, the culture is still exploited in an extractive way and little is known about its insect community. Therefore, conducting research with the objective of evaluated the insects community present in baru fields is fundamental for the development of more sustainable management strategies for the crop. The present work aimed to evaluate the insect community present in an “ex situ” conservation field of baru, characterizing the insect community as a function of the climatic variables of the seasons. For this, faunistic and ecological diversity analyzes of the insect community in time series were used. These analyzes can help to identify possible seasonality trends in the community, since abiotic factors in the environment such as temperature and rainfall can influence the dynamics and structure of insect populations over time. The work was carried out for two years in the four seasons. The results showed the predominant taxon in each season of the year and analyze the seasonality of the insect community. It is hoped that the results of this work can contribute to the development of more sustainable management strategies for the baru crop