ODONATA COMMUNITY IN AN ANTHROPIZED ENVIRONMENT IN THE CERRADO OF MINAS GERAIS
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https://doi.org/10.18554/vebp3w61Keywords:
anthropization, biodiversity, dragonflyAbstract
The Cerrado is considered one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and faces intense habitat loss due to anthropization, which can alter the availability of aquatic habitats and reduce water quality, critical factors for the survival and reproduction of different animals, such as dragonflies. Therefore, this study aimed to inventory the Odonata community in an anthropized environment in the Cerrado, in Minas Gerais. A total of 205 specimens were collected, belonging to 43 species and five families, demonstrating that anthropized environments in the Cerrado can harbor a considerable diversity of dragonflies. The presence of Cerrado fragments and the vegetation cover around the artificial lakes may be crucial factors in sustaining this diversity, highlighting the role of these areas as refuges for the Odonatofauna. Despite the predominance of generalist species, the record of Micrathyria divergens Westfall, 1992, an endemic and vulnerable species, in an anthropized environment is remarkable, expanding its ecological and distribution knowledge.
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