Vitorio, Cleber Vinicius Carvalho, Acacio Geraldo de  Silva, Karina Arruda  Tomas Junior, Olavo Araujo Silva, Carlos Domingos da  Lima, Edson Luiz Carvalho  Esper, Fábio José <br/><br/>
Population Fluctuation of Termitofauna (Blattodea: Isoptera) in Six Forest Fragments of the Mata Atlântica 

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<br/><br/> <br/><br/>ABSTRACT<br/><br/>The objective of this work was to evaluate the forest restoration of the basin of Guapiaçu<br/>river in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro state, using the families of Termites as tools for<br/>environmental assessment. We analyzed the population fluctuation and feeding guilds of the<br/>families of Termites: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae. Six sampling points were<br/>arranged along Guapiaçu river, five points being inferred in reforestation carried out in the<br/>basin and a point in a regeneration control area. Quantitative and qualitative surveys followed<br/>standard protocols and the samples were obtained directly, without baits. Thirty species within<br/>25 genera were identified and the family Termitidae was the most frequent. The termite fauna of<br/>the control point P06 was the richest. From the frequencies of occurrence of the species related<br/>to their trophic guild, an ecological evaluation table of the environments was proposed. The P05<br/>area, rich in plant species, presented the greatest similarity to the natural regeneration area P06.<br/>The majority of the species was classified as xilophagous.<br/><br/>Keywords: forest entomology, conservation of natural areas, ecology of forest ecosystems. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ENTOMOLOGIA<br/>ECOLOGIA FLORESTAL<br/>CONSERVAÇÃO<br/>CUPIM