Shruthi, D. J. and Prathibha, M. (2022) A Study of Ant Diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Two Sites of Post Chromite Mining Ecosystem. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 13 (74). pp. 47717-47724. ISSN 0976-0997
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The present study deals with the diversity of ants in Post Chromite Mining Ecosystem. Two years of survey was conducted on the biodiversity of ant species in Post Chromite Mining ecosystem in Thagaduru village situated in Channarayapattana taluk, Hassan district of Karnataka, India. Ants were collected from two different habitats within varying disturbances level with the help of pitfall trap and hand collection methods from the afforested mined out sites and disturbed mined out sites in the Post Chromite Mining ecosystem. Total 22 species of ants were collected from afforested mined out area and 17 species were collected from disturbed mined out area. Afforested mined out sites contributes 5 subfamilies they are Formicinae with 5 species, Myrmicinae with 11 species, Ponerinae, Dolichoderinae, and Psuedomyrmicinae with 2 species each. While disturbed mined out area contributes 4 subfamilies they are Formicinae with 5 species, Myrmicinae with 9 species, Ponerinae with 2 species and Dolichoderinae with 1 species. Ant species Meranoplus bicolor, Technomyrmex albipes, Tetraponera rufunigra and tetraponera alborans were found to be absent in disturbed mined out habitats. The diversity and occurrence of ant species were assessed by Shanon- wiener index (H), Simpson index (D) and Berger Parker index (d).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ant, Diversity, Post Chromite Mining ecosystem, Afforestation, Shannon-wiener |
| Subjects: | B Life Science > Zoology |
| Divisions: | Yuvaraj college |
| Depositing User: | C Swapna Library Assistant |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2023 10:24 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2023 10:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/17513 |
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