Galling insects are bioindicators of environmental quality in a Conservation Unit
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...…psylloids, lepidopterans, hymenopterans, and cecidomyiids (Raman & Ananthakrishnan, 1983; Inbar et al., 1995; Nyman et al., 2000; Souza et al., 2000; Arduin et al., 2005; Rancic et al., 2006; Álvarez et al., 2009, 2016; Magalhães et al., 2014; Portugal-Santana & Isaias, 2014; Bedetti et al., 2013)....
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...Our results indicated that the richer the host family, the richer their gall morphotypes, corroborating data previously obtained in the Neotropical region (Gagné, 1994; Araújo, 2011; Santana & Isaias, 2014)....
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...…conditions of the habitat, anthropogenic disturbances (urbanization), and biogeographic gradients (elevation, latitude, temperature and humidity) are the main factors that determine the diversity and distribution of galling herbivores (Fernandes 1992, Lara & Fernandes 1996, Fernandes et al. 1997)....
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...This data corroborates most of the inventories on the diversity and richness of galls (Espírito-Santo & Fernandes 2007, Moreira et al. 2007, Coelho et al. 2009, Toma & Mendonça-Junior 2013)....
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...On the other hand, in no urban areas such as Serra do Cipó and Serra de São José, which are conservation units with high biodiversity 92 and 137 species of galls, respectively, were found (Coelho et al. 2009, Maia & Fernandes 2004)....
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...This is the case of Estação Ecológica de Pirapitinga (Gonçalves-Alvim & Fernandes 2001), Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó (Lara & Fernandes 1996, Coelho et al. 2009), Área de Proteção Ambiental da Serra de São José (Maia & Fernandes 2004), Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Bulcão…...
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...Morever, some studies in tropical areas have demonstrated that the photosynthesis in galls is not enough for the maintenance of their structure, and are employed as an accessory to the host plant machinery, instead (Oliveira et al. 2011, Castro et al. 2012)....
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