@article {293,
	title = {Community structure of land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Terricola): comparisons between Araucaria and Atlantic forest in Southern Brazil},
	journal = {Invertebrate Biology},
	volume = {125},
	number = {4},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {306-313},
	chapter = {306},
	abstract = {<p>Land flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Terricola) are sensitive to environmental changes and might be used as biological indicators of the degree of disturbance of their habitats. Nevertheless, studies on the structure of land flatworm communities are rare. In the present study, we investigated the terrestrial flatworm communities in two types of ombrophilous forest, Atlantic forest and Araucaria forest, aiming to answer the following questions: (1) Is the community structure of the two types of ombrophilous forest different? (2) Are there differences, regarding community structure, among distinct fragments of Araucaria forest? (3) Are there indicators of edge effects in these communities? The study site, the National Park of Aparados da Serra, is mainly covered, at high altitudes, by fragments of Araucaria forest immersed in a matrix of open areas (grasslands) and, in low altitudes, by a continuous Atlantic forest. We conducted monthly surveys in the two types of forest with three replications per forest type over a period of 2 years. Results indicated that: (1) community structure is clearly distinct between the two types of forest, as well as among fragments of the Araucaria forest; (2) there are no apparent edge effects; (3) the diversity indices of the two types of ombrophilous forest are not significantly different (Atlantic forest\&mdash;H0 52.87, Araucaria forest\&mdash;H0 52.55; p40.05); and (4) there are significant differences in diversity indices between two fragments of Araucaria forest (H0 52.92 and 2.47; po0.001). The following factors could affect community structure: type of vegetation, degree of human disturbance, and abiotic factors, such as pH and temperature.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1744-7410.2006.00062.x},
	author = {Fick, Israel A. and Leal-Zanchet, Ana M. and Vieira, Emerson M.}
}
@article {281,
	title = {Spatial and temporal patterns of land flatworm assemblages in Brazilian Araucaria forests},
	journal = {Invertebrate Biology},
	volume = {130},
	number = {1},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {25-33},
	chapter = {25},
	abstract = {<p>Araucaria forests are among the most threatened biomes of one of the world\&rsquo;s 25 biodiversity hotspots, the south Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. This study was focused on flatworm community structure in three protected areas located on the eastern border of the Araucaria Plateau in south Brazil. We addressed three main questions: (1) How species-rich are Araucaria forests? (2) Are there any differences in the community structure within the three areas? (3) What is the distribution pattern of land flatworms in this type of forest? A total of 51 flatworm species in ten genera and two subfamilies were found. Non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis showed that the assemblage structure differed within the three areas. The abundance and richness varied in time, being affected by an interaction between season and areas. Araucaria forests on the eastern border of the Araucaria Plateau should be considered a hotspot of land planarian diversity, harboring an estimated 64 species. The high combined species richness in the protected areas studied emphasizes the importance of their preservation. Notwithstanding their close proximity, they are not redundant in maintaining regional biodiversity.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1744-7410.2010.00215.x},
	author = {Leal-Zanchet, Ana M. and Baptista, V. A. and Campos, L. M. and Raffo, J. F.}
}
@article {522,
	title = {Turbellarian assemblages in freshwater lagoons in southern Brazil},
	journal = {Invertebrate Biology},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {1-10},
	doi = {10.1111/ivb.12032},
	author = {Braccini, J. A. L. and Leal-Zanchet, A. M.}
}
