Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:10:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MardylaSM_DISSERT.pdf: 2228202 bytes, checksum: 0d99d3fdbacf827e4b2ff3cf7919b707 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-26 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Arthropods are abundant organisms possess great wealth and diversity representing about 82% of all known animal species. Contribute as a source of biomass and their abundance is an indicator of ecological change. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomass and abundance found in the salt marsh environment throughout the year and relate them to the climatic factors (temperature, precipitation and relative humidity) that can influence the abundance and biomass of arthropods. The study was conducted at the Centro de Lan?amento de Foguetes Barreira do Inferno, city of Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, in the period February 2011 to January 2012, using pitfall traps, stationary window and beating tray. Among the 26 orders found, the most abundant were: Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Araneae. Taxa Hymenoptera, Blattodea and Orthoptera showed higher biomass volume. Climatic factors did not influence the fall of Arthropods in the traps, however, the lowest abundance during the rainy season the action of raindrops, reduced the activity of these arthropods on vegetation, reducing its capture in traps (pitfall traps and stationary window ) and method of collection(entomological umbrella) / Os Artr?podes s?o organismos abundantes, possuem grande riqueza e diversidade, representando cerca de 82% de todas as esp?cies de animais conhecidas. Contribuem como fonte de biomassa, al?m de sua abund?ncia ser um indicador de altera??es ecol?gicas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a biomassa e abund?ncia encontrada no ambiente de restinga ao longo do ano, al?m de relacion?-los com os fatores clim?ticos (temperatura, precipita??o e umidade relativa do ar) que podem influenciar na abund?ncia e biomassa dos Artr?podes. O estudo foi realizado no Centro de Lan?amento de Foguetes Barreira do Inferno, munic?pio de Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, no per?odo de Fevereiro de 2011 a Janeiro de 2012, com utiliza??o de armadilhas de queda, janela estacion?ria e guarda-chuva entomol?gico. Entre as 26 ordens encontradas, as mais abundantes foram: Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Araneae. Os t?xons Hymenoptera, Blattodea e Orthoptera apresentaram maior volume de biomassa. Os fatores clim?ticos n?o influenciaram na queda de Artr?podes nas armadilhas, no entanto, a menor abund?ncia durante o per?odo chuvoso a a??o das gotas de chuva, reduziu a atividade desses artr?podes na vegeta??o, reduzindo a sua captura nas armadilhas (armadilhas de queda e Janela estacion?ria) e m?todo de coleta (Guarda chuva entomol?gico)