Research Article

Effects of the Heterogeneity of the Landscape and the Abundance of Wasmannia auropunctata on Ground Ant Assemblages in a Colombian Tropical Dry Forest

Table 1

Description of the location and characteristics of the sites within fragments of tropical dry forest in the upper watershed of the Cauca River; sites ordered geographically from North to South.

SiteAdjacent matrixMunicipality and stateCoordinatesAltitude (masl)Area
(ha)

Miralindo IPasturesLa Virginia, Risaralda4°54′19.89′′N
75°51′30.5′′W
9006.7
Aguas ClarasPastures and sugarcanePereira, Risaralda4°53′23.1′′N
75°55′56.6′′W
94013.0
AlejandríaPasturesLa Virginia, Risaralda4°49′58.6′′N
75°53′2.4′′W
900–94015.3
Las PilasPasturesZarzal, Valle4°26′25.7′′N
75°59′23.1′′W
100012.4
El MedioSugarcaneZarzal, Valle4°20′13.8′′N
76°5′0.1′′W
95013.1
Las ChatasPastures and sugarcaneBuga, Valle3°51′20.8′′N
76°20′5.35′′W
95010.8
El VínculoPasturesBuga, Valle3°50′2.38′′N
76°17′19.7′′W
980–115015
El HaticoPastures and sugarcaneEl Cerrito, Valle3°38′34.48′′N
76°19′40.52′′W
98012.6
ColindresPastures and sugarcaneJamundí, Valle3°16′25.8′′N
76°29′31′′W
97510.0
San JuliánPastures and sugarcaneSantander de Quilichao, Cauca3°06′38.8′′N
76°31′41.2′′W
9503.5