In view of the heterogeneity of ecosystems that make up the Cerrado biome, frequent replacement of native vegetation by exotic components and typically seasonal climate, the present study aimed to investigate: (1) How litter arthropods communities are distributed in time and space in a multifunctional landscape in Cerrado biome, and (2) the importance of natural and anthropized ecosystems for the litter arthropod community in the dry and rainy seasons. The research was carried out in 12 sites in the Triângulo Mineiro region, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The study area is part the Cerrado biome and, of the 12 sites, three were composed of fragments of cerrado sensu stricto (s.s.), three by abandoned pastures, three by veredas and three by eucalypt plantation. The collection of litter arthropods occurred through pitfall traps in the dry and rainy seasons. The individuals collected were identified at the family level and categorized according to the trophic function and body size. Although the different ecosystems in isolation did not influence the quantitative parameters of arthropod communities, an important interaction between ecosystems and seasonality was observed. During the rainy season the litter arthropod communities in cerrado s.s. and veredas presented similar richness with slightly greater Simpson diversity in the cerrado s.s., but the veredas were much richer and diverse than other ecosystems in the dry season. A high diversity was also observed in the eucalypt plantations in the rainy season, but with a low functional richness. The functional and taxonomic compositions of the litter arthropod communities differed among ecosystems. In addition, even with a high richness in anthropized ecosystems, the communities present in the savannas were not similar to those present in anthropized ecosystems. Therefore, it was observed that the litter arthropod communities formed spatial and temporal mosaics that play complementary roles in supporting litter arthropod biodiversity.

考虑到构成塞拉多生物群落的生态系统的异质性，经常被外来成分取代本地植被以及典型的季节性气候，本研究旨在调查：（1）凋落节肢动物群落如何在时间和空间上以多功能方式分布（2）在干旱和雨季，自然生态系统和人工生态系统对垃圾节肢动物群落的重要性。这项研究是在巴西米纳斯吉莱斯州TriânguloMineiro地区的12个地点进行的。研究区域是塞拉多生物群落的一部分，在12个地点中，有3个由塞拉多sensu stricto（ss），三个由废弃的牧场，三个由veredas和三个由桉树人工林种植。枯枝节肢动物的收集是在干燥和雨季通过陷阱陷阱进行的。在家庭层面对收集的个体进行鉴定，并根据其营养功能和体型对其进行分类。尽管孤立的不同生态系统并没有影响节肢动物群落的数量参数，但观察到生态系统和季节性之间存在重要的相互作用。在雨季塞拉多垃圾节肢动物群落SS和veredas在塞拉多呈现类似的丰富与稍大Simpson多样性SS，但旱季的Veredas比其他生态系统丰富和多样。在雨季，桉树人工林的多样性也很高，但功能丰富度却很低。不同生态系统中凋落节肢动物群落的功能和分类组成有所不同。此外，即使在高度丰富的人类生态系统中，热带稀树草原上存在的群落也与人类生态系统中存在的群落不同。因此，观察到凋落的节肢动物群落形成了空间和时间上的镶嵌，它们在支持凋落的节肢动物生物多样性方面起着互补的作用。