Bromeliads harbour a great diversity of fauna species. The epiphytic habit of bromeliads is subject to higher temperatures and higher incidence of light than is the epigeic habit, so we expected individuals of the Vriesea neoglutinosa species to differ in terms of the composition, richness and abundance of their fauna associated with different bromeliad habits. We carried out a study in a restinga area on Marambaia Island, Brazil. We collected 32 bromeliads, of which 16 were epigeic and 16 were epiphytic, and found a total of 1125 individual animals of 88 morphospecies. Arthropods stood out in the sample, among which 68.2% were insects. Aquatic fauna was richer in epigeic bromeliads, and terrestrial fauna was richer in epiphytic bromeliads. As expected, species composition was different for aquatic and terrestrial fauna. The heterogeneity of the restinga environment and differences in the development stages of the fauna may be factors that influence its composition. Both bromeliad habits sustain fauna with several trophic guilds that compose a complex food web and depend on the bromeliad environment. As different habits lead to different fauna types, both epigeic and epiphytic bromeliads play a role in the maintenance of local biodiversity and are important for macrofauna conservation in restingas.

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凤梨科植物栖息地调节相关陆地和水生动物群的丰富度

凤梨科植物拥有种类繁多的动物群。与表生习性相比，凤梨科植物的附生习性受到更高的温度和更高的光照，因此我们预计Vriesea neoglutinosa物种的个体在与不同凤梨科植物习性相关的动物群的组成、丰富度和丰度方面存在差异。我们在休息区进行了一项研究巴西马兰巴亚岛。我们收集了32种凤梨科植物，其中16种为表生植物，16种为附生植物，共发现88个形态种的1125只个体。节肢动物在样本中表现突出，其中昆虫占68.2%。水生动物群以表生凤梨科植物丰富，陆生动物群以附生凤梨科植物丰富。正如预期的那样，水生和陆生动物的物种组成是不同的。restinga的异质性环境和动物群发展阶段的差异可能是影响其组成的因素。凤梨科植物的这两种习性使动物群维持在几个营养行会中，这些行会组成复杂的食物网并依赖凤梨科植物的环境。由于不同的习性导致不同的动物群类型，表生凤梨科和附生凤梨科植物在维持当地生物多样性方面都发挥着作用，对restingas 的大型动物群保护很重要。