Habitat loss and canopy openness mediate leaf trait plasticity of an endangered palm in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Habitat loss and fragmentation have drastically altered the availability and quality of tropical forest habitats, but information on how such changes influence local biodiversity is still insufficient. Here, we examine the effects of both patch and landscape metrics on fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages in a fragmented landscape of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Our study was carried out in three habitat types: eight fragments (ranging from 8 to 126 ha), eight areas of forest edge (50 m from forest border), and eight areas of forest interior (>200 m from forest border) of the largest remnant (3500 ha) of the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil. Our results demonstrated that fragment area is negatively correlated with observed and estimated richness and abundance of butterflies, whereas habitat type is correlated with estimated richness and abundance of butterflies. Species composition responded to habitat type, fragment area, and distance between sample units. These findings illustrated (i) fruit-feeding butterfly sensitivity to habitat loss and fragmentation, (ii) that species composition and abundance are adequate parameters to access the responses of fruit-feeding butterflies to habitat loss and fragmentation, and (iii) the relevance of a heterogeneous and connected landscape for conservation of butterflies, where small fragments are important for generalist or open-habitat specialists and large remnants are key for disturbance-sensitive and threatened taxa.

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New records of buffy-tufted-ear marmoset Callithrix aurita (É. Geoffroy, 1812), in a protected area of Teresópolis, Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Mammalogy Notes ◽

10.47603/mano.v7n1.209 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 209

Author(s):

Vitor Guniel-Cunha ◽

Paulo Rodrigo-Dias ◽

Ricardo De Barros Mello Filho ◽

Jorge Luiz do Nascimento ◽

Carlos Eudardo De Viveiros Grelle

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Habitat Loss ◽

Protected Area ◽

New Records ◽

Secondary Forest ◽

Primate Species ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Natural Park ◽

Forest Sites ◽

Callithrix Aurita

Callithrix aurita, an Atlantic Forest endemic primate, is a threatened species due to habitat loss, deforestation, interspecific competition and hybridization. In 2018, it entered the list of the world's 25-most threatened primate species, therefore, new occurrence sites must help in its conservation. Transects in the Montanhas de Teresópolis Municipal Natural Park and occasional sampling on the surrounding roads, using playback, have been carried out between March 2020 and January 2021. Eleven new records were made of the occurrence of the species in and around the PNMMT, in secondary forest sites with altitudes between 711 and 1000m. These records reinforce the importance of the Park for the conservation of this primate. The presence of this species can help the planning and management of this protected area, indicating areas for preservation.

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Habitat loss effects on spatial distribution of non-vascular epiphytes in a Brazilian Atlantic forest

Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.1007/s10531-009-9723-2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 619-635 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Lisi Dámaris Pereira Alvarenga ◽

Kátia Cavalcanti Pôrto ◽

Juliana Rosa do Pará Marques de Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Habitat Loss ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Vascular Epiphytes

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Leaf trait variability maintains similar leaf exchange rhythms in Hirtella glandulosa Spreng. (Chrysobalanaceae) populations growing on contrasting soil types in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Revista Brasileira de Botânica ◽

10.1007/s40415-021-00734-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Josevânia Carneiro de Oliveira ◽

Marília Grazielly Mendes dos Santos ◽

Sâmia Paula Santos Neves ◽

Angela Pierre Vitória ◽

Davi Rodrigo Rossatto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Soil Types ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Leaf Trait ◽

Trait Variability

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The centipede genus Otostigmus Porat in Brazil: Description of three new species from the Atlantic Forest; a summary and an identification key to the Brazilian species of this genus (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae, Otostigminae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3280.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3280 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

AMAZONAS CHAGAS-JÚNIOR

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

The State ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Identification Key ◽

Nominal Species ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Three New Species ◽

First Time ◽

New Distribution

Three new species of Otostigmus Porat, 1876 from Brazilian Atlantic Forest are described. Otostigmus beckeri sp. n. andO. lanceolatus sp. n. are described from the state of Bahia and O. giupponii sp. n. from the state of Espírito Santo. InBrazil, the otostigmine scolopendrid genus Otostigmus comprises 22 species. A summary of Brazilian Otostigmus speciesis presented with new distribution records, taxonomic remarks when appropriate and an identification key. Otostigmus sul-catus Meinert, 1886 is recorded for the first time from Brazil; the Andean Otostigmus silvestrii Kraepelin 1903, previouslyrecorded from Brazil, is here considered not to be present in this country. Eight nominal species are regarded here as newsynonyms. Five of them—Otostigmus pradoi Bücherl, 1939, O. longistigma Bücherl, 1939, O. longipes Bücherl, 1939,O. langei Bücherl, 1946 and O. dentifusus Bücherl, 1946—are based on females of O. tibialis Brölemann, 1902. O. latipesBücherl, 1954 is conspecific with and is considered a junior synonym of O. sulcatus Meinert, 1886; O. limbatus diminutusBücherl, 1946 is a junior synonym of O. limbatus Meinert, 1886 and O. fossulatus Attems, 1928 is a junior synonym of O. goeldii Brölemann, 1898. A lectotype is designated for O. goeldii.

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Hide-and-Seek with Tiny Neotenic Beetles in One of the Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots: Towards an Understanding of the Real Diversity of Jurasaidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biology ◽

10.3390/biology10050420 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 420

Author(s):

Gabriel Biffi ◽

Simone Policena Rosa ◽

Robin Kundrata

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Field Research ◽

Transitional Zone ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Biodiversity Hotspots ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Life Stages ◽

Adult Males ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

First Time

Jurasaidae are a family of neotenic elateroid beetles which was described recently from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot based on three species in two genera. All life stages live in the soil, including the larviform females, and only adult males are able to fly. Here, we report the discovery of two new species, Jurasai miraculum sp. nov. and J. vanini sp. nov., and a new, morphologically remarkable population of J. digitusdei Rosa et al., 2020. Our discovery sheds further light on the diversity and biogeography of the group. Most species of Jurasaidae are known from the rainforest remnants of the Atlantic Forest, but here for the first time we report a jurasaid species from the relatively drier Atlantic Forest/Caatinga transitional zone. Considering our recent findings, minute body size and cryptic lifestyle of all jurasaids, together with potentially high numbers of yet undescribed species of this family from the Atlantic Forest and possibly also other surrounding ecoregions, we call for both field research in potentially suitable localities as well as for a detailed investigation of a massive amount of already collected but still unprocessed materials deposited in a number of Brazilian institutes, laboratories and collections.

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Sharing sound: Avian acoustic niches in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biotropica ◽

10.1111/btp.12907 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tristan Kleyn ◽

Mariane Cruz Kaizer ◽

Luiza F. Passos

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Vegetation trends in a protected area of the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Ecological Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106180 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 162 ◽

pp. 106180

Author(s):

Rosane Gomes da Silva ◽

Alexandre Rosa dos Santos ◽

João Batista Esteves Pelúzio ◽

Nilton César Fiedler ◽

Ronie Silva Juvanhol ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Protected Area ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Combining regional to local restoration goals in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Regional Environmental Change ◽

10.1007/s10113-021-01792-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Cassia M.G. Lemos ◽

Pedro R. Andrade ◽

Ricardo R. Rodrigues ◽

Leticia Hissa ◽

Ana P. D. Aguiar

Keyword(s):

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Natural Regeneration ◽

Regional Level ◽

Target Area ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Regeneration Potential ◽

Allocation Model ◽

Alternative Scenarios ◽

The Cost

AbstractTo achieve regional and international large-scale restoration goals with minimum costs, several restoration commitments rely on natural regeneration, a passive and inexpensive strategy. However, natural regeneration potential may vary within the landscape, mainly due to its historical context. In this work, we use spatially explicit restoration scenarios to explore how and where, within a given region, multiple restoration commitments could be combined to achieve cost-effectiveness outcomes. Our goal is to facilitate the elaboration of forest restoration plans at the regional level, taking into consideration the costs for active and passive restoration methods. The approach includes (1) a statistical analysis to estimate the natural regeneration potential for a given area based on alternative sets of biophysical, land cover, and/or socioeconomic factors and (2) the use of a land change allocation model to explore the cost-effectiveness of combining multiple restoration commitments in a given area through alternative scenarios. We test our approach in a strategic region in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Biome, the Paraiba Valley in São Paulo State. Using the available data for 2011, calibrated for 2015, we build alternative scenarios for allocating natural regeneration until 2025. Our models indicate that the natural regeneration potential of the region is actually very low, and the cost-effectiveness outcomes are similar for all scenarios. We believe our approach can be used to support the regional-level decision-making about the implementation of multiple commitments aiming at the same target area. It can also be combined with other approaches for more refined analysis (e.g., optimization models).

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