Suitable environmental areas for commercial timber in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil

Author(s):  
Marinna Lopes F. Gomes ◽  
Dayanne de Oliveira Prado ◽  
Tamires Partélli Correia ◽  
Gustavo Bastos Lyra ◽  
Emanuel José Gomes de Araújo ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
TA Dorigo ◽  
T Maia-Carneiro ◽  
M Almeida-Gomes ◽  
CC Siqueira ◽  
D Vrcibradic ◽  
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Our study aimed to add information about the diet and endoparasites of Enyalius brasiliensis from an Atlantic Rainforest remnant in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Regarding diet, E. brasiliensis consumed arthropods, with caterpillars and beetles being the most important preys. Regarding helminth parasites, overall prevalence was low (9.5%), with 238 nematodes of the genus Physaloptera found in the stomach of one specimen and one nematode of the genus Rhabdias inside the lung of another. Our results corroborate the observations of previous studies that indicate that lizards of the genus Enyalius tend to feed mainly on relatively large-bodied arthropods and to harbour depauperate endoparasite fauna.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando Carmo ◽  
Ingrid Ribeiro Miguel ◽  
Pedro H. Pinna ◽  
Daniel Silva Fernandes ◽  
Manoela Woitovicz-Cardoso

Abstract: We provide an inventory checklist of the amphibians from Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba (PNRJ), a sandy coastal environment in southeastern Brazil. As a result of three years of surveys, from August 2013 to June 2016, a total of 36 amphibians species were recorded - one Gymnophiona (Typhlonectidae) and 35 species of five anuran families: Bufonidae (2 species), Craugastoridae (1), Hylidae (21), Leptodactylidae (8), and Microhylidae (3). One specie is reported for the first time for the restinga ecosystem (Chthonerpeton braestrupi) and 24 species were recorded for the first time to the PNRJ. This result reinforces the importance of long-term studies for accurate knowledge of the biodiversity. Considering that the biodiversity of the fragments of the sandy coastal environments in the state of Rio de Janeiro is poorly known, the present study provided a more detailed knowledge about different aspects of the biodiversity in the PNRJ, contributing to the preservation of this threatened ecosystem.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allana Oliveira Lima ◽  
Gustavo Bastos Lyra ◽  
José Leonaldo de Souza ◽  
Guilherme Bastos Lyra ◽  
José Francisco de Oliveira-Júnior ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Maia-Carneiro ◽  
Tatiana Motta-Tavares ◽  
Davor Vrcibradic ◽  
Mara C. Kiefer ◽  
Thiago A. Dorigo ◽  
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Feeding habits of Enyalius perditus (Squamata: Leiosauridae) in an Atlantic Forest remnant in southeastern Brazil. In the present study, we aimed to provide information regarding feeding habits and other ecological aspects of Enyalius perditus in an Atlantic Forest remnant in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Enyalius perditus individuals in Rio de Janeiro fed predominantly upon arthropods such as caterpillars, isopods, and spiders, as is typical of lizards in the genus. There were no pronounced variations in the main types of prey consumed between this and other populations of E. perditus studied in spite of potential differences in local food supplies between environments. The individuals consumed fragments of dead leaves, ingested prey commonly found in leaf litter (e.g., Isopoda and Coleoptera larvae), and were sometimes


2014 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
LÍVIA COCO ◽  
VITOR N.T. BORGES JÚNIOR ◽  
LUCIANA A. FUSINATTO ◽  
MARA C. KIEFER ◽  
JANE C.F. OLIVEIRA ◽  
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Haddadus binotatus is an endemic anuran of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and currently, there is no information about the diet of this species. We analyzed the diet of two populations of this anuran in two states in southeast Brazil. Samplings were carried out in 2004 in the state of Rio de Janeiro and in 2009 and 2010 in the state of Espírito Santo. Haddadus binotatus presented a rich diet composition, preying 19 prey types. Orthoptera, Coleoptera, and Blattodea were the most important preys in the Rio de Janeiro population, and Orthoptera, Araneae and Hemiptera were the most important in the Espírito Santo population. The diet composition differed numerically between the two localities, but not in terms of volume, which can reflect local differences in the prey availability in the two habitats. The jaw width limited the size of prey, which is expected for predators who swallow the preys without chewing. The proportion of individuals with empty stomachs was higher in the Rio de Janeiro population (39.2%) than in the Espírito Santo population (17.9%), suggesting that the former could be in a lower energy balance. The females of the species were larger than the males, which may result from the production of larger eggs.


2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélio Ricardo da Silva ◽  
André Luiz Gomes de Carvalho ◽  
Gabriela Bueno Bittencourt-Silva

We report the results of a seven-year survey of the anurans of Marambaia, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, where 24 species were recorded. The species represented nine families: Hylidae (10 species), Bufonidae (3), Leptodactylidae (3), Hylodidae (2), Microhylidae (2), Craugastoridae (1), Centrolenidae (1), Cycloramphidae (1), and Leiuperidae (1). We also present notes on the natural history and habitat usage by the anurans.


Check List ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Antônio Lourenço Pontes ◽  
Rafael Cunha Pontes ◽  
Cristiane Pinto Santa-Fé ◽  
Vitor Martins Lima ◽  
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

We report a female Physalaemus soaresi Izecksohn, 1965 collected at the Atlantic rainforest of Serra do Mendanha, municipality of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Known only from two localities (and probably extinct in one), P. soaresi is considered a threatened species in Brazil and presumably threatened in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Despite the new record, P. soaresi still fits into the status of endangered and requires the full protection of all areas where it occurs.


Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson Amorim Rocha Santos ◽  
Gustavo Bastos Lyra ◽  
Guilherme Bastos Lyra ◽  
Evaldo Paiva Lima ◽  
José Leonaldo De Souza ◽  
...  

EVAPOTRANSPIRAÇÃO DE REFERÊNCIA EM FUNÇÃO DOS EXTREMOS DA TEMPERATURA DO AR NO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO  ANDERSON AMORIM ROCHA SANTOS1; GUSTAVO BASTOS LYRA2; GUILHERME BASTOS LYRA3; EVALDO PAIVA LIMA4; JOSÉ LEONALDO DE SOUZA5 E RAFAEL COLL DELGADO2 1 Engenheiro Agrônomo, Mestre em Engenharia de Biossistemas, Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF, Campus da Praia Vermelha, 24210-240, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected] Meteorologistas, Professores Doutores do Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Instituto de Florestas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro – UFRRJ, Campus UFRRJ, 23897-000, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Engenheiro Agrônomo, Professor Doutor do Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Alagoas – UFAL, BR-104, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brasil, e-mail:[email protected]  4 Meteorologista, Pesquisador do Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Solos, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – EMBRAPA, Rua Jardim Botânico 1024, 22460-000, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected] Meteorologista, Professor Doutor do Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Alagoas – UFAL, BR-104, 57100-000, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected]  1 RESUMO A aplicação do método de Penman-Monteith FAO56 (PM-FAO56) para estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência (ETo) requer observações de diversos elementos meteorológicos. A maior parte das estações meteorológicas não realiza medidas de todos os elementos, o que restringe a aplicação do PM-FAO56. O objetivo foi avaliar o desempenho dos métodos empíricos de Thornthwaite, Camargo, Hargreaves-Samani, Jensen-Haise e Makkink na estimativa de ETo em função dos extremos de temperatura do ar no estado do Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Foram utilizadas séries meteorológicas entre oito e 34 anos de 10 estações convencionais pertencentes ao Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia localizadas no RJ. As estimativas decendiais e mensais de ETo pelos métodos empíricos foram comparadas com ETo determinada por PM-FAO56 (padrão) para se avaliar a exatidão (Erro Padrão de Estimativa - EPE e Índice de Willmott - d), precisão (coeficiente de determinação - R²) e o desempenho (índice c de Camargo e Sentelhas) dos métodos. Independente da escala de tempo avaliada, o método de Makkink mostrou estimativas com maior exatidão (d > 0,82 e EPE < 0,68 mm d-1), precisão (R² > 0,88) e desempenho (índice c > 0,85) nas estações caracterizadas com clima úmido, subúmido, subúmido seco com pequeno excedente hídrico. Nas demais estações, clima subúmido seco com excedente nulo e semiárido, o método de Hargreaves-Samani teve melhor desempenho (índice c > 0,85). Os métodos de Thornthwaite e Camargo apresentaram estimativas com exatidão (d > 0,90 e EPE < 0,72 mm d-1) e desempenho (índice c > 0,76) entre os melhores e podem ser usados para estimativa de ETo no RJ. As menores exatidões (d < 0,73 e EPE > 1,38 mm d-1) e desempenhos (0,51 < índice c < 0,75) das estimativas foram proporcionadas por Jensen-Haise para todas as estações e escalas de tempo, não sendo recomendado sua aplicação no estado do RJ. Os métodos de Hargreaves-Samani, Jensen-Haise e Makkink devem ser ajustados às condições climáticas do RJ. Palavras-Chave: Penman-Monteith, radiação solar global, amplitude térmica   SANTOS, A. A. R.; LYRA, G.B.; LYRA, G.B.; LIMA, E. P.; SOUZA, J. L.; DELGADO, R. C.ESTIMATES OF THE REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION USING AIR TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE STATE OF THE RIO DE JANEIRO, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL 2 ABSTRACT The use of the Penman-Monteith FAO56 method (PM-FAO 56) to estimate reference evapotranspiration (ETo) requires several weather elements. However, most weather stations don’t measure all the elements, which restricts the application of PM-FAO 56. The aim of this article was to evaluate the performance of five empirical methods (Thornthwaite, Camargo, Hargreaves-Samani, Jensen-Haise and Makkink) to estimate ETo using air temperature extremes in the state of the Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Times series of weather elements between eight and 34 years from 10 conventional stations of the Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology located in RJ were used. The ten-day and monthly estimates of ETo by empirical methods were compared to ETo determined by PM-FAO 56 (default) to evaluate the accuracy (Standard Error of the Estimate - SEE and Willmott index - d), precision (coefficient of determination - R²) and performance (Camargo and Sentelhas – c Index) of the methods. Independent of the time scale, the Makkink method showed the highest accuracies (d > 0.82 and SEE < 0.68 mm d-1), precision (R² > 0.88) and performance (c Index > 0.85) on the stations, characterized with humid, sub-humid, dry sub-humid with small water surplus. For the other stations, semiarid and dry sub-humid climate with no surplus, the Hargreaves-Samani method had the best performance (c Index > 0.85). The Thornthwaite and Camargo methods presented accuracy (d > 0.90 and SEE < 0.72 mm d-1) and performance (Index c > 0.76) between the top and can be used to estimate ETo in RJ. For all stations and time scales, the worst accuracies (d < 0.73 and SEE > 1.38 mm d-1) and performance (0.51 < Index c < 0.75) estimates were provided by the Jensen-Haise method, so it is not recommended its application in RJ state. The Hargreaves-Samani, Jensen-Haise and Makkink methods should be fitted to the climatic conditions of RJ. Keywords: Penman-Monteith, solar global radiation, temperature amplitude


Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davor Vrcibradic ◽  
Carlos Frederico D. Rocha ◽  
Mara Cíntia Kiefer ◽  
Fabio Haruki Hatano ◽  
Angélica Figueira Fontes ◽  
...  

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is one of the richest and most threatened biomes on Earth. In the state of Rio de Janeiro it is presently reduced to less than 20% of its original extension, and faunal lists are needed for several areas. Here we present a species list of amphibians and reptiles for the Estação Ecológica Estadual do Paraíso (EEEP), a forest reserve located in the central portion of Rio de Janeiro state. The list is based on both primary (gathered during a short-term survey by the authors) and secondary data (obtained from a local reference collection). A total of 30 amphibian (of which six are endemic to the state) and 29 reptile species were recorded from the area (of which 25 and 13, respectively, were obtained by primary data). No threatened or presumably threatened species were present among the herpetofauna of the EEEP.


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