Native Trees as Biomonitors of Chemical Elements in the Biodiversity Conservation of the Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic Forest of Brazil includes one of the highest species diversity and endemism in the planet, representing a priority for biodiversity conservation. A new species of Anemopaegma from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil is here described, illustrated and compared to its closest relatives. Anemopaegma nebulosum Firetti-Leggieri & L.G. Lohmann has been traditionally treated as a morph of Anemopaegma prostratum; however, additional morphological and anatomical studies indicated that A. nebulosum differs significantly from A. prostratum and is best treated as a separate species. More specifically, A. nebulosum is characterized by elliptic and coriaceous leaflets (vs. ovate to orbicular and membranaceous in A. prostratum), smaller leaflet blades (3.6–5.5 x 2.0–3.0 cm vs. 6.7–13.0 x 4.2–8.4 cm in A. prostratum), orbicular prophylls of the axillary buds (vs. no prophylls in A. prostratum), solitary flowers (vs. multi-flowered axillary racemes in A. prostratum) and a gibbous corolla (vs. infundibuliform corollas in A. prostratum). In addition, A. nebulosum differs from A. prostratum anatomically in having thicker leaflet blades composed of two to four layers of palisade parenchyma (vs. one to three layers in A. prostratum), and seven to eight layers in the spongy parenchyma (vs. six to eight layers in A. prostratum). A key for the identification of all species of Anemopaegma from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil is presented.

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Eriophyidae mites from Cupania trees (Sapindaceae) from the Atlantic Forest in Brazil: three new genera and five new species

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.22.3.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 341

Author(s):

Mercia Elias Duarte ◽

Edmilson Santos Silva ◽

Denise Navia

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Genus ◽

New Genera ◽

Native Trees ◽

Two New Species ◽

One New Species

Eight new taxa of Eriophyidae mites associated with native trees in the Cupania genus—C. oblongifolia Mart. and C. impressinervia Acev (Sapindaceae)—from the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, are described and illustrated. They include two new genera and two new species of Nothopodinae, Colopodacini (Setibia domatiagena gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aricolopodos alagoensis gen. nov., sp. nov.), one new genus and two new species of Cecidophyinae, Colomerini (Euryslobos keronidos gen. nov., sp. nov. and Gammaphytoptus cupanius sp. nov.), and one new species of Phyllocoptinae, Tegonotini (Shevtchenkella caboata sp. nov.).

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Amphibia, Anura, Centrolenidae, Vitreorana uranoscopa (Müller, 1924): new record for the northeastern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/7.6.841 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 841 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcoandre Savaris ◽

Silvana Lampert ◽

Elaine Maria Lucas ◽

Angelo Vinicius da Rosa Peres ◽

Juliana Orsato ◽

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Keyword(s):

Distribution Pattern ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Record ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Northeast Region ◽

The World ◽

Forest Biome

The Atlantic Forest Biome is among the world’s hotspots for biodiversity conservation and concentrates the greatest diversity of amphibians in the world. However, information on the distribution pattern of species is largely unknown in this biome. This study report new records of Vitreorana uranoscopa for northeast region of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Feeding preference of the shredder Phylloicus sp. for plant leaves of Chrysophyllum oliviforme or Miconia chartacea after conditioning in streams from different biomes

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.170644 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

pp. 22-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

D. F. Reis ◽

M. M. D. Machado ◽

N. P. Coutinho ◽

J. V. Rangel ◽

M. S. Moretti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Chemical Elements ◽

Abundant Species ◽

Feeding Preference ◽

High Concentration ◽

Mata Atlântica ◽

Leaf Discs ◽

Forest Stream ◽

Mata Atlantica ◽

The One

Abstract Macroinvertebrate shredders consume preferably leaves conditioned by fungi and bacteria which offer greater palatability to them. Plant species in Cerrado present high concentration of chemical elements such as lignin and cellulose, phenols and tanins thus making them less attractive for shredders consumption and limiting the palatability. This study aimed to evaluate the feeding preference of a macroinvertebrate shredder of the genus Phylloicus for plant material from two different biomes (Cerrado and Mata Atlântica), after conditioning in a stream of Mata Atlântica and observing their physical and chemical characteristics. Senescent leaves were collected, monthly from the litterfall of riparian vegetation in a 500 m stretch of a stream in each biome from August 2014 to January 201. The most abundant species in each stream was selected for the experiment. The experimental design consisted in with two treatments. The first (T1) comprised leaf discs from Chrysophyllum oliviforme (Cerrado species) together with leaf discs of Miconia chartacea (Atlantic Forest species) which were conditioned in the Atlantic Forest stream. The second treatment (T2) involved leaf discs of Miconia chartacea conditioned in Mata Altlântica and Cerrado streams. Both tests had showed significant differences between the two treatments (T1 and T2). For T1, there was consumption of M. chartacea leaf discs by Phylloicus sp., but there was no consumption of C. oliviforme discs. For T2, there was preference for M. chartaceae leaves conditioned in a stream of Mata Atlântica than in Cerrado stream. The results showed that Phylloicus sp., had presented preference for food detritus of the Mata Antlântica biome and rejection to the one from Cerrado biome.

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Attacks of domestic dogs on Common Long‐Nosed Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus and Southern Brown Howler Monkey Alouatta guariba in fragmented Atlantic Forest and implications in a region of high priority for biodiversity conservation

Austral Ecology ◽

10.1111/aec.12955 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 155-158

Author(s):

André Luiz Ferreira Silva ◽

Luiz H. Varzinczak ◽

Fernando C. Passos

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Domestic Dogs ◽

Howler Monkey ◽

Dasypus Novemcinctus

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Optimizing seeding density of fast-growing native trees for restoring the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Restoration Ecology ◽

10.1111/rec.12567 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 212-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Paula Meli ◽

Ingo Isernhagen ◽

Pedro H. S. Brancalion ◽

Elaine C. C. Isernhagen ◽

Maurel Behling ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Seeding Density ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Fast Growing ◽

Native Trees

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Three new species of eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyidae) from the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.23.1.1 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

CARLOS H.W. FLECHTMANN ◽

GILBERTO J. DE MORAES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

São Paulo ◽

Native Trees ◽

Eriophyid Mites ◽

Three New Species

Three new species of eriophyid mites are described from the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Abacarus nectandrae n. sp. and Aceria megalops n. sp. were found on Nectandra membranacea (Sw.) Griseb (Lauraceae) and Guapira opposita (Vell.) Reitz (Nyctaginaceae), respectively, both native trees of the Atlantic Forest. Aceria korykis n. sp. was found on the ornamental Acalypha reptans Sn. (Euphorbiaceae), introduced from India and commonly cultivated in Brazil.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Biodiversity Conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Conservation Biology ◽

10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00694.x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 695-700 ◽

Cited By ~ 173

Author(s):

MARCELO TABARELLI ◽

LUIZ PAULO PINTO ◽

JOSE M. C. SILVA ◽

MARCIA HIROTA ◽

LUCIO BEDE

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

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Defining endemism levels for biodiversity conservation: tree species in the Atlantic Forest hotspot

10.1101/2020.02.08.939900 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Renato A.F. Lima ◽

Vinicius Castro Souza ◽

Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira ◽

Hans ter Steege

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Endemic Species ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Conservation Priorities ◽

Target Area ◽

Multiple Sources ◽

Herbarium Data ◽

Data Driven Approach ◽

Species Specific

AbstractEndemic species are important for biodiversity conservation. Yet, quantifying endemism remains challenging because endemism concepts can be too strict (i.e., pure endemism) or too subjective (i.e., near endemism). We propose a data-driven approach to objectively estimate the proportion of records inside a given the target area (i.e., endemism level) that optimizes the separation of near-endemics from non-endemic species. We apply this approach to the Atlantic Forest tree flora using millions of herbarium records retrieved from multiple sources. We first report an updated checklist of 5044 species for the Atlantic Forest tree flora and then we compare how species-specific endemism levels obtained from herbarium data match species-specific endemism accepted by taxonomists. We show that an endemism level of 90% separates well pure and near-endemic from non-endemic species, which in the Atlantic Forest revealed an overall endemism ratio of 45% for its tree flora. We also found that the diversity of pure and near endemics and of endemics and overall species was congruent in space. Our results for the Atlantic Forest reinforce that pure and near endemic species can be combined to quantify regional endemism and therefore to set conservation priorities taking into account endemic species distribution. We provided general guidelines on how the proposed approach can be used to assess endemism levels of regional biotas in other parts of the world.

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