Use of polyvinyl chloride pipes (PVC) as potential artificial shelters for amphibians in a coastal plain forest of southeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-331
Author(s):  
Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro ◽  
Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti ◽  
Helena Godoy Bergallo ◽  
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Polyvinyl Chloride ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Southeastern Brazil

Melastomataceae in a continental Atlantic Forest island from southeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 183 (2) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Cristina Silva-Gonçalves ◽  
José Fernando Andrade Baumgratz ◽  
André Felippe Nunes-Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Montane Rain Forest ◽  
Phenological Data ◽  
Forest Plant Species ◽  
Ombrophilous Forest ◽  
Forest Island ◽  
Insular Region

The Marambaia is an important natural refuge for preserving the genetic heritage of several rain forest plant species. In this insular region, where the vegetation types are Lower Montane Rain Forest and restingas (sandy coastal plain habitat), the impressive diversity of Melastomataceae consists of seven genera and 25 species of which 13 represent new records for the area. Miconia is best represented with 10 species, followed by Tibouchina (6 spp.), Leandra (4 spp.), Clidemia (2 spp.) and Huberia, Marcetia and Ossaea (1 sp. each). Most of the species are shrubs or trees and occur in Dense Submontane Ombrophilous Forest. Huberia ovalifolia DC., Leandra acutiflora (Naudin) Cogn. and Leandra melastomoides Raddi are cited in the list of endangered species for the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. An identification key is provided as well as descriptions, illustrations, comments on morphological peculiarities of species, and geographical and phenological data.

scholarly journals Goods and Services Associated with a Sandy Coastal Plain in Southeastern Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (spe1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mila Letice Sangali Mattos Ferreira ◽  
Tamyris Dias de Mello ◽  
Henrique Machado Dias
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Goods And Services

Changes in the community structure of anurans in the Coastal plain forest, southeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 540-549
Author(s):  
Juliane Pereira‐Ribeiro ◽  
Átilla C. Ferreguetti ◽  
Helena G. Bergallo ◽  
Carlos Frederico D. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Southeastern Brazil

scholarly journals New records of the restinga antwren Formicivora littoralis Gonzaga and Pacheco (Aves, Thamnophilidae) in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: inland extended range and threats

2008 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
MB. Vecchi ◽  
MAS. Alves
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
New Records ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Northern Margin ◽  
Current State ◽  
Extended Range ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area

The Restinga Antwren (Formicivora littoralis) has a narrow distribution range in southeastern Brazil, and it is a typical species of restinga habitat (sandy coastal plain vegetation). In this paper, we describe two new records for the species (22° 51' 45" S and 42° 14' 13" W; 22° 51' 14" S and 42° 11' 47" W) in the northern margin of the Araruama Lagoon, which represent a new inland limit for its distribution (11 km), besides assessing the current state of its habitat. We recorded supposed isolated subpopulations, most of them due the accelerated human-made fragmentation. The Massambaba Environmental Protection Area comprises the larger continuous extent of the suitable habitat for the Restinga Antwren, being essential to its long-term existence. However, the region lacks effective protected areas and, besides urgent practical measures, we recommend an accurate mapping and populational studies on this species.

Two new species of Portanini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Aphrodinae) from Southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4196 (3) ◽  
pp. 399 ◽  
Author(s):  
MÁRCIO FELIX ◽  
GABRIEL MEJDALANI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Janeiro State

Two new species, Portanus restingalis and Paraportanus marica, are described and illustrated from Restinga de Maricá, a sandy coastal plain in Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil. Comparative notes on the two new species are given. Portanus youngi and Paraportanus eburatus are newly recorded from Brazil and Guyana, respectively. A checklist of all known species of Portanini with their geographic distribution is provided. 

scholarly journals Frog assemblage associated with bromeliads in a sandy coastal plain in the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (34) ◽  
pp. 445
Author(s):  
Marcio Marques Mageski ◽  
Rodrigo Barbosa Ferreira ◽  
Larissa Corteletti da Costa ◽  
Paulo Roberto Jesus ◽  
Paulo Dias Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Habitat Segregation ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Frog Species ◽  
Espirito Santo

Amphibians may use bromeliads for reproduction (i.e., bromeligenous species) or only for refuge and foraging (i.e., bromelicolous species). The partition of bromeliad resources is essential to maintain the coexistence of the associated assemblages. We sampled 913 bromeliads in a sandy coastal plain (i.e., restinga habitat) in southeastern Brazil and found 234 frogs belonging to seven species. One of the frog species was bromeligenous and the other six were facultative bromelicolous. The bromeliads of the genus Aechmea were the most frequently used by frogs. The low degree of frog occupancy of bromeliads (26%) suggests habitat segregation. Our study highlights the importance of maintenance of bromeliad species for conservation of the associated frog assemblages.

scholarly journals Floristic units and their predictors unveiled in part of the Atlantic Forest hotspot: implications for conservation planning

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 2031-2046 ◽  
Author(s):  
FELIPE Z. SAITER ◽  
PEDRO V. EISENLOHR ◽  
GLAUCO S. FRANÇA ◽  
JOÃO R. STEHMANN ◽  
WILLIAM W. THOMAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Thermal Gradients ◽  
Espinhaço Range ◽  
Special Unit ◽  
Interior Highlands ◽  
Precipitation Seasonality ◽  
Floristic Variation

ABSTRACT We submitted tree species occurrence and geoclimatic data from 59 sites in a river basin in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil to ordination, ANOVA, and cluster analyses with the goals of investigating the causes of phytogeographic patterns and determining whether the six recognized subregions represent distinct floristic units. We found that both climate and space were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) important in the explanation of phytogeographic patterns. Floristic variations follow thermal gradients linked to elevation in both coastal and inland subregions. A gradient of precipitation seasonality was found to be related to floristic variation up to 100 km inland from the ocean. The temperature of the warmest quarter and the precipitation during the coldest quarter were the main predictors. The subregions Sandy Coastal Plain, Coastal Lowland, Coastal Highland, and Central Depression were recognized as distinct floristic units. Significant differences were not found between the Inland Highland and the Espinhaço Range, indicating that these subregions should compose a single floristic unit encompassing all interior highlands. Because of their ecological peculiarities, the ferric outcrops within the Espinhaço Range may constitute a special unit. The floristic units proposed here will provide important information for wiser conservation planning in the Atlantic Forest hotspot.

scholarly journals The conservation status of the tuco-tucos, genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae), in southern Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (4 suppl) ◽  
pp. 839-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
FA. Fernandes ◽  
GP. Fernández-Stolz ◽  
CM. Lopes ◽  
TRO. Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Subterranean Rodents ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Risk Of Extinction ◽  
History Of

The goal of conservation biology should be related to the preservation of species and also to the evolutionary and ecological processes that were responsible to form them and that are still acting. We review the conservation status of the species of tuco-tuco (Ctenomys torquatus, C. lami, C. minutus, and C. flamarioni) from southern Brazil, and relate these data to the geological history of a particular area in that region, the Coastal Plain of the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. The implications of the data on these species from the Southeastern Brazil are also discussed in relation to the evolution and risk of extinction of these subterranean rodents.

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