Structure of microbial soil communities in areas of restinga: a case study in a conservation unit in the Atlantic Forest of the Southern Brazilian coast

Rocky seashores are low granitic hills distributed along the southeastern Brazilian coast with xeric-like vegetation due to the shallow soil. Knowledge on amphibian communities and their reproductive patterns is especially reduced on this kind of environment. Herein, we present a framework of two years monitoring an amphibian community at a rocky seashore environment located at the protected area of Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca, municipality of Niterói, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We conducted diurnal and nocturnal searches for frogs in tank bromeliads, rocky surface and shrubby vegetation. Annual pattern of breeding activity of anurans was also estimated. Individuals of the most abundant tank-bromeliad, Alcantarea glaziouana were collected and measured according to several variables to understanding the selection of bromeliads by frogs. We checked the influence of the environmental conditions on amphibian abundance, association between the bromeliads measures, and the water storage in the tank. We recorded the species: Scinax aff. x-signatus; S. cuspidatus; S. littoreus; Thoropa miliaris and Gastrotheca sp. Bromeliads were the preferential habitat used by anurans. The nocturnal habit was predominant for all species and during diurnal searches, the specimens were found sheltered in bromeliads axils. The number of calling males as well as amphibian abundance was associated with the rainiest and warmest period of the year. The species S. littoreus was observed in breeding activity in the majority of sample period. Adult calling males of T. miliaris were observed especially in the rainy season. Rainfall and temperature combined are positively correlated to the total number of captured amphibians. However, individually, rainfall was not significantly correlated, while temperature was positively correlated with the amphibian abundance. Water storage capacity by bromeliads was correlated to characteristics and size of the plant. In the rainy season, the height of the plant and the diameter on top view were correlated with the occurrence of amphibians, while during the driest period there was no correlation among variables and the bromeliad usage by amphibians. Recorded species were strongly associated to the Atlantic Forest domain. Nevertheless, the occupation of rocky seashores by anurans may be more associated with the specialized reproductive modes presented by species, since there is no permanent water available in ponds or streams.

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Population characteristics, space use and habitat associations of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi (Teleostei: Syngnathidae)

Neotropical Ichthyology ◽

10.1590/s1679-62252007000300020 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 405-414 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Ierecê Lucena Rosa ◽

Tacyana P. R. Oliveira ◽

André L. C. Castro ◽

Luiz E. de Souza Moraes ◽

Josias H. A. Xavier ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Structure ◽

Habitat Associations ◽

Population Characteristics ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Life Stages ◽

Unequal Distribution ◽

Ecological Information ◽

Spatial Use ◽

Conservation And Management

This paper provides a case study of a threatened seahorse species, Hippocampus reidi, highlighting the importance of using ecological information to assist conservation and management initiatives. Underwater visual sighting data (50 x 2m transect) gathered along the NE, SE and S portions of the Brazilian coast revealed an unequal distribution across localities, perhaps related to harvesting pressure, and a mean density of 0.026 ind.m-2. Our findings suggest some restricted spatial use by H. reidi, which was consistent with its estimated home range, and with re-sighting of specimens. Reproduction was recorded year-round, however productive peaks may exist. Components of habitat structure mostly used as anchoring points were mangrove plants, macroalgae, cnidarians, seagrass, sponges, and bryozoans. Conservation recommendations include: further characterization and mapping of habitats; assessment of availability and condition of microhabitats in selected areas, and studies on dispersal routes during initial life stages.

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A Educação Ambiental no Ecoturismo e no Turismo de Aventura: estudo de caso do Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Santa Virgínia (SP)

Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo (RBEcotur) ◽

10.34024/rbecotur.2017.v10.6635 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Renato Bacchi ◽

Odaléia Telles Marcondes Machado Queiroz ◽

Zysman Neiman

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Educational Practice ◽

Clear Definition ◽

Conservation Unit ◽

Serra Do Mar ◽

Adventure Tourism ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

The Subject

O presente estudo foi realizado no Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Santa Virgínia (SP), local de grandes atrativos ecoturísticos, sendo sua visitação voltada para as trilhas e o rafting, prática que ocorre no Rio Paraibuna com o uso de botes. Visitantes são acompanhados por monitores, ambiente propício para a realização de um estudo de caso que busca analisar quanti-qualitativamente a Educação Ambiental no ecoturismo e no turismo de aventura. Questionários foram aplicados aos turistas, entrevistas semiestruturadas aos monitores ambientais, à operadora de rafting que atua no local ao gestor da unidade. Foi realizada observação participante nas trilhas e no rafting. Verificou-se que a grande maioria dos visitantes está aberta à Educação Ambiental, a praticar o ecoturismo para ter contato com a natureza e aprender algo novo. Percebeu-se que existe um esforço da gestão do Núcleo Santa Virgínia, e dos monitores para realizar a prática educativa, porém ainda não há uma definição clara por parte destes do que seria a Educação Ambiental. A falta de discussão sobre o tema e a não percepção dos potenciais e limitações da Educação Ambiental no ecoturismo local pode levar a esforços que não gerem as transformações desejadas, apesar do potencial intrínseco do ambiente natural em proporcionar mudanças de visão e atitudes individuais. Environmental Education in Ecotourism and Adventure Tourism: case study of Serra do Mar State Park, Santa Virgínia Nucleus (SP, Brazil) ABSTRACT This study was conducted in Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Santa Virgínia - SP, site of major ecotourism attractions, being the visitation oriented for trekking and rafting, a practice that occurs in Rio Paraibuna, using boats. Visitors are accompanied by monitors, a favorable environment for the conduct of a case study that seeks to analyze quantitative and qualitative the environmental education in ecotourism and adventure tourism. Questionnaires were applied to tourists, semistructured interviews to environmental monitors, rafting operator and the manager of the conservation unit. Participant observations on the trails and rafting were done. The vast majority of visitors is open for environmental education, to practice ecotourism to have contact with nature and learn something new. It was noticed that there is an effort of the management of Santa Virgínia, and monitors to conduct educational practice during the tours, but there is still no clear definition on the part of those about what would be environmental education. The lack of discussion on the subject and the no perception of the potential and the limitations of environmental education in local ecotourism can lead to efforts that do not generate the desired transformations, despite the intrinsic potential of the natural environment to provide changes in view and in individual attitudes. KEYWORDS: Ecotourism; Environmental education; Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar; Núcleo Santa Virgínia; Case Study.

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Copper ecological risk assessment using DGT technique and PNEC: A case study in the Brazilian coast

Journal of Hazardous Materials ◽

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123918 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 403 ◽

pp. 123918 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Karelys Umbría-Salinas ◽

Astolfo Valero ◽

Samantha Eslava Martins ◽

Mônica Wallner-Kersanach

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Ecological Risk ◽

Ecological Risk Assessment ◽

Brazilian Coast

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Bat assemblage of Guaribas Biological Reserve, an Atlantic forest conservation unit in North-eastern Brazil: Results of a two-stage long-term survey

Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences ◽

10.4025/actascibiolsci.v38i3.31248 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 365 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Caio Graco Zeppelini ◽

Isabela Jerônimo ◽

Karlla Morganna da Costa Rego ◽

Maria Paula de Aguiar Fracasso ◽

Luiz Carlos Serramo Lopez

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Forest Conservation ◽

Conservation Unit ◽

Two Stage ◽

Eastern Brazil ◽

North Eastern ◽

Biological Reserve ◽

Long Term Survey

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Ocean Renewable Energy Potential, Technology, and Deployments: A Case Study of Brazil

Energies ◽

10.3390/en12193658 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (19) ◽

pp. 3658 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Milad Shadman ◽

Corbiniano Silva ◽

Daiane Faller ◽

Zhijia Wu ◽

Luiz de Freitas Assad ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Numerical Models ◽

Salinity Gradient ◽

Ocean Current ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Renewable Energy Resources ◽

Energy Potential ◽

Ocean Renewable Energy ◽

Global Status

This study, firstly, provides an up-to-date global review of the potential, technologies, prototypes, installed capacities, and projects related to ocean renewable energy including wave, tidal, and thermal, and salinity gradient sources. Secondly, as a case study, we present a preliminary assessment of the wave, ocean current, and thermal gradient sources along the Brazilian coastline. The global status of the technological maturity of the projects, their different stages of development, and the current global installed capacity for different sources indicate the most promising technologies considering the trend of global interest. In Brazil, despite the extensive coastline and the fact that almost 82% of the Brazilian electricity matrix is renewable, ocean renewable energy resources are still unexplored. The results, using oceanographic fields produced by numerical models, show the significant potential of ocean thermal and wave energy sources in the northern and southern regions of the Brazilian coast, which could contribute as complementary supply sources in the national electricity matrix.

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Is camera-trapping an efficient method for surveying mammals in Neotropical forests? A case study in south-eastern Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology ◽

10.1017/s0266467404001956 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 121-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 96

Author(s):

Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo ◽

Adriano Garcia Chiarello

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Indirect Evidence ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Camera Trapping ◽

Neotropical Forests ◽

South Eastern ◽

Eastern Brazil ◽

Line Transects

Although highly diverse (Fonseca et al. 1996), the Atlantic forest mammal fauna is still poorly known, with very few sites exhaustively inventoried or subjected to long-term studies (Passamani et al. 2000). Although the first surveys using camera traps were carried out in the 1920s (e.g. Chapman 1927), most studies are rather recent (Karanth & Nichols 1998). This is not different in Brazil, where few studies have been published (Marques & Ramos 2001, Santos-Filho & Silva 2002, Silveira et al. 2003, Trolle 2003, Trolle & Kéry 2003). Given this, the objective of this paper is to assess the efficiency of camera trapping as an inventory technique for Neotropical forests in general and Atlantic forest in particular. The study was conducted at the Santa Lúcia Biological Station (SLBS), a biologically rich Atlantic Forest preserve located in south-eastern Brazil (Mendes & Padovan 2000) where mammals have been intensively live-trapped, observed from line-transects or had indirect evidence of their presence (faeces, footprints, scratches, etc.) recorded in earlier years (Passamani et al. 2000).

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