Causal relationship between leaf litter beetle communities and regeneration patterns of vegetation in the Atlantic rainforest of Southern Brazil (Mata Atlântica)

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Ottermanns ◽  
Philipp W. Hopp ◽  
Maike Guschal ◽  
Gustavo Pacheco dos Santos ◽  
Stefan Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Mata Atlantica

scholarly journals Studies on Anopheles (Kerteszia) homunculus Komp (Diptera: Culicidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2299 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIA ANICE MUREB SALLUM ◽  
CECILIA L. S. DOS SANTOS ◽  
RICHARD C. WILKERSON
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Its2 Sequence ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Rdna Its2 ◽  
Mata Atlantica

The present findings suggest that Anopheles (Kerteszia) homunculus may comprise more than one species. The rDNA ITS2 sequence data corroborate the presence of An. homunculus l.s. in Mata Atlântica, southern Brazil, and suggest that specimens from Trinidad may belong to an unnamed morphologically similar species. There is a need for additional studies to establish the geographical distribution of An. homunculus l.s. in continental South America and in Trinidad, especially in southern Mata Atlântica, Brazil.

scholarly journals INFLUÊNCIA DA PRECIPITAÇÃO E TEMPERATURA DO AR NA PRODUÇÃO DE SERAPILHEIRA EM TRECHO DE FLORESTA ESTACIONAL EM SOROCABA, SP

FLORESTA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Nogueira Scoriza ◽  
Fatima Conceição Márquez Piña-Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fragmentation ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Mata Atlantica ◽  
Average Contribution

A fragmentação e destruição da Mata Atlântica tornam a sua conservação fundamental. A serapilheira é um importante componente desse sistema e apresenta diferenças na deposição nos diferentes ecossistemas brasileiros. Com isso, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito da precipitação e da temperatura do ar no aporte de serapilheira em fragmentos florestais localizados em Sorocaba, SP. A quantidade média de serapilheira aportada foi de 6,9 ± 0,4 mg.ha-1.ano-1, formada por 65% de folhas. Houve diferenças entre as deposições nas estações do ano, sendo que a menor quantidade foi depositada no período seco. A correlação da serapilheira e suas frações não foram significativas quando analisada para o mesmo mês da avaliação da temperatura do ar e precipitação. Porém, quando se relacionam meses anteriores, a correlação é mais expressiva, demonstrando que a resposta da vegetação a variações ambientais não é imediata.Palavras-chave: Clima; sazonalidade; Mata Atlântica. AbstractInfluence of precipitation and air temperature in production of litterfall in stretch of seasonal forest. Fragmentation and destruction of the Atlantic Rainforest make its conservation essential. The litter is an important component of this system, and reveals differences in deposition in the different Brazilian ecosystems. This research aims to evaluate the effect of rainfall and air temperature on litterfall input in a forest fragment at the municipality of Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. The average contribution of litterfall was 6.9±0.4Mg ha-1 yr-1, comprising 65% of leaves. There were differences between the seasons, with the less amount in the dry season. The correlation of litter and its fractions was not relevant for the same month of air temperature and rainfall measurement. However, the correlation is significant when related to the previous month, demonstrating that the response of vegetation to environmental changes is not immediate.Keywords: Climate; seasonality; Atlantic forest.

New lichen species of the genera Porina and Byssoloma from an urban Atlantic rainforest patch in Sergipe, NE Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Eugenia da Silva CÁCERES ◽  
Marlon Wendell Oliveira dos SANTOS ◽  
Cléverton de Oliveira MENDONÇA ◽  
Danyelle Andrade MOTA ◽  
André APTROOT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Lichen Species ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Isolated Points ◽  
Mata Atlantica

AbstractThe new species Byssoloma catillariosporum and Porina isidioambigua are described from NE Brazil. The first is reminiscent of B. leucoblepharum but differs by the consistently uniseptate ascospores. The second is characterized by tiny isidia and black perithecia with relatively large, 3-septate ascospores. Both species were found at the Área de Proteço Ambiental (APA) Morro do Urubu, an area of c. 214 hectares in the large (500 000 inhabitants) city of Aracaju. It is the only urban Mata Atlântica remnant in Aracaju, with mesophytic deciduous and semi-deciduous forest, and cerrado enclaves in isolated points.

scholarly journals A Mata Atlântica e sua conservação

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josiane Teresinha Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ecosystem Fragmentation ◽  
Mata Atlantica ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest Biome

Resumo: A Mata Atlântica é o terceiro maior bioma brasileiro e possui uma dasmaiores biodiversidades do mundo. Tem função reguladora do fluxo dos mananciaishídricos, mantém a fertilidade do solo, controla o equilíbrio climático, eevita deslizamentos de escarpas e encostas de regiões serranas. Desde temposcoloniais vem sofrendo os impactos da atividade exploratória e do crescimentopopulacional e urbano, que causaram fragmentação de ecossistemas, perda debiodiversidade e deterioração de recursos naturais. Aproximadamente 8,5% desua cobertura são áreas preservadas com mais de 100 hectares. A conservaçãodesses fragmentos e a recuperação de áreas degradadas são fundamentais paraa manutenção do bioma e da qualidade de vida das populações associadas a ele.Palavras-chave: Bioma Mata Atlântica. Conservação. Biodiversidade.Abstract: The Atlantic Rainforest is the third largest brazilian biome and has oneof the world’s largest biodiversity. It regulates the flow of water sources, keepssoil fertility, controls the climate balance, and avoids the landslide of slopes andhillsides. Since colonial times it has been suffering the impacts of exploitation,population growth and urban expansion, which caused ecosystem fragmentation,biodiversity loss, and deterioration of natural resources. Approximately 8.5% ofits coverage are preserved areas with more than 100 hectares. The conservationof these fragments and the restoration of degraded areas are fundamental tomaitain the biome and the life quality of the peoples associated to it.Keywords: Atlantic Rainforest Biome. Conservation. Biodiversity.

The new lichen species Micarea corallothallina from Serra da Jibóia, an Atlantic rainforest enclave in Bahia, NE Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Eugenia da Silva CÁCERES ◽  
Danyelle Andrade MOTA ◽  
Luciana Santos de JESUS ◽  
André APTROOT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Lichen Species ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Maximum Elevation ◽  
Mata Atlantica

AbstractThe new species Micarea corallothallina is described from Serra da Jibóia, Bahia, NE Brazil. It has a gnarled, coralloid, isidiose thallus and pale botryose apothecia. It was found in the Serra da Jibóia, a mountainous range with a maximum elevation of 800 m on smooth bark of trees. This Mata Atlantica fragment is located in the Santa Terezinha municipality, Bahia, NE Brazil, near the Castro Alves municipality boundary. This area can be considered as a rainforest enclave surrounded by Caatinga, and belongs to a disjunct set of mountains that extend from the southern coast of the state to the North-west and North.

scholarly journals Florística do Entorno de Cavernas em Remanescentes de Mata Atlântica e Caatinga de Sergipe (Floristic of Surrounding Caves in Remnants of Atlantic Rainforest and Caatinga of Sergipe State, Brazil)

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-205
Author(s):  
José Augusto de Santana Júnior ◽  
Elias José da Silva ◽  
Eduardo Vinícios da Silva Oliveira ◽  
Ana Paula do Nascimento Prata
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Mata Atlantica

Four new species of Saetherocladius Andersen et Mendes from Mata Atlântica, Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2608 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
TROND ANDERSEN ◽  
HUMBERTO F. MENDES ◽  
LUIZ C. PINHO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Mata Atlantica

The monotypic genus Saetherocladius Andersen et Mendes, 2007 was erected based on S. hirtus Andersen et Mendes, 2007 from southern Brazil. The present paper adds four new species, S. fusticulus, S. fusus, S. triangulatus and S. urubiciensis, all from the Atlantic forest in southern and southeastern Brazil. The new species are described and figured as males and the male of S. hirtus is redescribed based on additional material. A key to the males of Saetherocladius is given.

scholarly journals Mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) de uma futura Unidade de Conservação em área de Mata Atlântica no sul do Brasil

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Jacometto Marchi ◽  
Gerson Azulim Müller ◽  
Carlos Brisola Marcondes
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Conservation Unit ◽  
Dominance Index ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Degraded Area ◽  
Mata Atlantica ◽  
Indices Of Similarity ◽  
Anopheles Cruzii

Foram coletadas espécies de mosquitos antropofílicas em duas áreas de Mata Atlântica onde será implantada uma Unidade de Conservação no município de Itapema-SC. O objetivo desse estudo foi analisar o nível de preservação de duas áreas da Mata Atlântica através da composição da fauna de Culicidae. A diversidade de espécies mostrou-se semelhante nos dois locais de amostragem (Dm=4,02 na Praia Grossa e Dm = 4,04 em São Paulinho). O índice de similaridade entre as duas áreas foi: CCs = 0,57 e CMH = 0,07. O índice de dominância de Simpson foi de 0,63 para a Praia Grossa e 0,31 para São Paulinho. A maior abundância de Anopheles cruzii Dyar & Knabe Culex (Microculex) (táxons relacionados a áreas preservadas) em São Paulinho e de Ochlerotatus scapularis (Rondani) e Psorophora ferox (Humboldt) (táxons relacionados a áreas degradadas) na Praia Grossa sugere que a primeira área é mais preservada do que a segunda. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of a Future Conservation Unit in the Area of Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil. Abstract. Anthropophilic mosquitoes were collected in two areas of the Atlantic Forest wich will constitute a Conservation Unit in the municipality of Itapema-SC. The aim of this study was to analyze the level of preservation of two areas of Atlantic Forest trough the composition of the Culicidae fauna. Species diversity was similar in both sampling sites (Dm = 4.02 in Praia Grossa and Dm = 4.04 in São Paulinho). Indices of similarity between the two areas were: CCs = 0.57 and CMH = 0.07. The Simpson’s dominance index was 0.63 in Praia Grossa and 0.31 in São Paulinho. The higher abundance of Anopheles cruzii Dyar & Knaband Culex (Microculex) (taxa related to preserved area) in São Paulinho and Ochlerotatus scapularis (Rondani) and Psorophora ferox (Humboldt) (taxa related to degraded area) in Praia Grossa suggests that the first area is more preserved than the last.

scholarly journals Miambera miae n. gen., n. sp. from southern Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-109
Author(s):  
Trond Andersen ◽  
Humberto Fonseca Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Adult Males ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Mata Atlantica

Miambera miae n. gen., n. sp. is described and figured based on adult males from Mata Atlântica in southern Brazil. This genus can be separated from other Orthocladiinae based on the combination of hairy eyes; antenna with strong, subapical seta; decumbent acrostichals in the anterior third of scutum; bare wing and squama; R4+5 ending proximal to M3+4; anal point lacking; and tuft of strong, flattened macrotrichia on low, dorsal protuberance of tergite IX.

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