scholarly journals The magnitude and extent of edge effects on vascular epiphytes across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edicson Parra-Sanchez ◽  
Cristina Banks-Leite

Abstract Edge effects are ubiquitous landscape processes influencing over 70% of forest cover worldwide. However, little is known about how edge effects influence the vertical stratification of communities in forest fragments. We combined a spatially implicit and a spatially explicit approach to quantify the magnitude and extent of edge effects on canopy and understorey epiphytic plants in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Within the human-modified landscape, species richness, species abundance and community composition remained practically unchanged along the interior-edge gradient, pointing to severe biotic homogenisation at all strata. This is because the extent of edge effects reached at least 500 m, potentially leaving just 0.24% of the studied landscape unaffected by edges. We extrapolated our findings to the entire Atlantic Forest and found that just 19.4% of the total existing area is likely unaffected by edge effects and provide suitable habitat conditions for forest-dependent epiphytes. Our results suggest that the resources provided by the current forest cover might be insufficient to support the future of epiphyte communities. Preserving large continuous ‘intact’ forests is probably the only effective conservation strategy for vascular epiphytes.

Rodriguésia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 575-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clebson Firmino da Silva ◽  
Laise de Holanda Cavalcanti

Abstract Elaeis guineensis Jacq. (Arecaceae), the oil palm tree, serves as a phorophyte for many different groups of organisms, someof whichhelp decompose organic matter comingfromthe organs of the tree itself or fromremainsof other plants retained in leaf sheaths. To study the myxobiota of E. guineensis, we examined living and dead trunks, leaves, bracts and inflorescences in the Gurjaú Ecological Reserve, in the township of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil. Incidence and species abundance were determined in three Atlantic forest fragments. The reported species are listed herein, followed the known distribution of each species in Brazil, and which of them occur on palm trees. All of the subclasses and five orders were recorded and 22 species were added to the list of myxomycetes associated with oil palm trees in Brazil. The highest incidence value was recorded on dead leaves. Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (O. F. Müll.) T. Macbr., Arcyria cinerea (Bull.)Pers. and Physarum compressum Alb.& Schwein. werethe most commonspecies, while Hemitrichia serpula (Scop.) Rostaf. ex Lister showed the highest levels of abundance and incidence, thus confirming its preference for the substrates provided by palm trees.


2010 ◽  
Vol 259 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone R. Freitas ◽  
Todd J. Hawbaker ◽  
Jean Paul Metzger

2020 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 106423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Rosa dos Santos ◽  
Emanuel França Araújo ◽  
Quétila Souza Barros ◽  
Milton Marques Fernandes ◽  
Márcia Rodrigues de Moura Fernandes ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Hanazaki ◽  
Rogério Mazzeo ◽  
Alexandre Romariz Duarte ◽  
Vinícius Castro Souza ◽  
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues

This study aims to investigate the consensus among informants in the naming of tree species from a high diversity environment, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Sete Barras, SP), through a methodological procedure based on standardized stimuli. Seven selected local experts on tree species used for timber and handicrafts were asked to walk individually across the same area of 1.72 ha and identify and name all the known trees of more than 4 cm DBH (diameter at breast height) using common names. All trees were botanically identified, and their DBH and height were measured. The ecologic salience of tree species, expressed in terms of abundance, average height and DBH, was tested in relation to the informants' knowledge and species naming. The guided walks resulted on 708 identification events, with common names corresponding to 122 botanical species, or 68% of all tree species present. Both the reduced abundance and ecological salience of rare species can explain their recognition. The highest concordances in naming a tree were related only to the species abundance and not to their size (given by diameter and height). In some cases, there is no single common name for a botanical species, reflecting the intrinsic variation in local knowledge, which must be considered in ethnobotanical studies, in ecological assessments based on local knowledge, as well as in community-based conservation and management programs.


2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Severino R.R. Pinto ◽  
Gabriel Mendes ◽  
André M.M. Santos ◽  
Mateus Dantas ◽  
Marcelo Tabarelli ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 3141-3163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dary Moreira Gonçalves Rigueira ◽  
Pedro Luís Bernardo da Rocha ◽  
Eduardo Mariano-Neto

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 595
Author(s):  
Ivo Augusto Lopes Magalhaes ◽  
Carlos Roberto Lima Thiago ◽  
Alexandre Rosa Dos Santos

Os corredores ecológicos surgem como alternativa para mitigar os efeitos da fragmentação florestal permitindo entre eles o fluxo gênico de fauna e flora e a recolonização de áreas degradadas. Diante do exposto o presente estudo teve como objetivo, identificar para a bacia hidrográfica do rio Itapemirim, ES, por meio de metodologia desenvolvida em Sistemas de Informações Geográficas, a delimitação de corredores ecológicos que propiciem a interligação de fragmentos florestais, identificados mediante análise das métricas da paisagem como fragmentos florestais com atributos espaciais, que sugerem maior conservação. A metodologia consistiu no mapeamento dos fragmentos florestais por meio de técnicas de classificação supervisionada utilizando imagem do satélite LANDSAT 8 OLI, obtidas junto ao Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais. Realizou-se o cálculo dos índices de ecologia, por meio do software ArcGis 10.2, com a extensão de domínio público V-LATER 2.0. Identificou-se 11.749 fragmentos florestais, que representam 22% de cobertura florestal na bacia hidrográfica. Os fragmentos pequenos (< 5 ha) foram encontrados em maior número, 8.394, seguidos pelos fragmentos de tamanho médio (5 a 50 ha), 2.995, e grandes (> 50 ha), 360. O número de fragmentos apresentaram relação inversa com sua contribuição na área. O bioma Mata Atlântica presente na bacia hidrográfica do rio Itapemirim, é representado, em sua maioria, por fragmentos florestais pequenos, menores que 5 ha, indicando um alto grau de fragmentação.  Identification of Forest Fragments Potential for the delimitation of Ecological Corridors in the Itapemirim, ES River Basin through Remote Sensing techniques A B S T R A C TEcological corridors emerge as an alternative to mitigate the effects of forest fragmentation, allowing for the gene flow of fauna and flora and the recolonization of degraded areas. Given the above, the present study aimed to identify, for the Itapemirim river basin, ES, through a methodology developed in Geographic Information Systems, the delimitation of ecological corridors that allow the interconnection of forest fragments, identified through the analysis of the metrics. landscape as forest fragments with spatial attributes, which suggest greater conservation. The methodology consisted of mapping forest fragments by supervised classification techniques using LANDSAT 8 OLI satellite imagery, obtained from the National Institute for Space Research. Ecology indices were calculated using the ArcGis 10.2 software, with the public domain extension V-LATER 2.0. A total of 11,749 forest fragments were identified, representing 22% of forest cover in the watershed. Smaller fragments (<5 ha) were found in larger numbers, 8,394, followed by medium sized fragments (5 to 50 ha), 2,995, and large fragments (> 50 ha), 360. The number of fragments was inversely related to their size. contribution in the area. The Atlantic Forest biome present in the Itapemirim river basin is mostly represented by small forest fragments, smaller than 5 ha, indicating a high degree of fragmentation.Keywords: Indexes of landscape ecology, Atlantic Forest, Geoprocessing.


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