Chromosomal variability of Drosophila polymorpha populations from Atlantic Forest remnants of continental and insular environments in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

The orchid-bee faunas of ‘Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal’, ‘Parque Nacional do Descobrimento’ and three other Atlantic Forest remnants ranging from 1 to 300 ha in southern Bahia, eastern Brazil, were surveyed. Baits with seventeen different scents were used to attract orchid-bee males. Four thousand seven hundred and sixty-four males belonging to 36 species were actively collected with insect nets during 300 hours from November, 2008 to November, 2009. Richness and diversity of orchid bees found in this study are the highest ever recorded in the Atlantic Forest domain. Eufriesea dentilabris (Mocsáry, 1897) and Eufriesea violacea (Blanchard, 1840) were collected at the ‘Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal’, the first record of these species for the state of Bahia and the northernmost record for both species. Females Exaerete dentata (Linnaeus, 1758) were also collected at ‘Parque Nacional do Monte Pascoal’ and old records of Eufriesea aeneiventris (Mocsáry, 1896) in this area makes this site the richest and most diverse concerning its orchid-bee fauna in the entire Atlantic Forest and similar to areas in the Amazon Basin.

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Verbenaceae in Espírito Santo, Brazil: richness, patterns of geographic distribution and conservation

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.484.1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 484 (1) ◽

pp. 1-43

Author(s):

PEDRO HENRIQUE CARDOSO ◽

VANESSA IMACULADA DOS REIS VALÉRIO ◽

LUIZ MENINI NETO ◽

FÁTIMA REGINA GONÇALVES SALIMENA

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Northern Region ◽

The State ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Conservation Assessments ◽

Espirito Santo

Verbenaceae is represented in Brazil by 15 genera and ca. 290 species, with most of its richness in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest domains. The state of Espírito Santo has an area of 46,184.1 km2, wholly embedded in the Atlantic Forest. Nonetheless, due to the intense environmental degradation in the state, only 10.5% of its original vegetation remains. The present study is part of the “Flora do estado do Espírito Santo” project and aims to provide a taxonomic treatment to Verbenaceae in the state, as well as to analyze its distribution patterns, together with preliminary conservation assessments for each species. It is based on morphological analysis of herbaria collections, field expeditions, and literature compilation. Distribution maps were made for each species, while the preliminary conservation assessments followed the criteria proposed by the IUCN. Verbenaceae is represented in the state of Espírito Santo by 31 species arranged in 11 genera: Aloysia (2 spp.), Bouchea (1 sp.). Casselia (1 sp.), Citharexylum (1 sp.), Glandularia (1 sp.), Lantana (10 spp.), Lippia (4 spp.), Petrea (1 sp.), Priva (2 spp.), Stachytarpheta (6 spp.) and Verbena (2 spp.). Eight species occurring in Espírito Santo are threatened with extinction. Three new records are verified, including species of the genus Lantana. The dense rainforest, which covers most of the state’s territory, presents the most significant number of species (20 spp.), followed by pioneer vegetations (12 spp.), seasonal semideciduous forests (11 spp.), inselbergs (8 spp.), and ecological refuges (2 spp.). The main richness centers for Verbenaceae in the state of Espírito Santo are the municipalities of Linhares, Santa Teresa, Vitória, Vila Velha, and Guarapari in this order. In contrast, the family is noticeably little represented in the northern region of the state, as well as near its borders, where the forest remnants are highly fragmented and scattered. The current results contribute to the taxonomic and biogeographic knowledge of Verbenaceae, to the creation of conservation strategies for threatened species in the State of sspírito Santo, and reinforce the need of fieldwork in several areas of the state.

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An assessment of leaf-litter and epigaeic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) living in different landscapes of the Atlantic Forest Biome in the State of Bahia, Brazil

Journal of Insect Biodiversity ◽

10.12976/jib/2017.5.19 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (19) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Roberta De Jesus Santos ◽

Elmo Borges Azevedo Koch ◽

Clarissa Machado Pinto Leite ◽

Tiago Jordão Porto ◽

Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie

Keyword(s):

Leaf Litter ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

The State ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

The North ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Axis Parallel ◽

Leaf Litter Ants ◽

South Axis ◽

East West

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has a rich biodiversity increasingly threatened by human activities. Since the colonial period, the coast of the state of Bahia is among the most affected regions of Brazil by anthropic pressure. Bahia encloses Atlantic Forest remnants distributed in an area reaching 100-200 km along the east-west axis, by 1,000 km along the north-south axis, parallel to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. We report hereafter the results of an intensive field survey of leaf litter and epigaeic ants realized in forest remnants of the Atlantic Forest landscapes within the original extension of the biome in 11 localities distributed along four degrees of latitude in the state of Bahia. In each site, 16 plots were collected using pitfall and eight using Winkler traps. We identified 391 ant species belonging to 71 genera and nine subfamilies. Among all species recorded, 21 were common to the whole 11 localities, while 98 species were recorded in a single locality. This study highlights the richness and diversity of epigaeic and leaf-litter ants living in the northern part of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and is one of the most representative soil ants’ inventories ever done in this biome for a single state of Brazil.

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Frog diversity in the Floresta Nacional de Chapecó, Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032008000300004 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 51-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Elaine Maria Lucas ◽

Vanessa Barbisan Fortes

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Biological Diversity ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Management Strategies ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Rapid Destruction ◽

South Of Brazil ◽

Ombrophilous Forest

The Atlantic Forest is considered one of the world's biological diversity hotspots but is nevertheless increasingly threatened with the rapid destruction and fragmentation of its natural areas. In the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, remnants of the mixed ombrophilous forest and seasonal deciduous forest exist as islands within large areas of agriculture, pastures and human settlements. Here we present information on species richness and habitat use by anurans in the Floresta Nacional de Chapecó, located in the western portion of the state of Santa Catarina. Anurans were surveyed by active search of potential reproductive sites from December 1998 to December 2001. A total of 29 species were recorded, most of which have a known distribution restricted to southern Brazil and adjacent countries (Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay) and use open areas for reproduction. The species composition was most similar to other areas of mixed ombrophilous forest and seasonal deciduous forest from the extreme south of Brazil. The information in this study may support the implementation of conservation and management strategies in the area.

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The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of ‘Reserva Biológica de Una’, a hotspot in the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, eastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842013000200014 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 73 (2) ◽

pp. 347-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

A Nemésio

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rare Species ◽

The State ◽

Orchid Bees ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

Eastern Brazil ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Southern Bahia ◽

First Time

The orchid-bee fauna of ‘Reserva Biológica de Una’ (REBIO Una), one of the largest Atlantic Forest remnants in southern Bahia, eastern Brazil, was surveyed for the first time. Baits with sixteen different scents were used to attract males of orchid bees. Eight hundred and fifty-nine males belonging to 26 species were actively collected with insect nets during 60 hours in January and February, 2009, and January, 2010. Euglossa avicula Dressler, 1982 and Euglossa milenae Bembé, 2007 have been recorded for the first time in the state of Bahia. It was found that REBIO Una has one of the most diverse and rich orchid-bee faunas of the entire Atlantic Forest domain and holds some rare species, such as Euglossa cyanochloraMoure, 1996.

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Freshwater Fishes, Ilha de Santa Catarina, southern coastal drainage of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/5.4.898 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 898 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Vinicius A. Bertaco

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Sampling Points

The ilha de Santa Catarina is situated in southern Brazil, Atlantic Forest, in the state of Santa Catarina, municipality of Florianópolis. Fish specimens were collected in 15 sampling points along the drainages of rio Córrego Grande, rio Palha, rio Ratones, rio Tavares, rio Vermelho, as well as in the channel of lagoa do Peri. Specimens belonging to 16 species (one of them exotic) were collected, distributed in 12 families and six orders.

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Frugivorous butterflies from the Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0722 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Mara Sabedot Bordin ◽

Marcelo Monteiro ◽

Valéria Wesner Ferreira ◽

Junir Antonio Lutinski ◽

Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Abundant Species ◽

The State ◽

Western Region ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Conservation Units ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

A Value ◽

The Western Region

Abstract: This study aimed to present a list of the species of frugivorous butterflies occurring in Atlantic Forests, in the Conservation Units: National Forest of Chapecó (FLONA), Ecological Station of Mata Preta (ESEC) and State Park of Araucárias (PAEAR) and adjacent forest fragments, located in the western region of the state of Santa Catarina. Three samplings were conducted between December 2017 and March 2018, totaling 24 days of collection in each sampling area. Van Someren-Rydon traps were used to capture frugivorous butterflies. There were 4,231 frugivorous butterflies belonging to four subfamilies, 12 tribes and 49 species. In all, 37 species of frugivorous butterflies were sampled in FLONA and 29 in adjacent forest fragments. In ESEC, 29 species and 33 in adjacent forest fragments. In PAEAR, 33 species and 28 in adjacent forest fragments. Of the total species registered, 15 species are new records for the state of Santa Catarina and 11 are new records for the western region of the state. The most abundant species for FLONA were: Manataria hercyna (Hübner, 1821) and Hermeuptychia sp. In ESEC, were Hermeuptychia sp. and Yphthimoides ordinaria (Freitas, Kaminski & Mielke, 2012). In PAEAR, greater abundance of Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824) and Eryphanes reevesii (Doubleday, 1849) were verified. For the adjacent forest fragments to Conservation Units, there was a greater abundance of Hermeuptychia sp., Moneuptychia soter (Butler, 1877), Morpho epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796) e Forsterinaria quantius (Godart, 1824). Satyrinae presented higher richness (S = 34) and abundance (90.58%) in all areas sampled. The rarefaction and extrapolation curves for the Conservation Units and adjacent forest fragments showed a greater rise in the FLONA and PAEAR sampling units and their adjacent forest fragments. The estimated sampling coverage for Conservation Unit and forest fragments was above 97%. The richness calculated through the Jackknife 1 estimator, for the FLONA and PAEAR samplings, presented a value of 50.75 and 37.09, respectively. The fauna of frugivorous butterflies from this region, first investigated in areas of Conservation Units, showed to be expressive and well represented in the Atlantic Forest Biome, indicating its potential as a refuge for biodiversity.

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Range extension of the Atlantic Forest Hocicudo, Oxymycterus dasytrichus (Schinz, 1821), to the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.1.1847 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 1847

Author(s):

Willian Thomaz Peçanha ◽

Gislene Lopes Gonçalves ◽

Sérgio Luiz Althoff ◽

Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas ◽

Iris Hass

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽

New Localities ◽

Environmental Protection Area ◽

Protection Area

Six individuals of Oxymycterus dasytrichus (Schinz, 1821) were found on the coast of Paraná and Santa Catarina (in the Atlantic Forest), expanding the known geographical distribution of the species ca. 280 km southward. The specimens represent the first record of the species for the state of Santa Catarina, and new localities to the region of southern Paraná. The identification of the species relied mainly on interspecies comparative assessment of genetic distance based on DNA sequences data from the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene and geographic distribution of taxa across biomes, particularly in the Atlantic Forest. Our findings highlight the role of protected areas, particularly the Guaraqueçaba Environmental Protection Area, to preserve small mammals.

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Apocynaceae in the Atlantic Forest of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202172082 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

Author(s):

Jaerton Carvalho de Sousa Júnior ◽

Jomar Gomes Jardim

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Identification Key ◽

The Other ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Northeast Brazil ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Grade 3 ◽

First Time

Abstract We present here a taxonomic study of Apocynaceae from the Atlantic Forest remnants in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Northeast Brazil. Twenty-four species in 18 genera, distributed in Apocynoid grade (3 genera/5 species), Asclepiadoideae (8 genera/10 spp.), and Rauvolfioid grade (7 genera/9 spp.) were recorded. The most species-rich genera were Aspidosperma, Ditassa, and Mandevilla with three species each. The other genera were represented by one species each. Five genera and seven species were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte for the first time. Descriptions, identification key and comments on distribution and taxonomy of both genera and species are presented, as well as illustrations and figures.

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