Modelling aboveground biomass in forest remnants of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest using remote sensing, environmental and terrain-related data

AbstractWe report the roadkill of a jaguar in one of the longest highways in Brazil (BR-101), in the stretch where this road crosses one of the most important Atlantic Forest remnants in the country: the Linhares-Sooretama block. The jaguar population present in this area represents the very last in entire Espírito Santo state. There is an approved project to the lines duplication of the entire BR-101 Highway and the company responsible by the work has already started the first activities in the state. However, there is no environmental impact assessment already done neither planning for the implementation of measures to avoid or reduce the roadkill risk in the region. Thus, to minimize the impacts associated with the BR-101, we do not recommend its lines duplication along the 15 km stretch traversing the Linhares-Sooretama block. In addition, alternatively, we suggest the deviation of the current route of the BR-101 Highway or the construction of overpasses to fauna in the most critical points, interspersing these overpasses with electronic speed monitoring devices and warning and educational plates.

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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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Revision and cladistic analysis of the spider genus Carapoia González-Sponga (Araneae : Pholcidae), with descriptions of new species from Brazil's Atlantic forest

Invertebrate Systematics ◽

10.1071/is05038 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 541 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Bernhard A. Huber

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Atlantic Coast ◽

Cladistic Analysis ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Forest Species ◽

Interspecific Relationships ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

Northern Species

The pholcid genus Carapoia is revised and interspecific relationships are analysed cladistically. Five new species from the Brazilian Atlantic forest are described (C. ubatuba, C. brescoviti, C. una, C. crasto, C. rheimsae), and new records are given for the four previously described species. Cladistic analysis reveals a biogeographic split between a northern clade (Amazon, Venezuela, Guyana) and a southern clade (Brazilian Atlantic forest). While each of the three northern species is widely distributed, the six Atlantic forest species seem to be restricted to much smaller areas of forest remnants along the Atlantic coast.

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Landscape-scale lidar analysis of aboveground biomass distribution in secondary Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biotropica ◽

10.1111/btp.12538 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 520-530 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Justin M. Becknell ◽

Michael Keller ◽

Daniel Piotto ◽

Marcos Longo ◽

Maiza Nara dos-Santos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Aboveground Biomass ◽

Landscape Scale ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Biomass Distribution

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Predicting Patterns of Plant Diversity and Endemism in the Tropics Using Remote Sensing Data: A Study Case from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Remote Sensing of Plant Biodiversity ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-33157-3_11 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 255-266

Author(s):

Andrea Paz ◽

Marcelo Reginato ◽

Fabián A. Michelangeli ◽

Renato Goldenberg ◽

Mayara K. Caddah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Hot Spot ◽

Remote Sensing Data ◽

Life Forms ◽

Distribution Data ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Weather Station ◽

Temperature And Precipitation ◽

The Tropics

AbstractWe combine remote sensing (RS) measurements of temperature and precipitation with phylogenetic and distribution data from three plant clades with different life forms, i.e., shrubs and treelets (tribe Miconieae, Melastomes), epiphytes (Ronnbergia-Wittmackia alliance, Bromeliaceae), and lianas (“Fridericia and Allies” clade, Bignoniaceae), to predict the distribution of biodiversity in a tropical hot spot: the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We assess (i) how well RS-derived climate estimates predict the spatial distribution of species richness (SR), phylogenetic diversity (PD), and phylogenetic endemism (PE) and (ii) how they compare to predictions based on interpolated weather station information. We find that environmental descriptors derived from RS sources can predict the distribution of SR and PD, performing as well as or better than weather station-based data. Yet performance is lower for endemism and for clades with a high number of species of small ranges. We argue that this approach can provide an alternative to remotely monitor megadiverse groups or biomes for which species identification through RS are not yet feasible or available.

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Density, habitat use, and activity patterns of a vulnerable population of the Solitary Tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragment

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/cjz-2017-0153 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 96 (3) ◽

pp. 245-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti ◽

Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro ◽

Walfrido Moraes Tomas ◽

Helena Godoy Bergallo ◽

Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Forest Edge ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Line Transect ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Line Transect Survey ◽

Forest Remnants

We present the first estimates of density of the Solitary Tinamou (Tinamus solitarius (Vieillot, 1819)) in the Reserva Natural Vale (RNV), one of the two largest remnants of the Atlantic Rainforest in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. We also modeled the spatial distribution and habitat use of the species using occupancy and detectability modeling. We used a line-transect survey to estimate density and abundance and camera traps to estimate habitat use and activity pattern. We conducted the survey within a 13 month period (April 2013 to May 2014). Estimated density was 9 ± 2 individuals/km2 and estimated population size for the entire RNV was 2115 ± 470 individuals. Occupancy was best described by distance to forest edge, distance between trees, poaching intensity, and understory cover. Detectability was affected by distance between trees and poaching intensity. We conclude that in the RNV, the Near Threatened T. solitarius is a diurnal species preferring intact closed-canopy forest but tending to avoid areas near to forest edges or areas under comparatively high intensity of poaching. These results reinforce the importance of RNV as a resource source for T. solitarius reproduction at Brazilian Atlantic forest remnants.

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