Neglected epiphytism: Accidental epiphytes dominate epiphytic communities on tree ferns in the Atlantic Forest

ABSTRACTTree ferns are common elements in the Atlantic Forest domain, sometimes reaching more than half of total dominance at forest sites. Just as most groups, climate change might impact the distribution and diversity of tree ferns. To investigate the extent of these impacts in the subtropical Atlantic Rainforest, we measured the changes in species distribution, α- and β-diversity between current climate and future climatic scenarios for 2050. Most tree ferns species tend to lose their distribution area. Hence, species richness tends to decrease in the future, especially in the Rainforest sites. In general, β-diversity tend to not change on the regional scale, but some sites can change its relative singularity in composition. Our results show that climate change can impact distribution and α-diversity of tree ferns, but with no trend to cause homogenization in the tree ferns of the study area. Protected Areas (PAs) in our study region manage to withhold more α-diversity than areas without PAs — the same applies to β-diversity. Our study offers a new light into the effects of climate change in tree ferns by integrating the evaluation of its impacts on distribution, α- and β-diversity in all study areas and inside PAs.

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Environmental factors affect population structure of tree ferns in the Brazilian subtropical Atlantic Forest

Acta Botanica Brasilica ◽

10.1590/0102-33062019abb0338 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 204-213

Author(s):

Carlos Eduardo Schwartz ◽

André Luís de Gasper

Keyword(s):

Population Structure ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Tree Ferns

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Late Pleistocene and Holocene Vegetation, Climate Dynamics, and Amazonian Taxa in the Atlantic Forest, Linhares, SE Brazil

Radiocarbon ◽

10.1017/s0033822200048669 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 1747-1762 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Antonio Alvaro Buso Junior ◽

Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda ◽

Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira ◽

Paulo César Fonseca Giannini ◽

Marcelo Cancela Lisboa Cohen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Late Pleistocene ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Palynological Analysis ◽

Tree Ferns ◽

Se Brazil ◽

Forest Refuge ◽

Forest Coverage ◽

Regional Forest ◽

Humin Fraction

Analysis of biological proxies in lake sediment and geochemical analysis of soil profiles reveal natural vegetation dynamics, with climate inferences, since the late Pleistocene in a fragment of the pristine lowland Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Carbon isotopes from soil organic matter and 14C ages from the humin fraction indicate the dominance of C3 plants since ∼17,000 cal BP. Palynological analysis of a sediment core indicates the presence of Atlantic Forest vegetation since 7700 cal BP. Changes in the relative abundance of tree ferns and palms suggest the predominance of a humid period from ∼7000–4000 cal BP and establishment of the modern seasonal climate at ∼4000 cal BP. Data indicate maintenance of the regional forest coverage since the late Pleistocene, corroborating previous suggestions that this region was a forest refuge during less humid periods of the late Pleistocene and Holocene. Some plant taxa with currently divided distributions between Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest colonized the region since at least 7500 cal BP, indicating an earlier connection between Amazonia and Atlantic Forest.

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Dereplication of Brazilian plants from Cerrado and Atlantic Forest using NMR virtual design and hyphenated techniques

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0030-1264282 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 76 (12) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

I Castro-Gamboa ◽

R Burgos ◽

P Cardoso ◽

F Carnevale ◽

A Pilon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Hyphenated Techniques ◽

Virtual Design

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Antioxidants from fruits and leaves of Eugenia jambolana, an edible Myrtaceae species from Atlantic Forest

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-2006-949987 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 72 (11) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

DHS Silva ◽

CV Plaza ◽

V da S. Bolzani ◽

AJ Cavalheiro ◽

I Castro-Gamboa

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Eugenia Jambolana

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Local extinction of Scinax caldarum, a treefrog in Brazil’s Atlantic forest

Herpetological Journal ◽

10.33256/hj29.4.295298 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 295-298

Author(s):

Lucas Ferrante

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Local Extinction

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A New Species of Eugenia subg. Pseudeugenia (Myrtaceae, Myrteae) from Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x15935294613518 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 537-543

Author(s):

Karinne Sampaio Valdemarin ◽

Jair Eustáquio Quintino Faria ◽

Fiorella Fernanda Mazine ◽

Vinicius Castro Souza

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Forest Vegetation ◽

Vegetation Types ◽

Flower Buds ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Lowland Forests ◽

A New Species

Abstract—A new species of Eugenia from the Atlantic forest of Brazil is described and illustrated. Eugenia flavicarpa is restricted to the Floresta de Tabuleiro (lowland forests) of Espírito Santo state and is nested in Eugenia subg. Pseudeugenia. Considering all other species of the subgenus that occur in forest vegetation types of the Atlantic forest phytogeographic domain, Eugenia flavicarpa can be distinguished mainly by the combination of smooth leaves with indumentum on both surfaces, with two marginal veins, usually ramiflorous inflorescences, pedicels 4.5‐9.7 mm long, flower buds 3.5‐4 mm in diameter, and by the calyx lobes that are 2‐3 mm long with rounded to obtuse apices. Morphological analyses were performed to explore the significance of quantitative diagnostic features between the new species and the closely related species, Eugenia farneyi. Notes on the habitat, distribution, phenology, and conservation status of Eugenia flavicarpa are provided, as well as a key for all species of Eugenia subg. Pseudeugenia from forest vegetation of the Atlantic forest phytogeographic domain.

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