Living in Atlantic forest fragments: life habits, behaviour, and colony structure of the cockroach Monastria biguttata (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae, Blaberinae) in Espirito Santo, Brazil

2003 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
pp. 1929-1937 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Pellens ◽  
P Grandcolas
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Forest Understory ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Colony Structure ◽  
Semideciduous Forest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Rainy Period ◽  
The North ◽  
Life Habits ◽  
Espirito Santo

The life habits, behaviour, and colony structure of the cockroach Monastria biguttata were studied during 2 years in remnants of the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Monastria biguttata was abundant, conspicuous, and ubiquitous in the semideciduous forest in the north of Espirito Santo, Brazil. It was found in forest fragments of various sizes and disturbance levels, but never in the surrounding plantations. Adults and nymphs were found in colonies of 2.8–11.6 cockroaches, grasping the bark of the underside of dead trunks that were clumped on the ground, in the forest understory. The cockroaches were very sedentary, moved extremely slowly, and immediately froze when disturbed. Based on their brooding behaviour and aggregated distribution on trunks, they appeared to be gregarious with only a slow spread during nymphal development. Brood birth took place during the rainy period, and nymphs developed into adults in a minimum of 2 years. Brood size and egg number in oothecae were not very high (23.0 ± 1.5 and 31.1 ± 1.7 (mean ± SE), respectively). All these traits were analysed to understand the survival of species in forest fragments.

scholarly journals Ecological characterization and infection of Anophelines (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Atlantic Forest in the southeast of Brazil over a 10 year period: Has the behaviour of the autochthonous malaria vector changed?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julyana Cerqueira Buery ◽  
Helder Ricas Rezende ◽  
Licia Natal ◽  
Leonardo Santana da Silva ◽  
Regiane Maria Tironi de Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Natural Infection ◽  
Specific Region ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Pcr Techniques ◽  
Infection Study

ABSTRACTIn the south and southeast of Brazil, autochthonous malaria cases can be found near Atlantic Forest fragments. The transmission is not totally clarified; thus, the behaviour of the possible vectors in those regions must be observed. An entomological and natural infection study was performed on anophelines (Diptera: Culicidae) captured in the municipalities of the mountainous region of Espírito Santo state in 2004-2005. Similarly, between the years 2014 and 2015, 12 monthly collections were performed at the permanent trapping station of the study mentioned above (Valsugana Velha, Santa Teresa, ES). Light traps with CO2 (CO2-baited Center for Disease Control [CDC] traps) were set in open areas, at the edge of the forest (canopy and ground) and inside the forest (canopy and ground), whereas Shannon traps were set on the edge of the forest. A total of 1,414 anophelines were collected from 13 species. Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii Dyar and Knab remained the most captured species in the CO2-baited CDC traps set in the forest canopy and was also the vector with the highest prevalence of Plasmodium vivax infection according to molecular PCR techniques. Regarding mosquitoes of the subgenus Nyssorhynchus, P. vivax was found only in abdomens, weakening the hypothesis that this subgenus also plays a role in malaria transmission in this specific region.SponsorshipEspírito Santo Research Foundation (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Espírito Santo – FAPES).

scholarly journals New occurrences of dragonflies in the Atlantic Forest fragments of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (13) ◽  
pp. 481-497
Author(s):  
Arianny P. Storari ◽  
Diego Pereira ◽  
Karina S. Furieri
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Insufficient Data ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
The City ◽  
New Occurrences

One of the greatest obstacles to biodiversity conservation is the lack of information to prioritize efforts on practical actions. This lack of information comes mainly from absence of inventories in many areas where few groups have reasonably complete databases. The distribution of the dragonfly fauna of Brazil is little known - only 29% of the Brazilian territory presents data about the richness of Odonata. In this contribution, a database of Odonata species of Santa Teresa Municipality was built, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. The database has 627 specimens registered, 77 species distributed in eight families and thirty-eight genera, forty of these species are common, one endemic of the State of Espírito Santo, and nineteen endemic of Brazil. In relation to the measure of conservation, four species are present in the category Insufficient Data (DD), one present in the Nearly Endangered (NT) category, three species in the Vulnerable category (VU) and one in the category In Danger (EN). Twenty-five species are considered new occurrences for the city. These results suggest that the fauna of the studied region deserves attention and points to the interest in implanting future conservation units in the region of Santa Teresa municipality.

scholarly journals Ferns and Lycophytes from fragments of semideciduous forest in central Espírito Santo, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 1977-1986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Túlio Lage Pena ◽  
Felipe Zamborlini Saiter ◽  
Glória Maria de Farias Viégas-Aquije
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Disturbance History ◽  
Effective Protection ◽  
Semideciduous Forest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Fern Species ◽  
Main Representative ◽  
Espirito Santo

Abstract This study presents a checklist of lycophytes and ferns from secondary semideciduous forests in São João de Petrópolis, Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil. We recorded 37 species (four lycophytes and 33 ferns) belonging to nine families and 17 genera. Selaginella is the only genus representing lycophytes whereas Adiantum, Anemia and Asplenium are the main representative genera for ferns. Most species are lithophytes (48.6%) or terrestrial (21.6%). Epiphytes are scarce (8.2%), and we did not record any arborescent, hemiepiphyte or scandent species. Climate seasonality, reduced size of forest fragments, and disturbance history may explain the low richness in the site. We recorded the occurrence of a regionally threatened fern species, namely, Asplenium austrobrasiliense, and revealed the first record of Asplenium otites in Espírito Santo. This demonstrates the biological relevance of semideciduous forest remnants in Espírito Santo and reinforces arguments for their effective protection.

scholarly journals Vascular epiphytes in seasonal semideciduous forest in the Espírito Santo State and similarity with other seasonal forests in Eastern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayvid Rodrigues Couto ◽  
André Paviotti Fontana ◽  
Ludovic Jean Charles Kollmann ◽  
Vitor Da Cunha Manhães ◽  
Talitha Mayumi Francisco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Tropical Rainforests ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Semideciduous Forest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Vascular Epiphytes ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Seasonal Semideciduous Forest

 In this study, we evaluated the floristic composition of vascular epiphytes in seasonal semideciduous forest fragments of the Itapemirim River basin, Southern State of Espírito Santo, in order to verify its similarity to other semideciduous forests studied in Brazil. Excursions were conducted every fortnight between June 2008 and May 2009, and epiphytes were collected and recorded (55 species, 34 genera and six families). Orchidaceae (21 species) was the richest family, whereas the genera presenting the greatest richness were Tillandsia (seven), Rhipsalis (four), Aechmea, Epidendrum and Peperomia (three species each). The category the most representative was characteristics holoepiphytes (84%). The riparian forests were the most important environments for the epiphytic flora. Similarity analysis and PCA supported four groups, where the study area appears disjointed from the others, supporting the hypothesis that geographical proximity, elevation and climate have a strong effect on the floristic composition, conditioning the formation of distinct floras. Detailed surveys on the floristic composition and structure of this community are important for the elaboration of studies on coherent environmental impacts, since epiphytes are typical in tropical rainforests, and they are an important floristic, structural and functional component of these ecosystems. 

GENETIC DIVERGENCE OF RED MOMBIN IN THE NORTH OF ESPÍRITO SANTO STATE, BRAZIL

Nucleus ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-152
Author(s):  
Anna Caroline Brinco Rocha ◽  
Layane Segantini Oliari ◽  
Letícia Abreu Simão ◽  
Juliany Morosini França ◽  
João Antônio Dutra Giles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
The North ◽  
Espirito Santo

New species of flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5068 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-532
Author(s):  
DIEGO ALMEIDA-SILVA ◽  
THIAGO SILVA-SOARES ◽  
MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES ◽  
VANESSA KRUTH VERDADE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
The Third ◽  
Skin Smooth ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of dull-colored flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus, from the Atlantic Forest of Caparaó mountains in southeastern Brazil. The new species is characterized by its diminutive size, “leptodactyliform” body, brownish color with an inverted V-shaped dark mark on dorsum, skin smooth, hyperossification and dorsal shield absent, linea masculinea absent, Fingers I and IV vestigial, Toe I externally absent, Toe II reduced but functional, Toes III and IV with pointed tips, Toe V vestigial, and ventral color uniformly brown. It is a leaf litter dweller, known only from type locality in the humid forests on the eastern slopes of Parque Nacional do Caparaó mountains, a protected area in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the third flea-toad occurring in the state of Espírito Santo recovered as sister to all other Brachycephalus distributed from the state of São Paulo northward in the Atlantic Forest.  

scholarly journals Croton sapiifolius Müll.Arg. In: a new occurrence for the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Freitas dos Santos ◽  
Ricarda Riina ◽  
Maria Beatriz Rossi Caruzo
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo

ABSTRACT While studying Croton material collected in Espírito Santo, we found several specimens of Croton sapiifolius, a species previously restricted to the State of Bahia. The present paper updates our knowledge about the taxonomy, habitat and geographic distribution of C. sapiifolius. This finding increases the number of known Croton species occurring in Espírito Santo State to 20 and contributes to the knowledge of Croton of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

A new species of Trigynaea (Annonaceae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 309 (2) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADRIANA QUINTELLA LOBÃO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspots ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
A New Species

The Atlantic Forest is one of two biodiversity hotspots in Brazil (Mittermeier et al. 1997, Myers et al. 2000). It is the second most diverse (Forzza et al. 2010) and threatened biome because only ca. 11.7% of the Atlantic Forest remains (Ribeiro et al. 2009). Annonaceae are well represented in the Atlantic forest with 92 species, of which 71 are endemic (Maas et al. 2015). In the State of Espírito Santo, there are 12 genera and 44 species (Maas et al. 2015). The majority of genera in Annonaceae that occur in Brazil are represented in Espírito Santo, but previously there were no records of Trigynaea Schlechtendal (1834: 328) for the State.

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