How diverse are coccoid cyanobacteria? A case study of terrestrial habitats from the Atlantic Rainforest (São Paulo, Brazil)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 178 (2) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
WATSON ARANTES GAMA-JR ◽  
Haywood Dail Laughinghouse IV ◽  
Célia Leite Sant'Anna
Keyword(s):  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Generic Level ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Cyanobacterial Diversity

The present study analyzed 267 samples of terrestrial habitats from different fragmented areas of the Atlantic Rainforest located in São Paulo State (southeastern Brazil), finding 61 taxa of coccoid cyanobacteria, 21 of which we were only capable of identifying at the generic level. The samples were examined using light microscopy and populations were morphometrically separated and taxonomically identified. Among the identified taxa, we propose the elevation of Chroococcus turgidus var. subviolaceus to Chroococcus subviolaceus comb. et stat. nov. Due to the high species richness found, we assume that the Atlantic Rainforest is a ‘hotspot’ of coccoid cyanobacterial diversity and should be better studied, in addition to other tropical ecosystems and terrestrial habitats, which have been shown to be suitable places for cyanobacterial diversity establishment.

Geoelectrical characterization using joint inversion of VES/TEM data: A case study in Paraná Sedimentary Basin, São Paulo State, Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassiano Antonio Bortolozo ◽  
Marco Antonio Couto ◽  
Jorge Luís Porsani ◽  
Emerson Rodrigo Almeida ◽  
Fernando Acácio Monteiro dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Joint Inversion ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Paraná Sedimentary Basin

scholarly journals Human disease in ribeira valley, brazil caused by caraparu, a group c arbovirus - Report of a case

1987 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lygia Busch Iversson ◽  
Amélia P. A. Travassos da Rosa ◽  
Terezinha Lisieux M. Coimbra ◽  
Ivani Bisordi Ferreira ◽  
Elza da Silva Nassar
Keyword(s):  
Human Disease ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Antigenic Relationship ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Antigenic Difference ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

The clinical and laboratory data of a disease in a resident of Ribeira Valley, São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil, caused by an agent close or identical to Caraparu, a Group C arbovirus, was described. Although there is evidence of an intensive circulation of several arboviruses in the area, no diagnosis of human disease by these agents has been made, except the encephalitis cases caused by Rocio virus during an epidemic in 1975-1977. An antigenic difference between Caraparu strains isolated in São Paulo and in Pará States and a close antigenic relationship between Caraparu strain from São Paulo and Bruconha virus were suggested by the serological tests.

scholarly journals Amphibians and reptiles of the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), SP: an Atlantic Forest remnant of Southeastern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cybele de Oliveira Araujo ◽  
Thais Helena Condez ◽  
Rafael Parelli Bovo ◽  
Fernanda da Cruz Centeno ◽  
Amom Mendes Luiz
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
São Paulo State

The herpetofauna of São Paulo State, Brazil, can be characterized as the most well-known in the country. However, despite the large number of studies in this area, there are still many sampling gaps within biomes such as the Atlantic Forest that are considered global conservation priorities due to the high rate of endemism and human disturbance. As a result of political and historical pressure, this biome has been reduced to less than 12% of its original extent and, despite its importance for global biodiversity conservation, only a small percentage of its original vegetation cover (1%) has some form of legal protection. This is the case of the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR) which, together with the Parque Estadual de Intervales, Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho and Mosaico de Unidades de Conservação de Jacupiranga, forms of an ombrophilous forest continuum of 360 thousand ha in the south of São Paulo State. This study presents a list of amphibians and reptiles from the PETAR, with information on the local distribution and habitat use of the species. The survey was conducted from October to December 2009, completing a total of 15 sampling days using four complementary methods of active sampling: visual encounters, auditory encounters, searches by car and incidental encounters. We recorded a total of 91 species belonging to 53 genera and 24 families. This high diversity can be attributed to the existence of a wide variety of habitats and microhabitats in this region, such as the various aquatic sites used by many species of anuran amphibians. Moreover, the PETAR features a large altitudinal gradient (80 - 1,160 m elevation) that gives a large climatic, geological and hydrological heterogeneity to the area. This inventory is an important contribution to the expansion of knowledge about these assemblages in the Atlantic Forest to the south of Serra de Paranapiacaba mountain range, and provides support for the conservation of these groups in São Paulo State.

scholarly journals Fish, Corumbataí and Jacaré-Pepira river basins, São Paulo State, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Muller Gomiero ◽  
Francisco Manoel de Souza Braga
Keyword(s):  
River Basins ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Human Pressure ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Fish were studied in two river basins (Corumbataí and Jacaré-Pepira) subjected to strong human pressure, in the interior of the State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. In the Corumbataí basin, four sites were sampled: Cabeça river, Lapa stream, Passa-Cinco river, and Corumbataí river; in the Jacaré-Pepira basin, three sites were sampled: Tamanduá stream, Jacaré-Pepira river, and Água Branca stream. A total of 4,050 specimens belonging to 48 species and 13 families were caught and analyzed. 

scholarly journals Use of highway culverts by the water opossum (Chironectes minimus) in southeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Ribeiro Prist ◽  
Guilherme S. T. Garbino ◽  
Fernanda Delborgo Abra ◽  
Thais Pagotto ◽  
Osnir Ormon Giacon
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Riparian Forests ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Aquatic Mammal ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Degraded Area

Abstract The water opossum (Chironectes minimus) is a semi-aquatic mammal that is infrequently sampled in Atlantic rainforest areas in Brazil. Here we report on new records of C. minimus in the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, and comment on its behavior and ecology. We placed nine camera traps in culverts and cattle boxes under a highway, between 2017 and 2019. From a total of 6,750 camera-trap-days, we obtained 16 records of C. minimus (0.24 records/100 camera-trap-days) in two cameras placed in culverts over streams. Most of the records were made between May and August, in the dry season and in the first six hours after sunset. The new records are from a highly degraded area with some riparian forests. The records lie approximately 30 km away from the nearest protected area where the species is known to occur. We suggest that C. minimus has some tolerance to degraded habitats, as long as the water bodies and riparian forests are minimally preserved. The new records presented here also fill a distribution gap in western São Paulo state.

scholarly journals FIRST RECORD OF LONCHOPHYLLA PERACCHII DIAS, ESBÉRARD AND MORATELLI, 2013 (CHIROPTERA, PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) IN SÃO PAULO STATE, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Souto Martins Teixeira ◽  
Daniel Tavares Cassilhas Rosa ◽  
Daniela Dias ◽  
Rui Cerqueira ◽  
Mariana Moncassim Vale
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State
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