scholarly journals Review of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna

Sociobiology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariáh Tibcherani ◽  
Vivian Ayumi Fujizawa Nacagava ◽  
Rodrigo Aranda ◽  
Ramon Luciano Mello
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Habitat Loss ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Brazilian Savanna ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Rigorous Analysis ◽  
Minas Gerais State

The Brazilian Savanna is threatened mainly by the expansion of agriculture and livestock. Regarding environmental problems, habitat loss in the biome and the need to verify studies on ants as bioindicators, the goal of this paper was to carry out a bibliographic review of the literature about ants as bioindicators in this biome from the last 30 years. We searched papers about ants as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna from the last 30 years, refining the search between the years 1986 to 2016 and we analyzed 16 papers about ants as bioindicators. Monitoring studies focusing on ants as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna started in 1992 and increased since 2002. The results obtained in the studies presented changes in the species richness and composition in relation to potential bioindication. In general, 167 species are defined as bioindicators of the Brazilian Savanna and are related to specific habitats. We verified that most studies were done Minas Gerais state. We noted that the absence of rigorous analysis damaged the results of the studies, as well as the knowledge of ant fauna biology for correct attribution of indication characteristics of preserved or degraded areas.

scholarly journals Species richness of anthophilous butterflies of an Atlantic Forest fragment in Southeastern Brazil

Revista CERES ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelen Coelho Cruz ◽  
Sileimar Maria Lelis ◽  
Mariana Aparecida Silva Godinho ◽  
Rúbia Santos Fonseca ◽  
Paulo Sérgio Fiúza Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Semideciduous Forest ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
First Time

The objectives of this study were to identify anthophilous butterflies on psychophilous flowers of four Asteraceae species in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, and to determine whether there are species in common with other lepidopteran inventories of the Southeastern and Midwestern regions of Brazil. It is the first inventory of anthophilous butterflies of a semideciduous forest fragment in Zona da Mata, State of Minas Gerais. A total of 108 species were recorded, representing the fourth largest lepidopteran survey in this State. The results demonstrated that Asteraceae species may be important tools for monitoring anthophilous butterflies. The similarity with other inventories ranged from 1 to 92.55%. Fifteen species were reported for the first time in the State of Minas Gerais, and among them, Melanis alena and Thisbe irenea were observed in this study only.

Photoperiod Differences in Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Species Richness and Abundance in Caves in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Campos ◽  
C.L.C. Dos Santos ◽  
R. Stumpp ◽  
L.H.D. Da Silva ◽  
R. A. Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sand Fly ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance

scholarly journals Bryophytes of the Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, an Atlantic Forest Remnant in Southeastern Brazil

Hoehnea ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libia Mayerly Cifuentes-García ◽  
Pedro Bond Schwartsburd ◽  
Denilson Fernandes Peralta
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Tree Bark ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Floristic Survey ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT The objective was to present the floristic survey of the bryophytes of the Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro. It included an evaluation of the species richness, as well as information about the substrate preference of each species and its geographic distributions in Brazil. We found 208 taxa of bryophytes: one hornwort, 88 liverworts and 119 mosses. This richness represents ca. 26% of the bryoflora of Minas Gerais State and ca. 13% of that known for Brazil. Eighteen of the bryophytes species are endemic to Brazil, whereas 19 species are recorded for the first time in Minas Gerais. The bryoflora showed preference for tree bark (30%) and rock (23%) as substrates. Our data show that the Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro is an important area for the diversity conservation of Brazilian bryophytes and maintenance of endemic species of the country.

scholarly journals Distribution and composition of Dragonfly and Damselfly species (Odonata) of the upper Rio das Velhas, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. e20206065
Author(s):  
Walter Francisco de Ávila Júnior ◽  
Gustavo Lisboa Vieira Machado ◽  
Frederico Augusto de Atayde Lencioni ◽  
Marco Antônio Alves Carneiro
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Red List ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
International Union ◽  
Endemic Genus ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
First Time

This paper describes the composition and distribution of Anisoptera and Zygoptera (Odonata) species of the upper Rio das Velhas in the municipality of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. A total of 727 specimens of 40 species were collected near water bodies over a period of 23 months between 2015 and 2017. The families with greatest species richness were Libellulidae (13 species), Coenagrionidae (12 species) and Heteragrionidae and Aeshnidae (4 species each). Notable among the species collected were Perilestes fragilis Hagen in Selys, 1862, inhabiting well-preserved forests, Minagrion waltheri Santos, 1965, pertaining a endemic genus of Brazil and the recently described Heteragrion cauei Ávila-Júnior et al., 2017, and three species recorded for the first time for the state: Elasmothemis alcebiadesi (Santos, 1945); Erythrodiplax melanica Borror, 1942 and Erythrodiplax acantha Borror, 1942, the latter is considered Critically Endangered (CR) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List.

Flowers to Òsanyìn: Lychnophora osanyiniana (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) a new “arnica da serra” from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 491 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
DANILO MARQUES ◽  
ALINE SILVA QUARESMA ◽  
PABLO BURKOWSKI MEYER ◽  
JIMI NAKAJIMA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Brazilian Savanna ◽  
Campos Rupestres ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Distinct Character ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Number Of Plant Species

Lychnophora osanyiniana is a new species from “campos rupestres”, a Brazilian savanna ecosystem constantly threatened by agriculture and mining, despite it having a high number of plant species, particularly endemic and microendemic species. The new species was collected from Sítio Serra da Rita, Serra dos Alves, municipality of Itabira, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The species is recognized by its glomerulate capitulescence with subinvolucral bracts surrounding sessile heads, giving the appearance of a single head. Another distinct character, although it is not exclusive, is an uniseriate pappus, shared by just three species, Lychnophora grisea, L. haplopappa and L. uniflora, of which only L. haplopappa has similar habit, becoming the closest species.

Geographic distribution of Miridae in Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1123 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULO S.F. FERREIRA ◽  
EVALDO M. PIRES ◽  
ALEXANDRE S. DE PAULA ◽  
L. A. COELHO
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
First Time

We present for the first time the geographic distribution of mirids in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, taking into account the vegetation areas, climate features, and species richness. All the information about species distribution in Minas Gerais was obtained using references on Neotropical Miridae and data labels of specimens deposited in National collections. Minas Gerais represents the largest diversity of mirids in Brazil, 311 species. The mirids were collected in 42 counties in Minas Gerais. They are present in all the 4 major biomes of the State. The Atlantic Forest has the greatest richness, with 214 species, followed by Cerrado with 128 species. We suggest that the diversity of Minas Gerais mirids began in the Atlantic Forest. Fisher's PLSD test among mirid subfamilies at different elevations, temperatures, and precipitations showed a significant effect of elevation only.

scholarly journals Mammals of medium and large size in a fragmented cerrado landscape in northeastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo G. Lessa ◽  
Henrique Alves ◽  
Lena Geise ◽  
Rebeca M. F. Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Great Part ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbances ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
The World

The diversity of Brazilian mammals is among the highest of the world. However this exceptional diversity is still widely unknown and great part of it is seriously threatened by human activities. In the present study we estimated species richness and relative abundance of medium and large size mammals for the region of Brasilândia de Minas, a city situated in a fragmented and poorly studied cerrado area of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. We obtained 63 records of 24 species, including eight species threatened with extinction. Our results support the hypothesis that many of the cerrado mammal species may be able to persist in fragmented agricultural landscapes. This paper shows that despite the anthropogenic disturbances detected, the studied area plays an important role in the conservation of medium and large size mammals in the cerrado biome.

scholarly journals Odonata (Insecta) species richness in the Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca, Southeast Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caio Silva Dos Anjos ◽  
Lucas Rocha Milani ◽  
Marcos Magalhães De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Conservation Unit ◽  
Lotic Systems ◽  
Priority Area ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Minas Gerais State

There are few studies on Odonata communities in Brazil, even in its most deeply studied states, such as Minas Gerais. Therefore, it is proposed the presentation of results on the Odonata species richness of Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca (Ibitipoca State Park), located at the Zona da Mata region in the Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This Conservation Unit is considered a priority area for the conservation of the state’s invertebrates. The objective of this study was to know the number of species within the area. 100 hours of sampling were carried out, distributed amongst five campaigns of four consecutive days between  November 2016 and July 2017. There were recorded 20 different species, including a new record for the state and one potential new species. Species richness was low due to the sampling being focused exclusively on lotic systems, and also to the environment’s homogeneity. Despite the low number of species, Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca is relevant to the conservation of the Minas Gerais state’s Odonata.

scholarly journals Assemblage of squamate reptiles in a natural remnant of Cerrado in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Silva Lucas ◽  
Iara Alves Novelli ◽  
Bernadete Maria De Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Gallery Forest ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Faunal Composition ◽  
Squamate Reptiles ◽  
Rupestrian Fields ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Original Area ◽  
Occurrence Records

Considered one of the most threatened biomes, the Cerrado currently has more than half of its original area converted into other types of land-use and little is known about the reptiles inhabiting this biome in Minas Gerais state. We quantified the species richness of Squamata and assessed the faunal composition in the Reserva Biológica Unilavras – Boqueirão. We recorded six snake species and 10 lizard species in the various physiognomies. The highest species richness was observed in the gallery forest, followed by the cerrado sensustricto and rupestrian fields. Gallery forest and cerrado sensustricto had similar compositions. The rarefaction curves suggest it is possible that other species may occur in the study area as well as new occurrence records of some species and the distribution expansion of others for this biome in Minas Gerais.

scholarly journals Lentibulariaceae, Serra de São José, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nílber Gonçalves da Silva ◽  
Ruy José Válka Alves ◽  
Jorge Fontella Pereira ◽  
Fernando Rivadavia
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Brazilian Savanna ◽  
Campo Rupestre ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
The South ◽  
The Family ◽  
Minas Gerais State

The Serra de São José is a mountain range within Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) biome, situated in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The predominant vegetation of the study area is campo rupestre (Brazilian rocky savanna). The latter formation, better known from the Espinhaço Chain, is the scene of many speciation events and comprises several rare species. Thirteen species of the family Lentibulariaceae belonging to the two genera occurring in Brazil are listed, briefly diagnosed, and ecologically commented herein.

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