scholarly journals Recording of relict ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and South American coati (Nasua nasua) populations in the biodiversity hotspot Pernambuco Endemism Center, Northern Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Mammalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-306
Author(s):  
Mayara G. Beltrão ◽  
Anderson Feijó ◽  
Anna Carolina F. Albuquerque ◽  
Getúlio L. Freitas ◽  
Fabiana Lopes Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
South American ◽  
Leopardus Pardalis ◽  
Nasua Nasua ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Northern Portion ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Northern Atlantic ◽  
Survey Review

Abstract The northern portion of the Atlantic Forest, namely Pernambuco Endemism Center (PEC), faces an extreme level of forest loss, with only 2% of its original forest remaining. In the PEC, mesocarnivores are the only remaining carnivores and, among them, the ocelot and South American coati present a poorly known or even ignored distribution. Our goal is to provide an overview of the current distribution and conservation status of both species in the PEC through camera trap survey, review of published scientific literature and a search for voucher specimens in mammal collections. Our data confirm the presence of the ocelot and the South America coati in the PEC. The ocelots were mainly recorded in fragments smaller than 12 km2, suggesting they might access the monoculture matrix and anthropogenic areas. The few recent records of coatis suggest a worse scenario, predicting an imminent local extinction. The PEC has witnessed a historical continued deforestation, which has reduced the remaining fragments and contributed to the accentuated decline of both species populations. Nevertheless, these Atlantic Forest remnants are paramount to supporting relict populations of mesocarnivores in the PEC, and their maintenance and connectivity should be a conservation priority.

scholarly journals Is the “Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco” a biodiversity hotspot for orchid bees?

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (3 suppl 1) ◽  
pp. S078-S092 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Nemésio ◽  
JE Santos Junior
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Orchid Bees ◽  
Orchid Bee ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
First Time ◽  
Forest Preserve

The orchid-bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) of the three largest forest remnants in the “Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco”, northeastern Brazil, namely Estação Ecológica de Murici (ESEC Murici), RPPN Frei Caneca, and a forest preserve belonging to Usina Serra Grande, in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco, were surveyed using seventeen different scents as baits to attract orchid-bee males. Eight sites were established in the three preserves, where samplings were carried out using two protocols: insect netting and bait trapping. We collected 3,479 orchid-bee males belonging to 29 species during 160 hours in early October, 2012. Seven species were collected in the “Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco” for the first time. Richness proved to be one of the highest of the entire Atlantic Forest domain, and diversity in some sites, especially at ESEC Murici, revealed to be one of the highest in the Neotropics. Eulaema felipei Nemésio, 2010, a species previously recorded only at ESEC Murici, was found in no other preserve in the region and its conservation status is discussed.

Rediscovery of Turnera pernambucensis (Passifloraceae s.l.) in the northern Atlantic Forest and an update for its description

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 286 (3) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉIA ZELENSKI ◽  
LAMARCK ROCHA ◽  
RAFAEL B. LOUZADA
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Ecological Information ◽  
Northern Atlantic ◽  
Semideciduous Seasonal Forest ◽  
Extant Population

Turnera pernambucensis is a shrub endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest previously known only from the type specimen collected 179 years ago. An extant population was found in semideciduous seasonal forest in the state of Pernambuco and new morphological and ecological information is presented here. Illustrations, conservation status and comments about its morphological variation are also provided, as well as a discussion about similarities with morphologically related species of the series Capitatae.

scholarly journals Taxonomic revision of the South American subgenus Canthon (Goniocanthon) Pereira & Martínez, 1956 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Gabriel de O.A. Nunes ◽  
Rafael V. Nunes ◽  
Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Northern Portion ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
First Time

In this article, the subgenus Canthon (Goniocanthon) Pereira & Martínez, 1956 is diagnosed within the tribe Deltochilini Lacordaire, 1856 and redefined with three species: 1) C. (Goniocanthon) bicolor Castelnau, 1840, from the Guyanas and northern South America, included for the first time in this subgenus; 2) C. (G.) smaragdulus (Fabricius, 1781), including two subspecies, C. (G.) smaragdulus smaragdulus, senior synonym of Canthon speculifer Castelnau, 1840 (neotype here designated), from the southern portion of the Atlantic Forest and C. (G.) smaragdulus subviridis Schmidt stat. rev. (lectotype here designated) from the northern portion of the Atlantic Forest; 3) C. (G.) fulgidus Redtenbacher, 1868, which includes three subspecies, C. (G.) fulgidus fulgidus from the southern Amazon (lectotype here designated), C. (G.) fulgidus martinezi subsp. nov., from the central and southern Amazon and C. (G.) fulgidus pereirai subsp. nov., from the western Amazon.

scholarly journals Medium-sized and large mammals from Quedas do Rio Bonito Ecological Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kassius Klay Santos ◽  
Gabrielle Soares Muniz Pacheco ◽  
Marcelo Passamani
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Large Mammals ◽  
Leopardus Pardalis ◽  
Line Transects ◽  
Chrysocyon Brachyurus

Information about the occurrence of medium-sized and large mammals in the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest is essential for monitoring the conservation status of these species in such biodiversity hotspots. This study presents the results of a survey of medium-sized and large mammals from Quedas do Rio Bonito Ecological Park, located in an ecotone between Cerrado and Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil. Four sampling methods were used: sand plots, camera traps, line transects and tomahawk traps. We recorded 20 species belonging to 12 families and 7 orders, with a high occurrence of Carnivora (50%). We highlight the occurrence of five endangered species: Chrysocyon brachyurus, Leopardus pardalis, L. guttulus, Puma yagouaroundi and P. concolor. The species with the highest frequencies of occurrence were P. concolor (27%), C. brachyurus (17%), and Sylvilagus brasiliensis (13%). Our results confirm that, despite their small size, forest fragments are essential for “top-of-the-chain” species conservation in the region.

scholarly journals Feeding ecology of carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Atlantic Forest remnants, Southern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Rocha-Mendes ◽  
Sandra Bos Mikich ◽  
Juliana Quadros ◽  
Wagner André Pedro
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Feeding Ecology ◽  
Microscopic Analysis ◽  
Niche Overlap ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Nasua Nasua ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Dietary Niche

The diet of some sympatric carnivore species in three Atlantic Forest remnants of Southern Brazil was studied in order to assess their food niche. We conducted monthly field trips between February 2003 and January 2004 to collect fecal samples that were subsequently examined together with others collected sporadically between November 1994 and January 2003. Of the 416 samples analysed, 198 had the "author" species identified through microscopic analysis guard hairs, which revealed the presence of 10 carnivores and some information about their diet. Puma yagouaroundi had the largest dietary niche breadth, whereas Leopardus tigrinus and Nasua nasua showed the lowest values. Extensive niche overlap was observed between L. tigrinus and N. nasua, L. tigrinus and L. wiedii, and between L. tigrinus and L. pardalis. Data presented here not only increases the understanding of carnivore feeding ecology, but also contributes towards their conservation in the study region and other fragmented landscapes in Brazil and neighboring countries.

scholarly journals The distribution and conservation status of Tapirus terrestris in the South American Atlantic Forest

2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Flesher ◽  
Emília Patrícia Medici
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
South American ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Population Isolation ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Tapirus Terrestris

Tapirus terrestris is the largest South American land mammal, with an extensive historical distribution and capable of occupying diverse habitats, and yet its populations have declined across its range. In order to provide baseline data on the conservation status of tapirs in the Atlantic Forest, we conducted a long-term study in one landscape, visited 93 forests, and received 217 expert reports over the 15-year study. We estimate that 2,665–15,992 tapirs remain in 48 confirmed populations, occupying 26,654 km2 of forest or 1.78% of its original range in the biome. Historically, hunting and deforestation were the main causes of decline, but today population isolation is the principal long-term threat. Vortex models indicate that 31.3–68.8% and 70.8–93.8% of the populations are demographically and genetically non-viable over the next 100 years, respectively, and that only 3–14 populations are viable when considering both variables. Habitat use data indicate that tapirs are adaptable to disturbed and secondary forests and will use diverse tree plantations and agricultural lands but hunting and highways keep populations isolated. Reserve staff report tapirs as common/abundant at 62.2% of the sites, and populations as stable and growing in 60% and 36% of the sites, respectively, and there is ample habitat in the biome for a population expansion, but overcoming the causes of isolation will be necessary for this to occur. Lack of adequate funding for protecting reserves is a chronic threat throughout the biome, especially in federal and state/provincial reserves, and increased funding will be necessary to implement effective conservation plans.

scholarly journals Herpetofauna of Matas de Água Azul, an Atlantic Forest remnant in Serra do Mascarenhas, Pernambuco state, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Marques do A. Oliveira ◽  
Anna V. Albano de Mello ◽  
Marcos J. Matias Dubeux ◽  
Sérgio Bruno de A. Oliveira ◽  
Gabrielly Félix Lourenço ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Species Lists ◽  
Northeastern State ◽  
Northern Atlantic ◽  
High Diversity

Abstract: The northern most portion of Atlantic Forest is currently considered as the most vulnerable and threatened in this ecoregion, while also harboring the ecoregion’s least studied biota. Herein we present results of a herpetofaunistic survey in Refúgio de Vida Silvestre (Wildlife Refuge) Matas de Água Azul (RVSMAA), in the mountain range Serra do Mascarenhas, northeastern state of Pernambuco, Brazil, one of the largest forest remnants in the northern Atlantic Forest. The sampling was carried out in four expeditions using methods of visual searching and pitfall traps. A total of 43 species of amphibians and 40 species of reptiles were registered, including anurans, caecilians, lizards, snakes and chelonians. The richness recorded represented 56% of amphibians and 20% of reptiles registered in the Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River. The RVSMAA holds a high diversity of amphibians and reptiles, representing one of the highest levels of richness in the northern Atlantic Forest. The record of seven species included in some of the threatened species lists reinforces the importance of the area for the conservation of the Atlantic Forest herpetofauna and adds relevant information to our knowledge of northern Atlantic Forest biodiversity and aids in its assessment of conservation.

scholarly journals Lizards and snakes of Refúgio de Vida Silvestre Matas do Siriji, an Atlantic Forest hotspot of the Pernambuco Endemism Center, Northeastern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Henrique de Andrade Lima ◽  
Emerson Gonçalves Dias ◽  
Rafael Dioni Leandro Costa ◽  
Flávio José Silva ◽  
Erica Suzan Martins Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
The State ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
Forest Remnants

Abstract: The Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River, known as the Pernambuco Endemism Center (PEC), comprises small, poorly-known and, consequently, highly threatened forest remnants, such as Refúgio de Vida Silvestre (RVS) Matas do Siriji, a montane forest located in the municipality of São Vicente Férrer, state of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. We provide the results of the first inventory of the squamate fauna of the region with comments on the conservation status of some species, comparisons with other locations in Northeast Brazil and a brief discussion of biogeography. Time-constrained transects, pit-fall traps, occasional encounters and third-party records registered 18 lizard species and 25 snake species, with the rarefaction curve of the former tending to stability. The RVS Matas do Siriji possesses 39.81 % of the lizard and snake species known for the state of de Pernambuco, being the third richest area in species in the State, with a composition similar to that of other areas within PEC. Based on the lists of SEMAS, ICMBio and IUCN, some of the registered species are considered vulnerable to extinction while others have yet to be evaluated. The RVS Matas do Siriji includes a rich, threatened and underestimated fauna of squamate reptiles, indicating that more restrictive protection measures must be adopted in this Conservation Unit.

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

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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