The vascular flora and vegetation of Queimada Grande Island, São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil

Abstract Studies of the vegetation on islands off the coast of southeastern Brazil are still very scarce, despite their importance for assessing, managing, and conserving insular biodiversity. We present here a list of the vascular flora of Queimada Grande Island (QGI; 24°29′10″ S, 46°40′30″ W, 57 ha, 33.2 km from the coast) in southeastern Brazil and describe its phytophysiognomies. The island is covered mainly by Atlantic Forest (Dense Ombrophilous Forest), as well as with rock outcrop and anthropogenic vegetation with herbaceous-shrub phytophysiognomies. QGI showed relatively low species richness (S = 125) when compared to other Brazilian coastal islands. Herbaceous (52) and climbing species (31) predominated on QGI. The richest families were Fabaceae (11 species), Poaceae (9), and Apocynaceae, Asteraceae and Orchidaceae (8 species each). Most species (S = 112) are autochthonous from different phytophysiognomies of the southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest complex. Many species associated with anthropically disturbed areas (S = 26) can be found on QGI, including the invasive grass Melinis minutiflora. There was a slight predominance of zoochory (S = 50). We did not identify any species endemic to QGI. One of its species (Cattleya intermedia, Orchidaceae) is vulnerable at both national and regional levels, and another (Barrosoa apiculata, Asteraceae) is presumably extinct on the mainland in São Paulo State. The vascular flora of QGI originated from the mainland Atlantic Forest complex, following the pattern of other coastal islands in southeastern Brazil. The flora and vegetation of QGI reflect the combination of insular conditions, the small size of the island, habitat restriction, steep topography, incipient soils, and the past use of the area with the introduction of several foreign species. We recommend permanent monitoring of the vegetation cover of QGI and its management, in order to ensure the conservation of the local native biota.

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

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032010000400031 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 257-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

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.

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Emended description and neotypification of Peperomia bernhardiana C. DC. (Piperaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.344.2.6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 344 (2) ◽

pp. 177 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

GABRIEL MENDES MARCUSSO ◽

LEONARDO BIRAL ◽

HENRIQUE LAUAND RIBEIRO ◽

THARSO RODRIGUES PEIXOTO ◽

PABLO HENDRIGO ALVES DE MELO ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

Floristic Study ◽

Emended Description ◽

São Paulo State

During a floristic study, carried out in the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), in São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil, Peperomia bernhardiana, a poorly known species of Atlantic Forest, has been collected. We present an emended description of the species based on the recently collected specimens and provide color photographs of fresh specimens. We verified the need to designate a neotype for this name and propose one to substitute the destroyed holotype.

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Amphibians of Vassununga State Park, one of the last remnants of semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in northeastern São Paulo state, Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2016-0197 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ronildo Alves Benício ◽

Fernando Rodrigues da Silva

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Species Composition ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Red List ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Species List ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

Abstract Although São Paulo state has one of the best known amphibian fauna in Brazil, there are still protected areas for which the species composition remains unknown. Here, we present the first species list of anuran amphibians in Vassununga State Park. This area is one of the last remnants of semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. To survey species, we visited six sites (two ponds, two streams, and two transects) in December, January, and February of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, totalizing 18 days of field samplings at each site. We recorded 24 anuran species belonging to four families: Bufonidae (2 species), Hylidae (11 species), Leptodactylidae (10 species), and Microhylidae (1 species). Anurans consist mainly of generalist and widely distributed species. Although none of the species recorded are threatened with extinction according to the International Red List of Endangered Species (IUCN), four species have declining population and another three species have unknown population trends.

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Snake assemblage of Ilha de São Sebastião, southeastern Brazil: comparison to mainland

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032008000300005 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 63-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Fernanda da Cruz Centeno ◽

Ricardo Jannini Sawaya ◽

Otavio Augusto Vuolo Marques

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Dominant Species ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Northern Coast ◽

São Paulo ◽

Snake Species ◽

Paulo State ◽

Bothrops Jararaca ◽

São Paulo State

We provide a checklist of snake species from Ilha de São Sebastião (Ilhabela), the largest coastal island in Brazil located on the northern coast of São Paulo state. We also compare snake diversity (including richness and relative abundance of species) of Ilhabela and the nearest mainland municipality, São Sebastião. We obtained the data from the herpetological collections of the Instituto Butantan and Museu de Zoologia of Universidade de São Paulo, including records from 1939 to 2005. We recorded twenty snake species from Ilhabela (N = 376 individuals), and the dominant species was the viperid Bothrops jararaca with 55% of dominance. In São Sebastião we recorded 27 species (N = 625), and Bothrops jararaca was also the dominant species, but with 25% of dominance. Some common species seem to be more abundant in the mainland. Even considering the different number of individuals sampled between localities, rarefactions curves and richness estimations confirm that São Sebastião should present a higher number of species. The Chao 1 estimates 20 species (19 to 21 spp.) for Ilhabela, and 32 species (27 to 37 spp.) for São Sebastião. One of the most distinctive aspects of the snake fauna of Ilhabela is the occurrence of four species of the genus Dipsas (D. albifrons, D. alternans, D. neivai,and D. petersi). Throughout most of the coastal Atlantic Forest of São Paulo state only D. petersi is recorded. This is the first assessment of diversity of snakes in Ilha de São Sebastião and the municipality of São Sebastião. Thus, it is a contribution to the knowledge and conservation of the herpetofauna of the region and of the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil.

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Euglossine bees (Apidae) in Atlantic forest areas of São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil

Apidologie ◽

10.1007/s13592-012-0176-3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 254-267 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Guaraci Duran Cordeiro ◽

Samuel Boff ◽

Tiago de Almeida Caetano ◽

Paulo César Fernandes ◽

Isabel Alves-dos-Santos

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Euglossine Bees ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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Altitudinal and geographic effects on communities of euglossine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in three different phytophysiognomies of the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo State, Brazil

10.1603/ice.2016.110300 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Claudineia Pereira Costa

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Euglossine Bees ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Geographic Effects

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Phylogenetic, taxonomical and functional diversity and the structure of anurans communities in coastal plains of São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil

10.47749/t/unicamp.2014.936763 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Thiago Augusto Pires

Keyword(s):

Functional Diversity ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Coastal Plains ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo ◽

10.1590/s0036-46651987000200009 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 112-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

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.

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

Check List ◽

10.15560/2.1.57 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 57 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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.

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