scholarly journals Anurans of Sete Cidades National Park, Piauí state, northeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kássio C. Araújo ◽  
Etielle B. Andrade ◽  
Ana C. Brasileiro ◽  
Ronildo A. Benício ◽  
Felipe P. Sena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Transitional Zone ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Species List ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Management And Conservation

Abstract The Sete Cidades National Park is located in the Brazilian municipalities of Piracuruca and Brasileira, Piauí state, in a transitional zone between the Caatinga and Cerrado biomes. Studies on its herpetofauna were limited to anuran distribution notes and a snake checklist. Thus, here we present an unpublished species list of anurans from Sete Cidades National Park, Piauí state, northeastern Brazil. We recorded one of the two highest species richness for all northeastern National Parks, and also increased the geographic distribution of one species in the state of Piauí. Most species observed are common of both Caatinga and Cerrado biomes or have wide distribution in Brazil. The anuran assemblage of Sete Cidades National Park is more similar to those registered at the Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão states, and Ubajara National Park, Ceará state. These results increase our knowledge on anuran diversity in northeastern Brazil, providing basic information for management and conservation actions of an important Brazilian National Park.

scholarly journals Parasites of domestic and wild canids in the region of Serra do Cipó National Park, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Lúcia Costa Santos ◽  
Noele Borges Magalhães ◽  
Hudson Andrade dos Santos ◽  
Raul Rio Ribeiro ◽  
Marcos Pezzi Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Rhipicephalus Sanguineus ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Serra Do Cipó ◽  
Wild Canids ◽  
Maned Wolf ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area

Over recent decades, diseases have been shown to be important causes of extinctions among wild species. Greater emphasis has been given to diseases transmitted by domestic animals, which have been increasing in numbers in natural areas, along with human populations. This study had the aim of investigating the presence of intestinal helminths in wild canids (maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus, and crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous) in the Serra do Cipó National Park (43-44º W and 19-20º S) and endo and ectoparasites of domestic dogs in the Morro da Pedreira Environmental Protection Area (an area surrounding the National Park). The Serra do Cipó is located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Among the enteroparasites found in domestic and wild canids, the following taxons were identified: Ancylostomidae, Trichuridae, Toxocara sp., Spirocerca sp., Physaloptera sp., Strongyloides sp., Cestoda, Dipylidium caninum, Diphyllobothriidae, Hymenolepidae, Anoplocephalidae, Trematoda, Acanthocephala and Isospora sp. Domestic dogs were positive for leishmaniasis and Babesia canis in serological tests. Among the ectoparasites, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Amblyomma cajennense and Ctenocephalides felis felis were observed in domestic dogs. Variations in the chaetotaxy of the meta-episternum and posterior tibia were observed in some specimens of C. felis felis.

scholarly journals A Big Battle: The State vs. Indigenous People (Case Study in Jambi Province)

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
M. Yusuf ◽  
Syafrial Syafrial
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
The State ◽  
Park Management ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Protection Area

The change in designation of Bukit Duabelas area into Bukit Duabelas National Park in Jambi province raises a conflict between the national park official who was ruling the zonation system in the national park and the Orang Rimba people who have lived there for many years. The decision of the protected area aims to preserve the life and culture of Orang Rimba. However, zoning rules in the field are interpreted as an effort to limit space and access to the forest resources for Orang Rimba who have traditionally utilized them. This research uses a case study approach to explore the dynamics of conflict on the protected area. The results of the study show that conflicts in national park management are very dynamic because of shifting disagreement about the protection area. The conflicts began with debates about the zoning system which led into the fight for access to the park resources which were contested over the concept of national parks and customary forests. This paper argues the battle over the national park was not only about contested natural resources but also was a fight for authority and power between the state and indigenous people over the concept of park management.

scholarly journals New records of Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs in lotic environment, adjacent to the Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 669-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Akemy Nabeshima Aquino ◽  
Norma Catarina Bueno ◽  
Liliane Caroline Servat ◽  
Jascieli Carla Bortolini
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Lotic Environment ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Subtropical Stream

ABSTRACT This study aimed to document the Cosmarium (Desmiadiales, Zygnematophyceae) taxa at a subtropical stream located in an area adjacent to the Iguaçu National Park, an important environmental protection area in the further west of Paraná State. For this purpose, monthly samplings of periphytic material associated to Eleocharis minima Kunth were performed in the period of August 2012 to July 2013. This taxonomic inventory allowed the identification of 37 taxa at specific and infra-specific levels. There were 15 new records for Paraná State: Cosmarium bipunctatum Börgensen, C. clepsydra Nordstedt var. bicardia (Reinsch) Croasdale, C. crenatum var. crenatum Ralfs, C. difficile Lütkemüller var. dilatatum Borge, C. isthmochondrum var. isthmochondrum Nordstedt, C.obsoletum (Hantzsch) Reinsch var. obsoletum, C. ordinatum (Borge) West & West var. ordinatum, C.ornatum Ralfs var. ornatum f. ornatum, C. pseudoconnatum Nordstedt var. pluriradians Scott & Grönblad, C. pseudoretusum F. Ducell. var. pseudoretusum Krieger et Gerlof, C. pyramidatum var. borgei Krieger & Gerloff, C. regnellii var. minimum Eichler & Gutwinski, C. repandum var. minus (West & West) Krieger & Gerloff, C. securiforme Borge var. brasiliense Grönblad and C. variolatum var. variolatum Lundell.

scholarly journals Monoraphidium and Ankistrodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) from Pantanal dos Marimbus, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldo José Peixoto Ramos ◽  
Carlos Eduardo de Mattos Bicudo ◽  
Aristóteles Góes Neto ◽  
Carlos Wallace do Nascimento Moura
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Chapada Diamantina ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area

This study aimed to identify taxa belonging to the genera Monoraphidium and Ankistrodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) in two wetland areas of Pantanal dos Marimbus (Baiano and Remanso) in the Marimbus-Iraquara Environmental Protection Area, Bahia State, Brazil, and contribute to the knowledge of Chlorophyceae of Bahia State and Brazil. The materials studied, which were of periphytic and metaphytic origin, came from 64 samples collected in April and June 2011. We identified 18 taxa, 13 from Monoraphidium and five from Ankistrodesmus. Eight taxa were additions to the continental microalgae flora of Northeastern Brazil. Two taxa rarely found in Brazil were collected during the study: Monoraphidium dybowskii and M. litorale.

scholarly journals Lichens of Grand Teton National Park

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Sharon Eversman
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Species List ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
Slow Growth Rate ◽  
Northern Rocky Mountains ◽  
Air Quality Assessment ◽  
Lichen Flora

Lichens are an important group when considering the biodiversity of a region. While not usually considered economically important, they are conspicuous parts of the flora of alpine rock and soil, contributing to rock weathering and providing habitat for small invertebrates. In the forest zones, large hanging fruticose species are food for deer and elk and are indicators of high air quality. Soil lichens at all elevations are important stabilizers, helping to prevent wind and water erosion. Since lichens have a very slow growth rate, a diverse lichen flora indicates stable undisturbed environments. The major objective of this project was to characterize the lichen flora of Grand Teton National Park, providing a species list as part of the ongoing lichen studies in the northern Rocky Mountains and as a contribution to the database for all national parks. Lichen specimens were also collected for element analysis to provide a baseline for air quality assessment.

scholarly journals Ichthyofauna of Mundaú river basin, Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Keilo Teixeira ◽  
◽  
Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos ◽  
Roney Emanuel Costa de Paiva ◽  
Marcelo Aguiar Távora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
River Basin ◽  
New Records ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Temporary Pools ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Freshwater Species ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area

Abstract Mundaú river basin is located at Center-North Ceará State and occupies a total area of 2,227 km2, including Estuário do Rio Mundaú Environmental Protection Area. This study aimed to catalog the fishes of this basin. Collections were performed with active and passive gear in 35 sampling sites, between 2012 and 2014, in several habitats (main channels, streams, floodplains, permanent and temporary pools, ponds, and dams). A total of 2,545 specimens were collected, belonging to 55 species distributed in 10 orders, 31 families, and 50 genera; 30 of these are strictly freshwater species, and 25 estuarine-marine species. Three species (Hemigrammus guyanensis Gery, 1995, H. rodwayi Durbin, 1909 and Poecilia sarrafae Bragança & Costa, 2011) represent new records for the Mid-Northeastern Caatinga ecoregion. Besides, two cynolebiid species, Hypsolebias sp. and Anablepsoides cearensis (Costa & Vono, 2009), were found and the latter, currently classified as critically endangered, had its occurrence area widened.

scholarly journals Alien plant species list and distribution for Camdeboo National Park, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mmoto L. Masubelele ◽  
Llewellyn C. Foxcroft ◽  
Suzanne J. Milton
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Alien Plants ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Alien Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Alien Plants ◽  
Species List ◽  
Alien Plant

Protected areas globally are threatened by the potential negative impacts that invasive alien plants pose, and Camdeboo National Park (CNP), South Africa, is no exception. Alien plants have been recorded in the CNP since 1981, before it was proclaimed a national park by South African National Parks in 2005. This is the first publication of a list of alien plants in and around the CNP. Distribution maps of some of the first recorded alien plant species are also presented and discussed. To date, 39 species of alien plants have been recorded, of which 13 are invasive and one is a transformer weed. The majority of alien plant species in the park are herbaceous (39%) and succulent (24%) species. The most widespread alien plant species in the CNP are Atriplex inflata (= A. lindleyi subsp. inflata), Salsola tragus (= S. australis) and cacti species, especially Opuntia ficus-indica. Eradication and control measures that have been used for specific problematic alien plant species are described. Conservation implications: This article represents the first step in managing invasive alien plants and includes the collation of a species list and basic information on their distribution in and around the protected area. This is important for enabling effective monitoring of both new introductions and the distribution of species already present. We present the first species list and distribution information for Camdeboo National Park.

scholarly journals Geographic distribution and conservation of seasonal killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) from the Mid-Northeastern Caatinga ecoregion, northeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-315
Author(s):  
Yuri Gomes Abrantes ◽  
Lucas Silva de Medeiros ◽  
Ana Beatriz Alves Bennemann ◽  
Diego de Medeiros Bento ◽  
Francisco Keilo Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Fish Family ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Taxonomic Groups

The Rivulidae fish family, which includes Neotropical seasonal killifishes, is one of the most diverse taxonomic groups in the aquatic systems of Caatinga in Brazil. Cynolebias and Hypsolebias genera, with 20 and 35 endemic species, respectively, concentrate the greatest diversity of rivulid species in the semiarid. Sixty-eight years after the first records of annual killifishes in the Mid-Northeastern Caatinga ecoregion (MNCE), only four valid species have been sampled in this area. Here we combined bibliographic surveys and recent samplings to investigate the distribution of seasonal rivulids in MNCE. Twenty-one records were obtained, nine of which are new localities, expanding the distribution of three species: Hypsolebias martinsi, H. antenori and Cynolebias microphthalmus. Hypsolebias longignatus is still only known from its type locality in Ceará, near the Environmental Protection Area in Pacoti River, and has not been sampled ever since its description in 2008. Among the four species present in MNCE, H. antenori is the only species occurring within the limits of a conservation unit in the Furna Feia National Park. Anthropogenic impacts were observed in most temporary habitats visited, which ranged from river channel to small ponds in cave entrances. All records are found in coastal basins that discharge in the northern coast of the MNCE, in Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte states, which are crucial for the conservation of the Caatinga’s killifishes. The results also evidenced the importance of karstic habitats in the Jandaíra Formation as potential biotopes for seasonal fish in MNCE. This information must be used to update the conservation status of these species and highlight the importance of strategies for preserving the Caatinga’s temporary aquatic habitats, which should be considered for environmental licensing purposes.

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