Phenology, biometric parameters and productivity of fruits of the palm Butia capitata (Mart.) Beccari in the Brazilian cerrado in the north of the state of Minas Gerais

AbstractThe bush dog Speothos venaticus, a rare Near Threatened South American canid that lives in packs, was thought to be extinct in Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, until recently. Here, we report four recent records of the species in Minas Gerais, the first in the state since the description of the species in 1842. All records are from the Cerrado ecosystem in the north and north-west of the state; two are from animals found dead, one from footprints and another from a camera trap. Three of the records were inside or close (< 10 km) to strict protected areas, in a region recognized as the Protected Areas Mosaic Sertão Veredas–Peruaçu, where we expect any new records of the bush dog to be found. We discuss the low probability of detecting the bush dog and the main regional threats to the species, and emphasize the need to protect large and interconnected natural areas and keep them free of domestic dogs to avoid the extinction of the bush dog in Minas Gerais.

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CARTOGRAFIAS DA VITICULTURA EM MINAS GERAIS: da gênese no Sul à expansão para o Norte

InterEspaço Revista de Geografia e Interdisciplinaridade ◽

10.18764/2446-6549.e202106 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (20) ◽

pp. 202106

Author(s):

Marcelo Cervo Chelotti ◽

Rosa Maria Vieira Medeiros

Keyword(s):

Spatial Pattern ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

The South ◽

New Paradigm ◽

Tropical Regions ◽

The North ◽

Agricultural Census

CARTOGRAPHS OF VITICULTURE IN MINAS GERAIS: from South genesis to North expansionCARTOGRAFÍAS DE LA VITICULTURA EN MINAS GERAIS: de la génesis en el Sur a la expansión al NorteRESUMOO presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar a reorientação no deslocamento do padrão espacial do cultivo de uvas no estado de Minas Gerais, originalmente localizado no Sul, mas expandiu-se para o norte mineiro nas últimas décadas. Os procedimentos metodológicos centraram-se na revisão de literatura sobre a viticultura no Brasil, e na coleta em dados secundários na Pesquisa Agrícola Municipal/PAM/IBGE, nos Censos Agropecuários do IBGE, além do Banco de Dados de Uva, Vinho e Derivados/VITIBRASIL. Os mapas temáticos demonstraram a dinâmica da viticultura em Minas Gerais, evidenciando uma mudança no padrão espacial, ou seja, historicamente concentrada no sul do estado, mas verificamos no pós-1990 uma expansão geográfica para o norte, principalmente em direção ao Cerrado e vale do Rio São Francisco. O papel desempenhado pela pesquisa, na busca de novas técnicas para a viticultura em regiões tropicais, tem uma grande centralidade nesse processo, uma vez que estamos diante de um novo paradigma para a produção de uvas e vinhos.Palavras-chave: Viticultura; Regionalização; Geografia do Vinho; Minas Gerais.ABSTRACTThis article has the goal to analyze the reorientation in the displacement of the spatial pattern of grape cultivation in the state of Minas Gerais, originally located in the south, but has expanded to the north of Minas Gerais in recent decades. The methodological procedures focused on the literature review on viticulture in Brazil, and the collection of secondary data from the Municipal Agricultural Research/PAM/IBGE, the IBGE Agricultural Census, and the Grape, Wine and Derivatives Database/VITIBRASIL. Thematic maps showed the dynamics of viticulture in Minas Gerais, showing a change in the spatial pattern, that is, historically concentrated in the south of the state. Sao Francisco River. The role played by the research in the search for new techniques for viticulture in tropical regions has a great centrality in this process, since we are facing a new paradigm for the production of grapes and wines.Keywords: Viticulture; Regionalization; Wine Geography; Minas Gerais.RESUMENEl presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la reorientación en el desplazamiento del patrón espacial del cultivo de la uva en el estado de Minas Gerais, originalmente ubicado en el sur, pero se ha expandido al norte de Minas Gerais en las últimas décadas. Los procedimientos metodológicos se centraron en la revisión de la literatura sobre viticultura en Brasil, y en la recopilación de datos secundarios en la Investigación Agrícola Municipal/PAM/IBGE, en los Censos Agrícolas del IBGE, además de la Base de Datos de Uva, Vino y Derivados/VITIBRASIL. Los mapas temáticos demostraron la dinámica de la viticultura en Minas Gerais, mostrando un cambio en el patrón espacial, es decir, históricamente concentrado en el sur del estado, pero en la década de 1990 verificamos una expansión geográfica hacia el norte, principalmente hacia el Cerrado y Vale do Río São Francisco El papel desempeñado por la investigación, en la búsqueda de nuevas técnicas para la viticultura en las regiones tropicales, tiene una gran centralidad en este proceso, ya que nos enfrentamos a un nuevo paradigma para la producción de uvas y vinos.Palabras-clave: Viticultura; Regionalización; Geografía del Vino; Minas Gerais.

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Reptilia, Squamata, Leiosauridae, Urostrophus vautieri Duméril and Bribon, 1837: distribution extension, new state record, and geographic distribution map

Check List ◽

10.15560/6.3.432 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 432

Author(s):

João Luiz Gasparini ◽

Diogo Andrade Koski ◽

Pedro L.V. Peloso

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

The North

We present the first record of Urostrophus vautieri for the state of Espírito Santo and a distribution map for the species. This species was previoulsy known from the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. The present record represent an extension of nearly 200 km to the North from the nearest published record for the species.

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FRUIT MORPHOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF BABASSU PALMS IN NORTHERN MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL1

Revista Árvore ◽

10.1590/0100-67622015000500011 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 39 (5) ◽

pp. 883-892 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Marcio Lisboa Guedes ◽

Paulo Henrique Gonçalves Ferreira ◽

Karla Nayara Oliveira Santana ◽

Márcio Antônio Silva Pimenta ◽

Leonardo Monteiro Ribeiro

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fixation ◽

Morphological Variability ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Palm Tree ◽

Potential Productivity ◽

Biometric Parameters ◽

The North ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Babassu Palm ◽

Improvement Programs

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to morphologically characterize fruits of the babassu palm tree (Attalea vitrivir) and to estimate their productivity in the north of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Twenty mature fruits were collected from 10 plants in three different areas in Januária, Minas Gerais. Eighteen biometric parameters of the fruits were measured, the oil contents of the seeds was determined, the adherence to normal distribution was evaluated, distribution frequencies were evaluated and the effects of individuals and areas on the variables and the correlations between them were analyzed. The production of fruit bunches per plant and the number of fruits per bunch from 10 plants were quantified in three areas and the potential production under both natural harvesting and cultivation conditions were estimated. Significant differences were found among all of the biometric parameters examined between the different individuals and the different areas, which shows wide morphological variability in the fruits. The average oil content was 45.7%, but with significant differences among individuals. The observed variability favors the selection of productive individuals in genetic improvement programs. The potential productivity of endocarps and oil based on a density of 400/plants per hectare would be respectively 6.4 and 1.2 tons/ha, which indicates the possibility of using A. vitrivir for producing charcoal, bio fuels, and for carbon fixation.

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First record of Scinax centralis (Anura, Hylidae) in the Triângulo Mineiro region, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, with further data on its vocalization

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.77 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 ◽

pp. e20216177

Author(s):

Davi Lee Bang ◽

Marcio Pie ◽

Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Dominant Frequency ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Clinal Variation ◽

Brazilian Cerrado ◽

Gallery Forests

Scinax comprises more than 120 species which are split in two clades, the S. ruber and the S. catharinae clades. A few species within the S. catharinae clade occur in gallery forests of the Brazilian Cerrado. We here extend the distribution of S. centralis southwards based on new populations sampled in the banks of the Rio Paranaíba, in the borders of Minas Gerais (MG) and Goiás (GO) states, southeastern Brazil. We also provide further data on the species vocalization. Variation was seen among our population and topotypes regarding SVL and call dominant frequency, both likely representing a clinal variation. Our new population of S. centralis represents the first record of the species for the state of Minas Gerais.

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Evaluation of the use of GFS analysis data for energy management over Minas Gerais State (Brazil)

10.20937/atm.52916 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rafael Arcanjo de Oliveira Filho ◽

Vanessa Silveira Barreto Carvalho ◽

Michelle Simões Reboita

Keyword(s):

Wind Speed ◽

Energy Production ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Analysis Data ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Renewable Sources ◽

The North ◽

Brazilian Government ◽

Weather Stations

Several regions of Brazil have been experiencing periods of intense drought in the last decades. Hydropower plants produce most of the energy of the country and a reduction in the reservoir flow can compromise the energy sector. Therefore, the Brazilian government has seek the diversification of energy production with other renewable sources. The introduction of new renewable sources such as wind and solar power requires a detailed study about local weather conditions usually through historical data analysis. However, several areas in Brazil are not covered by weather stations. In this context, this study aims to assess the ability of the Global Forecast System (GFS) to represent wind, on the state of Minas Gerais (MG) which has 79.5% of energy production associated with water resources. Although the study considers a specific region, it presents a methodology that can be replicated in regions where there is no data available. For most areas, 10 meters wind speed values of the GFS analysis were similar to those registered by the weather stations. For 10 and 100 meters of altitude, results shows higher wind speed values in the north of the state, a region where the highest power densities are also recorded (approximately 150 Wm-2 in winter and spring). The state is characterized by low precipitation rates during winter and spring, when the winds are, in turn, more intense. Model results indicate that the region reaches the minimal meteorological conditions required for wind energy production that can be used as a complementary source of hydroelectricity.

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Expansion of the known range of the Lesser Bulldog Bat, Noctilio albiventris Desmarest, 1818 (Chiroptera, Noctilionidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado

Check List ◽

10.15560/14.2.313 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 313-317

Author(s):

Ana P. M. Olímpio ◽

Fabio H. S. Cardoso ◽

Cleison L. S. Costa ◽

Elmary C. Fraga ◽

Maria C. Barros

Keyword(s):

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Coi Gene ◽

Morphological Identification ◽

Brazilian Cerrado ◽

Cerrado Biome ◽

The North

The Lesser Bulldog Bat, Noctilio albiventris, is found in all major Brazilian phytogeographic domains. We extend the known distribution of this species in the Cerrado, where 3 specimens were collected in the municipality of Caxias, which is within the Cerrado domain of the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. Our analysis of the COI gene confirms the morphological identification of the specimens, based on a 99.8–100% similarity with known sequences. This record extends the known distribution of N. albiventris 260 km to the east, in the state of Maranhão, and 986 km to the north, in the Cerrado biome.

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Cladistic analysis and description of a new species of the Brazilian genus Atlantodesmus Hoffman, 2000 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae)

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2019.538 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rodrigo Salvador Bouzan ◽

Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta ◽

Antonio Domingos Brescovit

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Cladistic Analysis ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Brazilian Cerrado ◽

Dorsal Edge ◽

A New Species

A cladistic analysis of the genus Atlantodesmus Hoffman, 2000 is presented. With a total of 11 taxa and 30 morphological characters, and under implied weighting (k = 3), two equally most parsimonious trees (length = 58 steps; total fit = 23.150; CI = 0.64; RI = 0.64) recovered the monophyly of the genus. The resulting synapomorphies are: absence of a ventral projection on the post-gonopodal sternites; presence of folds on the dorsal edge of the prefemoral region of the gonopod; and one homoplastic transformation: presence of a cingulum. In addition, Atlantodesmus sierwaldae sp. nov. is described from the state of Minas Gerais, in the Brazilian Cerrado, and a key to the males of the genus is provided.

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EVAPOTRANSPIRAÇÃO DE REFERÊNCIA AO LONGO DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS COMO GUIA PARA A GESTÃO REGIONALIZADA DA IRRIGAÇÃO

Irriga ◽

10.15809/irriga.2021v1n3p458-467 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 458-467

Author(s):

Angélica Carvalho Cunha ◽

Cesar De Oliveira Ferreira Silva ◽

Rodrigo Lilla Manzione ◽

Fernando Ferrari Putti

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Reference Evapotranspiration ◽

Irrigation Management ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

São Paulo ◽

The North ◽

De Se

EVAPOTRANSPIRAÇÃO DE REFERÊNCIA AO LONGO DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS COMO GUIA PARA A GESTÃO REGIONALIZADA DA IRRIGAÇÃO ANGÉLICA CARVALHO CUNHA1; CÉSAR DE OLIVEIRA FERREIRA SILVA2; RODRIGO LILLA MANZIONE3 E FERNANDO FERRARI PUTTI4 1 Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Faculdade de Ciências e Engenharia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua. Domingos da Costa Lopes, nº 780, Jardim Itaipu, 17602-496, Tupã, São Paulo, Brasil, [email protected]. 2 Departamento de Engenharia Rural, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Universidade Estadual Paulista", Avenida Universitária, n° 3780, Altos do Paraíso, 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil, [email protected]. 3 Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Faculdade de Ciências e Engenharia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua. Domingos da Costa Lopes, nº 780, Jardim Itaipu, 17602-496, Tupã, São Paulo, Brasil, [email protected]. 4Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Faculdade de Ciências e Engenharia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua. Domingos da Costa Lopes, nº 780, Jardim Itaipu, 17602-496, Tupã, São Paulo, Brasil, [email protected]. 1 RESUMO Minas Gerais é o terceiro estado brasileiro com maior área irrigada, sendo assim é de suma importância o manejo da irrigação para garantir o uso sustentável dos recursos hídricos. Uma das formas de se calcular a quantidade hídrica necessária na irrigação é por meio da estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência (ETo). Os valores de evapotranspiração são influenciados por diversos fatores climatológicos, como: radiação solar, temperatura, deficiência de pressão de vapor, logo, os valores de evapotranspiração tendem a diferir de acordo com cada região. Assim, o presente estudo propõe a elaboração de um mapa de evapotranspiração de referência média para o estado de Minas Gerais como base para gestão hídrica para a agricultura. Os dados foram fornecidos pelo Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET), utilizando Estações Meteorológicas Automáticas (EMAs) localizadas em 49 cidades do estado de Minas Gerais. Por meio das análises realizadas, pôde-se observar que, em mesorregiões caracterizadas por maior seca, como o norte do estado, os índices de evapotranspiração foram maiores do que em mesorregiões mais úmidas, que apresentam maiores níveis de precipitação, como as Regiões Centro, Sul e Triângulo Mineiro. Devido a sua característica úmida, a região do bioma Mata Atlântica obteve menores valores de ETo em relação aos biomas do Cerrado e Caatinga. Palavras-chave: gestão hídrica, manejo da irrigação, modelagem de dados. CUNHA, A. C.; SILVA, C. O. F.; MANZIONE, R. L.; PUTTI, F. F. REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINAS GERAIS AS A GUIDE FOR REGIONALIZED IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT 2 ABSTRACT Minas Gerais is the third Brazilian state with the largest irrigated area, so irrigation management is of paramount importance to ensure the sustainable use of water resources. One way of calculating the water quantity needed for irrigation is by estimating reference evapotranspiration (ETo). Evapotranspiration values are influenced by several climatological factors, such as solar radiation, temperature, vapor pressure deficiency; therefore, evapotranspiration values tend to differ according to each region. Thus, this study proposes the use of a medium reference evapotranspiration map of Minas Gerais as a basis for water management in agriculture. The data were provided by the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), using Automatic Meteorological Stations (EMAs) located in 49 cities in the state of Minas Gerais. Through the analysis conducted, it was observed that, in mesoregions characterized by greater drought, such as the north of the state, evapotranspiration rates were higher than in more humid mesoregions, which present higher levels of precipitation, such as the Central, Southern, and Mineiro Triangle Regions. Due to its humid characteristic, the region of the Atlantic Forest biome had lower ETo values compared to the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes. Keywords: water management, irrigation management, data modeling.

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The ecology of Triatoma sordida in natural environments in two different regions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo ◽

10.1590/s0036-46651993000300004 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 237-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

L. Diotaiuti ◽

C.F. Loiola ◽

P.L. Falcão ◽

J.C.P. Dias

Keyword(s):

Natural Environment ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Food Sources ◽

Natural Environments ◽

The North ◽

Source Of Infection ◽

Dead Trees ◽

Hollow Trees ◽

Triatoma Sordida

A study was undertaken about T. sordida in the natural environment in two different regions of the state of Minas Gerais: Itapagipe (Triângulo), an area of cerrado modified by the formation of fields of pasture and agriculture, and Mato Verde (north) an area of transition between caatinga and cerrado with profound deforestation in the last years due to the expansion of cotton cultivation. In both regions the principal ecotopes identified were hollow trees and the bark of live or dead trees, where the occurrence of a food source is not frequent. In this environment, the triatomines utilize various food sources; opposums appear to represent an important source of infection. In the north of Minas, a greater concentration of reservoirs and vectors was observed than in the Triángulo which could explain the higher level of infection of the triatomines in the north. Close attention to the process of domiciliation of T. sordida in the north of Minas is recommended where an extensive intervention by man in the natural environment has occurred and where a rise in the population of triatomines in the peridomestic environment has been observed in recent years.

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