scholarly journals Tijuca National Park: two pioneering restorationist initiatives in Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 975-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Freitas ◽  
C. L. Neves ◽  
P. Chernicharo
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
National Park ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Red Lists

As a contribution to the environmental history of the Tijuca National Park, we report on two pioneering restorationist initiatives and list its the mammal species now found in this urban park. The Tijuca National Park (TNP), a 3,200 ha urban park covered by secondary tropical forest, is located within Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. The two restorationist initiatives were a pioneer tropical forest restoration project in the nineteenth century and a fauna management project in the 70' s. The mammal list presented here was based on specimens in the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro and on publications. The mammal community of TNP is composed of 49 species, of which 11 are on regional red lists, and four are on the 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Occurrence of these threatened species and the park history itself made the TNP a priority site for studying conservation, management, and monitoring. Besides maintaining fauna and flora (including threatened species) diversity, the park benefits the population of Rio de Janeiro by providing water, green areas, and recreational and touristic opportunities.

scholarly journals Barn Owl pellets (Aves: Tyto furcata) reveal a higher mammalian richness in the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park, Southeastern Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hudson de Macedo Lemos ◽  
Carina Azevedo Oliveira Silva ◽  
Fabio de Mello Patiu ◽  
Pablo Rodrigues Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Barn Owl ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Bone Fragments ◽  
Pellet Analysis

The northern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro harbors the largest coastal sandy plains (restingas) of southeastern Brazil, severely threatened due to recent human occupation. In this context, mammal inventories becomes urgent to support biodiversity conservation and management policies. This paper aims to update the knowledge on the mammalian species richness of Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park by analyzing pellets of the Barn owl Tyto furcata. The analyses of 4745 mammalian bone fragments (1739 individuals) revealed the occurrence of 17 species belonging to the orders Rodentia (9 spp.), Didelphimorphia (2 spp.) and Chiroptera (6 spp.). The rodents Mus musculus and Cerradomys goytaca accounted for 77.2% of the total individuals preyed, suggesting that the Barn owl hunts in both disturbed and natural open shrub formations. A compilation of previous records, together with those provided in the present study, indicates the occurrence of 44 species of mammals in the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park, of which six (13.6%) were exclusively detected in pellets. These new records include species adapted to open formations of the interior of Brazil that were not previously reported in restingas on the basis of voucher-specimens, such as the rodents Necromys lasiurus and Calomys tener, the latter being recorded for the first time in the littoral of Rio de Janeiro state. This study underscores the importance of owl pellet analysis as a complementary and indispensable method for inventorying mammals. The results highlight the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park as one of the restingas in Southeastern Brazil with the highest number of mammal species.

scholarly journals Mammals of Serra do Cipó National Park, southeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 355 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. V. C. Câmara ◽  
L. C. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Red List ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Serra Do Cipó ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Regional Red Lists ◽  
Mammal Diversity ◽  
Important Site

The mammals of the Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna Biome) are still poorly known; only a few localities have been properly surveyed and studied. Hereby, we present a survey of the mammals of Serra do Cipó National Park, a protected area of Cerrado in Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. A total of 55 species from eight orders were listed, which have been captured, observed or recorded in the literature. Some mammals are endemic or listed as threatened either by IUCN’s red list or by the national and regional red lists. Serra do Cipó National Park is an important site for scientific research and conservation of Minas Gerais’ biodiversity, though there is little information on mammal diversity and distribution in the park. We hope our study can help us fill this gap and improve the effectiveness of this national park in protecting Cerrado mammals and other vertebrates.

A new species of Hyalella (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) from Itatiaia National Park, Brazil: an epigean freshwater amphipod with troglobiotic traits at 2,200 meters of altitude

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4344 (1) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
STELLA GOMES RODRIGUES ◽  
ANDRÉ R. SENNA ◽  
ADRIANA QUADRA ◽  
ALESSANDRA ANGÉLICA DE PÁDUA BUENO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
National Park ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Small Stream ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the freshwater amphipod Hyalella Smith, 1874 is described for the plateau of the Itatiaia National Park, located between the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. This is the first Brazilian species of Hyalella found at more than 2,200 meters of altitude. The specimens were found in a small stream, buried under rocks, in the higher area of the Park. The main morphological characteristics that differentiate the new species are the extreme reduction of the size of the uropod 3, absence of apical setae on telson, absence of comb-scales on gnatopods 1 and 2, absence of curved seta on inner ramus of uropod 1 and sternal gills tubular on pereonites 3 to 7. The new species presents similarities with some cave species of the genus, apparently being troglophile and that is the process of adaptation to the hypogean habitat. The importance of creating new protected areas for the conservation of Hyalella in Brazil is discussed. 

scholarly journals Non-volant mammals, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Rio das Pedras, municipality of Mangaratiba, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Soares Pessôa ◽  
Thiago Carvalho Modesto ◽  
Hermano Gomes Albuquerque ◽  
Nina Attias ◽  
Helena De Godoy Bergallo
Keyword(s):  
Exotic Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The State ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Terrestrial Mammal ◽  
Hunting Activity ◽  
State List

The Atlantic Forest is recognized as a global hotspot for having one of the highest rates of endemism and biodiversity. Its portion in the state of Rio de Janeiro is extremely fragmented and reduced. The present study seeks to get information on the non-volant mammals of RPPN Rio das Pedras in municipality of Mangaratiba, state of Rio de Janeiro. The rapid mammal's survey was accomplished by the use of pitfalls, live traps, transects and camera traps. We recorded 23 non-volant species that represent 13.1 % of Rio de Janeiro’s terrestrial mammal species. Among the recorded species, five are endemic of the Atlantic Forest and three are in the state list of threatened or presumably threatened species. The area presents great mammal richness, but the hunting activity and the  presence of exotic species may represent a threat to the local biodiversity and should be controlled.

scholarly journals Spatial use of rodents (Rodentia: Mammalia) host body surface by ectoparasites

2002 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. B. BITTENCOURT ◽  
C. F. D. ROCHA
Keyword(s):  
Body Surface ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Host Body ◽  
Spatial Use ◽  
Small Mammal Species ◽  
Janeiro State

We studied the ectoparasite and the Amblyopinini beetle fauna associated with four small mammal species of the Atlantic Rainforest of Ilha Grande, an island located off the southern Rio de Janeiro State Coast, Southeastern Brazil, analyzing to what extent the parasites were specific to each region of the host body. During the study, a total of 90 individual rodents were captured: 61 Proechimys iheringi Thomas, 1911 (Echymyidae), 22 Sciurus aestuans (Thomas, 1901) (Sciuridae), 4 Oxymycterus sp. (Waterhouse, 1837), and 2 Nectomys squamipes (Brants, 1827) (Sigmodontinae). The data showed that the ectoparasites and Amblyopinini on some rodent hosts in Ilha Grande tend to prefer particular host body sites, and that some ectoparasite species sites may overlap owing to their inaccessibility to the host.

scholarly journals Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae, Physalaemus soaresi Izecksohn, 1965: new record, distribution extension and geographic distribution map

Check List ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Antônio Lourenço Pontes ◽  
Rafael Cunha Pontes ◽  
Cristiane Pinto Santa-Fé ◽  
Vitor Martins Lima ◽  
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
The Status ◽  
Full Protection ◽  
Janeiro State

We report a female Physalaemus soaresi Izecksohn, 1965 collected at the Atlantic rainforest of Serra do Mendanha, municipality of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Known only from two localities (and probably extinct in one), P. soaresi is considered a threatened species in Brazil and presumably threatened in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Despite the new record, P. soaresi still fits into the status of endangered and requires the full protection of all areas where it occurs.

scholarly journals Remotely-sensed vegetation greening along a restoration gradient of a tropical forest, Kibale National Park, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Valtonen ◽  
Eveliina Korkiatupa ◽  
Sille Holm ◽  
Geoffrey Malinga ◽  
Ryosuke Nakadai
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
National Park ◽  
Forest Regeneration ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Kibale National Park ◽  
Forest Recovery ◽  
Primary Forest

Restoration has now emerged as a global priority, with international initiatives such as the “UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)”. To fulfil the large-scale global restoration ambitions, an essential step is the monitoring of vegetation recovery after restoration interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of remotely-sensed vegetation indices, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), to monitor the rate of forest regeneration across a tropical forest restoration project area in Kibale National Park, Uganda. As a result, we observed non-linear patterns in NDVI and EVI across the first 25 years of recovery. Both NDVI and EVI increase for the first 10 years of forest regeneration. This “greening” phase could be used as the indicator of successful onset of forest recovery. In particular, the decline of elephant grass, which suppresses the natural regeneration of trees in our area, can be detected as an increase in NDVI. Primary forests differed from the 25-year-old regenerating forests based on the unique combination of low mean and low seasonal variation in EVI. Our results, therefore, suggest that the long-term success of forest restoration could be monitored by evaluating how closely the combination of mean, and degree of seasonal variation in EVI, resembles that observed in the primary forest.

scholarly journals Bats of the Serra da Bocaina National Park, southeastern Brazil: an updated species list and a distribution extension for Trinycteris nicefori (Sanborn, 1949)

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia Delciellos ◽  
Adarene Motta ◽  
Daniela Dias ◽  
Brunna Almeida ◽  
Oscar Rocha-Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
National Park ◽  
First Record ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Species List ◽  
Environmental Suitability ◽  
Forest Sites ◽  
Ecological Importance ◽  
Janeiro State

Abstract: The Serra da Bocaina National Park (SBNP) is a large remnant of Atlantic Forest located within an endangered biodiversity hotspot, which contributes to the connectivity among protected areas in the region. Despite the ecological importance of the SBNP, its bat fauna is poorly-known, and no comprehensive inventory is available. The present study provides an updated list of the bat species found in the SBNP. The four-year study was based on a capture-mark-recapture approach at four sites within the park, in the municipality of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A total of 22 bat species were recorded, representing two families, Phyllostomidae (n = 19 species) and Vespertillionidae (n = 3). This added 14 species to the known bat fauna of the SBNP, which is hereby updated to 24 species, including Dermanura cinerea Gervais, 1856, Platyrrhinus recifinus (Thomas, 1901), and Myotis ruber (É. Geoffroy, 1806), which are listed as endangered in Rio de Janeiro state. The specimen of Trinycteris nicefori (Sanborn, 1949) captured in the present study is the first record of the occurrence of this species in Rio de Janeiro state. This record extends the geographic range of the species by approximately 650 km to the southeast. Additional inventories, in particular at poorly-studied Atlantic Forest sites, combined with environmental suitability analyses, and taxonomic and biogeographic data, are urgently required to elucidate the distribution of many Brazilian bat species, such as T. nicefori.

Two new species of Folsomiella Bonet and redescription of F. albida (Arlé, 1959) (Collembola, Brachystomellidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1006 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
MARIA CLEIDE DE MENDONÇA ◽  
LILIANE HENRIQUES FERNANDES ◽  
EDUARDO ASSIS ABRANTES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of Folsomiella from southeastern Brazil are herein described and illustrated: F. trisetosa sp. nov. (Rio de Janeiro: National Park of Tijuca and São Paulo: National Park of Serra da Bocaina) and F. pseudocaeca sp. nov. (Rio de Janeiro: Niterói: State Park of Serra da Tiririca). A redescription of F. albida (Arlé, 1959) based on specimens collected at the National Park of Tijuca and Teresópolis: Rio de Janeiro is also included.

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