Ticks infesting birds in Atlantic Forest fragments in Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

In the present study, we report tick infestations on wild birds in plots of the Atlantic Forest reforested fragments with native species and plots reforested with Eucalyptus tereticornis in the municipality of Rio Claro, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A total of 256 birds were captured: 137 individuals of 33 species, in planted native forest; and 128 individuals of 37 species, in planted Eucalyptus tereticornis forest. Nymphs of two tick species were found on the birds: Amblyomma calcaratumand Amblyomma longirostre, the former was more abundant in the fragments reforested with Atlantic forest native species, and the latter in the fragment reforested with E. tereticornis. New host records were presented for A. calcaratum.

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Helminth Parasites of Hypsiboas prasinus (Anura: Hylidae) from Two Atlantic Forest Fragments, São Paulo State, Brazil

Journal of Parasitology ◽

10.1645/jp-ge-2665.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 98 (3) ◽

pp. 560-564 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Carla Bonetti Madelaire ◽

Fernando Ribeiro Gomes ◽

Reinaldo José da Silva

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Helminth Parasites ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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Ecological consequences of hunting in Atlantic forest patches, São Paulo, Brazil

Oryx ◽

10.1046/j.1365-3008.2001.00163.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 137-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

L. Cullen ◽

E. R. Bodmer ◽

C. Valladares-Padua

Keyword(s):

Community Structure ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Relative Energy ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

São Paulo ◽

Ecological Consequences ◽

Forest Patches ◽

Line Transects ◽

Primate Biomass

AbstractThis paper evaluates the ecological consequences of hunting by comparing mammalian densities, biomass, relative energy consumption and community structure between sites with different levels of hunting pressure. Hunting is carried out mainly by colonists who farm on the edge of Atlantic forest fragments in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Mammals were studied over a period of 18 months, along 2287 km of line transects. Transects were distributed among two protected sites, one slightly hunted site and two heavily hunted sites. Tapirs, the two peccary species, brocket deer, armadillos and agoutis are preferred by hunters in the region. Primates are not hunted in the region. Hunting has affected community structure, with ungulates dominating mammalian biomass at protected sites and primates dominating at hunted sites. This has caused an ecological inversion in the hunted areas of the Atlantic forests. In Amazonian regions of the Neotropics hunting is more evenly distributed among primates, large rodents, and ungulates and has resulted in an opposite inversion, with hunted sites having lower primate biomass. Atlantic forests are very susceptible to the possible ecological imbalances induced by hunting by humans, and this must be considered for management and conservation programmes.

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Soil chemical and physical status in semideciduous Atlantic Forest fragments affected by atmospheric deposition in central-eastern São Paulo State, Brazil

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry ◽

10.3832/ifor1258-007 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 798-808 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

MIMS Lopes ◽

A Ribeiro Dos Santos ◽

C Zuliani Sandrin Camargo ◽

P Bulbovas ◽

P Giampaoli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Deposition ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

São Paulo ◽

Physical Status ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Central Eastern

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First records of two Amazonian species of Zethus (Zethoides) Fox, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) in Atlantic Forest fragments in São Paulo state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/11.5.1767 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 1767 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rogério Botion Lopes ◽

Fernando Barbosa Noll

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Species Distribution ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Amazon Forest ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

São Paulo ◽

Northeastern Region ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

Zethus Fabricius, 1804 is the largest genus in the subfamily Eumeninae with over 250 species. Its Neotropical representatives are divided into three subgenera: Z. (Zethus) Fabricius, 1804; Z. (Zethusculus) de Saussure, 1855; and Z. (Zethoides) Fox, 1899. Two specimens were collected in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil belonging to two species of the latter subgenus: Z. (Zethoides) lobulatus de Saussure, 1855 and Z. (Zethoides) rugosiceps Fox, 1899. These species have so far only been collected in the Amazon Forest and these findings not only expand the latitude of the species’ distribution but also their occurrence to the Atlantic Forest as well.

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Coelioxoides piscicauda sp. nov., a new cuckoo bee from southeastern Brazil with a key to the species of Coelioxoides Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4363.4.5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4363 (4) ◽

pp. 535

Author(s):

LÉO CORREIA DA ROCHA-FILHO ◽

JOSÉ CARLOS SERRANO ◽

CARLOS ALBERTO GARÓFALO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Published Data ◽

São Paulo ◽

New Host ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

A New Species ◽

New Host Records

A new species of Coelioxoides Cresson (Apidae), Coelioxoides piscicauda sp. nov. Rocha-Filho from São Paulo State, Brazil, is described. A key to the four recognized species of the genus, C. exulans (Holmberg), C. piscicauda sp. nov., C. punctipennis Cresson, and C. waltheriae Ducke, is provided. In addition, new host records of Coelioxoides are presented as well as a compilation of published data on species of Tetrapedia Klug associated with this cleptoparasitic genus.

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Questioning the implementation of habitat corridors: a case study in interior São Paulo using ants as bioindicators

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842008000100003 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 68 (1) ◽

pp. 11-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

DM. Lapola ◽

HG. Fowler

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

Native Vegetation ◽

Native Forest ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

São Paulo ◽

Ant Communities ◽

Eucalyptus Plantation ◽

Ant Community ◽

Habitat Corridors

In this paper we operated ant collections in three inland Atlantic forest fragments and in the neighboring Edmundo Navarro de Andrade State Forest (FEENA), an Eucalyptus plantation located in Rio Claro, interior of São Paulo State. We show that the ant communities of the native forest fragments are more similar among themselves than to the ant community of FEENA. Thus we evidence that, in addition to the clear difference in vegetation segment, other components of the biota (like ants) can be different between FEENA and the native forest fragments. Our results conveniently served as a basis to discuss the proposal of connecting FEENA to the three native forest fragments by a habitat corridor. These fragments are important to conservation purposes since they represent the biggest areas of native vegetation in the region.

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Ticks infesting captive and free-roaming wild animal species at the São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária ◽

10.1590/s1984-29612017036 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 496-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Irys Hany Lima Gonzalez ◽

Marcelo Bahia Labruna ◽

Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas ◽

Paula Andrea Borges Salgado ◽

Cauê Monticelli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Tick Species ◽

Migratory Birds ◽

Spotted Fever ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Worldwide Distribution ◽

Stray Cats ◽

Atlantic Rainforest Biome

Abstract Ticks are ectoparasites of worldwide distribution that affect vertebrates and can transmit pathogens to animals and humans. The Zoological Park Foundation of São Paulo (FPZSP) is located in a Conservation Unit in one of the most important remaining fragments of the Atlantic Rainforest biome in the suburbs of São Paulo, Brazil. The FPZSP houses more than 3,000 wild animals on exhibit, in breeding programs and in environmental education programs, and also attracts migratory birds and free-roaming wildlife. This study focused on identifying the diversity of tick species that infest captive and free-roaming animals at the FPZSP. The collection of ticks kept at the FPZSP contains 523 specimens that were collected from different host species between 1990 and 2017. Ten tick species were found. In addition, Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas) was found on stray cats living in the Atlantic forest fragment in the FPZSP. This study reveals a low occurrence of parasitism in captive animals and a high diversity of tick species collected from hosts in this Atlantic forest fragment, contributing information about host-parasite relationships and potential vectors of zoonotic diseases, since the vectors of Brazilian spotted fever, A. aureolatum and Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, were found in some hosts.

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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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Turtle ectoparasites from the Pacific coastal region of Colombia

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032013000300009 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 74-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mario Fernando Garcés-Restrepo ◽

Alan Giraldo ◽

John L. Carr ◽

Lisa D. Brown

Keyword(s):

Tick Species ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Coastal Region ◽

Host Record ◽

New Host ◽

New Host Record ◽

The Pacific ◽

Significant Extension ◽

Valle Del Cauca ◽

New Host Records

This study provides an update on the ectoparasites (ticks and leeches) associated with Rhinoclemmys annulata and provides new accounts on the ectoparasites associated with R. nasuta, R. melanosterna andKinosternon leucostomum from the Pacific coast of Colombia. The presence ofAmblyomma sabanerae on R. nasuta and R. melanosterna provided two new host records for the tick species. Also, the documentation ofA. sabanerae from the Department of Valle del Cauca represents a new department record for the species in Colombia. Placobdella ringueleti was identified fromR. nasuta and K. leucostomum, which represents a new host record for the leech species, as well as a significant extension of the known range.

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