DNA Extraction Technique for PCR in Rain Forest Plant Species

The Marambaia is an important natural refuge for preserving the genetic heritage of several rain forest plant species. In this insular region, where the vegetation types are Lower Montane Rain Forest and restingas (sandy coastal plain habitat), the impressive diversity of Melastomataceae consists of seven genera and 25 species of which 13 represent new records for the area. Miconia is best represented with 10 species, followed by Tibouchina (6 spp.), Leandra (4 spp.), Clidemia (2 spp.) and Huberia, Marcetia and Ossaea (1 sp. each). Most of the species are shrubs or trees and occur in Dense Submontane Ombrophilous Forest. Huberia ovalifolia DC., Leandra acutiflora (Naudin) Cogn. and Leandra melastomoides Raddi are cited in the list of endangered species for the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. An identification key is provided as well as descriptions, illustrations, comments on morphological peculiarities of species, and geographical and phenological data.

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The Importance of Tropical Rain Forest Fragments to the Conservation of Plant Species Diversity in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.1007/s10531-005-3374-8 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (13) ◽

pp. 4159-4179 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez ◽

Salvador Mandujano

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Plant Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Plant Species Diversity ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Los Tuxtlas

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The Effects of Disturbance on Forest Plant Species Diversity: A Review

International Journal of Ecology ◽

10.12677/ije.2021.104073 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (04) ◽

pp. 642-654

Author(s):

雄越李

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Plant Species ◽

Plant Species Diversity ◽

Forest Plant Species

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Germination success of large‐seeded plant species ingested by howler monkeys in tropical rain forest fragments

American Journal of Botany ◽

10.1002/ajb2.1730 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ana María González‐Di Pierro ◽

Julieta Benítez‐Malvido ◽

Rafael Lombera

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Howler Monkeys ◽

Germination Success

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Legacies of the past in the present-day forest biodiversity: a review of past land-use effects on forest plant species composition and diversity

Sustainability and Diversity of Forest Ecosystems ◽

10.1007/978-4-431-73238-9_1 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 361-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Martin Hermy ◽

Kris Verheyen

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Species Composition ◽

Plant Species ◽

Plant Species Composition ◽

Forest Biodiversity ◽

The Past ◽

Land Use Effects ◽

Forest Plant Species ◽

Past Land Use

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Host specialization and species richness of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a New Guinea rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology ◽

10.1017/s0266467404002044 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 67-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Vojtech Novotny ◽

Anthony R. Clarke ◽

Richard A. I. Drew ◽

Solomon Balagawi ◽

Barbara Clifford

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

Plant Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

New Guinea ◽

Fruit Fly ◽

Fruit Flies ◽

Host Specialization ◽

Area 5 ◽

Local Species ◽

Single Genus

Frugivorous dacine fruit flies were studied in a lowland tropical rain forest in Papua New Guinea to determine their host specificity, abundance, and the number of species attacking various plant species. Plant species hosted 0–3 fruit fly species at median (1–3 quartile) densities of 1 (0–17) fruit flies per 100 fruits. Fruit flies were mostly specialized to a single plant family (83% species) and within each family to a single genus (88% species), while most of the species (66%) were able to feed on >1 congeneric plant species. Only 30 from the 53 studied plant species were colonized by fruit flies. The plant–fruit fly food web, including these 30 plant species and the total of 29 fruit fly species feeding on them, was divided into 14 compartments, each including 1–8 plant species hosting mutually disjunct assemblages of fruit flies. This structure minimizes indirect interactions among plant species via shared herbivores. The local species pool was estimated at 152±32 (±SE) fruit fly species. Forty per cent of all taxonomically described species known from Papua New Guinea were reared or trapped in our study area. Such a high proportion indicates low beta-diversity of fruit flies. Steiner traps were highly efficient in sampling the lure-responsive fruit fly species as they re-collected 84% of all species trapped in the same area 5 y before. Fruit fly monitoring by these traps is a cheap, simple and efficient method for the study of spatial and temporal changes in rain-forest communities.

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