Mammals from the Tarascan Plateau, Michoacán, México.

Resumen: Se examinaron 568 ejemplares de mamíferos nativos de 49 especies, procedentes de 49 localidades de la Meseta Tarasca o Sierra Purépecha del Estado de Michoacán, México. Las especies encontradas en esta región del Eje Volcánico Transversal incluyen 1 marsupial, 2 insectívoros, 17 quirópteros, 2 carnívoros, 24 roedores y 1 lagomorfo. Para calcular la diversidad de especies en los cuatro hábitats muestreados, se utilizaron las 2 especies de insectívoros y 21 de roedores. De mayor a menor diversidad, en el bosque de pino-encino se recolectaron 201 individuos de 15 especies (H’ = 2.49), en el bosque tropical caducifolio 142 de 15 especies (H’ = 2.43), en el bosque de oyamel 92 individuos de 10 especies (H’ = 2.01) y en las áreas de ecotono 52 individuos de cuatro especies (H’ = 1.15). El registro de Hylonycteris underwoodi es el primero para las partes altas del Estado de Michoacán. Abstract: We examined 568 specimens of native mammals belonging to 47 species from 49 localities of the Tarascan Plateau or Sierra Purépecha mountain range in the State of Michoacán, México. Species composition of this enclave in the Transvolcanic Belt is 1 marsupial, 2 insectivores, 17 bats, 2 carnivores, 24 rodents, and 1 lagomorph. To calculate the species diversity according to the four sampled habitats, only the 2 insectivore and 21 rodent species were included. From higher to lower diversity values, we found 201 specimens from 15 species in pine-oak forest (H’ = 2.49), 142 from 15 species in tropical deciduous forest (H’ = 2.43), 92 specimens belonging to 10 species fir forest (H’ = 2.01), and 52 from four species in an ecotonal area (H’ =1.15). Hylonycteris underwoodi is the first record for the highlands from the State of Michoacan. Key words: Mammals, distribution, diversity, Tarascan Plateau, Michoacán.

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Nuevo registro de margay (Leopardus wiedii) en Nayarit, México

Revista Mexicana de Mastozoologia ◽

10.22201/ie.20074484e.2019.1.1.275 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 62

Author(s):

Víctor H. Luja ◽

María G. Zamudio

Keyword(s):

Deciduous Forest ◽

Natural Habitat ◽

State Level ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Natural Park ◽

Dirt Road ◽

Wild Cats

ResumenDe las seis especies de felinos silvestres que habitan en México, es del margay o tigrillo (Leopardus wiedii) una de las que menos información se tiene. En Nayarit no se cuenta con información detallada de su distribución a nivel estatal, encontrando únicamente dos registros para esta especie. Como parte de un muestreo piloto utilizando cámaras trampa en el parque natural La Montaña Encantada, Municipio de Xalisco, Nayarit, se obtuvieron cuatro registros de margay. Una fotografía se tomó en un arroyo en una selva mediana subcaducifolia, mientras que los tres restantes se obtuvieron en un camino de terracería de un bosque de latifoliadas, camino que también fue utilizado por personas a pie y en vehículo. Tres de las cuatro imágenes corresponden al mismo individuo, mientras que la cuarta no pudo ser identificada por ser del costado izquierdo del organismo. Además por la pérdida del hábitat natural, se detectaron gatos y perros ferales, lo que representa un peligro para la permanencia de esta especie en la zona. Los registros del presente trabajo confirman la presencia del margay en el estado y constituye el primer registro para el municipio de Xalisco, ampliando su distribución conocida 83.7 km suroeste y 43.7 km sureste de los registros previos.Palabras clave: carnívoros, felinos, Nayarit, margay.AbstractOf the six species of wild cats that inhabit Mexico, it is the margay or tigrillo (Leopardus wiedii) one of the least information available. In Nayarit, there is no information on its distribution at the state level with only two records for this species. As part of a pilot study in La Montaña Encantada natural park, municipality of Xalisco, Nayarit, four records of margay were obtained. One photograph was obtained in a dry stream surrounded by tropical deciduous forest, while the other three were taken on a dirt road from an oak forest. This road was also used by people on foot and by vehicle. Three of the four images corresponded to the same individual, while the fourth could not be identified because the picture shows the left side of the organism. In addition to the loss of natural habitat, feral cats and dogs were detected, which represents a danger for the permanence of this species in the area. The records of this work confirm the presence of the margay in the state, represents the first record for the Municipality of Xalisco, and extend its known distribution 83.7 km to the southwest and 43.7 km to the southeast of the previous records.Key words: carnivores, felines, Nayarit, margay.

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La flora arbórea de Michoacán, México

Botanical Sciences ◽

10.17129/botsci.1721 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 47 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eva M. Cué-Bär ◽

José Luis Villaseñor ◽

Libertad Arredondo-Amezcua ◽

Guadalupe Cornejo-Tenorio ◽

Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez

Keyword(s):

Tree Species ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Coniferous Forest ◽

Tropical Dry Forest ◽

The State ◽

Dry Forest ◽

Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Vegetation Types ◽

Geologic History

Based on the review of floristic and taxonomic literature, as well as on the examination of specimens housed at the herbaria of the Centro Regional del Bajío (IEB) and the Instituto de Biología (MEXU), we recorded 845 species, 352 genera and 100 families of trees for the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The largest numbers of species per family were recorded for Asteraceae (82), Fabaceae (74), Mimosaceae (67), Caesalpiniaceae (39) and Burseraceae (38), while at the genus level Bursera (37), Quercus (35), Lonchocarpus (19), Senna (18), and Acacia (16) are the most speciose. The genus Beiselia (Burseraceae) and 14 species (1.8 %) are strict endemics to the state. A total of 28 families (28%) and 210 genera (60%) are represented in the state only by one tree species each. The most important vegetation types according to their species richness are tropical deciduous forest (593, 70.2%), coniferous forest (336, 39.8%) and oak forest (332, 39.3%). A high proportion (69.9%) of Michoacán’s tree species is located in 2-4 vegetation types; 173 species (21.5%) have been found just in one type, mainly in the tropical dry forest (87 species, 10.3%). The floristic richness of Michoacán is largely explained by its complex geologic history, its rugged physiography, its diverse climate, and its multiple vegetation types, as well as by its location at the confluence of the Holartic and Neotropical floristic kingdoms. Counties and species on which to focus conservation efforts for trees in the state are pinponted.

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Composition and diversity of anurans in the Restinga of the Conde municipality, northern coast of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2016-0157 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Felipe Augusto Trindade Gondim-Silva ◽

Alessandra Rodrigues Santos Andrade ◽

Rafael Oliveira Abreu ◽

Jamile Santos Nascimento ◽

Geovane Paixão Corrêa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Species Composition ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Dominant Species ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Freshwater Wetland ◽

Northern Coast ◽

Anuran Species

Abstract The Conde municipality is located in the northern coast of the state of Bahia (NC), northeastern Brazil, and is part of the Atlantic Tropical domain. The anuran fauna of the northern portion of the NC is still poorly known if compared to the southern portion. The Restinga is one of the predominant environments of the coastal plains of the NC and it is characterized essentially by presenting sandy soil covered by herbaceous and shrubby vegetation. The objective of this study was to determine the anuran species composition and diversity for the Restinga of the Conde municipality. Sampling was carried out at night by active search over four periods of five consecutive days each, two over the 'main rainy season' and two in a 'lesser rainy season', using 14 sample units (SUs) and five extra sample plots (EPs). We calculated dominance and species diversity using the Berger-Parker and Shannon-Wiener H' indices, respectively. We used accumulation curves and the Jackknife 1 estimator to estimate anuran species richness, considering only the data obtained from the SUs. We recorded 713 anuran specimens distributed within 33 species, 13 genera and five families (Bufonidae, Craugastoridae, Hylidae, Leptodactylidae and Microhylidae). The Hylidae and Leptodactylidae families had the highest species richness. Considering only the SUs (Jackknife 1 estimator in brackets), we recorded 28 species in the study area (33.9 ± 2.3), 13 in Shrubby Vegetation Zones - SVZ (20.8 ± 2.9) and 25 in Freshwater Wetland Zones - FWZ (28.9 ± 1.9). The abundance and species diversity of the FWZ (n = 638 specimens; H'= 2.4) were higher than those recorded for the SVZ (n = 52 specimens; H' = 1.9). The SVZ and FWZ showed distinct dominant species, wherein Pristimantis paulodutrai was the dominant species in SVZ and Scinax fuscomarginatus in FWZ. The Restinga of the Conde municipality stands out as the one with the highest anuran species richness already recorded considering only SVZ and FWZ. Moreover, its anuran species composition represented 55% of the anuran species known for the NC and included taxa common to three different morphoclimatic domains (Tropical Atlantic, Cerrado and Caatinga).

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Inventario florístico del Cerro El Cebú y zonas adyacentes en la Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo (Polígono V), Chiapas, México

Botanical Sciences ◽

10.17129/botsci.1779 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Jorge Martínez-Meléndez ◽

Miguel Ángel Pérez-Farrera ◽

Oscar Farrera-Sarmiento

Keyword(s):

Plant Communities ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Tropical Rain Forest ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Cloud Forest ◽

Biosphere Reserve ◽

Red List ◽

Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽

Oak Forest

A total of 502 species that belong to 115 families and 301 genera were recorded for Mt. El Cebu and adjacent zones in Polygon V of the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. The most speciose families were Orchiclaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Bromeliaceae and polypodiaceae with 58, 29, 28, 17, and 17 species, respectively. Six plant communities were recognized in the area, among which the cloud forest was the most diverse with 234 species, followed by pine-oak fore st with 150 species, and the tropical rain forest with 127. The oak forest and the tropical deciduous forest were less diverse, with 71 and 39 species, respectively. Only 13 species are included in the Mexican red list of endangered taxa.

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Species composition of small mammals in key biotopes near Kolomak (Kharkiv Oblast)

Theriologia Ukrainica ◽

10.15407/tu2005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2020 (20) ◽

pp. 29-38

Author(s):

Oksana Markovska ◽

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Species Composition ◽

Small Mammals ◽

Relative Abundance ◽

Mus Musculus ◽

Sorex Araneus ◽

Myodes Glareolus ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Apodemus Agrarius ◽

Micromys Minutus

The study of the species composition and biotope preferences of small mammals around Kolomak had been carried out for four years (2017–2020). During the study period, 9 species of mouse-like rodents and 3 species of insectivores were found. No Cricetulus migratorius, Terricola subterraneus or Microtus oeconomus were found from the theoretically expected species already known for this area. Around Kolomak, 11 biotopes were investigated, including maple-linden oak forest, agrocenoses, dry and flooded meadows, which are located along the banks of a pond and in a gully-ravine system. The first year of research was in a year of high abundance (2017), and then 9 species were immediately discovered, but species with small abundance, such as Crocidura suaveolens, Sorex minutus, and Micromys minutus, were found in years with a small relative abundance of small mammals. Myodes glareolus, Sylvaemus tauricus and Sylvaemus uralensis are dominant species in the captures. According to the trapping results, 2017 was the year of high relative abundance of small mammals, 2018 was the year of the lowest relative abundance, 2019 and 2020 were years with an average relative abundance. During the study period, 6 species were identified in forest biotopes (Apodemus agrarius, Sylvaemus tauricus, Sylvaemus uralensis, Myodes glareolus, Sorex araneus, and Dryomys nitedula). In ecotones with floodplain biotopes, 8 species were found (Apodemus agrarius, Sylvaemus sylvaticus, Sylvaemus uralensis, Mus musculus, Micromys minutus, Myodes glareolus, and Sorex araneus). Four species (Mus musculus, Sylvaemus sylvaticus, Sylvaemus uralensis, and Microtus levis) were discovered near human settlements. In general, biotopes with the greatest species diversity and number of caught individuals are ecotones of dry and floodplain meadows. In years of high abundance, both species diversity and the number of individuals caught in the oak forest and in ecotones near the pond increased. It should be noted that Myodes glareolus was caught in clear-cuts during the two years (2019-2020) only in the summer of 2020. Earlier, not a single specimen of this species was caught there, although there is a dense weed grass cover in this area and the shrub layer has also grown up in some places, and the clear-cut is surrounded by oak forest.

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Plant community diversity and composition provide little resistance to Juniperus encroachment

Botany ◽

10.1139/b08-110 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 86 (12) ◽

pp. 1416-1426 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Amy C. Ganguli ◽

David M. Engle ◽

Paul M. Mayer ◽

Eric C. Hellgren

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Species Composition ◽

Plant Species ◽

Plant Community ◽

Tallgrass Prairie ◽

Abiotic Factors ◽

Community Diversity ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Old Field

Widespread encroachment of the fire-intolerant species Juniperus virginiana L. into North American grasslands and savannahs where fire has largely been removed has prompted the need to identify mechanisms driving J. virginiana encroachment. We tested whether encroachment success of J. virginiana is related to plant species diversity and composition across three plant communities. We predicted J. virginiana encroachment success would (i) decrease with increasing diversity, and (ii) J. virginiana encroachment success would be unrelated to species composition. We simulated encroachment by planting J. virginiana seedlings in tallgrass prairie, old-field grassland, and upland oak forest. We used J. virginiana survival and growth as an index of encroachment success and evaluated success as a function of plant community traits (i.e., species richness, species diversity, and species composition). Our results indicated that J. virginiana encroachment success increased with increasing plant richness and diversity. Moreover, growth and survival of J. virginiana seedlings was associated with plant species composition only in the old-field grassland and upland oak forest. These results suggest that greater plant species richness and diversity provide little resistance to J. virginiana encroachment, and the results suggest resource availability and other biotic or abiotic factors are determinants of J. virginiana encroachment success.

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First record of Neurosystasis Satchell in Mexico, with the description of one new species (Diptera, Psychodidae), and the validation of Chuspilepia Omad, Mangudo & Gleiser as subgenus

ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N S ) ◽

10.21829/azm.2021.3712361 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Juana Durán-Luz ◽

Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal ◽

Guillermo Hugo Omad

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

First Record ◽

Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽

Central Mexico ◽

Wing Membrane ◽

Male And Female ◽

One New Species ◽

A New Species

Neurosystasis Satchell is newly recorded in Mexico by means of the description of a new species. Specimens captured in a tropical deciduous forest in southern Puebla, central Mexico, were examined and determined as a species new to science. The male and female are described based on morphological characteristics. Neurosystasis longistylis sp. nov. is similar in appearance to Neurosystasis saltenia (Omad, Mangudo & Gleiser, 2015), but is readily distinguished based on characters of the head, wing, and male genitalia. In both species, R2+3 is attached to vein R4, the wing membrane is infuscate with dark spots on vein apices, and lacks sensory organs near the apex of Sc, characters not present in other species of Neurosystasis, and for that reasons we proposed the recovery of Chuspilepia from its synonym and validate it as a subgenus of Neurosystasis to include both continental species.

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Revised morphological descriptions of Otatea nayeeri and O. transvolcanica (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Guaduinae) and a reproductive key to Otatea

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.422.1.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 422 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

EDUARDO RUIZ-SANCHEZ ◽

ARTURO CASTRO-CASTRO ◽

JUAN PABLO ORTIZ-BRUNEL

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Cloud Forest ◽

Tropical Dry Forest ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Dry Forest ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Flowering Pattern ◽

Herbarium Material ◽

Eleven Species

Otatea, with 12 described species, is the second most diverse genus in the subtribe Guaduinae. Eleven species of Otatea occur in Mexico, of which 10 are endemic. The Mexican Otatea species grow in tropical dry forest, the ecotone between tropical dry forest and oak forest, cloud forest, humid oak-pine forest, and xerophilous scrubs. Here, we describe the synflorescence and flowers of Otatea nayeeri and O. transvolcanica, based on newly collected specimens and review of existing herbarium material. We present a key based on the flowering characters of the Mexican Otatea species, and provide expanded morphological descriptions and illustrations of O. nayeeri and O. transvolcanica. Otatea nayeeri and O. transvolcanica do not exhibit the gregarious monocarpic flowering pattern that has been recorded for other Otatea species. A flowering individual of O. transvolcanica was observed being visited by a Lasioglossum (Dialictus) sp. (Halictidae) bee. This is the first record for Otatea being visited by bees. The geographical distribution of O. nayeeri is extended northwards to the state of Durango in Mexico.

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Macrofungal diversity of a temperate oak forest: a test of species richness estimators

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b99-055 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 77 (7) ◽

pp. 1014-1027 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

John Paul Schmit ◽

John F Murphy ◽

Gregory M Mueller

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Hardwood Forests ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Species Richness Estimation ◽

Indiana Dunes ◽

Richness Estimators ◽

Diversity Estimates ◽

Better Than

Two 0.1-ha plots, each divided into 10 contiguous subplots, were established in a Quercus-dominated deciduous forest in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Macrofungi were surveyed on these plots at weekly intervals during the fruiting season over 3 years. During this survey 177 species were recorded, including 30 species inhabiting leaf litter, 36 ectomycorrhizal species, 29 non-mycorrhizal soil-inhabiting species, and 79 wood-inhabiting species. This species richness is comparable to, but slightly higher than, that reported by other plot-based studies undertaken in hardwood forests. We compared the ability of seven species-richness estimation techniques to determine the true species richness on these plots. While some estimators performed better than others, in general the estimations were too low based on the following year's data and were not consistent from year to year. We found some evidence of spatial autocorrelation of communities of fungi found in adjacent subplots. This indicates that the benefit of using contiguous subplots to increase the homogeneity of the area sampled needs to be balanced against the possibility of underestimating the species richness of an area because of spatial autocorrelation.Key words: macrofungi, species diversity, diversity estimates, Indiana Dunes.

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Petronymphe rara a new species of Oaxaca, Mexico and the rediscovery of P. decora (Asparagaceae: Brodiaeoideae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.269.2.4 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 269 (2) ◽

pp. 113 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JORGE GUTIÉRREZ ◽

TERESA TERRAZAS ◽

ELOY SOLANO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Leaf Shape ◽

The State ◽

Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Tube Size ◽

Floral Tube ◽

Mixteca Alta ◽

A New Species

Petronymphe rara is described and illustrated as a new species, endemic to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, which develops in gypsum soils in the tropical deciduous forest of the Oaxacan Mixteca Alta. This species differs from P. decora, the latter distributed in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, in leaf shape, floral tube size and color and stamen size. We also report the rediscovery of P. decora, a species not collected since 1949 and described in 1951 by Harold E. Moore, including a complete morphological description. In addition, we present an expanded genus description to accommodate the new species.

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