scholarly journals Conexões biogeográficas de savanas brasileiras: partição da diversidade marginal e disjunta e conservação do trópico ecotonal setentrional em um hotspot de biodiversidade

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2407
Author(s):  
Joxleide Mendes Costa-Coutinho ◽  
Mário Augusto Jardim ◽  
Antônio Alberto Jorge Farias Castro ◽  
Arleu Barbosa Viana-Junior

As savanas neotropicais estão distribuídas predominantemente no território brasileiro na forma de fitofisionomias que variam de campo cerrado a cerradão. A variabilidade na riqueza é tão marcante que menos de 15% da diversidade é mantida ao longo de sua abrangência. Para contribuir com o entendimento dos padrões de distribuição da vegetação do cerrado e com a diferenciação das comunidades ecotonais setentrionais, utilizou-se um banco de dados com 482 comunidades de cerrado sensu lato, em diferentes expressões florísticas, que acumulou 1221 espécies lenhosas. Calculou-se padrões de composições similares entre comunidades (floras areais), destacando as concentrações florísticas setentrionais, e evidenciou-se elevado grau de β-diversidade mediante a formação de nove floras sinareais. Tais níveis de rotatividade atestam que numerosas unidades de conservação em diferentes regiões são necessárias para proteger toda a diversidade de espécies, fisionomias e funcionalidades dos cerrados. Os resultados fornecem uma atualização e complementação científica na qual os tomadores de decisão nacionais podem contextualizar o significado mesológico dos cerrados brasileiro como condutores ambientais conectados a um sistema em maior escala. Biogeographic connections of Brazilian savannas: partition of marginal and disjunct diversity and conservation of northern ecotonal tropics in a biodiversity hotspot A B S T R A C TThe neotropical savannas are distributed predominantly in the Brazilian territory in the form of phytophysiognomies that vary from Campo limpo of Cerrado to Cerradão. The variability in richness is so remarkable that less than 15% of diversity is maintained throughout its range. To contribute to the understanding of the distribution patterns of the Cerrado vegetation and to the differentiation of northern ecotonal communities, a database of 482 communities of Cerrado sensu lato, in different floristic expressions, that accumulated 1.221 woody species was used. Similar composition patterns were calculated between communities (“areal” floras, typical of each area), highlighting the northern floristic concentrations, and a high degree of β-diversity was evidenced by the formation of nine synareal floras. These levels of turnover attest that numerous protected areas in different regions are necessary to protect all species diversity, physiognomies and functionalities of the cerrados. The results provide an update and scientific complementation in which national decision makers can contextualize the mesological meaning of Brazilian cerrados as environmental conductors connected to a larger scale system.Keywords: Cerrado, beta diversity, phytogeography, ecotone, synareal flora, marginal and disjunct savannas

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Oliveira-Filho ◽  
J. A. Ratter

The floristic nature of central Brazilian forests, as well as their links to other main forest formations of eastern tropical South America, is assessed by means of multivariate analyses of 106 existing floristic checklists and by the analysis of a series of dot-maps showing the distribution of 55 woody species. Most species of central Brazilian forests seem to conform to two main distribution patterns: (1) species of deciduous and semideciduous forests are dependent essentially on the occurrence of patches of soils of intermediate to high fertility within the cerrado domain and tend to be distributed mostly along a northeast-southwest arch connecting the caatingas to the chaco boundaries; (2) considerable numbers of gallery forest species are dependent on high soil moisture and many appear to link the Amazonian and Atlantic rainforests by crossing the cerrado region in a northwest-southeast route via the dendritic net of gallery forests. Many gallery forest species are habitat generalists, some even occurring in the cerrado vegetation. Nevertheless, significant numbers of gallery endemics are also present. Galleries of the west and north of the Cerrado Province show stronger floristic links to the Amazonian rainforests, while those of the centre and south show stronger affinity with the montane semideciduous forests of southeastern Brazil. Present-day distribution patterns are discussed in the light of the current knowledge of palaeoenvironmental changes in the Neotropics.


Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Olga V. Postnikova ◽  
Alexander V. Postnikov ◽  
Olga A. Zueva ◽  
Artem E. Kozionov ◽  
Ekaterina V. Milovanova ◽  
...  

The deposits of the Bazhenov formation are a unique reservoir of unconventional oil reserves in Western Siberia. They contain both solid organic matter (kerogen) and liquid light oil. The successful development of these hydrocarbons is largely determined by the adequacy of the void space models. The aim of the study is to identify the types of void space in the sediments of the Bazhenov formation and to identify the distribution patterns across the section of the researched wells. The void space was studied by electron and optical microscopy, and the mineral composition of the rocks was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The deposits of the Bazhenov productive formation in the territory of Western Siberia are represented by a wide complex of lithotypes, including various kinds of silicites, carbonate, clay rocks, and mixtites. The reservoir space in the reservoir rocks of the Bazhenov formation is a complex and hierarchically subordinated system, which includes voids and fractures of various sizes, configurations, and genesis. The void space of the Bazhenov formation is characterized by a fairly high degree of spatial heterogeneity, which is controlled by lithological, facies, and tectonic factors, as well as the direction of catagenetic processes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 186 (4) ◽  
pp. 934-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Harms ◽  
J Dale Roberts ◽  
Mark S Harvey

Abstract The south-western division of Australia is the only biodiversity hotspot in Australia and is well-known for extreme levels of local endemism. Climate change has been identified as a key threat for flora and fauna, but very few data are presently available to evaluate its impact on invertebrate fauna. Here, we derive a molecular phylogeography for pseudoscorpions of the genus Pseudotyrannochthonius that in the south-west are restricted to regions with the highest rainfall. A dated molecular phylogeny derived from six gene fragments is used for biogeographic reconstruction analyses, spatial mapping, environmental niche-modelling, and to infer putative species. Phylogenetic analyses uncover nine clades with mostly allopatric distributions and often small linear ranges between 0.5 and 130 km. Molecular dating suggests that the origins of contemporary diversity fall into a period of warm/humid Palaeogene climates, but splits in the phylogeny coincide with major environmental shifts, such as significant global cooling during the Middle Miocene. By testing several models of historical biogeography available for the south-west, we determine that Pseudotyrannochthonius is an ancient relict lineage that principally follows a model of allopatric speciation in mesic zone refugia, although there are derivations from this model in that some species are older and distribution patterns more complex than expected. Ecological niche models indicate that drier and warmer future climates will lead to range contraction towards refugia of highest rainfall, probably mimicking past variations that have generated high diversity in these areas. Their conservation management will be crucial for preserving the unique biodiversity heritage of the south-west.


2018 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 1793-1806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beyene Belay ◽  
Solomon Zewdie ◽  
Wolde Mekuria ◽  
Abrham Abiyu ◽  
Dagninet Amare ◽  
...  

1985 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUILLERMO SARMIENTO ◽  
GUILLERMO GOLDSTEIN ◽  
FREDERICK MEINZER

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 1691-1699 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCELO C. SOUZA ◽  
AUGUSTO C. FRANCO ◽  
MUNDAYATAN HARIDASAN ◽  
DAVI R. ROSSATTO ◽  
JANAÍNA F. DE ARAÚJO ◽  
...  

Despite limitations of low fertility and high acidity of the soils, the cerrado flora is the richest amongst savannas. Many cerrado woody species show sclerophyllous leaves, which might be related to the availability of water and nutrients in the soil. To better understand the function and structure of cerrado vegetation within its own variations, we compared two cerrado communities: one in its core region in central Brazil (Brasília, DF) and the other on its southern periphery (Itirapina, SP). We contrasted the length of the dry season, soil fertility rates, leaf concentrations of N, P, K, Ca and Mg and the specific leaf area (SLA) between these communities. The dry season was shorter on the periphery, where the soil was more fertile although more acidic. Plants from the periphery showed higher SLA and higher leaf concentrations of N, P, Ca and Mg. We propose that the higher SLA of plants from the periphery is related to the shorter dry season, which allows better conditions for nutrient uptake.


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