Trends and biases in scientific literature about marmosets, genus Callithrix (Primates, Callitrichidae): biodiversity and conservation perspectives

Marmosets of the genus Callithrix are small-bodied platyrrhines, endemic to Brazil. In the last 30 years, there has been a constant interest in studying their biology, ecology and conservation. In this study, we compiled a systematic review to evaluate the trends and advances of marmoset research, from biodiversity and conservation perspectives. We searched for articles published in peer-reviewed journals within the main academic search engines, using the keywords “marmoset” OR “sagui” OR “Callithrix”. We found 68 published articles with a focus on biodiversity and conservation. The number of articles has increased over the years, most of them consisting of research from the Atlantic Forest biome. Callithrix penicillata (26 articles) and C. jacchus (21) were the most studied species. The number of studies was associated with the species’ geographical distribution. From a conservation perspective, the most threatened species showed the narrowest geographical distribution, a lower number of studies and, on average, a smaller protected area size. We concluded that trends and biases in biodiversity and conservation scientific literature of Callithrix are directly and indirectly associated with its geographical distribution. Species with wide geographical distribution are more studied, better known and protected. We highlight that the major effort of studies must be towards marmoset populations from the transition region of the Atlantic Forest-Cerrado and Caatinga biomes, and on threatened species within narrow geographical ranges.

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Mammalia, Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1805: Distribution extension

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10.15560/8.2.291 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 291

Author(s):

Felipe B. Peters ◽

Paulo Ricardo de O. Roth ◽

Alexandre U. Christoff

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Southern Limit ◽

Pampa Biome ◽

Forest Biome

This paper presents seven new records of occurrence of Molossus rufus for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, three from the Atlantic Forest Biome and four from the Pampa Biome. The southern limit of the known geographical distribution of this species in Brazil is extended by 159 km.

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Birds of Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil

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10.15560/17.6.1557 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 1557-1584

Author(s):

Carolina Demetrio Ferreira ◽

Michelle Noronha da Matta Baptista

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Threatened Species ◽

Protected Area ◽

Bird Species ◽

Forest Vegetation ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Large Fragment ◽

Altitudinal Variation ◽

Annotated List ◽

Southeastern Region

Parque Nacional do Caparaó is located in the Serra do Caparaó in the southeastern region of Brazil. It lies on the border between the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. It is a large fragment of Atlantic Forest vegetation, with altitudinal variation from 630 to 2,892 m. We present an annotated list of bird species found in the park based on data collected from 2012 to 2018. We recorded 216 species, including 66 endemic, 22 threatened, and 17 newly recorded species. To complete the list of species, we added data available in several bibliographic sources and digital databases, bringing the total number of bird species in the park to 348 and including 98 endemic and 33 threatened species. This work is the first to present an updated list of birds for the park, and the data presented show the importance of this protected area for conservation of birds in the region.

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Continental fishes from the Tambaba Environmentally Protected Area, Paraíba State, Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.50 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

pp. e20195950

Author(s):

Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos ◽

Yuri Gomes Ponce de Carvalho-Rocha ◽

Leonardo Oliveira-Silva ◽

Sílvia Yasmin Lustosa-Costa ◽

Paula Honório Pires Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Protected Area ◽

Poecilia Reticulata ◽

South Coast ◽

Freshwater Species ◽

Northeast Region ◽

Estuarine Species ◽

Brazilian Northeast ◽

Forest Biome

Tambaba environmentally protected area is situated on the south coast of Paraíba State, within the Atlantic forest biome of the northeastern region in Brazil. The Tambaba environmentally protected area consists of a series of independent drainages: Graú, Mucatú, and Bucatú river micro-basins, and Caboclo River sub-basin that belongs to Gurugi River micro-basin. Ichthyological samples were collected in five scientific expeditions between months of June and July in 2015. Twenty-nine sites from different habitats (e.g., spanning tributaries, streams, rivers, and estuaries) were accessed for sampling. A total of 44 species distributed within 38 genera, 25 families, and 17 orders were assigned to the Tambaba hydrographic region. Freshwater species comprised 36% (n = 16) and marine-estuarine species 64% (n = 28) of the total collected specimens. Two invasive species occur in the freshwater sites: Cichla monoculus and Poecilia reticulata. Cheirodon jaguaribensis, Cichlasoma orientale, and Crenicichla brasiliensis are endemic to the Brazilian Northeast region with the first species restricted to the Northeast Caatinga and Coastal drainages hydrographic ecoregion.

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Conservation of the brown howler monkey in south-east Brazil

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605300028271 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 37-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Adriano Garcia Chiarello ◽

Mauro Galetti

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Plant Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Howler Monkey ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Howler Monkeys ◽

Wide Geographical Distribution ◽

Large Predators ◽

Small Forest

The brown howler monkey Alouatta fusca once had a wide geographical distribution throughout a large part of the Atlantic forest in Brazil. Today only 5 per cent of these forests remain and the species is endangered. Howler monkeys can thrive in small forest fragments but they are more vulnerable to hunting, disease, and predation in these habitats than in undisturbed forests. Brown howler monkeys are important seed dispersers of several plant species, particularly in isolated forest fragments where specialized frugivores are absent. In protected areas without large predators howlers can reach high densities and the management of these populations is necessary to avoid inbreeding.

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A New Species and Lectotypification in Ruellia (Acanthaceae) from the Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x15862837791140 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 334-339

Author(s):

Denise Monte Braz ◽

Igor Henrique Freitas Azevedo ◽

Erin A. Tripp

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Threatened Species ◽

Glandular Trichomes ◽

Conservation Assessment ◽

Iucn Conservation Assessment ◽

Herbarium Collections ◽

A New Species ◽

Southeastern Atlantic

Abstract—Ruellia capotyra is described as a new species of Acanthaceae from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, occurring in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. This species was discovered during fieldwork in a natural forested area, and further details regarding its ecology and broader geographical distribution were clarified through the study of existing herbarium collections. Ruellia capotyra is a subshrub characterized by long-petiolate leaves, long-pedunculate, axillary, and compound dichasia, and rose-colored, long, and curved corollas. It differs from other species of Ruellia by its quadrangular, glabrescent branches and rachises, the absence of bracteoles, calyces with subulate, unequal lobes, and sparse, long-glandular trichomes. The new species is described and illustrated. Diagnostic characters and comments regarding its geographical distribution, phenology, and taxonomy are presented. Ruellia capotyra is compared with other species previously described in the genus and its infrageneric position is discussed. One of these species is Ruellia subsessilis, for which a lectotype is here designated and its authority corrected. An informal IUCN conservation assessment of the new species indicated that it should be considered as a threatened species, further highlighting the conservation significance of the Atlantic Forest as a whole.

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Fishes from Parque Estadual de Itapeva, Rio Grande do Sul state, Atlantic Forest biome, Brazil

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10.15560/12.4.1950 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1950

Author(s):

Marco A. Azevedo ◽

Vinicius A. Bertaco

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Protected Area ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Near Threatened ◽

Forest Biome

The ichthyofauna herein presented was collected in streams, lake, and swamps from the Parque Estadual de Itapeva, Rio Mampituba basin. The protected area is located in the northernmost part of the coastal plain of Rio Grande do Sul state. Samplings resulted in 26 species, in 20 genera, 15 families, and six orders. Two species are listed as threatened and one near threatened in Rio Grande do Sul. This study represents the first fish survey in the protected area, Atlantic Forest biome.

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INVASION BY Canis lupus familiaris(CARNIVORA) IN A PROTECTED AREA IN THE ATLANTIC FOREST BIOME, BRAZIL: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE

Mastozoología Neotropical ◽

10.31687/saremmn.19.26.2.0.08 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 233-240

Author(s):

Marina M. Allemand ◽

Atilla C. Ferreguetti ◽

Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro ◽

Carlos F. Duarte Rocha ◽

Helena G. Bergallo

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Canis Lupus ◽

Protected Area ◽

Canis Lupus Familiaris ◽

Forest Biome

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A Giant Ostrich from the Lower Pleistocene Nihewan Formation of North China, with a Review of the Fossil Ostriches of China

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d13020047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 47

Author(s):

Eric Buffetaut ◽

Delphine Angst

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Late Pleistocene ◽

North China ◽

Hebei Province ◽

Early Pleistocene ◽

Wide Geographical Distribution ◽

Lower Pleistocene ◽

The Crimea

A large incomplete ostrich femur from the Lower Pleistocene of North China, kept at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris), is described. It was found by Father Emile Licent in 1925 in the Nihewan Formation (dated at about 1.8 Ma) of Hebei Province. On the basis of the minimum circumference of the shaft, a mass of 300 kg, twice that of a modern ostrich, was obtained. The bone is remarkably robust, more so than the femur of the more recent, Late Pleistocene, Struthio anderssoni from China, and resembles in that regard Pachystruthio Kretzoi, 1954, a genus known from the Lower Pleistocene of Hungary, Georgia and the Crimea, to which the Nihewan specimen is referred, as Pachystruthio indet. This find testifies to the wide geographical distribution of very massive ostriches in the Early Pleistocene of Eurasia. The giant ostrich from Nihewan was contemporaneous with the early hominins who inhabited that region in the Early Pleistocene.

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