Installation of a Riparian Forest by Means of Soil Bio Engineering Techniques—Monitoring Results from a River Restoration Work in Southern Brazil

Howler monkeys (Alouatta Lacèpéde, 1799) are folivores-frugivores with flexible diets depending on conditions. Here, we compare the diets of Alouatta caraya (Humboldt, 1812) in two riparian forests (island and mainland), in Porto Rico region, Upper Paraná River, Southern Brazil. Howlers were followed from October 2004 to September 2005 in the riparian forest of a 1,050 ha island and in the continuous riparian forest on the mainland (left bank of the river). The "scan sampling" method with instantaneous samples every 15 minutes was used. Besides vines, diet breadth was similar: 17 species consumed on the island versus 16 species on the mainland. Both consumed leaves followed by fruits more than any other food type (leaves: island - 65%, mainland - 49%, fruits: island - 24%, mainland - 46%). Even though the plant Cecropia pachystachya Trécul is less abundant in the mainland it was the item most consumed in both locations all year long, which suggests its importance for the howlers. Diet also varied both seasonally and between the island and mainland, apparently following changes in local abundance of each item and due to plant phenologies.

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Phenology of Guarea macrophylla Vahl (Meliaceae) in subtropical riparian forest in southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.14615 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 78 (2) ◽

pp. 187-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A. Müller ◽

J. L. Schmitt

Keyword(s):

Riparian Forest ◽

Leaf Fall ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Ripe Fruit ◽

Flower Buds ◽

Local Climate ◽

Plant Behavior ◽

The One ◽

Reproductive Events ◽

Early Occurrence

Abstract Climate is one of the main factors that affect plant behavior. The phenology of Guarea macrophylla Vahl, which is a small tree used for reforestation of degraded areas, was monitored for 18 months in a riparian forest at the Schmidt Stream, Campo Bom, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Vegetative (leaf fall and leaf flushing) and reproductive events were observed, with the latter divided into flowering (flower buds and anthesis) and fruiting (unripe, ripening and ripe fruit). Phenological events were related to temperature, photoperiod and precipitation and their seasonality was verified by circular statistical analysis. Vegetative phenophases were continuous; they were not related to climate factors and presented low intensity, emphasizing the perennial aspect of the species. Flowering occurred during spring and summer. Both flower buds and anthesis were related to temperature and photoperiod. Fruiting was constant and went through all stages of development. Unripe fruits developed during the months with the lowest photoperiod and ripen more intensely in winter, on colder days. Ripe fruit became available for dispersal in spring, in times of longer photoperiod and higher temperatures. Except for leaf fall, all other phenological events showed seasonality in their manifestation. The one-month difference between the onsets of the flowering phases observed in this study indicated that local climate changes induced the early occurrence of this phenophase.

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Characterization of the epiphytic lichen vegetation in a riparian forest in southern Brazil

Plant Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.5091/plecevo.2016.1117 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 149 (1) ◽

pp. 92-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Márcia Käffer ◽

Renata Dantas ◽

Suzana Martins

Keyword(s):

Riparian Forest ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Epiphytic Lichen

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The importance of riparian forest for the maintenance of bird species richness in an Atlantic Forest remnant, southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0101-81752007000400027 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 1078-1086 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Luiz dos Anjos ◽

Graziele H. Volpato ◽

Edson V. Lopes ◽

Patrícia P. Serafini ◽

Fabíola Poletto ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Riparian Forest ◽

Bird Species ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Forest Types ◽

Forest Reserve ◽

Bird Species Richness ◽

Upland Forest ◽

Point Counts ◽

Forest Remnant

We compared the composition and guild structure of bird communities of riparian and upland forest in an Atlantic forest reserve, the Godoy State Park (GP), in northern Paraná State, southern Brazil. Unlimited distance point counts were sampled monthly from September-December 2001, along four trails. Two trails in upland forest (TA and TB) were parallel to each other and about 300 m apart. Two trails in riparian forest (TC and TD) were along the Apertados River, about 100 m away from the river. A total of 145 species were recorded: 81 species were recorded in both upland and riparian forests, 19 species were recorded only in upland forest and 45 species were recorded exclusively in riparian forest. Among the 81 species occurring in both forest types, 18 species had significantly higher numbers of contacts in the riparian forest while only 8 species had significantly higher numbers of contacts in the upland forest. Taking into account the contacts numbers of the species the large frugivores guild was closely associated to the upland forest, while bamboo and vine-tangles insectivore, canopy insectivores, edge omnivores, ground omnivore and midstory insectivores were those more closely related to the riparian forest.

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Influence of Edaphic Attributes on the Distribution of Tree Species in a Riparian Forest in Southern Brazil

Floresta e Ambiente ◽

10.1590/2179-8087.791408 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Mônica Brucker Kelling ◽

Maristela Machado Araujo ◽

Daniele Guarienti Rorato

Keyword(s):

Tree Species ◽

Riparian Forest ◽

Southern Brazil

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MORFOLOGIA DE FRUTO, SEMENTE E PLÂNTULA DE Sebastiania commersoniana, EUPHORBIACEAE

FLORESTA ◽

10.5380/rf.v40i2.17837 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nelson Luiz Cosmo ◽

Antônio Carlos Nogueira ◽

Jeniane Gonçalves de Lima ◽

Yoshiko Saito Kuniyoshi

Keyword(s):

Riparian Forest ◽

Plant Morphology ◽

Wide Distribution ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Test Installation ◽

The Third ◽

Random Samples ◽

Cylindrical Axis ◽

Alluvial Forest

Neste estudo, realizou-se a descrição morfológica de fruto, semente e plântula de Sebastiania commersoniana (Baillon) L. B. Smith & R. J. Downs (branquilho), espécie arbórea de ampla distribuição no sul do Brasil, especialmente nas planícies aluviais da Floresta Ombrófila Mista. Foram obtidos frutos de dez matrizes em Engenheiro Bley, distrito da Lapa-PR. Para a descrição e ilustração do fruto e da semente, 50 amostras aleatórias foram analisadas. As sementes foram colocadas em rolo de papel-toalha, e em substrato comercial, postas para germinar em germinador Biomatic, a 25 oC. A espécie tem fruto deiscente do tipo esquizocarpáceo tricoca. A semente é carunculada, com hilo, rafe e micrópila visíveis sob lupa, tegumento papiráceo e endosperma oleaginoso, tendo dispersão autocórica e zoocórica. O embrião é dominante, axial, espatulado, com cotilédones foliáceos, cordiformes e eixo hipocótilo-radicular cilíndrico. A germinação iniciou-se por volta do terceiro e quarto dias após a instalação do teste, sendo a plântula epígea, fanerocotiledonar. Decorreram cerca de dez dias até a abertura dos paracotilédones e 15 dias até o início do desenvolvimento do epicótilo. Diversas características aqui descritas explicam, em parte, a eficiente e expressiva distribuição da espécie em sua área de ocorrência natural. Palavras-chave: Morfologia vegetal; germinação; floresta aluvial; floresta ciliar. Abstract Morphology of the fruit, seed and seedling of Sebastiania commersoniana, Euphorbiaceae. This work consists on a morphological description of the fruit, seed and seedling of Sebastiania commersoniana (Baillon) L. B. Smith & R. J. Downs (branquilho), tree species with wide distribution in southern Brazil, especially in the floodplains of the Mixed Ombrophylous Forest. For this, they were obtained fruits of ten trees in the district of Engenheiro Bley, municipality of Lapa-PR. For description and illustration of the fruits and seeds, 50 random samples were used. For germination, seeds were placed on paper-towel and on commercial substrate, in Biomatic germinator, at 25 ºC. S. commersoniana has a dehiscent schizocarpic fruit, with three fruitlets. The albuminous seed has a papyraceous seed coat with caruncle, hilum, raphe and micropyle visible under magnifying glass. The embryo is dominant, axial, espatulate, with cordate, foliaceous cotyledons and cylindrical axis. The germination started up around the third and fourth days after the test installation and the seedling is epigeal, phanerocotyledonous. The opening of the paracotyledons and the beginning of the epicotyl development occurred about 15 days after the test installation. Several characteristics described in this paper explains, in part, the efficient and expressive distribution of this species in its area of natural occurrence.Keywords: Plant morphology; germination; alluvial forest; riparian forest.

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Evaluation of the environmental quality of a protected riparian forest in Southern Brazil

Bosque (Valdivia) ◽

10.4067/s0717-92002014000300007 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 325-336 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Márcia Isabel Käffer ◽

Suzana Maria de Azevedo Martins

Keyword(s):

Environmental Quality ◽

Riparian Forest ◽

Southern Brazil

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Application of Systems Thinking to the assessment of an institutional development project of river restoration at a campus university in Southern Brazil

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-019-06693-8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (13) ◽

pp. 14299-14317

Author(s):

Fabiane Andressa Tasca ◽

Roberto Fabris Goerl ◽

Gean Paulo Michel ◽

Nei Kavaguichi Leite ◽

Djesser Zechner Sérgio ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systems Thinking ◽

River Restoration ◽

Institutional Development ◽

Development Project ◽

Southern Brazil

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Tracing sediment sources in two paired agricultural catchments with different riparian forest and wetland proportion in southern Brazil

Geoderma ◽

10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.10.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 285 ◽

pp. 225-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tales Tiecher ◽

Laurent Caner ◽

Jean Paolo Gomes Minella ◽

André Pellegrini ◽

Viviane Capoane ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Riparian Forest ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Sediment Sources ◽

Agricultural Catchments

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The Thames: Arresting Ecosystem Decline and Building Back Better

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116045 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6045

Author(s):

Martin Richardson ◽

Mikhail Soloviev

Keyword(s):

Side Effects ◽

River Restoration ◽

Biodiversity Loss ◽

River Ecology ◽

Research Gaps ◽

Anthropogenic Pressures ◽

Current Management ◽

Historical Importance ◽

Restoration Work ◽

Cyclical Process

The Thames is an iconic river of cultural and historical importance. A cyclical process of deterioration during the last two centuries, followed by technology-driven restorations, including two major sanitation projects with a third currently underway, has produced detrimental effects on the Thames ecosystem. This paper overviews the river ecology, pollution and other anthropogenic pressures, which lead to biodiversity loss and the proliferation of non-native, pollution-tolerant species. This article further reviews past and current management, sampling and assessments trends and provides an objective overview of remediation, restoration and monitoring needs, practices and research gaps. Here, we argue that restoration work, if maladapted, can be ineffective in improving resilience or have unexpected side effects that make matters worse rather than better. We explain the need for a broader view of river restoration and management including consideration of species transplants in achieving overall sustainability against a backdrop of accelerating change in the Anthropocene.

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