scholarly journals Vascular epiphytic component of “Brejo de altitude” in northeastern Brazil: floristic composition and phytosociological structure

Biotemas ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolpho Gonçalves Dias-Terceiro ◽  
Vitor Serrano Gomes ◽  
Marcelo Costa de Menezes ◽  
Layon Oreste Demarchi ◽  
Juliano Ricardo Fabricante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Floristic Survey ◽  
Vascular Epiphytes ◽  
Nmds Analysis

The Brazilian Northeastern Brejos is an important area of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest. However, little is known about the species composition of epiphytes in this type of vegetation. The present study aims to characterize the floristic and phytosociological structure of vascular epiphytic components in an area of the Brazilian Northeastern Brejo. All epiphytes occurring in the area were collected and compared with other studies through NMDS analysis. For the epiphyte phytosociological structure, sixty 10 × 10 m sampling plots were installed. The floristic survey of epiphytes recorded 23 species, distributed in 19 genera and ten families. In plots, 65 host individuals were sampled, and the occurrence of 197 vascular epiphytes, distributed in 12 species, 12 genera and five families was recorded. The floristic composition differs from other areas of the Atlantic Forest, including the northeast, making the Brejo a very peculiar area and with the utmost need of a plan for the conservation of these species.

scholarly journals Vascular epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest in the Sinos River basin, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: richness, floristic composition and community structure

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (2 suppl) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
MD Barbosa ◽  
DFP Becker ◽  
S Cunha ◽  
A Droste ◽  
JL Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Shannon Index ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Vascular Epiphytes

<p>The Atlantic Forest, which has a vast epiphytic richness, is a priority area for preservation, listed as one of the five most important world hotspots. Vascular epiphyte richness, composition and community structure were studied in two fragments, one of the ombrophilous (29º43'42"S and 50º22'00"W) and the other of the seasonal (29º40'54"S and 51º06'56"W) forest, both belonging to the Atlantic Forest biome in the Sinos River basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In each fragment, 40 trees, divided into four ecological zones, were analyzed. In each zone, the occurrence of the species was recorded, and the importance value of each species was calculated according to the frequency of phorophytes and intervals, and cover scores. The Shannon index was calculated for the two communities. In the fragment of the ombrophilous forest (F1), 30 epiphytic species were recorded, and in the seasonal forest (F2), 25. The highest importance value was found for <italic>Microgramma squamulosa</italic> (Kaulf.) de la Sota in both fragments. The diversity indexes for F1 (H'=2.72) and F2 (H'=2.55) were similar and reflected the subtropical location of the areas. The decrease in mean richness in both fragments in zone 3 (internal crown) to zone 4 (external crown) may be associated with time and space availability for epiphyte occupation and microclimate variations. Exclusive species were found in the areas, which suggest that a greater number of preserved fragments may result in a greater number of preserved epiphytic species in the Sinos River basin.</p>

scholarly journals Diversity of small land mammals in a subtropical Atlantic forest in the western region of the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renan Maestri ◽  
Daniel Galiano ◽  
Bruno Busnello Kubiak ◽  
Jorge Reppold Marinho
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Interior Forest

Small land mammals possess features that significantly influence the dynamics of ecosystems and participate in various levels of the food web. In the Brazilian Atlantic Forest the richness of these animals is high, which makes them even more ecologically and numerically relevant in this environment. In this context, we investigated the species composition of small mammals in an unexplored area of southern Brazil, and compared the species composition of this area with other Atlantic Forest regions in order to understand how this community is related to others. The study area was located in an interior Atlantic forest formation, at a transition region between deciduous and Araucaria forests. Small mammals were captured at five collection points using pitfall traps. We compared the species composition found in our studied area with the composition of other 11 studies in different regions by a cluster analysis, and we investigated the presence of spatial autocorrelation between communities with a Mantel test. We recorded 779 individuals from 21 species of small rodents (15 species) and marsupials (six species) during the 13 months of the collection period. This richness was high compared to other studies conducted in the Atlantic Forest formations near to coastline and in interior forest formations. This may be a result of the conditions provided by this transition area (deciduous and Araucaria forests), where could be found elements of the both forests formations, which probably allows the establishment of small mammal species from both forest types. Despite differences in sampling effort of the studies, our results suggest that the interior forest formations may harbor a number of species comparable to the formations near the coast. The species composition of this area was similar to those found in other interior forest formations with the same phytophysiognomy characteristics and at nearby regions, and it was less similar to the distant formations located in southeastern and northeastern Brazil and nearby to the coastline. This can be a result of both the spatial autocorrelation (i.e. more nearby communities tend to have more similar species composition) and the differences of forest characteristics among regions.

scholarly journals Natural forest regeneration in abandoned sugarcane fields in northeastern Brazil: floristic changes

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladivania Medeiros do Nascimento ◽  
Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto Sampaio ◽  
Maria Jesus Nogueira Rodal ◽  
Suzene Izídio da Silva ◽  
Ana Carolina Borges Lins e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Succession ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Natural Forest Regeneration ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Nmds Analysis

Surveys were undertaken to examine the floristic changes during secondary succession in three areas of 12 and three of 20-year-old secondary forests in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Two hundred and six species were identified, with 136 being found in the 12-year-old secondary forest and 161 species in the 20-year-old forest. Fabaceae and Myrtaceae were the most important families, increasing in species numbers with regeneration age. Of the 216 species, 115 were trees, 48 shrubs, 16 herbaceous plants, and 24 woody lianas, without significant differences between the two regeneration site ages. NMDS analysis revealed a formation of two floristic groups, distinguishing secondary and mature forests, with a further division within secondary forests in accordance with the time since abandonment. Similarity analysis ANOSIM confirmed the significance of the groups, which had floristic composition significant distinct (R=0.96) and 63% of dissimilarity (SIMPER). However, the sharing of 68 arboreal species between the secondary and mature forests suggests a floristic convergence. DCA analysis of the arboreal component as well as the other plant habits suggested that the separation of the subgroups is correlated with physical and chemical variables of the soils. All of these results indicate that, within the chronosequence analyzed, the velocity and direction of the floristic composition during secondary succession was influenced not only by the time of their abandonment, but also by a wide range of environmental variables.

scholarly journals Floristic characterization of an Atlantic Rainforest remnant in Southern Sergipe: Crasto forest

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Myrna Friederichs Landim ◽  
Carolyn Elinore Barnes Proença ◽  
Adeline Brito Sales ◽  
Ilaíne Silveira Matos
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Species List ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Plant Collections ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
Total Species ◽  
New Occurrences

The state of Sergipe has suffered extreme reduction of its Atlantic Forest area in the last decades. The objective of this study is to present an inventory of the Mata do Crasto flora, the largest Atlantic Forest Remnant in Sergipe (approximately 1,000 ha), located in the Municipality of Santa Luzia do Itanhy. An intensive survey was undertaken with monthly plant collections in the study area, for four years (1995 to 1999). Additionally, collections deposited in herbaria were consulted to complete the species list. A total of 324 species were found, belonging to 84 families and 193 genera. This study adds an additional 29 genera and 96 species to the Sergipe flora as new occurrences. The four most speciose families were the Fabaceae (33 species), Rubiaceae (24 species), Myrtaceae (23 species) and Melastomataceae (15 species), that accounted for ca. 30% of the total species. The taxonomic distinction of the area is very similar to three other lowland forests in Northeastern Brazil, although its species composition is quite distinct.

scholarly journals Beta diversity patterns of Bromeliaceae growing on rocky cliffs within the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edilaine Andrade Melo ◽  
Jorge Luiz Waechter
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Beta Diversity ◽  
Variation Partitioning ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Spatial Effects ◽  
Environmental Predictors ◽  
Diversity Patterns ◽  
Β Diversity

Abstract: In recent years there has been increasing attention in patterns of β-diversity and mechanisms related to variations in species composition. In this study, we evaluated beta diversity patterns of bromeliads growing on cliffs immersed in Atlantic Forest. We hypothesized that the species composition varies according to the spatial scale, inferring that there is a replacement of species influenced mainly by environmental factors. The study was carried out on sandstone cliffs included in contiguous but distinct vegetation formations: Evergreen and Seasonal forests. Twenty-four vertical rocky outcrops were sampled. The spatial variation in species composition was evaluated by two β-diversity components, turnover and nestedness. Multivariate analysis and variation partitioning were performed to distinguish niche and stochastic processes. We recorded 26 bromeliad species and a significantly higher contribution of turnover explaining beta diversity. Environmental factors affect β-diversity patterns of Bromeliaceae. However, individually, the environmental predictors do not explain the data variation. Environmental variations spatially structured, and spatial variables determinate the dissimilarity in the composition of bromeliads on cliffs. Thus, our results revealed that both environmental and spatial effects can act together to define the floristic composition of rock-dwelling bromeliad communities.

scholarly journals Vascular species composition of a contact zone between Seasonal and Araucaria forests in Guaraciaba, Far West of Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1494
Author(s):  
Luciana Beatriz Gnigler ◽  
Mayara Krasinski Caddah
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Floristic Survey ◽  
Araucaria Forest ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Iucn Criteria ◽  
Santa Catarina State

A floristic survey was carried out in a contact area between Araucaria Forest and Seasonal Forest areas, in the municipality of Guaraciaba, Far West of Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. We provide a checklist containing 108 species and 42 plant families for the area. Families with the most encountered number of species were Myrtaceae (eight species), Solanaceae (eight), Euphorbiaceae (seven) and Poaceae (six). Two species are classified as endangered of extinction, following IUCN criteria. An analysis using UPGMA algorithm and species composition comparisons using additional 6 areas of Araucaria Forest and 6 areas of Seasonal Forest showed its greater relationship to other Araucaria Forest areas, but also the influence of the adjacent Seasonal Forest areas in the floristic composition of the surveyed area.

scholarly journals Floristic inventory of a zone of ecological tension in the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 669-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalinne Mendes ◽  
Polyhanna Gomes ◽  
Marccus Alves
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
National Park ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Campo Rupestre ◽  
Floristic Survey ◽  
Floristic Inventory ◽  
Forest Flora ◽  
Transition Area ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

Abstract The Serra de Itabaiana National Park, Sergipe, is situated in a transition area between Atlantic Forest and the Caatinga and is considered by the Ministério do Meio Ambiente to be extremely important for the conservation of the Atlantic Forest flora. The paucity of floristic information from Sergipe state and areas of ecological tension motivated this floristic survey in the only National Park in the state. Botanical collections were made from 2006 to 2009, in six expedictions, by means of random walking. A total of 552 species distributed in 99 families of angiosperms and one gymnosperm were found. Of the species collected, 187 occurred in shrubby-herbaceous, 304 in shrubby, and 247 in arborescent physiognomy, with 23 common to all physiognomies. Leguminosae (41 spp.), Cyperaceae (40 spp.), Poaceae (38 spp.), Orchidaceae (30 spp.), Euphorbiaceae (27 spp.), Rubiaceae (24 spp.), Melastomataceae (21 spp.) and Bromeliaceae (20 spp.) were the richest families. The study revealed the presence of species in common with the Caatinga, Cerrado, Seasonal Forest, campo rupestre, restinga, tabuleiro and areas of ecological tension, corroborating floristically the classification of the locality as an area of ecological tension and reasserting its importance for the conservation of biodiversity.

scholarly journals Diversidade Florística dos Afloramentos Rochosos da Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada, Quebrangulo, Alagoas

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 743
Author(s):  
Juliana Silva Correia ◽  
Rosângela Pereira Lyra-Lemos ◽  
Rayane De Tasso Moreira Ribeiro ◽  
Maria Iracema Bezerra Loiola
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Floristic Diversity ◽  
Floristic Survey ◽  
Local Diversity ◽  
Rocky Outcrop ◽  
Brazilian Flora ◽  
Rocky Outcrops ◽  
New Occurrences ◽  
Biological Reserve

Os afloramentos rochosos ocorrem principalmente em regiões de climas áridos e são reconhecidos por apresentarem uma flora altamente especializada, com altos níveis de diversidade e endemismo. O objetivo do estudo foi realizar um levantamento florístico em ambientes de afloramentos rochosos visando registrar a diversidade local e contribuir para a ampliação do conhecimento da flora brasileira. O estudo foi desenvolvido nos afloramentos rochosos conhecidos popularmente como Pedra Talhada, Três Lagoas e dos Bois, todos localizados na Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada no município de Quebrangulo, Alagoas. Coletas mensais foram realizadas durante dois anos (2013 - 2014). Para a identificação dos táxons foram consultadas bibliografias especializadas, guias e sítios de imagens, além de especialistas. Na Rebio de Pedra Talhada foram identificadas 160 espécies de angiospermas pertencentes a 132 gêneros e 60 famílias. Nas três áreas estudadas predomina o estrato herbáceo-arbustivo (77,3%), no entanto, diferem quanto a riqueza e composição florística. As famílias com maior representatividade foram Orchidaceae (13 spp.), Rubiaceae (12 spp.) e Asteraceae (11 spp.). São indicadas 15 novas ocorrências para Alagoas; cinco para o domínio Mata Atlântica e um novo registro para a região Nordeste do Brasil.  Floristic Diversity of the Rocky Outcrops in the Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve, Quebrangulo, Alagoas ABSTRACTThe rocky outcrops occur mainly in regions with arid climates and are recognized for having a highly specialized flora, with high levels of diversity and endemism. The aim of the study was to carry out a floristic survey in rocky outcrop environments in order to register the local diversity and contribute to the expansion of knowledge of Brazilian flora. The study was carried out on rocky outcrops popularly known as Pedra Talhada, Três Lagoas and dos Bois, all located in the Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve in the municipality of Quebrangulo, Alagoas. Monthly collections were carried out for two years (2013 - 2014). For the taxa identification, specialized bibliographies, guides and image sites were consulted, in addition to specialists. In Rebio de Pedra Talhada, 160 species of angiosperms belonging to 132 genera and 60 families were identified. In the three areas studied, the herbaceous-shrub stratum predominates (77.3%), however, they differ in terms of richness and floristic composition. The most representative families were Orchidaceae (13 spp.), Rubiaceae (12 spp.) and Asteraceae (11 spp.). 15 new occurrences are indicated for Alagoas; five for the Atlantic Forest domain and a new record for the Northeast region of Brazil.Keywords: Angiosperms, Atlantic Forest, new occurrences, Northeast of Brazil.

A new species of porcupine, genus Coendou (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) from the Atlantic forest of northeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3636 (3) ◽  
pp. 421 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTONIO ROSSANO MENDES PONTES ◽  
JOSÉ RAMON GADELHA ◽  
ÉVERTON R. A. MELO ◽  
FABRÍCIO BEZERRA DE SÁ ◽  
ANA CAROLINA LOSS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
A New Species

Establishment of the Hohenbergia capitata complex (Bromeliaceae) with notes on leaf anatomy and description of a new endangered species

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 518 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-208
Author(s):  
BRAYAN PAIVA CAVALCANTE ◽  
KLEBER RESENDE SILVA ◽  
MAYARA A. PEREIRA ◽  
EVERTON HILO DE SOUZA ◽  
LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Leaf Anatomy ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Main Axis ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Small Fragment ◽  
Apical Portion ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
Lanceolate Leaf

We here establish the Hohenbergia capitata complex composed of three species endemic to the Atlantic Forest, in the State of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. When compared with other Hohenbergia species endemic to the Atlantic Forest, the complex is recognized by the small size of the plants (shorter than 1 m tall when flowering), lanceolate leaf blades, inflorescence with main axis short and congested branches, concentrated on the apical portion of the inflorescence (creating a capitulate shape), primary branches short pedunculate (short stipes), basal primary bracts sub-orbicular, large flowers (over 3 cm long) with spatulate petals with a cuspidate apex. Within this complex, we describe H. nidularioides sp. nov., a critically endangered species from the southern coastal region of Bahia, only known from a small fragment of Restinga forest in Una municipality. This species is very similar to H. capitata but differs by the nidular aspect of the inflorescence, which is only short-pedunculate and more or less hidden inside the rosette. In addition to the taxonomic treatment, we provide illustrations, the geographic distribution, taxonomic comments, and anatomical comparison of the species in the H. capitata complex.

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