scholarly journals ATLANTIC BIRDS: a data set of bird species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Ecology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 497-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Érica Hasui ◽  
Jean Paul Metzger ◽  
Rafael G. Pimentel ◽  
Luís Fábio Silveira ◽  
Alex A. d. A. Bovo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Data Set

Environmental suitability of a highly fragmented and heterogeneous landscape for forest bird species in south-eastern Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATIA MARIA PASCHOALETTO MICCHI DE BARROS FERRAZ ◽  
MARINEZ FERREIRA DE SIQUEIRA ◽  
EDUARDO ROBERTO ALEXANDRINO ◽  
DANIELA TOMASIO APOLINARIO DA LUZ ◽  
HILTON THADEU ZARATE DO COUTO
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Landscape Diversity ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Anthropogenic Landscapes ◽  
Forest Bird ◽  
Environmental Suitability ◽  
Heterogeneous Landscape

SUMMARYAssessment of the suitability of anthropogenic landscapes for wildlife species is crucial for setting priorities for biodiversity conservation. This study aimed to analyse the environmental suitability of a highly fragmented region of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, one of the world's 25 recognized biodiversity hotspots, for forest bird species. Eight forest bird species were selected for the analyses, based on point counts (n = 122) conducted in April–September 2006 and January–March 2009. Six additional variables (landscape diversity, distance from forest and streams, aspect, elevation and slope) were modelled in Maxent for (1) actual and (2) simulated land cover, based on the forest expansion required by existing Brazilian forest legislation. Models were evaluated by bootstrap or jackknife methods and their performance was assessed by AUC, omission error, binomial probability or p value. All predictive models were statistically significant, with high AUC values and low omission errors. A small proportion of the actual landscape (24.41 ± 6.31%) was suitable for forest bird species. The simulated landscapes lead to an increase of c.30% in total suitable areas. In average, models predicted a small increase (23.69 ± 6.95%) in the area of suitable native forest for bird species. Being close to forest increased the environmental suitability of landscapes for all bird species; landscape diversity was also a significant factor for some species. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that species distribution modelling (SDM) successfully predicted bird distribution across a heterogeneous landscape at fine spatial resolution, as all models were biologically relevant and statistically significant. The use of landscape variables as predictors contributed significantly to the results, particularly for species distributions over small extents and at fine scales. This is the first study to evaluate the environmental suitability of the remaining Brazilian Atlantic Forest for bird species in an agricultural landscape, and provides important additional data for regional environmental planning.

scholarly journals Diversity of birds in the Mata do Junco State Wildlife Refuge, a remnant of the Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Ruiz-Esparza ◽  
Caroline Silva dos Santos ◽  
Mônica Alves da Cunha ◽  
Daniela Pinheiro Bitencurti Ruiz-Esparza ◽  
Patrício A. da Rocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Bird Fauna ◽  
Different Levels

This study presents an inventory of the bird fauna of the Mata do Junco State Wildlife Refuge in Capela, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe. Monthly samples were collected between January 2011 and May 2012. Each 3-day sample was based on mist-netting (100 m) in two areas and the compilation of MacKinnon lists of 10 species. During the 17 months of the study period, the occurrence of 129 bird species belonging to 41 families was confirmed for the study area. In the mist-nets, a total of 469 individuals representing 58 species were captured in 3400 net-hours of sampling effort. A total of 100 MacKinnon lists were compiled, resulting in an inventory of 119 bird species. Eight of the species are endemic to Brazil, of which, five are restricted to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Three of the species are included in the IUCN Red List, at different levels of concern. Overall, the results of the study indicate that the Mata do Junco represents an important area for the protection of the region’s avian fauna and the habitats they rely on.

Impact of Road Clearings on the Movements of Three Understory Insectivorous Bird Species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biotropica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 628-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Roberto Ramos de Oliveira ◽  
Carlos Camargo Alberts ◽  
Mercival Roberto Francisco
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Insectivorous Bird

Bird species abundance–occupancy patterns and sensitivity to forest fragmentation: Implications for conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

2011 ◽  
Vol 144 (9) ◽  
pp. 2213-2222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz dos Anjos ◽  
Cathy D. Collins ◽  
Robert D. Holt ◽  
Graziele H. Volpato ◽  
Luciana B. Mendonça ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fragmentation ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Occupancy Patterns

The centipede genus Otostigmus Porat in Brazil: Description of three new species from the Atlantic Forest; a summary and an identification key to the Brazilian species of this genus (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae, Otostigminae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3280 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMAZONAS CHAGAS-JÚNIOR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Distribution

Three new species of Otostigmus Porat, 1876 from Brazilian Atlantic Forest are described. Otostigmus beckeri sp. n. andO. lanceolatus sp. n. are described from the state of Bahia and O. giupponii sp. n. from the state of Espírito Santo. InBrazil, the otostigmine scolopendrid genus Otostigmus comprises 22 species. A summary of Brazilian Otostigmus speciesis presented with new distribution records, taxonomic remarks when appropriate and an identification key. Otostigmus sul-catus Meinert, 1886 is recorded for the first time from Brazil; the Andean Otostigmus silvestrii Kraepelin 1903, previouslyrecorded from Brazil, is here considered not to be present in this country. Eight nominal species are regarded here as newsynonyms. Five of them—Otostigmus pradoi Bücherl, 1939, O. longistigma Bücherl, 1939, O. longipes Bücherl, 1939,O. langei Bücherl, 1946 and O. dentifusus Bücherl, 1946—are based on females of O. tibialis Brölemann, 1902. O. latipesBücherl, 1954 is conspecific with and is considered a junior synonym of O. sulcatus Meinert, 1886; O. limbatus diminutusBücherl, 1946 is a junior synonym of O. limbatus Meinert, 1886 and O. fossulatus Attems, 1928 is a junior synonym of O. goeldii Brölemann, 1898. A lectotype is designated for O. goeldii.

scholarly journals Hide-and-Seek with Tiny Neotenic Beetles in One of the Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots: Towards an Understanding of the Real Diversity of Jurasaidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 420
Author(s):  
Gabriel Biffi ◽  
Simone Policena Rosa ◽  
Robin Kundrata
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Transitional Zone ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspots ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
First Time

Jurasaidae are a family of neotenic elateroid beetles which was described recently from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot based on three species in two genera. All life stages live in the soil, including the larviform females, and only adult males are able to fly. Here, we report the discovery of two new species, Jurasai miraculum sp. nov. and J. vanini sp. nov., and a new, morphologically remarkable population of J. digitusdei Rosa et al., 2020. Our discovery sheds further light on the diversity and biogeography of the group. Most species of Jurasaidae are known from the rainforest remnants of the Atlantic Forest, but here for the first time we report a jurasaid species from the relatively drier Atlantic Forest/Caatinga transitional zone. Considering our recent findings, minute body size and cryptic lifestyle of all jurasaids, together with potentially high numbers of yet undescribed species of this family from the Atlantic Forest and possibly also other surrounding ecoregions, we call for both field research in potentially suitable localities as well as for a detailed investigation of a massive amount of already collected but still unprocessed materials deposited in a number of Brazilian institutes, laboratories and collections.

Sharing sound: Avian acoustic niches in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biotropica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tristan Kleyn ◽  
Mariane Cruz Kaizer ◽  
Luiza F. Passos
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Vegetation trends in a protected area of the Brazilian Atlantic forest

2021 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 106180
Author(s):  
Rosane Gomes da Silva ◽  
Alexandre Rosa dos Santos ◽  
João Batista Esteves Pelúzio ◽  
Nilton César Fiedler ◽  
Ronie Silva Juvanhol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest

scholarly journals Combining regional to local restoration goals in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassia M.G. Lemos ◽  
Pedro R. Andrade ◽  
Ricardo R. Rodrigues ◽  
Leticia Hissa ◽  
Ana P. D. Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Regeneration Potential ◽  
Allocation Model ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
The Cost

AbstractTo achieve regional and international large-scale restoration goals with minimum costs, several restoration commitments rely on natural regeneration, a passive and inexpensive strategy. However, natural regeneration potential may vary within the landscape, mainly due to its historical context. In this work, we use spatially explicit restoration scenarios to explore how and where, within a given region, multiple restoration commitments could be combined to achieve cost-effectiveness outcomes. Our goal is to facilitate the elaboration of forest restoration plans at the regional level, taking into consideration the costs for active and passive restoration methods. The approach includes (1) a statistical analysis to estimate the natural regeneration potential for a given area based on alternative sets of biophysical, land cover, and/or socioeconomic factors and (2) the use of a land change allocation model to explore the cost-effectiveness of combining multiple restoration commitments in a given area through alternative scenarios. We test our approach in a strategic region in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Biome, the Paraiba Valley in São Paulo State. Using the available data for 2011, calibrated for 2015, we build alternative scenarios for allocating natural regeneration until 2025. Our models indicate that the natural regeneration potential of the region is actually very low, and the cost-effectiveness outcomes are similar for all scenarios. We believe our approach can be used to support the regional-level decision-making about the implementation of multiple commitments aiming at the same target area. It can also be combined with other approaches for more refined analysis (e.g., optimization models).

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