Phytogeography of Cerrado Sensu Stricto and Land System Zoning in Central Brazil

2006 ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Jeanine Maria Felfili ◽  
Maria Cristina Felfili ◽  
Christopher William Fagg ◽  
Alba Valéria Rezende ◽  
Paulo Ernane Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Land System

Phytogeography of Cerrado Sensu Stricto and Land System Zoning in Central Brazil

2006 ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Manoel Cláudio da Silva Jánior ◽  
Christopher William Fagg ◽  
Maria Cristina Felfili ◽  
Paulo Ernane Nogueira ◽  
Alba Valéria Rezende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Land System

A comparative study of cerrado (sensu stricto) vegetation in Central Brazil

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanine Maria Felfili ◽  
Manoel Claudio da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Main Type ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Land System ◽  
Conservation Of Genetic Resources

ABSTRACTFloristic and structural comparisons and a numerical classification were performed to identify the priority areas for conservation of genetic resources in central Brazil. The main type of woody vegetation, cerrado sensu stricto (savanna woodland with 10–60% tree cover), was sampled under a uniform methodology in six selected sites (total sample of 6 ha) scattered in a physiographic unit called the Pratinha Plateau located between 15–20° S and 46–49° W. A total of 6971 trees belonging to 139 species and 42 families was measured. Each site had a combination of 50–80 species and approximately 30 families but only 22 species from 14 families were common to all sites. Similarity decreased with distance, indicating the existence of geographical gradients as the physical characteristics were relatively uniform and the soils were dystrophic at all sites. The most dissimilar sites, in the localities of Patrocínio-MG and Paracatu-MG were recommended for the establishment of conservation units. The already existent conservation units arc all clumped in the Federal District and are not enough to protect the genetic heritage of the plateau. Floristics and phytosociological surveys based on land system zoning were recommended as useful tools in planning conservation areas at a regional level to preserve the maximum biodiversity.

Soil and air temperatures during prescribed cerated fires in Central Brazil

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Carlos Miranda ◽  
Heloisa Sinátora Miranda ◽  
Inês de Fátima Oliveira Dias ◽  
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Temperature Measurements ◽  
Fuel Load ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Type K ◽  
Air Temperatures ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
Recorded Data

ABSTRACTAir and soil temperatures were measured during dry season heading fires in three different physiognomic forms of native vegetation common in Central Brazil: cerrado sensu stricto (dense scrub of shrubs and trees), campo cerrado (open scrub), and campo sujo (open grassland with scattered shrubs). The vegetation was protected from fire for 15 y in some areas, had been burned once every two years, and once each year in other areas. The temperatures were measured with type-k thermocouples and recorded at intervals of 22.5 sees. Air temperature measurements were taken at 1, 60 and 160 cm. Maximum air temperatures ranged from 85°C to 840°C, and the duration above 60°C varied from 20 to 270 seconds. In the soil, negligible temperature increases were recorded below 5 cm depth, whereas at 2 cm maximum soil temperatures varied from 29 to 38°C. Possible influences of fuel load and moisture on the recorded data and on the behaviour of fire in the cerrado ecosystems are discussed.

scholarly journals Diet of two sympatric insectivores bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar ◽  
Yasmine Antonini
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Gallery Forest ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Fecal Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Ecosystems ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Gallery Forests ◽  
Distrito Federal

We examined food habits of Vespertilionidae bats Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821) and Eptesicus furinalis (d'Orbigny, 1847) by fecal analysis in cerrado sensu stricto and gallery forests, within APA - Gama-Cabeça-de-Veado, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Out of 20 fecal samples collected, seven were of Eptesicus furinalis and 13 of Myotis nigricans. The diet of E. furinalis included six orders of insects: Coleoptera (5/7 by items presence), Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera (3/7), Diptera, Hemiptera and Homoptera (1/7). The diet of M. nigricans included all the main orders consumed by E. furinalis (6/13, 4/13, 4/13, 3/13, 1/13, and 4/13 respectively) and one other order: Orthoptera (1/13). Homoptera, Diptera and Orthoptera were collected only in bats captured in gallery forest. There is 80% of overlap in the diet of these two species. Predation on species of Scarabeidae, Hesperiidae, Sphingidae and Saturniidae families confirms bats potential as biological control agents of pests in agricultural ecosystems.

scholarly journals Use of habitats by non-volant small mammals in Cerrado in Central Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 893-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Santos-Filho ◽  
F. Frieiro-Costa ◽  
ÁRA. Ignácio ◽  
MNF. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Monodelphis Domestica ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Gallery Forest ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Small Mammal Community ◽  
Forested Areas

Non-volant small mammals are organisms capable of yielding precise information on richness, abundance and species composition variations related to the use of habitats. The aim of this research was to compare these variations in Cerrado sensu stricto, Palm Forest, Gallery Forest and Rocky Field. From May 1999 to February 2000, we surveyed non-volant small mammals (hence small mammals) in Serra das Araras Ecological Station. We captured 218 individuals and recaptured 62 individuals, belonging to 21 taxa, 13 rodents and eight marsupials, in a total of 13200 trap-nights. Capture success was 1.7%. We observed higher richness of small mammals in forested areas (Gallery Forest and Palm Forest) than in open areas (Rocky Field and Cerrado sensu stricto). The Palm Forest had the highest richness of marsupials, possibly due to the quality of a specific niche. The Rocky Field had the smallest richness, but with very high abundance of few species, mainly Thrichomys pachyurus and Monodelphis domestica. Forest habitats had similar species composition. The open habitats, Cerrado sensu stricto and Rocky Field, had a distinct species composition between them, and also when compared to forested areas. Different species are exclusive or showed preference for specific habitats. The protection of horizontally heterogeneous biomes, such as Cerrado, has a fundamental importance to the maintenance of the regional diversity of the small mammal community of Central Brazil.

scholarly journals Formigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Associadas a Ninhos de Cornitermes cumulans Kollar (Isoptera, Termitidae) no Cerrado do Planalto Central do Brasil

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-101
Author(s):  
María Cristina Gallego Ropero ◽  
Rodrigo Machado Feitosa ◽  
Jose Roberto Pujol Luz
Keyword(s):  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Termite Mounds ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
E 32

Com o objetivo de conhecer a fauna de formigas que coabita os cupinzeiros de Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) no Cerrado sensu stricto do Brasil Central, foram realizadas coletas em 36 cupinzeiros em três localidades. Os cupinzeiros foram fragmentados e o material coletado foi armazenado em frascos com álcool a 80%. Apresentamos aqui uma lista das formigas associadas aos cupinzeiros de C. cumulans. Um total de 61 espécies distribuídas em nove subfamílias e 32 gêneros foi coletado. A subfamília Myrmicinae apresentou o maior número de gêneros (15) e de espécies (22). Estes resultados indicam que ninhos de cupins são importantes recursos de nidificação para várias espécies de formigas no Brasil Central. Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Associated with Nests of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) (Isoptera, Termitidae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil Abstract. In order to survey the ant fauna inhabiting termite nests of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) in the Cerrado sensu stricto of Central Brazil, we collected inquiline ants in 36 termitaries in three localities. Termite mounds were fragmented and the ants collected and preserved in 80% ethanol. Here we present a list of the associated ants found in mounds of C. cumulans. A total of 61 species belonging to nine subfamilies and 32 genera were collected. The subfamily Myrmicinae had the largest number of genera (15) and species (22). The results indicate that termite mounds are an important nesting resource for several ant species in the Brazilian Cerrado.

scholarly journals FITOSSOCIOLOGIA EM COMUNIDADES ARBÓREAS REMANESCENTES DE CERRADO SENSU STRICTO NO BRASIL CENTRAL

FLORESTA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenesio Finger ◽  
Felipe Augusto Finger
Keyword(s):  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Shannon Index ◽  
Simpson Index ◽  
Total Height ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Caryocar Brasiliense ◽  
Curatella Americana

Este estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar o estrato arbóreo das comunidades de cerrado sensu stricto mediante avaliações da riqueza, estrutura e diversidade. Os dados da vegetação foram obtidos empregando-se o método de parcelas múltiplas, com tamanho de 20 x 20 m (400 m2). Em cada uma das 82 unidades amostrais foram obtidas a altura total e as circunferências de todas as plantas arbóreas com perímetro a 0,30 m do nível do solo (PAB) maior ou igual a 15,7 cm (DAB ³ 5,0 cm). A partir da parcela 60 (24.000 m2 da área amostrada) a curva estabilizou-se com a ocorrência de 106 espécies, distribuídas entre 81 gêneros e 36 famílias, indicando que a amostragem foi suficiente para caracterizar e avaliar as vegetações de cerrado sensu stricto estudadas. As espécies com maior VI foram: Qualea parviflora, Curatella americana, Davilla elliptica, Qualea grandiflora, Pterodon emarginatus, Lafoensia pacari, Diptychandra aurantiaca, Myrcia albo-tomentosa, Caryocar brasiliense, Byrsonima pachyphylla, Byrsonima coccolobifolia, Hymenaea stigonocarpa, Callisthene fasciculata, Luehea paniculata, Magonia pubescens, Terminalia argentea, Erythroxylum deciduum, Couepia grandiflora e Pouteria ramiflora. A diversidade da vegetação arbórea encontrada na área estudada foi de 4,033 nats/ind. pelo índice de Shannon e de 0,975 pelo de Simpson, indicando alta diversidade florística. AbstractPhytosociology of the arboreal communities remainders of sensu stricto cerrado in Central Brazil. This study has a objective to characterize the cerrado sensu stricto communities' arboreal stratum by evaluations of the richness, structures and diversity. Data of vegetation were obtained by the method of multiple plots, with size of 20 x 20 m (400 m2). In each one of the 82 patternless units were obtained the total height and the circumferences of all the arboreal plants with perimeter to 0.30 m from the level of the soil (PAB) larger or equal to 15.7 cm (DAB 5.0 cm). From the plot 60 (24.000 m2 out of the area used as sample) the curve is stabilized with the occurrence of 106 species, distributed between 81 genera and 36 families, indicating that the sampling was enough to characterize and to evaluate the vegetations of cerrado sensu stricto studied. The species with larger VI were: Qualea parviflora, Curatella americana, Davilla elliptica, Qualea grandiflora, Pterodon emarginatus, Lafoensia pacari, Diptychandra aurantiaca, Myrcia albo-tomentosa, Caryocar brasiliense, Byrsonima pachyphylla, Byrsonima coccolobifolia, Hymenaea stigonocarpa, Callisthene fasciculata, Luehea paniculata, Magonia pubescens, Terminalia argentea, Erythroxylum deciduum, Couepia grandiflora and Pouteria ramiflora. The diversity from the arboreal vegetation found in the area being studied was of 4.033 nats/ind. considering the Shannon Index and of 0.975 considering the Simpson Index, representing a great floristic diversity.Keywords: Phytosociological structures; richness; diversity.

scholarly journals STEREO PHOTO SERIES FOR QUANTIFYING BIOMASS FOR THE CERRADO VEGETATION IN CENTRAL BRAZIL

FLORESTA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger D. Ottmar ◽  
Robert E. Vihnanek ◽  
Heloisa S. Miranda ◽  
Margarete N. Sato ◽  
Saulo M. A. Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Cerrado Vegetation ◽  
Central Brazil

As séries de estereo-fotografias para o Cerrado representam uma variação de formas fisionômicas do Cerrado, incluindo campo limpo, campo sujo, cerrado ralo, cerrado sensu stricto e cerrado denso. As áreas incluem fotografias grande angular e um par de estereo-fotografias complementadas com informações sobre o combustível vivo e morto, a estrutura e composição da vegetação. Estas séries de estereo-fotografias são uma importante ferramenta de manejo, que pode ser usada na avaliação de paisagens através da estimativa do combustível vivo e morto, bem como da estrutura da vegetação. Dados de inventário como os fornecidos nestas séries podem ser usados como variáveis para, por exemplo, a avaliação de “habitats” de animais e insetos, ciclagem de nutrients, microclima e estimativas de seqüestro de carbono . Aqueles que trabalham com pesquisas em fogo encontrarão dados importantes para a predição de consumo de combustível, produção de fumaça e efeitos do fogo durante incêndios florestais e queimadas prescritas.

scholarly journals Effects of prescribed fires on the survival and release of seeds of Kielmeyera coriacea (Spr.) Mart. (Clusiaceae) in savannas of Central Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Cirne ◽  
Heloisa Sinátora Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Prescribed Fires ◽  
Seed Survival ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Savanna Vegetation ◽  
Kielmeyera Coriacea

Effects of prescribed fires on survival and release of seeds of the woody species Kielmeyera coriacea (Clusiaceae) were investigated in two plots of cerrado sensu stricto, a savanna vegetation of Central Brazil. The first plot was burnt in June, at the beginning of the dry season, and the second in August, in the middle of the dry season. Seed survival was measured after fire in both areas and related to internal and external fruit temperatures measured during the June fire. The proportion of open fruits per individual of K. coriacea was also assessed at two-week intervals. Maximum external temperatures during fire (393 to 734ºC) were strongly reduced inside the fruits (61 to 63ºC). Before the June fire, the majority of the fruits were closed in both plots. Most fruits in the June plot opened within two weeks following the burning while, in the same period, most fruits remained closed in the August plot. Fifteen days after the prescribed fire in the August plot most fruits opened, as observed in the June plot. No germination was observed in seeds from closed fruits collected before the fire, while those from fruits that were closed during the burning showed a high mean germination rate (June = 79 ± 12%; August = 69 ± 14%). The results indicate that fruits of K. coriacea are good insulators for seeds during fires and that seed release is anticipated independently of the burning season.

scholarly journals Diversity of Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil using a new type of bait

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Evangelista ◽  
Marcus Vinicius Celani Rocha ◽  
Marcela Laura Monné ◽  
Miguel Angel Monné ◽  
Marina Regina Frizzas
Keyword(s):  
Ground Level ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Sugarcane Juice ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Uniformity Test ◽  
New Type ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Cerambycid Beetles ◽  
Number Of Individuals

Abstract: The Cerambycidae family (Insecta: Coleoptera) has approximately 38 thousand species. In Brazil, more than 4,300 species and 1,050 genera are registered, and despite the ecological and agricultural importance of this family, no study has yet been done in the Cerrado of the Distrito Federal (Brazil). The objective of this study was to evaluate the richness and abundance of Cerambycidae in the Cerrado area using two types of fruits (banana and pineapple), fermented with sugarcane juice, as bait and to verify whether the richness is influenced by climate variables. The work was carried out in an area of the cerrado sensu stricto at Água Limpa Farm in the Distrito Federal. Beetles were collected weekly using 40 bait traps with two types of fruits that remained in the field for 12 uninterrupted months (November 2013 to October 2014). The traps were installed 1.50 m above the ground level, distributed in four 80 m transects, and spaced 20 m apart. A total of 1,599 individuals, belonging to 13 genera and different 19 species, were collected. The main species were as follows: Oxymerus basalis (Dalman, 1823) representing 78.3%, Retrachydes thoracicus thoracicus (Olivier, 1790) representing 9.9%, and Chydarteres bicolor (Fabricius, 1787) representing 4.5% of the total specimens collected. There was a significant difference in richness and abundance of Cerambycidae among the baits evaluated, with the pineapple bait presenting the highest values. The greatest number of individuals and species occurred soon after the first rains, especially in November. Temporal variation was confirmed through Rayleigh’s uniformity test, following the seasonality of the Cerrado, with the greatest number of individuals and species found in the rainy season. Temperature and humidity influenced the richness of cerambycid beetles. This is the first work carried out with pineapple fermented with sugarcane juice as bait to capture Cerambycidae, and this type of bait proved to be efficient for the collection of insects, comparable in efficiency to the synthetic baits that are normally used. All species collected were new distribution records for the Distrito Federal (Brazil).

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