scholarly journals High richness, new occurrences, and threatened species in a savanna grassland remnant in the largest Brazilian metropolis

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 507-549
Author(s):  
Victor Camargo Keller ◽  
Erico Fernando Lopes Pereira-Silva ◽  
Elisa Hardt
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Red List ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Floristic Similarity ◽  
Floristic Inventory ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
New Occurrences

Parque Estadual do Juquery is the largest protected remnant of savanna grassland in the metropolitan region of São Paulo (MRSP). We conducted a floristic inventory and created a photographic record of the angiosperm flora of the savanna formations in this area and compared it with those of other Cerrado sites using Jaccard’s similarity index. We present a list with 366 species, distributed in 58 botanical families. Asteraceae and Poaceae were the families with the highest species richness. Eighty-six new occurrences were recorded in the park. According to the São Paulo state Red List, 14 species are threatened by extinction, of which four are presumably extinct. Most species are herbaceous (36.0%) and sub-shrub plants (26.5%). No floristic similarity was observed with other savanna formations in the countryside of the state of São Paulo. Our results emphasize the importance of the Parque Estadual do Juquery for the conservation of savanna grassland formations in the MRSP and the protection of locally endangered species.

scholarly journals Ground beetles (Carabidae) from slopes of Macošská stráň and Vilémovická stráň (Protected landscape area of Moravský kras, Czech Republic)

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Niedobová ◽  
Vladimír Hula ◽  
Pavla Šťastná
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Red List ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Group A

Collecting of Carabidae was conducted using pitfall traps at four sites. The first two sites (T1 + T2) were at the slope of Macošská stráň and the other two sites (T3 + T4) at the slope of Vilémovická stráň. The study was done in 2008 and 2009. At Macošská stráň in 2008, 21 species of Carabidae with the total number of 228 individuals were found and in 2009, 18 species of the total number of 116 specimens were collected. At Vilémovická stráň in 2008, 22 species of Carabidae with the total number of 1977 specimens were found and in 2009, 21 species of the total number of 623 specimens were caught. In terms of classification of relictness, Macošská stráň in 2008 was dominated by species of adaptable group A (60%), species of eurytop group (E) were represented by 35% and of relic group (R) by 5%. In 2009, the same representation of species of groups A and E (47%) were found and the species of group R were represented by 6%. Vilémovická stráň in 2008 was dominated by species of group A (52%), species of group E were represented by 43% and of group R by 5%. In 2009 also dominated species of group A (54%), species of group E were represented by 41% and of group R by 5%. In the studied area we reported four endangered species of Carabidae protected by Law (No. 395/1992 Coll.) as amended, these were Calosoma auropunctatum (critically endangered), Brachinus crepitans, Carabus ullrichii and Cicindela campestris (endangered) and two species listed under the Red List of Threatened Species of the Czech Republic (Veselý et al., 2005). One of the species is listed as vulnerable (Calosoma auropunctatum) and one as near endangered (Carabus cancellatus). Another significant species found on the monitored sites was Aptinus bombarda.

scholarly journals Amphibians of Vassununga State Park, one of the last remnants of semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in northeastern São Paulo state, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronildo Alves Benício ◽  
Fernando Rodrigues da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Red List ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Species List ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Abstract Although São Paulo state has one of the best known amphibian fauna in Brazil, there are still protected areas for which the species composition remains unknown. Here, we present the first species list of anuran amphibians in Vassununga State Park. This area is one of the last remnants of semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. To survey species, we visited six sites (two ponds, two streams, and two transects) in December, January, and February of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, totalizing 18 days of field samplings at each site. We recorded 24 anuran species belonging to four families: Bufonidae (2 species), Hylidae (11 species), Leptodactylidae (10 species), and Microhylidae (1 species). Anurans consist mainly of generalist and widely distributed species. Although none of the species recorded are threatened with extinction according to the International Red List of Endangered Species (IUCN), four species have declining population and another three species have unknown population trends.

scholarly journals Non-volant mammal inventory of western Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland Ecoregion: a biogeographic crossroad worth preserving

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-301
Author(s):  
Claudio Augugliaro ◽  
Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller ◽  
Ibra E. Monti ◽  
Linnea Worsøe Havmøller ◽  
Choikhand Janchivlamdan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Sand Dune ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Trapping Field ◽  
Live Trapping ◽  
Near Threatened

The extensive Mongolian grasslands hosts a high variety of micro-habitats which wildlife uses as corridors that enable species to expand their range. Between May 2017 and March 2018, we conducted an intensive survey in the Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland Ecoregion using camera trapping, field transects, live trapping and opportunistic observations, in mountain outcrops, grass steppe and sand dune habitats across seasons. Our aim was to compile the first satisfactory inventory of mammals based on scientific methods for a diverse landscape in the Mongolian provinces of Tov and Dundgovi. Furthermore, our research seeks to fill in knowledge gaps on species distribution and range expansions in the endangered west Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland ecoregion and identify biodiversity hotspot areas encompassed in this biogeographic crossroad. We recorded 31 species of non-volant mammals, including a globally Endangered species and two Near Threatened species, according to the IUCN Red List, and three species listed in Appendix II of CITES.

scholarly journals USO DE MÍDIAS DIGITAIS APLICADO À ESTUDOS DE CONSERVAÇÃO DO MERO Epinephelus itajara NO LITORAL AMAZÔNICO BRASILEIRO = USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA APPLIED TO CONSERVATION STUDIES OF THE ATLANTIC GOLIATH GROUPER Epinephelus itajara (LICHTENSTEIN, 1822) IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON COAST

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Cristian Figueiredo dos Santos Duailibe ◽  
Keyton Kylson Fonseca Coelho ◽  
Carlos Henrique Marinho dos Santos Filgueira ◽  
Ana Rita Onodera Palmeira Nunes ◽  
Ananda Carolina Serejo Saraiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
International Union ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Goliath Grouper

O mero Epinephelus itajara é uma espécie ameaçada atualmente classificada como Vulnerável (VU) de acordo com a Lista Vermelha da União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza (IUCN) e Criticamente em Perigo (CR) na Lista Vermelha Brasileira do Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). Uma pesquisa utilizando as mídias digitais como base para a obtenção de dados sobre essa espécie mostrou que existe uma pesca contínua desse animal no litoral do Estado do Maranhão, mesmo protegido pela legislação nacional. Além disso, as mídias digitais têm um grande potencial para serem utilizadas como uma ferramenta de inspeção ambiental e uma importante estratégia para identificar áreas de captura e locais de desembarque de espécies ameaçadas, como o Epinephelus itajara.ABSTRACTThe Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara is one of the largest species in the Serranidae family. E. itajara is an endangered species currently categorized as Vulnerable (VU) according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List (IUCN) and Critically Endangered (CR) on the Brazilian Red List of the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). A survey using digital media as a basis for obtaining data on this species showed that there is a continuous fishing of this animal across the coast of the Maranhão State, even protected by national legislation. In addition, digital media have great potential to be used as an environmental inspection tool and an important strategy for identifying capture areas and landing places of threatened species such as Epinephelus itajara. 

Two new and endangered species of Syngonanthus (Eriocaulaceae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 212 (4) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAURICIO TAKASHI COUTINHO WATANABE ◽  
Lívia Echternacht ◽  
Nancy Hensold ◽  
Paulo Takeo Sano
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Threatened Status

We describe and illustrate two new species of Syngonanthus from Chapada dos Veadeiros (Central highlands of Brazil), an area known for its high number of endemic and threatened species, such as those described here. These species have a restricted distribution and inhabit critical areas. Syngonanthus incurvifolius has not been collected since 1994 and is critically endangered; Syngonanthus vittatus is known only from a small somewhat disturbed area, on private property, and is endangered. Evaluation of threatened status was provided by CNCFlora, the IUCN Red List Authority in Brazil.

scholarly journals Changes in vegetation and soil seed bank of meadow after waterlogging caused by Castor fiber

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Franczak ◽  
Bożenna Czarnecka
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Soil Seed Bank ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Lythrum Salicaria ◽  
Floristic Similarity ◽  
Reverse Relationship ◽  
Biodiversity Index ◽  
And Control ◽  
Control Patch

<p>Soil waterlogging is among abiotic stresses that influence species composition and productivity in numerous plant communities. The aim of the study was to find answer to the question of how waterlogging caused by beavers’ activity induces quantitative and qualitative changes of vegetation and soil seed bank levels of variable-moist meadows.</p><p>An immediate effect of the waterlogging at the level of vegetation was the decline in species richness and a decrease in the values of the biodiversity index. Water stress inhibited growth and development of plants already present and, primarily, impeded recruitment of new individuals of species characteristic of variable-moist meadows, e.g. <em>Cirsium rivulare</em>, <em>Filipendula ulmaria</em> and <em>Lythrum salicaria</em>, which were replaced by <em>Carex acutiformis</em>. Prolonged waterlogging did not induce equally substantial changes in the soil seed bank as in the vegetation. Both in the waterlogged and control patches, slightly decreased species richness and biodiversity index were recorded. After waterlogging withdrawal, the reserves of the soil seed bank were slightly higher than the initial values. The differences were not statistically significant.</p><p>In the waterlogged patch, the qualitative floristic similarity between taxa identified in the soil seed bank and vegetation cover declined, which was evidenced by the value of Jaccard’s index decreasing from 0.46 to 0.36. A reverse relationship was found in control patch, where the value of the similarity index slightly increased from 0.41 to 0.48.</p>

scholarly journals Carabidae (Coleoptera) of sinkholes in the northern part of Moravian Karst

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 219-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavla Šťastná ◽  
Vladimír Hula
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Red List ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Ecological Research ◽  
Relict Species ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Moravian Karst

Results of faunistic-ecological research of Carabidae in selected sinkholes of the northern part of the protected landscape area of Moravian Karst are presented. The collection of ground beetles was conducted using pitfall traps in 2010 and 2011. A total of 88 species were caught in both years. In the studied area, there was registered incidence of five endangered species in accordance with Decree No. 395/1992 Coll. as amended: Brachinus crepitans, Brachinus explodens, Carabus ullrichii, Cicindela campestris, and Cylindera germanica. At the monitored sites, occurrence of two species (Carabus cancellatus and Cylindera germanica) included in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic was registered. In one species (Cylindera germanica) the Decree 395/1992 Coll. and the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic meet. All studied sinkholes were dominated by eurytopic and adaptable species, only one relict species (Aptinus bombarda) was discovered.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of red lists of the Brazilian flora: Asteraceae

Rodriguésia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 039-054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimi Naoki Nakajima ◽  
Talita Vieta Junqueira ◽  
Fernanda Santos Freitas ◽  
Aristônio Magalhães Teles
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Red List ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Brazilian Flora ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Southeastern Region

Asteraceae is one of the most abundant families of the Brazilian flora, and it stands out on Brazilian red lists due to the large number of endangered and data-deficient species, since it is difficult to define a conservation status for the latter. A comparative analysis of red lists of the Brazilian flora focused on the Asteraceae is important, so we can assess the true degree of threat to which these plants are subjected faced with increasing environmental degradation. Our analysis compared red lists, and pointed out the most threatened species or data-deficient areas, species and genera. The study was based on the first and the current Official List of Endangered Species of the Brazilian Flora, and the Brazilian Flora Red List of Fundação Biodiversitas. Species were organized according to the endangered and data-deficient IUCN categories. Endangered species were also classified according to threat category. The highest numbers of threatened species were observed in the Cerrado, in the southeastern region, and in the state of Minas Gerais, as well as in the genera Lychnophora Mart., Vernonia Schreb., and Richterago Kuntze. The genera Aspilia Thouars, Baccharis L., Calea L., Eupatorium L., Mikania Willd., Piptocarpha R.Br., and Senecio L. have the greatest number of data-deficient species. Since the current Official List does not make clear its threat criteria, the Red List of Fundação Biodiversitas best portrays the situation of endangered Asteraceae species; thus, this analysis provides important information for projects aimed at the conservation of threatened and data-deficient species.

The advertisement call of Physalaemus caete Pombal & Madureira, 1997 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae), an endangered species endemic to Brazil’s northern Atlantic Forest

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4822 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-442
Author(s):  
THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO ◽  
IGOR JOVENTINO ROBERTO ◽  
EMERSON GONÇALVES DIAS ◽  
RAYSSA LIMA DOS SANTOS ◽  
EDNILZA MARANHÃO DOS SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Red List ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Sao Francisco River ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
Northern Atlantic

Foam-nesting frogs of the genus Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 have been long known for their diverse acoustic patterns (e.g., Barrio 1965; Bokermann 1966). Of the 49 species, the vocalizations of only three remain unknown to date (see Table 1 of Hepp & Pombal 2020): P. caete Pombal & Madureira, 1997, P. deimaticus Sazima & Caramaschi, 1988, and P. insperatus Cruz, Cassini & Caramaschi, 2008. Physalaemus caete is rare and narrowly distributed in Brazil’s northern Atlantic Forest (Santos et al. 2016; Bernardo et al. 2017; Haddad et al. 2018), and an explosive breeder (EMS pers. obs.). For those reasons the species is classified in the endangered category of Brazil’s red list of threatened species (ICMBio, 2018). Physalaemus caete was described in the late 1990s from the coastal region of the Brazilian state of Alagoas (Passo do Camaragibe) and reported for a second locality in Alagoas (Murici; Pombal & Madureira 1997). Recently, the distribution was extended to a third locality (Paulista, state of Pernambuco; Santos et al. 2016). The distribution range of P. caete coincides with the “Pernambuco endemism center”, a biogeographic subregion of coastal Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River (sensu Silva & Casteli 2003). Here we describe the advertisement call of the Pernambuco population of P. caete and make comparisons with calls of congeners. 

scholarly journals The final straw? An overview of Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus trade in Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL BERGIN ◽  
SERENE C. L. CHNG ◽  
JAMES A. EATON ◽  
CHRIS R. SHEPHERD
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
Protected Species ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Wild Fauna ◽  
In The Wild

SummaryCurrently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus is being driven towards extinction throughout most of its range by unregulated illegal trade supplying the demand for songbirds. We conducted surveys of bird markets in North and West Kalimantan, and Central, West and East Java between July 2014 and June 2015, and observed a total of 71 Straw-headed Bulbuls in 11 markets in eight cities. Comparing our data with the literature, we found that as numbers in markets are decreasing, prices are increasing to over 20 times the prices recorded in 1987, indicating that numbers in the wild are diminishing. This is corroborated by widespread extirpations throughout their range and reports from traders that Straw-headed Bulbuls are increasingly difficult to locate, while demand from consumers remains high. Concerted efforts from a variety of stakeholders are urgently needed to prevent the extinction of this species in the wild. We recommend that the Straw-headed Bulbul be included in Indonesia’s list of protected species, considered for uplisting to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). We also urge the Indonesian Government to effectively enforce existing laws, targeting the open bird markets to shut down the trade in this and other threatened species.

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