scholarly journals How Past Vicariant Events Can Explain the Atlantic Forest Biodiversity?

Author(s):  
Gisele Pires Mendonca Dantas ◽  
Gustavo Sebastian ◽  
Fabricio Rodrigues
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato A. F. de Lima ◽  
Alexandre A. Oliveira ◽  
Gregory R. Pitta ◽  
André L. de Gasper ◽  
Alexander C. Vibrans ◽  
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AbstractTropical forests are being deforested worldwide, and the remaining fragments are suffering from biomass and biodiversity erosion. Quantifying this erosion is challenging because ground data on tropical biodiversity and biomass are often sparse. Here, we use an unprecedented dataset of 1819 field surveys covering the entire Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot. We show that 83−85% of the surveys presented losses in forest biomass and tree species richness, functional traits, and conservation value. On average, forest fragments have 25−32% less biomass, 23−31% fewer species, and 33, 36, and 42% fewer individuals of late-successional, large-seeded, and endemic species, respectively. Biodiversity and biomass erosion are lower inside strictly protected conservation units, particularly in large ones. We estimate that biomass erosion across the Atlantic Forest remnants is equivalent to the loss of 55−70 thousand km2 of forests or US$2.3−2.6 billion in carbon credits. These figures have direct implications on mechanisms of climate change mitigation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel L. Costa ◽  
Jayme A. Prevedello ◽  
Bruno G. de Souza ◽  
Diogo C. Cabral

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 397-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piera Ostroski ◽  
Felipe Zamborlini Saiter ◽  
André Márcio Amorim ◽  
Pedro Fiaschi

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanesca Korasaki ◽  
José Lopes ◽  
George Gardner Brown ◽  
Julio Louzada

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1146-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel de S. Pinto ◽  
José R. Botelho ◽  
Leonora P. Costa ◽  
Yuri L. R. Leite ◽  
Pedro M. Linardi

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Ellen Moura Lopes ◽  
Roberta Gomes Linhares ◽  
Lucas de Oliveira Pires ◽  
Rosane Nora Castro ◽  
Gustavo Henrique Martins Ferreira Souza ◽  
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