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The Future of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2021
The Atlantic Forest, one of the most diverse biomes in the world, is possibly one of the best places to understand how the evolutionary process develops in tropical systems. This characteristic made it recognized as one of the most important biomes for the world, which was ratified through the construction of a legal framework that guarantees its ...
Henrique Rajão, Carlos E. V. Grelle, Márcia C. M. Marques   +2 more
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Ecology of the Atlantic Forest

2021
Extending along the southern coast of Brazil, into Argentina and Paraguay, the Atlantic Forest is a domain that once covered 150 Mha and includes many distinct forest subtypes and ecosystems. Its large latitudinal (29˚) and altitudinal (0–2,800 m above sea level) range, as well as complex topography in the region, has created microclimates within ...
Elise Damstra, Cristina Banks-Leite
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The Atlantic Forest: An Introduction to the Megadiverse Forest of South America

2021
The Atlantic Forest, the second largest forest in South America and one of the most biodiverse biomes in the world, is also one of the most threatened and important for conservation. In this chapter, we introduce the Atlantic Forest focusing on describing the evolution of knowledge, the geographical limits, and the current proposals of sectorization in
Carlos E. V. Grelle, Weverton Carlos Ferreira Trindade, Amabily Bohn, Márcia C. M. Marques   +3 more
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Conserving Brazil's Atlantic forests—Response

Science, 2014
Buckley and Pegas claim that it would be politically difficult to reallocate agricultural subsidies to conservation. In our Report, we compare the economic costs of a strategy in which land is set aside for restoration to what is currently spent on agricultural subsidies. We do not suggest that agricultural subsidies be reallocated to conservation, but
Renata Pardini, Cristina Banks-Leite, Cristina Banks-Leite, Thais Helena Condez, Leandro Reverberi Tambosi, Adriana A. Bueno, Alexandre Camargo Martensen, William D. Pearse, Marianna Dixo, Alexandre Toshiro Igari, Roberta Thomaz Bruscagin, Jean Paul Metzger   +11 more
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The Future of the Atlantic Forest

Conservation Biology, 2001
Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Ecol, Plant Phenol & Seed Dispersal Res Grp, BR-13506900 Sao Paulo ...
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Primates of the Atlantic Forest

1996
The Atlantic forest extends from the north-east of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, and including inland forests (brejos) in the state of Ceara, south along eastern Brazil, through the southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, into the northeastern tip of Argentina in the province of Misiones and between the Rios Parana, Uruguai and Iguacu.
Russell A. Mittermeier, Yuri L. R. Leite, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Anthony B. Rylands, Anthony B. Rylands   +5 more
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Deforestation and bird extinctions in the Atlantic forest

Animal Conservation, 1999
AbstractThe Atlantic forests of South America hold a great concentration of biodiversity, but most of this habitat has been destroyed. We therefore expect many species to become extinct, and yet no bird extinctions have conclusively been recorded. There could be three explanations for this.
Joe Tobias, Andrew Balmford, Thomas M. Brooks   +2 more
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Phylogenetic dynamics of Tropical Atlantic Forests

Evolutionary Ecology, 2021
Environment and plant interactions are important drivers of forest community assembly and dynamics. This study explored how forest dynamics influence the phylogenetic structure of Tropical Atlantic Forests. We hypothesized that: (a) maximum diameter and maximum height are conserved traits within the phylogenetic lineages; (b) the set of dead large ...
Écio Souza Diniz, Markus Gastauer, Jan Thiele, João Augusto Alves Meira-Neto   +3 more
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Stability of Atlantic kelp forests

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1988
plants. The Nova Scotian kelp forest thinned out over the winter as kelp blades eroded and, presumably, as plants were dislodged during winter storms. Rapid kelp growth and recruitment resulted in the closure of the canopy shortly after. Surprisingly, there was no effect of understory seaweeds on the recruitment of L.
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The vanishing Brazilian Atlantic forest

Biological Conservation, 1985
Abstract The Brazilian Atlantic forest constitutes a unique biome characterised by a high species diversity and a high level of endemism. A long history of land clearing for crops, pastures, timber and firewood has resulted in over two centuries of widespread destruction. Today, less than 6·8% of the total area of the Atlantic forest of Minas Gerais
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