The relationship between forest fire and deforestation in the southeast Atlantic rainforest. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Given the scarcity of studies relating fire to deforestation in the Atlantic Forest and great economic and ecological importances of this biome, this work aimed to investigate this relationship in the Atlantic Forest of the State of São Paulo, trying to answer whether deforestation is related to fire events in up to three years, if there are regions ...
de Praga Baião CF +5 more
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Diversity and conservation of Pottiaceae (Pottiales) in the Atlantic Rainforest [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2015 The taxonomy, diversity and conservation status of all species of the family Pottiaceae in the Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro State in southeastern Brazil are presented. The Atlantic Rainforest is a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot.
Denise Pinheiro da Costa
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Endoparasites of marsupials in fragments of the Atlantic rainforest, western Paraná State, Brazil. [PDF]
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet, 2023 Abstract Knowledge of taxonomy and biodiversity of parasites is fundamental to better understand ecosystem dynamics. The objective of this study was to describe the helminth fauna of two species of marsupials in five fragments of the Atlantic rainforest in the western region of Paraná State, Brazil.
Benatti D +10 more
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A human case of spotted fever caused by Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest and its association to the tick Amblyomma ovale [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest has emerged in Brazil during the last 10 years, with three laboratory-confirmed human cases. While these cases were epidemiologically associated with the tick Amblyomma ovale, in none of them the ...
Anaiá da Paixão Sevá +7 more
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From Herbarium to Landscape: New Records and Mapping Rare and Threatened Species of Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe Atlantic Rainforest is a biodiversity hotspot with high endemism. Botanical sampling in its interior mountains is limited, affecting knowledge of locally endemic or undescribed species. The aim was to investigate the presence and distribution of rare
Otávio Miranda Verly +8 more
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Rainfall distribution in the Atlantic Rainforest [PDF]
Revista Ambiente & Água, 2013 Forest cover is of great importance in the context of water balance and may alter the mechanism of water absorption into the soil surface. The aim of this study was to evaluate the throughfall, stemflow, and surface runoff compared to rainfall in a ...
João Paulo Oliveira de Freitas +3 more
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Infection of Amblyomma ovale by Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest, Colombia
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2014 Our goal was to understand rickettsial spotted fevers' circulation in areas of previous outbreaks reported from 2006 to 2008 in Colombia. We herein present molecular identification and isolation of Rickettsia sp. Atlantic rainforest strain from Amblyomma ovale ticks, a strain shown to be pathogenic to humans.
Michal Gazi +2 more
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Amphibians on the hotspot: Molecular biology and conservation in the South American Atlantic Rainforest. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Amphibians are the focus of a recent debate and public attention owing to the global decline in their populations worldwide. Amphibians are one of the most threatened and poorly known groups of vertebrates in several geographic areas, even though they play a central role in their own ecosystems.
Amaral CRL +8 more
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New morphospecies of Chamaesiphon (Cyanobacteria) from Atlantic rainforest, Brazil. [PDF]
Fottea, 2011 The Atlantic rainforest is considered one of the most important hotspots of biodiversity on Earth. This great diversity results from the variation of climatic conditions (rainy, warm and cold in high mountains), what generates a unique series of rain forest ecosystems quite distinct from each other.
Jiří Komárek
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Myxomycetes of the Atlantic Rainforest: species on the ground litter from Pedra Talhada Biological Reserve (Alagoas, Brazil) [PDF]
Rodriguésia, 2023 The Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest is considered one of the world biodiversity hotspots, with high levels of endemism. Studies on the myxobiota of Atlantic Rainforest have been carried out mainly in the Northeast region of Brazil but the ground litter ...
Jaíne Maria Silva Parentes +1 more
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