Seed size-number trade-off in Euterpe edulis in plant communities of the Atlantic Forest
Scientia Agricola, 2014 Investigations of seed size and number differences among plant populations growing in contrasting habitats can provide relevant information about ecological strategies that optimize reproductive effort.
Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion +1 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyWe studied the role of white-lipped and collared peccaries (Tayassu pecari and Pecari tajacu) as seed predators and dispersers in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil.
L. Lazure +3 more
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New lichen fungi from a small fragment of the vanishing Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil [PDF]
, 2017 In the frame of an ongoing lichen inventory of Atlantic Rainforest remnants in Northeast Brazil, five new species of Graphidaceae were discovered in a small forest fragment, Mata do Cipó, in Sergipe state, the smallest state of Brazil and among those ...
Cáceres, Marcela Eugenia Da Silva +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyNowadays, the northern part of the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil is largely destroyed and forest remnants rarely exceed 100 ha. In a 118 ha forest fragment within a state nature reserve of Pernambuco (Reserva Ecológica Gurjaú), we surveyed the orchid bee
R. Oliveira, C. E. Pinto, C. Schlindwein
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Biotemas, 2011 In this study we provide information on diet and endoparasites of individuals of the species Gymnodactylus darwinii in an Atlantic Rainforest area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mauricio Almeida-Gomes +3 more
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Amphibia, Anura, Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara, municipality of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2009 Herein is presented a list of the amphibians from the Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara (22°35'S,43°14'W), an area of Atlantic Rainforest at municipality of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeasternBrazil.
Salles, R. O. L. +2 more
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Spatial variations of nitrogen trace gas emissions from tropical mountain forests in Nyungwe, Rwanda [PDF]
, 2012 Globally, tropical forest soils represent the second largest source of N2O and NO. However, there is still considerable uncertainty on the spatial variability and soil properties controlling N trace gas emission.
Boeckx, Pascal +7 more
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Grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.) cultivated in the Cerrado has high content of bioactive compounds and great antioxidant potential [PDF]
Ciência Rural: Grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.) is a Brazilian berry native to the Atlantic Rainforest. Information on nutritional and bioactive profiles of the fruit cultivated in the Brazilian Savannah (Cerrado) is not available in literature.
KaWai Xu +3 more
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Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Hypsiboas exastis (Caramaschi and Rodrigues, 2003): distribution extension and first record in the state of Alagoas, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2010 The hylid frog Hypsiboas exastis has recently been described and is only known from few locations along the Atlantic coast of northeastern Brazil. This work reports this species in an Atlantic rainforest fragment north of the São Francisco River, the ...
Pierre-Alexandre Bourgeois
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen +15 more
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