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Seed size-number trade-off in Euterpe edulis in plant communities of the Atlantic Forest

open access: yesScientia 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
doaj   +3 more sources

Fate of native and introduced seeds consumed by captive white-lipped and collared peccaries (Tayassu pecari, Link 1795 and Pecari tajacu, Linnaeus 1758) in the Atlantic rainforest, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
We 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
doaj   +1 more source

Two common species dominate the species-rich Euglossine bee fauna of an Atlantic Rainforest remnant in Pernambuco, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Nowadays, 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
doaj   +1 more source

A raptor survey in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

open access: yes, 1997
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Manosa, Santi, Pedrocchi, Vittorio
openaire   +2 more sources

Bats from the Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesBiota Neotropica, 2006
Data collected during 16 years of bat surveys (1986 to 2002) in southern Bahia, Brazil, is presented here. Bats were surveyed in 14 municipalities, in habitats that included residences, caves, forests and agricultural areas, resulting in a total of 6576 captures of 60 species from the bat families Emballonuridae (5 sp), Noctilionidae (1 sp ...
Faria, Deborah   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Comparative phylogeography of ants in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

open access: yes, 2016
Here we present for the first time a comparative phylogeography for BAF using invertebrates and UCEs to achieve an high number of loci at the same time and bring a new perspective to the view on history in this hyperdiverse biome.
Ströher, Patrícia R.   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Amphibia, Anura, Parque Natural Municipal da Taquara, municipality of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesCheck 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
doaj   +4 more sources

Grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.) cultivated in the Cerrado has high content of bioactive compounds and great antioxidant potential [PDF]

open access: yesCiência 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
doaj   +2 more sources

The risks of introduction of the Amazonian palm Euterpe oleracea in the Atlantic rainforest

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2016
Abstract The introduction of a species may alter ecological processes of native populations, such as pollination and dispersal patterns, leading to changes in population structure. When the introduced and the native species are congeners, interference in pollination can also lead to hybridization.
Tiberio, F. C. S.   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Beyond forests: Harnessing conservation gardening for open biomes in Brazil

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Urban gardening offers an innovative conservation strategy by integrating native ornamental species into urban landscapes. We evaluated the ornamental potential of the Brazilian flora by comparing the representation of species from forests versus open biomes (focusing on campo rupestre grasslands) and introduced and validated the Index of Ornamental ...
Flávia Santos Faria   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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