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Simultaneous Detection of Missing Amphibians and Their Fungal Pathogen in a Biodiversity Hotspot Using eDNA. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Since the 1970s, striking amphibian declines in population abundances and presumed extinctions have been recorded globally. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is one of the key drivers of these declines. To investigate the potential role of Bd in the decline of Brazil's amphibians, we first used eDNA metabarcoding to survey
Lopes CM, Becker CG, Baêta D, de Carli Monteiro JP, Lyra ML, Zamudio KR, Chariton A, Haddad CFB.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Intracultural variation in the knowledge of medicinal plants in an urban-rural community in the atlantic forest from northeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012
This study assessed the intracultural knowledge of the use of medicinal plants in an urban‐rural community in an Atlantic forest fragment in northeastern Brazil. We examined the importance of native and exotic species and the effects of gender and age on that knowledge.
de Almeida Cde F, Ramos MA, Silva RR, de Melo JG, Medeiros MF, Araújo TA, de Almeida AL, de Amorim EL, Alves RR, de Albuquerque UP.   +9 more
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Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants of the pantanal region (mato grosso, Brazil). [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012
Traditional knowledge is an important source of obtaining new phytotherapeutic agents. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants was conducted in Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Chumbo District (NSACD), located in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil using semi‐structured questionnaires and interviews.
Bieski IG, Rios Santos F, de Oliveira RM, Espinosa MM, Macedo M, Albuquerque UP, de Oliveira Martins DT.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

PRODUÇÃO DE SERAPILHEIRA EM FLORESTA ESTACIONAL SEMIDECIDUAL E EM PLANTIOS DE Pterogyne nitens Tull. e Eucalyptus urophylla S. T. Blake NO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA [PDF]

, 2015
Leaf litter is a major component responsible for maintaining the productive capacity of forests; thus, knowledge on their production and composition can provide information to adjust management techniques.
Barreto, Patrícia Anjos Bittencourt, Gama-Rodrigues, Emanuela Forestieri da, Novaes, Adalberto Brito de, Paula, Alessandro de, Santos Neto, Alcides Pereira   +4 more
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Fisionomia e composição da vegetação florestal na Serra do Cipó, MG, Brasil Physiognomy and composition of the forest vegetation in the Serra do Cipó, MG, Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2011
A flora da Serra do Cipó tem sido extensamente pesquisada, especialmente a partir do início do projeto "Flora da Serra do Cipó", coordenada pelo Departamento de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo. Entretanto, até o momento as coletas concentraram-se à
Matheus Fortes Santos, Herbert Serafim, Paulo Takeo Sano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012
We investigated the knowledge of medicinal plants in two areas proposed for the creation of protected areas for sustainable use in the city of Imbituba (SC). In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender, form of learning, and modern medicine on medicinal plant knowledge while also reflecting on the relationship of this knowledge to in situ ...
Zank S, Hanazaki N.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Vellozioid roots allow for habitat specialization among rock‐ and soil‐dwelling Velloziaceae in campos rupestres

Functional Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 442-457, February 2020., 2020
A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article. Abstract Plant growth on harsh substrates (habitat specialization) requires specific traits to cope with stressful conditions. We tested whether traits related to nutrient acquisition (root colonization by fungal symbionts, and plant morphological and ...
Anna Abrahão, Patricia de Britto Costa, Grazielle S. Teodoro, Hans Lambers, Diego L. Nascimento, Sara Adrián López de Andrade, Megan H. Ryan, Rafael Silva Oliveira, Katie Field   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Lücking, Robert, Passos, Paula de Oliveira, Pereira, Thamires Almeida, Santos, Lidiane Alves dos   +4 more
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Fertilidade do solo como indicador do efeito de borda em fragmento florestal, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2016
Com a expansão da agricultura as florestas têm sido fragmentadas, modificando a dinâmica dos seus processos refletindo na fertilidade do solo. Esse estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito de borda na fertilidade do solo em um fragmento florestal na ...
Danilo Brito Novais, Joilson Silva Ferreira, Patrícia Anjos Bittencourt Barreto   +2 more
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Impactos ecológicos do manejo comunitário de recursos naturais em comunidades ribeirinhas de várzea e terra firme na região de Tefé, AM [PDF]

, 2008
The theoretical bases of conservationism and preservation are discussed in this research, based on a field study carried out in the region of Tefé, the Middle Solimões.
MCGRATH, David Gibbs, NEPSTAD, Daniel Curtis, OLIVEIRA, Ana Cristina Mendes de, SILVA, Alexandre Fernandes da   +3 more
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