Simultaneous Detection of Missing Amphibians and Their Fungal Pathogen in a Biodiversity Hotspot Using eDNA. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT 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 +7 more
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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 +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 +6 more
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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.
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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 +8 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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Ampliando o conhecimento sobre a distribuição de fungos no estado da Bahia, Brasil
HeringerianaBovista plumbea var. plumbea, Chlorophyllum hortense e Panaeolus papilionaceus são apresentados pela primeira vez para a Bahia, Nordeste do Brasil. Este é também o primeiro registro dos gêneros Chlorophyllum e Panaeolus para o Estado.
Leví Mateus do Nascimento Oliveira +2 more
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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 +2 more
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Survey of the bryophytes of a gallery forest in the National Park of Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
, 2015 Serra do Cipó has attracted the interest of many researchers over the years because of its unique characteristics, particularly the fact that the site represents the transition between Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.
Câmara, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva +1 more
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Behavioral aspects and predation of seeds of Cardiospermum grandiflorum Swartz (Sapindaceae) by Cissoanthonomus tuberculipennis Hustache (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2013 For the first time in Brazil, the weevil Cissoanthonomus tuberculipennis Hustache, 1939 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are reported preying on seeds of Cardiospermum grandiflorum Swartz (Sapindaceae).
Lampert, Silvana +3 more
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