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Bee community assembly is regulated by functional traits in pristine tropical forest environments
Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 2102-2113, July 2026.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Understanding the drivers of bee beta diversity across pristine environments in the Amazon is critical for ensuring biodiversity conservation, restoration, sustainable land use planning and economic development.Rafael Cabral Borges, Erlane José Cunha, Ulysses Madureira Maia, Lourival Tyski, José Eustáquio dos Santos Júnior, Carlos Eduardo Pinto, Markus Gastauer, Tereza Cristina Giannini +7 morewiley +1 more sourceClimate Predicts Tree Dispersal Strategies Across Brazil's Ecosystems
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 35, Issue 7, July 2026.ABSTRACT Aim
We investigate the distribution of dispersal modes—endozoochory (via animal ingestion), synzoochory (via animal seed accumulation) and anemochory (via wind)—and seed mass of woody plants across Brazilian ecosystems, testing whether their relative abundance in local plant communities could be predicted by climate, edaphic factors and ...Fernanda C. Souza, Vinícius Andrade Maia, Renata Françoso, Matheus Coutinho Freitas de Oliveira, Ana Beatriz Ligo, Bruno X. Pinho, Jesús Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, Martin Sullivan, Larissa Rocha‐Santos, Laura de Brito Évora, Leonardo de Sousa Miranda, María Natalia Umaña, Pablo R. Stevenson, Paulo Amador Tavares, Adriane Esquivel‐Muelbert, Alan Bernardes da Silveira, Ana Magalhães Cordeiro Teixeira, Ângelo Gilberto Manzatto, Átila Oliveira, Aurora Levesley, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Carlos Joly, Carlos A. Peres, Carolina V. Castilho, Celice Alexandre Silva, Danielle Storck‐Tonon, Domingos Cardoso, Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues, Dora M. Villela, Douglas C. Morton, Eddie Lenza de Oliveira, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Eduardo Hase, Eliana Ramos, Elmar Veenendaal, Erika Berenguer, Estelle Dugachard, Everton Almeida, Fabrício Alvim Carvalho, Fernanda Coelho de Souza, Fernando Elias, Filipe M. França, Flávia R. C. Costa, Flávia Delgado Santana, Flávia Rodrigues Barbosa, Foster Brown, Françoise Yoko Ishida, Frederico Augusto Guimarães Guilherme, Gabriel Damasco, Georgia Pickavance, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima, Helena Lemos Rocha, Henrique A. Mews, Iêda Leão do Amaral, Igor Broggio, Jarcilene Silva de Almeida, John E. B. L. Cunha, Jhonathan Oliveira Silva, Joice Ferreira, Jorcely G. Barroso, Jose Ataliba Mantelli Aboim Gomes, José Roberto Rodrigues Pinto, Juliana Schietti, Karina Melgaço, Laura B.Vedovato, Leandro V. Ferreira, Letícia Fernandes da Silva, Lilian Blanc, Lilian Gomes da Silva Rocha, Lola da Costa, Lucas José Mazzei de Freitas, Luciana F. Alves, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão, Magna Soelma Beserra de Moura, Maíra Benchimol, Marcelo Brilhante de Medeiros, Marcelo Fragomeni Simon, Marcelo T. Nascimento, Marcos José Salgado Vital, Marcos Silveira, Maria A. Carniello, Maria das Dores Magalhães Veloso, Mário Marcos do Espírito Santo, Maryane B. T. Andrade, Milton Serpa de Meira Junior, Nayane C. C. S. Prestes, Oliver L. Phillips, Patrícia Corrêa Guedes de Souza, Paulo Eduardo Barni, Paulo S. Morandi, Peter Moonlight, Philip Fearnside, Plinio Sist, Priscyla Maria Silva Rodrigues, Queila S. Garcia, Rafael F. Ramos, Rainiellen de Sá Carpanedo, Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa, Ricardo de Oliveira Perdiz, Richarlly da Costa Silva, Robson dos Santos Alves da Silva, Rodolfo Souza, Rubens Manoel dos Santos, Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro, Samuel de Padua Chaves e Carvalho, Sílvia da Luz Lima Mota, Simone Aparecida Vieira, Simone Matias de Almeida Reis, Ted R. Feldpausch, Tereza Sposito, Thaiane Rodrigues de Sousa, Thiago Metzker, Tiina Särkinen, Toby A. Garder, Toby Pennington, Tomas F. Domingues, Tony César de Sousa Oliveira, Vitor de Andrade Kamimura, Wendeson Castro, Wesley Jonatar Alves da Cruz, William E. Magnusson, Yadvinder Malhi, Yvonne V. Bakker, Jos Barlow +126 morewiley +1 more sourceDry–Hot Compound Events Driving the 2024 Pantanal Wildfires
International Journal of Climatology, Volume 46, Issue 6, May 2026.Extreme wildfires in the Pantanal in 2024 were driven by a cascade of heatwaves, rainfall deficits and the absence of the annual flood pulse. These conditions dried soils and rivers, enhanced fuel accumulation and enabled early and intense fire outbreaks.Liz B. C. Belém, Ronaldo Albuquerque, Leonardo F. Peres, Filippe L. M. Santos, Julia A. Rodrigues, Lucas S. Menezes, Patrícia S. Silva, Ricardo M. Trigo, Carlos C. DaCamara, Ana Russo, João Geirinhas, Geraldo A. Damasceno Junior, Fabio O. Roque, Ana M. B. Nunes, Renata Libonati +14 morewiley +1 more sourceRapidly declining seagrass meadows in Brazil: Findings from satellite imagery and local knowledge
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1155-1171, May 2026.Abstract Due to the limitations of individual monitoring approaches, integrating social perceptions with multiple advanced technologies provides a new opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of ecosystem degradation. We combined historical aerial mapping, satellite imagery, semi‐structured interviews with local stakeholders, and a bilingual ...Karine Matos Magalhães, Emma Deeks, Aline da Silva Cerqueira, Gabriel Henrique Ferreira Silva, Fabiana Aguiar Santos, Terry Dawson, Pavel Kratina +6 morewiley +1 more sourceValoração de serviços ecossistêmicos:
Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2013
O objetivo principal deste artigo é contribuir para o aperfeiçoamento metodológico do processo de valoração dos serviços ecossistêmicos. A hipótese básica adotada foi de que esta deve contar com a utilização da ferramenta de modelagem econômico ...Daniel Caixeta Andrade, Ademar Ribeiro Romeiro +1 moredoaj Landscape features predict broad‐scale seed rain patterns across fragments of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 5, May 2026.Along with precipitation, forest cover emerges as a fundamental driver of alpha and beta diversity in the seed rain. This highlights the role of habitat amount at the landscape level over patch‐level features, like patch size, for seed dispersal. However, increased seed density can be related to higher dispersal rates in forest borders.Luís Felipe Daibes, Haldre S. Rogers, Fulbert J. K. Gnonlonfoun, Talita Zupo, Rafael Barbizan Sühs, Daniella Vinha, Débora Cristina Rother, Paulo Alves Almeida Junior, Angela Luciana de Avila, José Marcos Barbosa, Romualdo Morelatto Begnini, Antonio Jorge Tourinho Braga, Marcos Vinicius Wincker Caldeira, Elivane Salete Capellesso, Andre Targa Cavassani, Eliana Cazetta, Ricardo Gomes Cesar, Marilena Menezes Silva Conde, Cléber Covre, Henrique Machado Dias, Pavel Dodonov, Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira, Cintia Gomes Freitas, Milena Gama, Gerhard Gottsberger, Flavia Moraes de Jesus, Carlos Alfredo Joly, Ute Christiane Knörr, Sustanis Horn Kunz, Vinícius Londe, Ana Lícia Patriota Feliciano Marangon, Luiz Carlos Marangon, Fabiana Maraschin‐Silva, Marcia C. M. Marques, Adriana Maria Zanforlin Martini, Valéria Forni Martins, Larissa Lopes Mellinger, Luís Fernando Tavares de Menezes, Sandra Bos Mikich, Luiz Fernando Duarte de Moraes, Marcelo Trindade Nascimento, Marcelo Augusto Meratti de Oliveira, Monique Perini, Julia Fleming Pimentel, Daniel Piotto, Rita de Cássia Quitete Portela, Janaine Isabela da Silva Rocha, Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Jerônimo Boelsums Barreto Sansevero, Amanda Souza dos Santos, Flavio Antonio Maës dos Santos, Jaqueline Pêgo Quintino Santos, Nelson Augusto Santos Junior, Tanise Luisa Sausen, Carlos Rodrigues da Silva, Joselane Príscila Gomes da Silva, Jorge Yoshio Tamashiro, Luiz Roberto Zamith, Leticia Bolian Zimback, Raquel Fernandes Zorzanelli, Victor Pereira Zwiener, Renato Augusto Ferreira de Lima, Luís Fábio Silveira, Marco Aurélio Pizo +63 morewiley +1 more source