Experiences from the B razilian A tlantic F orest: ecological findings and conservation initiatives

CA Joly, JP Metzger, M Tabarelli - New phytologist, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Brazilian Atlantic Forest hosts one of the world's most diverse and threatened
tropical forest biota. In many ways, its history of degradation describes the fate experienced …

Coastal plain forests in southern and southeastern Brazil: ecological drivers, floristic patterns and conservation status

MCM Marques, SM Silva, D Liebsch - Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Coastal Plain Forests (also called Restinga Forests), defined as forest formations
that occur in the coastal plain on a recent marine substrate (Quaternary), are primarily …

Differences in leaf thermoregulation and water use strategies between three co‐occurring Atlantic forest tree species

S Fauset, HC Freitas, DR Galbraith… - Plant, cell & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Given anticipated climate changes, it is crucial to understand controls on leaf temperatures
including variation between species in diverse ecosystems. In the first study of leaf energy …

Disturbances, elevation, topography and spatial proximity drive vegetation patterns along an altitudinal gradient of a top biodiversity hotspot

PV Eisenlohr, LF Alves, LC Bernacci… - Biodiversity and …, 2013 - Springer
The correlation between vegetation patterns (species distribution and richness) and
altitudinal variation has been widely reported for tropical forests, thereby providing …

How much do we know about the endangered Atlantic Forest? Reviewing nearly 70 years of information on tree community surveys

RAF de Lima, DP Mori, G Pitta, MO Melito… - Biodiversity and …, 2015 - Springer
The structure of the Atlantic Forest (AF) has been studied for almost 70 years. However, the
related existing knowledge is spread over hundreds of documents, many of them …

eDNA metabarcoding: a promising method for anuran surveys in highly diverse tropical forests

CM Lopes, T Sasso, A Valentini… - Molecular ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the geographical distribution and community composition of species is
crucial to monitor species persistence and define effective conservation strategies …

Frugivory underpins the nitrogen cycle

N Villar, C Paz, V Zipparro, S Nazareth… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical rainforests are populated by large frugivores that feed upon fruit‐producing woody
species, yet their role in regulating the cycle of globally important biogeochemical elements …

Airborne lidar-based estimates of tropical forest structure in complex terrain: opportunities and trade-offs for REDD+

V Leitold, M Keller, DC Morton, BD Cook… - Carbon balance and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Carbon stocks and fluxes in tropical forests remain large sources of uncertainty
in the global carbon budget. Airborne lidar remote sensing is a powerful tool for estimating …

Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a Brazilian Atlantic forest toposequence

JA Bonfim, RLF Vasconcellos, T Gumiere… - Microbial ecology, 2016 - Springer
The diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) was studied in the Atlantic Forest in
Serra do Mar Park (SE Brazil), based on seven host plants in relationship to their soil …

Defaunation affects the populations and diets of rodents in Neotropical rainforests

M Galetti, R Guevara, CL Neves, RR Rodarte… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Most tropical rainforests have been defaunated of large-bodied mammals and the cascading
effects of such extirpations have been poorly studied, particularly on other animals. We used …