scholarly journals Amphibians and reptiles of the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), SP: an Atlantic Forest remnant of Southeastern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cybele de Oliveira Araujo ◽  
Thais Helena Condez ◽  
Rafael Parelli Bovo ◽  
Fernanda da Cruz Centeno ◽  
Amom Mendes Luiz
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
São Paulo State

The herpetofauna of São Paulo State, Brazil, can be characterized as the most well-known in the country. However, despite the large number of studies in this area, there are still many sampling gaps within biomes such as the Atlantic Forest that are considered global conservation priorities due to the high rate of endemism and human disturbance. As a result of political and historical pressure, this biome has been reduced to less than 12% of its original extent and, despite its importance for global biodiversity conservation, only a small percentage of its original vegetation cover (1%) has some form of legal protection. This is the case of the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR) which, together with the Parque Estadual de Intervales, Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho and Mosaico de Unidades de Conservação de Jacupiranga, forms of an ombrophilous forest continuum of 360 thousand ha in the south of São Paulo State. This study presents a list of amphibians and reptiles from the PETAR, with information on the local distribution and habitat use of the species. The survey was conducted from October to December 2009, completing a total of 15 sampling days using four complementary methods of active sampling: visual encounters, auditory encounters, searches by car and incidental encounters. We recorded a total of 91 species belonging to 53 genera and 24 families. This high diversity can be attributed to the existence of a wide variety of habitats and microhabitats in this region, such as the various aquatic sites used by many species of anuran amphibians. Moreover, the PETAR features a large altitudinal gradient (80 - 1,160 m elevation) that gives a large climatic, geological and hydrological heterogeneity to the area. This inventory is an important contribution to the expansion of knowledge about these assemblages in the Atlantic Forest to the south of Serra de Paranapiacaba mountain range, and provides support for the conservation of these groups in São Paulo State.

Emended description and neotypification of Peperomia bernhardiana C. DC. (Piperaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 344 (2) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
GABRIEL MENDES MARCUSSO ◽  
LEONARDO BIRAL ◽  
HENRIQUE LAUAND RIBEIRO ◽  
THARSO RODRIGUES PEIXOTO ◽  
PABLO HENDRIGO ALVES DE MELO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Floristic Study ◽  
Emended Description ◽  
São Paulo State

During a floristic study, carried out in the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), in São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil, Peperomia bernhardiana, a poorly known species of Atlantic Forest, has been collected. We present an emended description of the species based on the recently collected specimens and provide color photographs of fresh specimens. We verified the need to designate a neotype for this name and propose one to substitute the destroyed holotype.

scholarly journals Amphibians of Vassununga State Park, one of the last remnants of semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in northeastern São Paulo state, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronildo Alves Benício ◽  
Fernando Rodrigues da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Red List ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Species List ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

Abstract Although São Paulo state has one of the best known amphibian fauna in Brazil, there are still protected areas for which the species composition remains unknown. Here, we present the first species list of anuran amphibians in Vassununga State Park. This area is one of the last remnants of semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. To survey species, we visited six sites (two ponds, two streams, and two transects) in December, January, and February of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, totalizing 18 days of field samplings at each site. We recorded 24 anuran species belonging to four families: Bufonidae (2 species), Hylidae (11 species), Leptodactylidae (10 species), and Microhylidae (1 species). Anurans consist mainly of generalist and widely distributed species. Although none of the species recorded are threatened with extinction according to the International Red List of Endangered Species (IUCN), four species have declining population and another three species have unknown population trends.

scholarly journals Diversity of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) in Parque da Onça Parda, southeastern Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo P. A. Resende ◽  
Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha ◽  
Cibele Bragagnolo
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Forest Communities ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Animal Activity

The environment most diverse in harvestmen species is the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo. However, there remains a lack of studies regarding their communities in certain regions. Among these regions is one south of the Paranapiacaba mountain range in the state of São Paulo, the Parque da Onça Parda (POP). Through nocturnal collections and pitfall traps, the region's harvestmen community has been studied. The observed richness of this site included 27 species, with dominance of three species: Holcobunus nigripalpis Roewer, 1910, Neosadocus maximus (Giltay, 1928) and Munequita sp., accounting for 68.4% of harvestmen abundance. This makes the diversity of POP more similar to the semideciduous Atlantic Forest communities of the interior than to those of the Coastal Atlantic Forest that contains the park. Its geographic location places it within the Southern São Paulo State (SSP) area of endemism, along with the Parque Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), with which it shares up to 12% similarity regarding harvestmen fauna. Richness and abundance of harvestmen were positively related to temperature and humidity. The period of animal activity (as measured by abundance and richness) varied throughout the night, being highest in the early hours during both studied seasons (summer and winter).

scholarly journals Snake assemblage of Ilha de São Sebastião, southeastern Brazil: comparison to mainland

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda da Cruz Centeno ◽  
Ricardo Jannini Sawaya ◽  
Otavio Augusto Vuolo Marques
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Bothrops Jararaca ◽  
São Paulo State

We provide a checklist of snake species from Ilha de São Sebastião (Ilhabela), the largest coastal island in Brazil located on the northern coast of São Paulo state. We also compare snake diversity (including richness and relative abundance of species) of Ilhabela and the nearest mainland municipality, São Sebastião. We obtained the data from the herpetological collections of the Instituto Butantan and Museu de Zoologia of Universidade de São Paulo, including records from 1939 to 2005. We recorded twenty snake species from Ilhabela (N = 376 individuals), and the dominant species was the viperid Bothrops jararaca with 55% of dominance. In São Sebastião we recorded 27 species (N = 625), and Bothrops jararaca was also the dominant species, but with 25% of dominance. Some common species seem to be more abundant in the mainland. Even considering the different number of individuals sampled between localities, rarefactions curves and richness estimations confirm that São Sebastião should present a higher number of species. The Chao 1 estimates 20 species (19 to 21 spp.) for Ilhabela, and 32 species (27 to 37 spp.) for São Sebastião. One of the most distinctive aspects of the snake fauna of Ilhabela is the occurrence of four species of the genus Dipsas (D. albifrons, D. alternans, D. neivai,and D. petersi). Throughout most of the coastal Atlantic Forest of São Paulo state only D. petersi is recorded. This is the first assessment of diversity of snakes in Ilha de São Sebastião and the municipality of São Sebastião. Thus, it is a contribution to the knowledge and conservation of the herpetofauna of the region and of the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil.

scholarly journals Floristic composition of a freshwater swamp forest remnant in southeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlio H. Ribeiro Magalhães ◽  
Rita C. S. Maimoni-Rodella
Keyword(s):  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Tree Layer ◽  
Freshwater Swamp ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
São Paulo State

The floristic composition in a freshwater swamp forest remnant located in the municipality of Botucatu, São Paulo state, Brazil, was studied. Only Angiosperms were collected in the area by means of random walks. A total of 92 species were registered. The families with greater species richness were: Orchidaceae (17 species), Rubiaceae (8) and Myrtaceae (5). The arboreal component was predominant. The profile diagram of the vegetation showed a well-defined stratification, with a continuous canopy and an inferior tree layer composed mainly by individuals of Euterpe edulis Mart.. A comparison among the angiosperms of the study area and those of ten swamp forests in São Paulo state suggests that the geographic position and other ecologic peculiarities of these forests, besides soil flooding, are factors that can influence their similarity concerning the floristic composition.

scholarly journals Medium and large-sized mammals of an isolated Atlantic Forest remnant, southeast São Paulo State, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 850-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Magioli ◽  
Katia de Barros Ferraz ◽  
Márcia Gonçalves Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
São Paulo State

scholarly journals Euglossine bees (Apidae) in Atlantic forest areas of São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil

Apidologie ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guaraci Duran Cordeiro ◽  
Samuel Boff ◽  
Tiago de Almeida Caetano ◽  
Paulo César Fernandes ◽  
Isabel Alves-dos-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Euglossine Bees ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

scholarly journals The vascular flora and vegetation of Queimada Grande Island, São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Coutinho Kurtz ◽  
Vinicius Castro Souza ◽  
Adriana Melo Magalhães ◽  
Juliana de Paula-Souza ◽  
Alexandre Romariz Duarte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Invasive Grass ◽  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Melinis Minutiflora ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Ombrophilous Forest

Abstract Studies of the vegetation on islands off the coast of southeastern Brazil are still very scarce, despite their importance for assessing, managing, and conserving insular biodiversity. We present here a list of the vascular flora of Queimada Grande Island (QGI; 24°29′10″ S, 46°40′30″ W, 57 ha, 33.2 km from the coast) in southeastern Brazil and describe its phytophysiognomies. The island is covered mainly by Atlantic Forest (Dense Ombrophilous Forest), as well as with rock outcrop and anthropogenic vegetation with herbaceous-shrub phytophysiognomies. QGI showed relatively low species richness (S = 125) when compared to other Brazilian coastal islands. Herbaceous (52) and climbing species (31) predominated on QGI. The richest families were Fabaceae (11 species), Poaceae (9), and Apocynaceae, Asteraceae and Orchidaceae (8 species each). Most species (S = 112) are autochthonous from different phytophysiognomies of the southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest complex. Many species associated with anthropically disturbed areas (S = 26) can be found on QGI, including the invasive grass Melinis minutiflora. There was a slight predominance of zoochory (S = 50). We did not identify any species endemic to QGI. One of its species (Cattleya intermedia, Orchidaceae) is vulnerable at both national and regional levels, and another (Barrosoa apiculata, Asteraceae) is presumably extinct on the mainland in São Paulo State. The vascular flora of QGI originated from the mainland Atlantic Forest complex, following the pattern of other coastal islands in southeastern Brazil. The flora and vegetation of QGI reflect the combination of insular conditions, the small size of the island, habitat restriction, steep topography, incipient soils, and the past use of the area with the introduction of several foreign species. We recommend permanent monitoring of the vegetation cover of QGI and its management, in order to ensure the conservation of the local native biota.

scholarly journals Macroalgal composition and its association with local hydrodynamics in the Laje de Santos Marine State Park, southwestern Atlantic, São Paulo, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato Rocha Jorge ◽  
Joseph Harari ◽  
Mutue Toyota Fujii
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Marine Biota ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

The Laje de Santos Marine State Park (LSMSP), located in southeastern Brazil, is the only marine park in São Paulo State. This conservation unit has been established as a protected area of high biological diversity. Despite its importance for the conservation of the marine biota, little is known about the park's seaweed flora. The objectives of this study were as follows: to furnish increased knowledge of the composition of the macroalgae in the Park area; to relate the area's macroalgal composition to the presence of an important water mass in the region, the South Atlantic Central Water (SACW); and to investigate the possible influence of the Port of Santos on the composition of the macroalgae of the LSMSP. This study registered 31 new records for the LSMSP, 11 for São Paulo State, four for Brazil, one for the western Atlantic and one for the South Atlantic Ocean, in addition to the possible occurrence of one new species of Osmundea (Rhodomelaceae) and one new genus belonging to Ceramiaceae. The taxonomic composition of the macroalgae had a direct correlation with the arrival of the SACW in the summer-fall season. The SACW generated a strong thermocline and increased the supply of nutrients in the water column. Hydrodynamic and dispersion modeling analyses suggested that the Port of Santos influenced the composition of the LSMSP phycoflora.

Begonia langenbergiana (Begoniaceae) a new species from the south of São Paulo State, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 381 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
LUDOVIC JEAN CHARLES KOLLMANN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The South ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
A New Species

Begonia langenbergiana, a new species of Begonia from São Paulo State, Brazil is described. Begonia langenbergiana is morphologically similar to Begonia itaguassuensis with which it is compared. The new species grows in hygrophilous Atlantic Forest in the south of São Paulo State, Brazil. A description, comparisons with morphologically similar species, etymology, taxonomic comments, illustrations, a map and the conservation status of the new species are provided.

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