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Saldivar I, Vammen K. Tropical dry forests, water, biodiversity and the challenges of climate change in Nicaragua. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e280001. [PMID: 39166686 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.280001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
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The Tropical Dry Forests of Nicaragua located mainly in the Pacific and Central-North zones play an essential role in maintaining resources such as water and the special biodiversity of this vulnerable ecosystem now under pressure from land-use changes and climate change These resources are essential to the well-being of the population as the main aquifers of the country are located in this area along with ecosystem services of this now heavily fragmented forest ecosystem. The ongoing influence of climate change along with land-use changes have caused the growth of arid zones in all of Central America. These on-going land use changes are lowering the resilience to the present and future climate change. Individual efforts to sustainable management of the forests are mentioned but it is nonetheless urgent to introduce wider and more intensive sustainable forestry and watershed management under a well-planned strategy based on findings of scientific research. The importance of the interrelationship between water and forests in the management of sustainable forest ecosystems will be stressed.
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- Iris Saldivar
- Red de Herbarios de Mesoamerica y el Caribe, Managua, Nicaragua
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- Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences - IANAS, Water Program, Managua, Nicaragua
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Manrique-Ascencio A, Prieto-Torres DA, Villalobos F, Mercado Gómez J, Guevara R. Limited drought tolerance in the neotropical seasonally dry forest plants impairs future species richness. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2024. [PMID: 38967240 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Neotropical seasonal dry forest (NSDF) is one of the most threatened ecosystems according to global climate change predictions. Nonetheless, few studies have evaluated the global climate change impacts on diversity patterns of NSDF plants. The lack of whole biome-scale approaches restricts our understanding of global climate change consequences in the high beta-diverse NSDF. We analysed the impact of global climate change on species distribution ranges, species richness, and assemblage composition (beta diversity) for 1,178 NSDF species. We used five representative plant families (in terms of abundance, dominance, and endemism) within the NSDF: Cactaceae, Capparaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, and Zygophyllaceae. We reconstructed potential species distributions in the present and future (2040-2080), considering an intermediate Shared Socioeconomic Pathway and two dispersal ability assumptions on the taxa. Using a resource use scores index, we related climate-induced range contractions with species' water stress tolerance. Even under a favourable dispersal scenario, species distribution and richness showed future significant declines across those sites where mean temperature and precipitation seasonality are expected to increase. Further, changes in species range distribution in the future correlated positively with potential use of resources in Fabaceae. Results suggest that biotic heterogenization will likely be the short-term outcome at biome scale under dispersal limitations. Nonetheless, by 2080, the prevailing effect under both dispersal assumptions will be homogenization, even within floristic nuclei. This information is critical for further defining new areas worth protecting and future planning of mitigation actions for both species and the whole biome.
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- A Manrique-Ascencio
- Red Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (LABIOCG), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Estado de México, Mexico
- Laboratorio Nacional CONAHCyT de Biología del Cambio Climático, CONAHCYT, INECOL, Ciudad de México, 91070, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Red Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
- Laboratorio Nacional CONAHCyT de Biología del Cambio Climático, CONAHCYT, INECOL, Ciudad de México, 91070, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología y Química, Universidad de Sucre, Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia
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- Red Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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Park SH, Kim JG. The reduced growth due to elevated CO 2 concentration hinders the sexual reproduction of mature Northern pipevine (Aristolochia contorta Bunge ). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1359783. [PMID: 38571710 PMCID: PMC10987783 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1359783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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The phenology has gained considerably more attention in recent times of climate change. The transition from vegetative to reproductive phases is a critical process in the life history of plants, closely tied to phenology. In an era of climate change, understanding how environmental factors affect this transition is of paramount importance. This study consisted of field surveys and a greenhouse experiment on the reproductive biology of Northern pipevine (Aristolochia contorta Bunge). During field surveys, we investigated the environmental factors and growth characteristics of mature A. contorta, with a focus on both its vegetative and reproductive phases. In its successful flowering during the reproductive phase, A. contorta grew under the conditions of 40% relative light intensity and 24% soil moisture content, and had a vertical rhizome. In the greenhouse experiments, we examined the impact of increased CO2 concentration on the growth and development of 10-year-old A. contorta, considering the effect of rhizome direction. Planted with a vertical rhizome direction, A. contorta exhibited sufficient growth for flowering under ambient CO2 concentrations. In contrast, when planted with a horizontal rhizome direction, it was noted to significantly impede successful growth and flowering under elevated CO2 concentrations. This hindered the process of flowering, highlighting the pivotal role of substantial vegetative growth in achieving successful flowering. Furthermore, we observed a higher number of underground buds and shoots under the conditions of elevated CO2 concentration and a horizontal rhizome direction instead of flowering. Elevated CO2 concentrations also exhibited diverse effects on mature A. contorta's flower traits, resulting in smaller flower size, shorter longevity, and reduced stigma receptivity, and pollen viability. The study shed light on elevated CO2 concentrations can hinder growth, potentially obstructing sexual reproduction and diminishing genetic diversity.
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- Si-Hyun Park
- Department of Biology Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Education Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Rosa CA, Lachance MA, Limtong S, Santos ARO, Landell MF, Gombert AK, Morais PB, Sampaio JP, Gonçalves C, Gonçalves P, Góes-Neto A, Santa-Brígida R, Martins MB, Janzen DH, Hallwachs W. Yeasts from tropical forests: Biodiversity, ecological interactions, and as sources of bioinnovation. Yeast 2023; 40:511-539. [PMID: 37921426 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Tropical rainforests and related biomes are found in Asia, Australia, Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, and many Pacific Islands. These biomes encompass less than 20% of Earth's terrestrial area, may contain about 50% of the planet's biodiversity, and are endangered regions vulnerable to deforestation. Tropical rainforests have a great diversity of substrates that can be colonized by yeasts. These unicellular fungi contribute to the recycling of organic matter, may serve as a food source for other organisms, or have ecological interactions that benefit or harm plants, animals, and other fungi. In this review, we summarize the most important studies of yeast biodiversity carried out in these biomes, as well as new data, and discuss the ecology of yeast genera frequently isolated from tropical forests and the potential of these microorganisms as a source of bioinnovation. We show that tropical forest biomes represent a tremendous source of new yeast species. Although many studies, most using culture-dependent methods, have already been carried out in Central America, South America, and Asia, the tropical forest biomes of Africa and Australasia remain an underexplored source of novel yeasts. We hope that this review will encourage new researchers to study yeasts in unexplored tropical forest habitats.
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- Carlos A Rosa
- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Biodiversity Center Kasetsart University, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Academy of Science, Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Setor de Genética, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering and Food Technology, School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e Biotecnologia, Campus de Palmas, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil
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- UCIBIO-i4HB, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-i4HB, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-i4HB, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, C.P. 486, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Araujo HFP, Canassa NF, Machado CCC, Tabarelli M. Human disturbance is the major driver of vegetation changes in the Caatinga dry forest region. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18440. [PMID: 37891196 PMCID: PMC10611708 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45571-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Drastic changes in vegetation structure caused by exceeding ecological thresholds have fueled the interest in tropical forest responses to climate and land-use changes. Here, we examine the potential successional trajectories experienced by the largest dry tropical forest region in South America, driven by climate conditions and human disturbance. We built potential distribution models for vertebrate taxa associated with forest or shrub habitats to estimate natural vegetation cover. Distribution patterns were compared to current vegetation across the entire region to identify distinct forest degradation levels. Our results indicate the region has climatic and soil conditions suitable for more forest cover than is currently found, even in some areas with limited precipitation. However, 11.04% of natural cover persists across such an immense region, with only 4.34% consisting of forest cover. Forest degradation is characterized by the dramatic expansion of shrubland (390%), farming, and non-vegetation cover due to changes in land-use, rather than climatic conditions. Although different climate conditions have been the principal drivers for natural forest distribution in the region, the forest seems unable to resist the consequences of land-use changes, particularly in lower precipitation areas. Therefore, land-use change has exceeded the ecological thresholds for the persistence of forests, while climate change may exacerbate vegetation-type transitions.
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- Helder F P Araujo
- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, 58397-000, Brazil.
- Postgraduate Program of Biological Sciences-Zoology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia, PB, CEP: 58397-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, 58397-000, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program of Biological Sciences-Zoology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Center of Applied Biological and Social Sciences, State University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Department of Botany, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Dos Santos WR, de Souza LSB, Jardim AMDRF, de Morais JEF, Dos Santos MMP, de Souza CAA, da Silva TGF. How is the water footprint of the species Vachellia farnesiana, Amburana cearensis, and Handroanthus impetiginosus influenced by abiotic stresses as water deficit and salinity? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2023; 26:784-792. [PMID: 37846073 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2267670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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In semi-arid regions, is necessary to explore strategies to mitigate abiotic stresses such as water deficit and salinity. This study aimed to evaluate the stress tolerance capacity of three species subjected to different water regimes and salinity levels, based on dry matter production and water use efficiency (WUE). The species Handroanthus impetiginosus, Vachellia farnesiana, and Amburana cearensis were evaluated in combination with different water regimes (50%, 75%, and 100% of reference evapotranspiration - ET0) and salinity levels (0.18, 1.50, and 1.90 dS m-1). The results show that biomass accumulation increased at 50% and 75% ET0, while the WUE decreased at 100% ET0. The salinity level (1.90 dS m-1) caused reductions in leaf dry biomass (LDB), total dry biomass (TDB), LDB/TDB ratio, and WUE. The negative effects of high salinity on plant height were greater with the application of 75% ET0. The highest WUE was obtained at 50% ET0 for A. cearensis and H. impetiginosus, while V. farnesiana obtained the highest WUE at 75% ET0. A. cearensis exhibited the highest biomass accumulation (2.58 g) and WUE (0.21 g L-1). Overall, the species can tolerate drought and salinity conditions, being sensitive to high salinity concentrations during their initial growth.
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- Wilma Roberta Dos Santos
- Postgraduate Program in Plant Production, Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Plant Production, Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Plant Production, Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Plant Production, Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Plant Production, Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil
- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Lin L, Jiang XL, Guo KQ, Byrne A, Deng M. Climate change impacts the distribution of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis (Fagaceae), a keystone lineage in East Asian evergreen broadleaved forests. PLANT DIVERSITY 2023; 45:552-568. [PMID: 37936812 PMCID: PMC10625921 DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2023.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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East Asian evergreen broadleaved forests (EBFLs) harbor high species richness, but these ecosystems are severely impacted by global climate change and deforestation. Conserving and managing EBLFs requires understanding dominant tree distribution dynamics. In this study, we used 29 species in Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis-a keystone lineage in East Asian EBLFs-as proxies to predict EBLF distribution dynamics using species distribution models (SDMs). We examined climatic niche overlap, similarity, and equivalency among seven biogeographical regions' species using 'ecospat'. We also estimated the effectiveness of protected areas in the predicted range to elucidate priority conservation regions. Our results showed that the climatic niches of most geographical groups differ. The western species under the Indian summer monsoon regime were mainly impacted by temperature factors, whereas precipitation impacted the eastern species under the East Asian summer monsoon regime. Our simulation predicted a northward range expansion of section Cyclobalanopsis between 2081 and 2100, except for the ranges of the three Himalayan species analyzed, which might shrink significantly. The greatest shift of highly suitable areas was predicted for the species in the South Pacific, with a centroid shift of over 300 km. Remarkably, only 7.56% of suitable habitat is currently inside protected areas, and the percentage is predicted to continue declining in the future. To better conserve Asian EBLFs, establishing nature reserves in their northern distribution ranges, and transplanting the populations with predicted decreasing numbers and degraded habitats to their future highly suitable areas, should be high-priority objectives.
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- Lin Lin
- School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation and Evolutionary Ecology and Institute of Biodiversity, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
- Laboratory of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of BioResources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China
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- College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China
- Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai 201602, China
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- The Morton Arboretum, Lile, IL 60532-1293, USA
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- School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation and Evolutionary Ecology and Institute of Biodiversity, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
- Laboratory of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of BioResources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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Gonçalves GSR, Cerqueira PV, Silva DP, Gomes LB, Leão CF, de Andrade AFA, Santos MPD. Multi-temporal ecological niche modeling for bird conservation in the face of climate change scenarios in Caatinga, Brazil. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14882. [PMID: 36874965 PMCID: PMC9979838 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Background Global shifts in climatic patterns have been recorded over the last decades. Such modifications mainly correspond to increased temperatures and rainfall regime changes, which are becoming more variable and extreme. Methods We aimed to evaluate the impact of future changes in climatic patterns on the distribution of 19 endemic or threatened bird taxa of the Caatinga. We assessed whether current protected areas (PAs) are adequate and whether they will maintain their effectiveness in the future. Also, we identified climatically stable areas that might work as refugia for an array of species. Results We observed that 84% and 87% of the bird species of Caatinga analyzed in this study will face high area losses in their predicted range distribution areas in future scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, respectively). We also observed that the current PAs in Caatinga are ineffective in protecting these species in both present and future scenarios, even when considering all protection area categories. However, several suitable areas can still be allocated for conservation, where there are vegetation remnants and a high amount of species. Therefore, our study paves a path for conservation actions to mitigate current and future extinctions due to climate change by choosing more suitable protection areas.
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- Laboratório de Biogeografia da Conservação e Macroecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto Federal Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biogeografia da Conservação e Macroecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biogeografia da Conservação e Macroecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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Oliveira W, Cruz‐Neto O, Silva JLS, Tabarelli M, Lopes AV. Aridity mediates the effect of wood extraction on the reproductive output of an endemic disturbance‐adapted woody species (
Cenostigma microphyllum
, Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest. AUSTRAL ECOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.13265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Willams Oliveira
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Recife Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Recife Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Recife Brazil
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Khatri K, Negi B, Bargali K, Bargali SS. Phenotypic variation in morphology and associated functional traits in Ageratina adenophora along an altitudinal gradient in Kumaun Himalaya, India. Biologia (Bratisl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01254-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lins PGADS, Ribeiro-Júnior JW, Peres CA, Penha J. Size and degree of protection of native forest remnants drive the local occupancy of an endangered neotropical primate. Am J Primatol 2022; 84:e23446. [PMID: 36268580 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although the species-area relationship is well known, it may interact with and be augmented or cancelled out by other factors, such as local human disturbance. We used data on site occupancy of the Endangered blonde capuchin monkey (Sapajus flavius) based primarily on a standardized program of local interviews to model the influence of past human disturbance on the occurrence of this species across remaining forest patches of northeastern Brazil within the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga biomes. To do so, we assessed environmental covariates that best represent the history of human impacts. We then used single-species occupancy models to assess site occupancy, while controlling for detection error during sampling. Surprisingly, we obtained a higher occupancy rate in the more arid Caatinga remnants than in the more mesic Atlantic Forest. Habitat patch size, history of site protection, and annual precipitation were the best predictors of local occupancy. Historical human disturbance, including subsistence hunting, has exerted considerable impact on the modern distribution of the blonde capuchin, whose geographic range largely spans a region historically lacking any wildlife protection. Matrix vegetation structure across the Caatinga, which so far has averted large-scale mechanized agriculture, also creates a benign landscape that likely benefits contemporary capuchin occupancy. Local extinctions of this endangered primate will most likely continue unabated unless a ban on hunting in remaining Atlantic Forest and Caatinga fragments can be enforced.
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- Poliana G Alves de Souza Lins
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.,Instituto Juruá, Manaus, Brazil
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- Centro de Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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Barboza GE, García CC, Bianchetti LDB, Romero MV, Scaldaferro M. Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers ( Capsicum L., Solanaceae). PHYTOKEYS 2022; 200:1-423. [PMID: 36762372 PMCID: PMC9881532 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Capsicum L. (tribe Capsiceae, Solanaceae) is an American genus distributed ranging from the southern United States of America to central Argentina and Brazil. The genus includes chili peppers, bell peppers, ajíes, habaneros, jalapeños, ulupicas and pimientos, well known for their economic importance around the globe. Within the Solanaceae, the genus can be recognised by its shrubby habit, actinomorphic flowers, distinctive truncate calyx with or without appendages, anthers opening by longitudinal slits, nectaries at the base of the ovary and the variously coloured and usually pungent fruits. The highest diversity of this genus is located along the northern and central Andes. Although Capsicum has been extensively studied and great advances have been made in the understanding of its taxonomy and the relationships amongst species, there is no monographic treatment of the genus as a whole. Based on morphological and molecular evidence studied from field and herbarium specimens, we present here a comprehensive taxonomic treatment for the genus, including updated information about morphology, anatomy, karyology, phylogeny and distribution. We recognise 43 species and five varieties, including C.mirum Barboza, sp. nov. from São Paulo State, Brazil and a new combination C.muticum (Sendtn.) Barboza, comb. nov.; five of these taxa are cultivated worldwide (C.annuumL.var.annuum, C.baccatumL.var.pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh, C.baccatumL.var.umbilicatum (Vell.) Hunz. & Barboza, C.chinense Jacq. and C.frutescens L.). Nomenclatural revision of the 265 names attributed to chili peppers resulted in 89 new lectotypifications and five new neotypifications. Identification keys and detailed descriptions, maps and illustrations for all taxa are provided.
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- Gloria E. Barboza
- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Casilla de Correo 495, 5000 Córdoba, ArgentinaInstituto Multidisciplinario de Biología VegetalCórdobaArgentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Casilla de Correo 495, 5000 Córdoba, ArgentinaInstituto Multidisciplinario de Biología VegetalCórdobaArgentina
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária—Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia (EMBRAPA—Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia), PqEB Parque Estação Biológica, Av. W/5 final, Brasília-DF, CEP 70770–917, Caixa Postal 02372, BrazilCentro Nacional de Pesquisa de Recursos Genéticos e BiotecnologiaBrasíliaBrazil
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Casilla de Correo 495, 5000 Córdoba, ArgentinaInstituto Multidisciplinario de Biología VegetalCórdobaArgentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Casilla de Correo 495, 5000 Córdoba, ArgentinaInstituto Multidisciplinario de Biología VegetalCórdobaArgentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de CórdobaCórdobaArgentina
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Hending D, Holderied M, McCabe G, Cotton S. Effects of future climate change on the forests of Madagascar. Ecosphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- Daniel Hending
- School of Biological Sciences The University of Bristol Bristol UK
- Bristol Zoological Society Bristol UK
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- School of Biological Sciences The University of Bristol Bristol UK
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Oliveira W, Silva JLS, Cruz-Neto O, Oliveira MTP, Fernandes de Albuquerque I, Borges LA, Lopes AV. Higher frequency of legitimate pollinators and fruit set of autotetraploid trees of Libidibia ferrea (Leguminosae) compared to diploids in a mixed tropical urban population. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2022; 135:235-245. [PMID: 35150366 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01373-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In mixed-ploidy populations, newly formed polyploids initially occur at low frequencies when compared to diploids. However, polyploidy may lead to morphological and phenological changes, which promote reproductive isolation and favor polyploid establishment and reproductive success. Additionally, previous studies have shown that polyploidy can confer some adaptive advantages to organisms in stressful environments. Here, we investigate variation in reproductive phenology, floral traits and reproductive success between diploid and autotetraploid trees of Libidibia ferrea (Mart. Ex Tul.) L.P. Queiroz (Leguminosae) in a mixed tropical urban population, a stressful environment. We assessed ploidy levels, flowering and fruiting phenology, flowering synchrony, floral and reproductive biology, pollination and fruit and seed set. We tested the hypothesis that autotetraploid individuals have a higher frequency of pollinators and higher fruit and seed set per inflorescence (as a proxy of reproductive success) than diploids in an urban green space. Libidibia ferrea is a good model to test our hypothesis because it is self-incompatible (i.e. relies on pollinators to set fruits). In the urban ecosystem studied, we found that diploids flowered for 6-7 months/year and autotetraploids for 3-5 months/year. Flowering synchrony was low between and within cytotypes and even though autotetraploids and diploids exhibited some overlap in flowering period, diploids flowered alone for 2-3 months. Autotetraploids had significantly more flowers per inflorescences, larger flowers and larger pollen grains (as expected for polyploids), but also a higher frequency of visits by legitimate pollinators including two exclusive ones, and higher fruit and seed set per inflorescence when compared to diploids, despite having a shorter flowering period. Our findings reveal some advantages for polyploids over their related diploids in a tropical urban green space. Also, our results highlight the need for more studies that seek to understand abiotic mechanisms affecting reproductive output of polyploids in urban ecosystems.
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- Willams Oliveira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Centro de Biociências (CB), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, 50372-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Biociências (CB), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, 50372-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Biociências (CB), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, 50372-970, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Centro de Biociências (CB), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, 50372-970, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Centro de Biociências (CB), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, 50372-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biociências, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, 58397-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Biociências (CB), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, 50372-970, Brazil.
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Vieira LA, Tabarelli M, Souza G, Queiroz RT, Santos BA. Divergent herb communities in drier and chronically disturbed areas of the Brazilian Caatinga. Perspect Ecol Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Cardoso D, Moonlight PW, Ramos G, Oatley G, Dudley C, Gagnon E, Queiroz LPD, Pennington RT, Särkinen TE. Defining Biologically Meaningful Biomes Through Floristic, Functional, and Phylogenetic Data. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.723558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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While we have largely improved our understanding on what biomes are and their utility in global change ecology, conservation planning, and evolutionary biology is clear, there is no consensus on how biomes should be delimited or mapped. Existing methods emphasize different aspects of biomes, with different strengths and limitations. We introduce a novel approach to biome delimitation and mapping, based upon combining individual regionalizations derived from floristic, functional, and phylogenetic data linked to environmentally trained species distribution models. We define “core Biomes” as areas where independent regionalizations agree and “transition zones” as those whose biome identity is not corroborated by all analyses. We apply this approach to delimiting the neglected Caatinga seasonally dry tropical forest biome in northeast Brazil. We delimit the “core Caatinga” as a smaller and more climatically limited area than previous definitions, and argue it represents a floristically, functionally, and phylogenetically coherent unit within the driest parts of northeast Brazil. “Caatinga transition zones” represent a large and biologically important area, highlighting that ecological and evolutionary processes work across environmental gradients and that biomes are not categorical variables. We discuss the differences among individual regionalizations in an ecological and evolutionary context and the potential limitations and utility of individual and combined biome delimitations. Our integrated ecological and evolutionary definition of the Caatinga and associated transition zones are argued to best describe and map biologically meaningful biomes.
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Gomides SC, Machado TM, Evangelista-Vale JC, Martins-Oliveira AT, Pires-Oliveira JC, Muller A, Barros da Rosa L, Lucas Santos-Silva D, Eisenlohr PV. Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2021; 35:1821-1832. [PMID: 34166530 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The reintroduction of a species that is extinct in the wild demands caution because reintroduction locations may be associated with threats, such as hunting, poor-quality habitat, and climate change. This is the case for Cyanopsitta spixii (Spix's Macaw), which has been extinct in the wild since 2000. The few living individuals were created in captivity and will be used in a reintroduction project within the species' original distribution area, the Caatinga domain (Brazil). Because the occurrence records for this bird are old and inaccurate, we investigated the current and future environmental suitability of the 14 plant species used by C. spixii as resource. These plants are key elements for the long-term reestablishment of the species in the wild, so the use of models helps in the assessment of the effects of climate change on the availability of these resources for the species and informs selection of the best places for reintroduction. We based our models of environmental suitability on 19 bioclimatic variables and nine physical soil and topography variables. Climate projections were created for the present and for the year 2070 with an optimistic (SSP2-4.5) and a pessimistic (SSP5-8.5) climate scenario. Both future climate scenarios lead to a reduction in area of environmental suitability that overlapped for all the plant species: 33% reduction for SSP2-4.5 and 63% reduction for SSP5-8.5. If our projections materialize, climate change could thus affect the distribution of key resources, and the maintenance of C. spixii would depend on restoration of degraded areas, especially riparian forests, and the preservation of already existing natural areas. The Caatinga domain is very threatened by habitat loss and, for the success of this reintroduction project, the parties involved must act to protect the species and the resources it uses.
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- Samuel C Gomides
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Oriximiná, Brazil
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- HSTM, Herbário da Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
- Instituto Ecótono, Sinop, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Agrárias, Alta Floresta, Brazil
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Bonatelli ML, Lacerda-Júnior GV, dos Reis Junior FB, Fernandes-Júnior PI, Melo IS, Quecine MC. Beneficial Plant-Associated Microorganisms From Semiarid Regions and Seasonally Dry Environments: A Review. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:553223. [PMID: 33519722 PMCID: PMC7845453 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.553223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Semiarid regions are apparently low biodiversity environments; however, these environments may host a phylogenetically diverse microbial community associated with plants. Their microbial inhabitants are often recruited to withstand stressful settings and improve plant growth under harsh conditions. Thus, plant-associated microorganisms isolated from semiarid and seasonally dry environments will be detailed in the present review, focusing on plant growth promotion potential and the microbial ability to alleviate plant abiotic stress. Initially, we explored the role of microbes from dry environments around the world, and then, we focused on seasonally dry Brazilian biomes, the Caatinga and the Cerrado. Cultivable bacteria from semiarid and seasonally dry environments have demonstrated great plant growth promotion traits such as plant hormone production, mobilization of insoluble nutrients, and mechanisms related to plant abiotic stress alleviation. Several of these isolates were able to improve plant growth under stressful conditions commonly present in typical semiarid regions, such as high salinity and drought. Additionally, we highlight the potential of plants highly adapted to seasonal climates from the Caatinga and Cerrado biomes as a suitable pool of microbial inoculants to maintain plant growth under abiotic stress conditions. In general, we point out the potential for the exploitation of new microbial inoculants from plants growing in dry environments to ensure a sustainable increase in agricultural productivity in a future climate change scenario.
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- Maria Leticia Bonatelli
- Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Borges CK, Dos Santos CAC, Carneiro RG, da Silva LL, de Oliveira G, Mariano D, Silva MT, da Silva BB, Bezerra BG, Perez-Marin AM, de S Medeiros S. Seasonal variation of surface radiation and energy balances over two contrasting areas of the seasonally dry tropical forest (Caatinga) in the Brazilian semi-arid. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:524. [PMID: 32676932 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08484-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Arid and semi-arid environments correspond to one-third of the Earth's terrestrial surface. In these environments, precipitation is an essential and limiting element for vegetation growth and ecosystem biomass productivity. The semi-arid region of Brazil comprises around 11.5% of the national territory, where the Caatinga biome originally composed ~ 76% of this area, with water deficit as a prominent feature, annual rainfall lower than 800 mm, temperatures ranging between 25 and 30 °C, and potential evapotranspiration higher than 2000 mm/year. Research on the dynamics of mass and heat fluxes through techniques such as eddy covariance (EC) has contributed to estimate the magnitude and seasonal patterns of turbulent exchanges between ecosystems and the atmosphere. This study was conducted in an area of dense Caatinga (DC) and another of sparse Caatinga (SC) from 2013 to 2014. It was observed that albedo (α) and net radiation (Rn) were higher in the SC compared with DC since the magnitude of incoming shortwave radiation was higher in this area. It was found that most of the Rn is converted to sensible heat flux (H), mainly during the dry period in the SC, about 50% for H and 20% for λE. The energy balance closure showed that the turbulent fluxes (H + λE) were underestimated in comparison to the available energy at the surface (Rn - G). We also observed that this discrepancy was higher in the DC area, corresponding to ~ 30%.
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- Camilla K Borges
- Academic Unit of Atmospheric Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58109-970, Brazil
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- Academic Unit of Atmospheric Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58109-970, Brazil.
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- National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Academic Unit of Atmospheric Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58109-970, Brazil
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- Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Research Institute for Meteorology and Water Resources, FUNCEME, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Academic Unit of Atmospheric Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58109-970, Brazil
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- Academic Unit of Atmospheric Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58109-970, Brazil
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- Department of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Silva JLS, Cruz-Neto O, Rito KF, Arnan X, Leal IR, Peres CA, Tabarelli M, Valentina Lopes A. Divergent responses of plant reproductive strategies to chronic anthropogenic disturbance and aridity in the Caatinga dry forest. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 704:135240. [PMID: 31812426 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anthropogenic disturbance and climate change are major threats to biodiversity persistence and functioning of many tropical ecosystems. Although increases in the intensity of anthropogenic disturbance and climate change are associated with reduced taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversities of several organisms, little is known about how such pressures interfere with the distribution of plant reproductive traits in seasonally dry tropical forests. Here we test the hypothesis that individual and combined effects of increasing chronic anthropogenic disturbance and water deficit negatively affect the richness, abundance and diversity of specialized reproductive strategies of native woody plants in the Caatinga dry forest. This study was carried out at the Catimbau National Park, northeastern Brazil (62,294 ha). Chronic anthropogenic disturbance intensity was measured through different sources of disturbance (cattle/goat herbivory, wood extraction, and other people pressures). Water deficit data was obtained from hydrological maps and used as a proxy of aridity. We constructed generalized linear models and selected best-supported models for richness, abundance and functional diversity of reproductive traits. We documented that richness and abundance of plants with certain reproductive traits, regardless the specialization, can increase (in 18 out of the 49 trait categories analyzed; e.g. obligatory cross-pollination in response to increases in aridity and wood extraction), be impaired (in 20 categories; e.g. pollination by Sphingids/beetles with increase in aridity), or remain unchanged (in 21 categories; e.g. pollination by vertebrates with increases in chronic anthropogenic disturbance and aridity) with higher disturbance and aridity. There were combined effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbance and aridity on the richness of plants in nine traits (e.g. pollen flowers; dioecious and self-incompatible plants). Aridity affected 40% of the reproductive traits, while chronic anthropogenic disturbance affected 35.5%. The functional diversity of reproductive traits was affected only by disturbance. Changes in plant community structure promoted by chronic anthropogenic disturbance and aridity will likely threaten plant-animal interactions, thereby compromising the functioning of communities and the persistence of biodiversity in the Caatinga.
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- Jéssica Luiza S Silva
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Autónoma de Mexico, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; CREAF, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Prieto-Torres DA, Lira-Noriega A, Navarro-Sigüenza AG. Climate change promotes species loss and uneven modification of richness patterns in the avifauna associated to Neotropical seasonally dry forests. Perspect Ecol Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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