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Borges WG, Cararo ER, de Brito R, Pazini AN, Lima-Rezende CA, Rezende RDS. Microplastics alter the leaf litter breakdown rates and the decomposer community in subtropical lentic microhabitats. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 349:123930. [PMID: 38615838 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123930] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Microplastics, pervasive pollutants in aquatic environments, have been primarily studied for their impact on marine ecosystems. However, their effects on freshwater systems, particularly in forested phytotelmata habitats, remain understudied in Subtropical systems. This research examines the influence of varying microplastic concentrations (0.0, 200, 2,000, 20,000, and 200,000 ppm) on leaf litter breakdown of Inga vera (in bags of 10 and 0.05 mm mesh) and the naturally associated invertebrate community occurring in forested phytotelmata. The study employs an experimental design with microplastic concentration treatments in artificial microcosms (buckets with 800 mL of rainwater) arranged in an area of Atlantic Rain Forest native vegetation of Subtropical systems. The results indicate that elevated concentrations of microplastics may enhance leaf litter breakdown (6-8%), irrespective of the bag mesh, attributed to heightened decomposer activity and biofilm formation. Consequently, this contributes to increased invertebrate richness (33-37%) and greater shredder abundance (21-37%). Indicator analysis revealed that Culicidae, Stratiomyidae, Chironomidae, Empididae, Planorbidae, and Ceratopogonidae were indicative of some microplastic concentrations. These findings underscore the significance of accounting for microplastics when evaluating the taxonomic and trophic characteristics of invertebrate communities, as well as the leaf breakdown process in Subtropical systems.
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- William Gabriel Borges
- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Communitarian University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó, CEP, 89809-000, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Communitarian University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó, CEP, 89809-000, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Communitarian University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó, CEP, 89809-000, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Communitarian University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó, CEP, 89809-000, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Communitarian University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó, CEP, 89809-000, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Communitarian University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó, CEP, 89809-000, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Moura CC, Fonseca SN, Costa TR, Pereira IM, Farnezi MMDM, Milani JEDF, Fonseca DDC, Castro GC, Gonzaga APD, Moura LC, Machado ELM. Does the degradation of histosols due to recurrent fire affect the establishment of a hygrophilal autochthonous tree species? JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 359:121012. [PMID: 38718601 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121012] [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: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Forest Islands and their adjacent natural grasslands are vulnerable and sensitive ecosystems to the actions of severe fires, which result in losses of their resilience, which makes the potential of passive restoration of these environments unfeasible after such events. This study aims to verify, through an autochthonous species exclusive to these Forest Islands, whether it can develop in Histosols around a Forest Island that has been degraded by fire for years. The place of study and collection of the material tested was in the Sempre-Vivas National Park. Histosols samples were collected for analysis of chemical and physical attributes and experimental conduction in a seedling nursery. The performance of Richeria grandis was evaluated in these Histosols from seed vigor tests, initial plant growth in a greenhouse. R. grandis manages to develop in Histosols around the degraded Forest Island, disregarding possible interspecific field competitions. The physical and chemical characteristics of the Histosols around the island do not prevent the effective restoration of this phytocenosis. R. grandis showed the same seed vigor for all Histosols tested and all seedlings survived until the end of the experiment. It was observed that the seedlings grown in the Histosols of the island of the forest, showed a behavior of greater height, number of leaves and moisture content, and the place with exposed Histosols, with the highest fire severity, provided the lowest development in height, diameter and number of leaves. According to ecophysiological analyses, the species is under some environmental stress regardless of the treatment.
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- Cristiane Coelho Moura
- Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences - Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Av. Gov. Lindemberg, nº 316 - Centro, Jerônimo Monteiro, Espírito Santo, CEP 29550-000, Brazil.
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- Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), Beco da Paciência, 166 - Centro, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, CEP 39.100-000, Brazil
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- Department of Forestry Engineering, Postgraduate Program in Forest Science - Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Rodovia MGT 367, Km 583, nº 5000, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, CEP 39100-000, Brazil
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- Department of Forestry Engineering, Postgraduate Program in Forest Science - Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Rodovia MGT 367, Km 583, nº 5000, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, CEP 39100-000, Brazil
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- Department of Forestry Engineering, Postgraduate Program in Forest Science - Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Rodovia MGT 367, Km 583, nº 5000, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, CEP 39100-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Forestry Engineering - Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, nº 2367 - Bairro Boa Esperança. Cuiabá, MT, CEP 78060-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences - Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM). Address: Rodovia MGT 367, Km 583, nº 5000, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, CEP 39100-000, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Sciences - Federal University of São João del Rei (UFSJ), Rodovia MG 424, Km 47, Caixa Postal 56, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, CEP 35701-970, Brazil
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- Department of Forestry Engineering, Postgraduate Program in Forest Science - Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Rodovia MGT 367, Km 583, nº 5000, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, CEP 39100-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Forestry Engineering - Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, nº 2367 - Bairro Boa Esperança. Cuiabá, MT, CEP 78060-900, Brazil
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- Department of Forestry Engineering, Postgraduate Program in Forest Science - Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Rodovia MGT 367, Km 583, nº 5000, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, CEP 39100-000, Brazil
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Barreto GG, Hepp LU, Rezende RDS, Gonçalves Junior JF, Moretti MDS, Moretto Y, Loureiro RC, Restello RM, Medeiros AO. The cooler the better: Increased aquatic hyphomycete diversity in subtropical streams along a neotropical latitudinal gradient. FUNGAL ECOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Rialli Santos Brandão HC, Andrade Coqueiro Moraes C, Silva AP, Gonçalves Júnior JF, de Souza Rezende R, Mariano Lopes da Silva D. Litter inputs and standing stocks in riparian zones and streams under secondary forest and managed and abandoned cocoa agroforestry systems. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13787. [PMID: 36518290 PMCID: PMC9744167 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13787] [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: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Cocoa is an important tropical tree crop that is mainly cultivated in agroforestry systems (AFS). This system, known as cabruca in northeastern Brazil, holds promise to reconcile biodiversity conservation and economic development. However, since cocoa AFS alters forest structure composition, it can affect litter dynamics in riparian zones and streams. Thus, our objective was to determine litter inputs and standing stocks in riparian zones and streams under three types of forest: managed cocoa AFS, abandoned cocoa AFS, and secondary forest. Methods We determined terrestrial litter fall (TI), vertical (VI) and lateral (LI) litter inputs to streams, and litter standing stocks on streambeds (BS) in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Litter was collected every 30 days from August 2018 to July 2019 using custom-made traps. The litter was dried, separated into four fractions (leaves, branches, reproductive organs, and miscellaneous material) and weighed. Results Terrestrial litter fall was similar in all forests, ranging from 89 g m-2 month-1 in secondary forest (SF) to 96 g m-2 month-1 in abandoned cocoa AFS (AC). Vertical input were higher in AC (82 g m-2 month-1) and MC (69 g m-2 month-1) than in SF (40 g m-2 month-1), whereas lateral input were higher in MC (43 g m-2 month-1) than in AC (15 g m-2 month-1) and SF (24 g m-2 month-1). Standing stocks followed the order SF > AC > MC, corresponding to 425, 299 and 152 g m-2. Leaves contributed most to all litter fractions in all forests. Reproductive plant parts accounted for a larger proportion in managed AFS. Branches and miscellaneous litter were also similar in all forests, except for higher benthic standing stocks of miscellaneous litter in the SF. Despite differences in the amounts of litter inputs and standing stocks among the forests, seasonal patterns in the abandoned AFS (AC) were more similar to those of the secondary forest (SF) than the managed AFS, suggesting potential of abandoned AFS to restore litter dynamics resembling those of secondary forests.
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Pio JF, Hepp LU, Medeiros AO, Silva FLD, Copatti CE. Intra-annual colonization of Chironomidae on leaf litter in a Brazilian Cerrado stream. ZOOLOGIA 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-4689.v39.e22015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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