Management priorities for exotic plants in an urban Atlantic Forest reserve

Petri, Laís; Aragaki, Sônia; Gomes, Eduardo Pereira Cabral

doi:10.1590/0102-33062017abb0317

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“…Other floristic surveys of non-native species carried out in Caatinga sites also demonstrated a predominance of herbaceous species (Fabricante et al 2015;Alves and Fabricante 2019;Silva and Fabricante 2019). In the Atlantic Forest, woody species predominated (Souza et al 2011;Mielke et al 2015;Petri et al 2018). Both situations corroborate our results.…”

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Invasive alien plants in Sergipe, north-eastern Brazil

Fabricante¹,

Araújo²,

Almeida³

et al. 2021

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Biological invasions are considered one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity. In addition, they cause substantial economic impacts. However, studies about the subject in Brazil are still scarce. The aim of the present study was to prepare an inventory of non-native flora with invasive potential from Sergipe, Brazil. The inventory was carried out along the entire length of the sites. The species with potential invaders were grouped according to the biome/ecosystem and classified according to their habit and origin. Eighty-five species with invasive potential were sampled, 43 in the Caatinga, 75 in the Atlantic Forest, 36 in Sandbank and 22 in Mangrove. From these species, 17 were inventoried in all the biomes/ecosystems and 36 were observed in only one of them, six in the Caatinga, 27 in the Atlantic Forest and three in Sandbank. The number of potentially-invasive species sampled in Sergipe is alarming. The present study showed nearly twice the species listed by other authors for the entire northeast Brazil. This high number of taxa may be a consequence of facilitating the transfer of these species and the conservation conditions of the ecosystems studied in Sergipe. Another very worrying factor is that many of the species sampled are extremely aggressive and cause a series of impacts.

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Invasive alien plants in Sergipe, north-eastern Brazil

Fabricante¹,

Araújo²,

Almeida³

et al. 2021

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“…Urban forests impact metropolitan water, heat, carbon and pollution cycles (Livesley et al, 2016). Fontes do Ipiranga State Park (PEFI) is an urban forest within the Atlantic Forest biome that is surrounded by an urban environment (Petri et al, 2018). PEFI is influenced by the pollution produced within the urban area due to traffic emissions, industrial emissions, and sewage, among other pollutants, with different degrees of eutrophication (Schoenlein-Crusius et al, 2009).…”

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Copper Accumulation and Distribution in Two Arboreal Species of the Atlantic Forest

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This study aimed to evaluate the accumulation and distribution of copper (Cu) in the pioneer tree Schinus terebinthifolius R. (aroeira) and non-pioneer tree Eugenia uniflora L. (pitanga) submitted to different concentrations of copper. The plants received 40 mL of Hoagland & Arnon (1950) n. 1 nutrient solution modified with 0.00032, 0.0032, 0.032 and 0.32 mM Cu 2+ applied to the soil. We analyzed biomass, biometry and Cu contents in plants and the concentration of Cu in soil. Cu concentration in the soil contaminated with 0.32 mM Cu 2+ was higher than other treatments. Neither species showed characteristics of plant phytotoxicity. However, the two species did exhibit different physiological responses to Cu; S. terebinthifolius accumulated the metal only in roots, while E. uniflora accumulated Cu in roots and leaves. The highest Cu concentration in soil was observed in the treatment with 0.32 mM Cu 2+ . Outstanding to foliar accumulation, E. uniflora could be used for biomonitoring.

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“…This ability to exploit exotic fruits may be key to this species' persistence in habitats with varying degrees of anthropic interference, including large urban centres in Brazil (Nunes et al 2017, Oprea et al 2009). In fact, most exotic plant species found in the A. lituratus diet are common in Brazilian cities, where they are frequently used for urban forestry or backyard ornamentation (Petri et al 2018).…”

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Diversity of fruits inArtibeus lituratusdiet in urban and natural habitats in Brazil: a review

Laurindo¹,

Vizentin‐Bugoni

2020

J. Trop. Ecol.

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The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a large-sized species that forages primarily on fruits. This species is widespread throughout the Neotropics, where it is common in natural areas and also occupies forest patches and cities. In this study, we review the composition of Artibeus lituratus diet in Brazil as well as the size of fruits and seeds, plant geographic origin, and sampling methods used in natural versus urban habitats. We show that Artibeus lituratus is able to consume a higher proportion of exotic fruits with large seeds in urban environments than in natural areas. Fruit diameter was not statistically different between environments, but both fruit and seed diameters are smaller when detected by fecal sampling than by other methods. This difference is likely due to the fact that in natural habitats studies are predominantly based on fecal samples, which hinders the detection of large unswallowed seeds. Consequently, we recommend the use of complementary sampling methods (not only the widely used technique of fecal sorting) in order to produce more accurate descriptions of frugivorous bats’ diets. We suggest that the ability to exploit fruits of exotic plant species including the ones with large seeds may be a key trait for the persistence of A. lituratus in urban habitats.

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Management priorities for exotic plants in an urban Atlantic Forest reserve

Cited by 14 publications

References 48 publications

Invasive alien plants in Sergipe, north-eastern Brazil

Invasive alien plants in Sergipe, north-eastern Brazil

Copper Accumulation and Distribution in Two Arboreal Species of the Atlantic Forest

Diversity of fruits inArtibeus lituratusdiet in urban and natural habitats in Brazil: a review

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