The Distribution, Habitat Use, and Conservation Status of Three Atlantic Forest Monkeys (Sapajus xanthosternos, Callicebus melanochir, Callithrix sp.) in an Agroforestry/Forest Mosaic in Southern Bahia, Brazil

Flesher, Kevin

doi:10.1007/s10764-015-9884-7

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“…A global study carried out by Martini et al, (2007) [30] compared 23 sites known for high arboreal species densities and concluded that southern Bahia had the second highest tree species density in the world. Other studies confirm the high biological diversity found in southern Bahia [9,10,31,32].…”

Section: The Role Of Agroforests For the Protection Of Emblematic Spesupporting

confidence: 75%

“…Although hunting is illegal throughout the Atlantic Forest it is not controlled by the public authorities [23]. Moreover, hunting is increasingly becoming a leisure activity replacing hunting for subsistence [31]. Canopy connectivity also plays an important role for promoting the occurrence of arboreal animals in agroforestry systems, but increasing shade cover could affect the productivity of cocoa and other crops [10].…”

Section: Farmers' Willingness To Support Biodiversity Conservation Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agroforestry as a Biodiversity Conservation Tool in the Atlantic Forest? Motivations and Limitations for Small-Scale Farmers to Implement Agroforestry Systems in North-Eastern Brazil

Sagastuy

Krause

2019

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Agroforestry practices support agricultural resilience against climatic variability, increase soil productivity, can diversify and increase farmers’ incomes, and support native fauna in agricultural landscapes. However, many farmers are still reluctant to implement agroforestry practices. We distributed questionnaires to 75 agroforestry and 64 “conventional agriculture” small-scale farmers working in the northeastern region of the Atlantic Forest to identify the motivations and limitations to implement agroforestry practices. We reveal the four main reasons why farmers worked with agroforestry: Higher income generation (89%), diversification of the production system (86%), increase in the land’s quality and productivity (86%), and increase in self-sufficiency (82%). The three most common mentioned reasons for conventional agriculture farmers to not shift to agroforestry practices were: Uncertainty if the system will work (62%), reduction in yield of the main agricultural crop (43%), and a lack of models and knowledge in the region (41%). Agroforestry in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest region can support native fauna, but farmers need to be educated about agroforestry practices and encouraged to switch from conventional agriculture to agroforestry through an increase in available technical assistance and capacitation/training in agroforestry practices.

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Section: The Role Of Agroforests For the Protection Of Emblematic Spesupporting

confidence: 75%

Section: Farmers' Willingness To Support Biodiversity Conservation Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agroforestry as a Biodiversity Conservation Tool in the Atlantic Forest? Motivations and Limitations for Small-Scale Farmers to Implement Agroforestry Systems in North-Eastern Brazil

Sagastuy

Krause

2019

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“…The REM comprises a total area of 3096 ha, of which 1800 ha are made up by three tropical rainforest fragments. Most of the forest is secondary, at different stages of succession, and in part intensively logged, with small patches of intact forest areas on hillsides and hilltops with range of 40–586 m above sea level [ 11 ]. According to Köppen-Geiger’s climate classification the region is of type AF [ 12 ].…”

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Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): A new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil

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The number of species of frogs in the South American genus Adelophryne has increased in recent years, and it has become apparent that this group contains a substantial amount of undescribed diversity. Currently the genus contains nine described species and five candidate species. Here we describe the tenth species of the genus Adelophryne from the municipality of Igrapiúna, southern Bahia state, Brazil. The new species is characterized by its small body size, indistinct tympanum, and two phalanges in the finger IV. The species of the genus are distributed in three groups, Northern Amazonia Clade, Northern Atlantic Forest Clade and Southern Atlantic Forest Clade. The new species is phylogenetically related to species of the Northern Atlantic Forest Clade of Adelophryne and restricted to forested habitat, as typical for other Adelophryne. The species is restricted to the pristine forests in the type locality, and we consider its conservation status as Near Threatened. New morphological and molecular data of other Adelophryne species are presented, extending the distribution of Adelophryne sp. 2, Adelophryne sp. 4, Adelophryne mucronata and Adelophryne glandulata. However, a more comprehensive revision of the diversity and phylogenetic position of most Adelophryne species is needed, and the evolutionary relationships of A. meridionalis and A. pachydactyla remain unknown.

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“…The reserve forests have a long history of human disturbance, mostly manioc farming and intensive logging, and the forest is a mosaic of secondary vegetation at different stages of regeneration and primary vegetation logged at varying intensities, with the most intact forests on the steepest slopes and ridge tops. The remainder of the reserve consists of wetlands, small forest fragments and areas with rubber plantations ( Hevea brasiliensis ) overgrown with pioneer vegetation and enriched with native forest trees (Flesher 2015). The landscape to the east supports rubber, cacao, and banana groves, while to the south, southwest and north, the landscape is one of smallholder properties of mixed tree crops and small forest fragments.…”

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Amphibians of the Reserva Ecológica Michelin: a high diversity site in the lowland Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil

Mira-Mendes¹,

Ruas²,

Oliveira³

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An inventory of the amphibians of the Reserva Ecológica Michelin – REM in southern Bahia, Brazil is presented. Sixty-nine species were recorded during a ten-year sampling period. Amphibians were distributed in two orders (Gymnophiona and Anura), belonging to twelve families [Aromobatidae (1), Bufonidae (3), Centrolenidae (1), Craugastoridae (5), Eleutherodactylidae (3), Hemiphractidae (2), Hylidae (34), Phyllomedusidae (5) Leptodactylidae (7), Microhylidae (4), Odontophrynidae (3) and Caeciliidae (1)]. Fifty per cent of the reproductive modes known for Atlantic forest anurans were recorded. While no threatened species were found at REM, six species are classified as data deficient (DD) by the Brazilian Red List of threatened species and deserve additional attention. Phasmahyla timbo and Vitreorana eurygnatha are listed as endangered in Bahia according to the list of threatened species of the state. Despite a higher diversity of amphibians in the Atlantic forest having been reported for mountainous regions, our results revealed that amphibian richness for lowland forests is also high.

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The Distribution, Habitat Use, and Conservation Status of Three Atlantic Forest Monkeys (Sapajus xanthosternos, Callicebus melanochir, Callithrix sp.) in an Agroforestry/Forest Mosaic in Southern Bahia, Brazil

Cited by 59 publications

References 54 publications

Agroforestry as a Biodiversity Conservation Tool in the Atlantic Forest? Motivations and Limitations for Small-Scale Farmers to Implement Agroforestry Systems in North-Eastern Brazil

Agroforestry as a Biodiversity Conservation Tool in the Atlantic Forest? Motivations and Limitations for Small-Scale Farmers to Implement Agroforestry Systems in North-Eastern Brazil

Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): A new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil

Amphibians of the Reserva Ecológica Michelin: a high diversity site in the lowland Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil

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