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| Brazil will benefit if it gains control of its vast Amazonian timber resources. Without immediate planning, the fate of much of the Amazon will be decided by predatory and largely unregulated timber interests. Logging in the Amazon is a transient process of natural resource mining. Older logging frontiers are being exhausted of timber resources and will face severe wood shortages within 5 yr. The Brazilian government can avoid the continued repetition of this process in frontier areas by establishing a network of National Forests (Florestas Nacionais or Flonas) to stabilize the timber industry and simultaneously protect large tracts of forest. Flonas currently comprise less than 2% of the Brazilian Amazon (83,000 km2). If all these forests were used for... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Amazon; Brazil; GIS model; Conservation; Logging; National forest; Production forest; Sustainable management; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2002 |
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| Newton, Adrian C; Bournemouth University; anewton@bournemouth.ac.uk; Marshall, Elaine; UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre; elaine.marshall@unep-wcmc.org; Schreckenberg, Kathrin; Overseas Development Institute; KSchreckenberg@odi.org.uk; Golicher, Duncan; El Colegio de la Frontera Sur; dgoliche@sclc.ecosur.mx; te Velde, Dirk W; Overseas Development Institute; dwtevelde@odi.org.uk; Edouard, Fabrice; Methodus Consultora;; Arancibia, Erik; ;. |
| Commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been widely promoted as a means of sustainably developing tropical forest resources, in a way that promotes forest conservation while supporting rural livelihoods. However, in practice, NTFP commercialization has often failed to deliver the expected benefits. Progress in analyzing the causes of such failure has been hindered by the lack of a suitable framework for the analysis of NTFP case studies, and by the lack of predictive theory. We address these needs by developing a probabilistic model based on a livelihood framework, enabling the impact of NTFP commercialization on livelihoods to be predicted. The framework considers five types of capital asset needed to support livelihoods: natural,... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Conservation; NTFP; Sustainable development; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2006 |
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| Vivas,Caio Vinicius; Moraes,Ramiris César Souza; Alves-Araújo,Anderson; Alves,Marccus; Mariano-Neto,Eduardo; van den Berg,Cássio; Gaiott,Fernanda Amato. |
| The Atlantic Forest is a phytogeographic domain with a high rate of endemism and large species diversity. The Sapotaceae is a botanical family for which species identification in the Atlantic Forest is difficult. An approach that facilitates species identification in the Sapotaceae is urgently needed because this family includes threatened species and valuable timber species. In this context, DNA barcoding could provide an important tool for identifying species in the Atlantic Forest. In this work, we evaluated four plant barcode markers (matK, rbcL, trnH-psbA and the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region -ITS) in 80 samples from 26 species of Sapotaceae that occur in the Atlantic Forest. ITS yielded the highest average interspecific... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Internal transcribed spacer; Taxonomy; Tree species; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000500009 |
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| Van Langenhove, Leandro; Depaepe, Thomas; Vicca, Sara; Van Den Berge, Joke; Stahl, Clement; Courtois, Elodie; Weedon, James; Urbina, Ifigenia; Grau, Oriol; Asensio, Dolores; Peñuelas, Josep; Boeckx, Pascal; Richter, Andreas; Van Der Straeten, Dominique; Janssens, Ivan A.. |
| Background and aims Biological fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is the main pathway for introducing N into unmanaged ecosystems. While recent estimates suggest that free-living N fixation (FLNF) accounts for the majority of N fixed in mature tropical forests, the controls governing this process are not completely understood. The aim of this study was to quantify FLNF rates and determine its drivers in two tropical pristine forests of French Guiana. Methods We used the acetylene reduction assay to measure FLNF rates at two sites, in two seasons and along three topographical positions, and used regression analyses to identify which edaphic explanatory variables, including carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and molybdenum (Mo) content, pH, water... |
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Palavras-chave: Free-living nitrogen fixation; Tropical forest; French Guiana; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Molybdenum. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00487/59901/63083.pdf |
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| Van Langenhove, Leandro; Janssens, Ivan A.; Verryckt, Lore; Brechet, Laetitia; Hartley, Iain P.; Stahl, Clement; Courtois, Elodie; Urbina, Ifigenia; Grau, Oriol; Sardans, Jordi; Peguero, Guille; Gargallo-garriga, Albert; Peñuelas, Josep; Vicca, Sara. |
| Theory states that tree growth in lowland tropical forests on old, weathered soils is limited by low phosphorous (P) availability. However, evidence for P limitation from nutrient manipulation experiments remains unclear, which raises the question whether trees are taking up added P. In French Guianese lowland rainforest, we measured changes in nitrogen (N) and P availability before and up to two months after N and P addition. We measured in soils with intact root systems and soils excluding roots and mycorrhizal fungi with root exclusion cylinders. When the root system was excluded, P addition increased P availability to a much greater extent and for a longer time than where the roots remained undisturbed. N dynamics were unaffected by root... |
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Palavras-chave: Tropical forest; Phosphorus; Nitrogen; Fertilization; Root system; Plant root simulator probes. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00589/70161/68163.pdf |
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| Ducrettet, Manon; Forget, Pierre-michel; Ulloa, Juan Sebastian; Yguel, Benjamin; Gaucher, Philippe; Prince, Karine; Haupert, Sylvain; Sueur, Jerome. |
| Tropical forests are facing threats that may affect the dynamics of seed dispersers which participate in the forest regeneration. To implement appropriate conservation programs, it appears necessary to monitor seed dispersers and to estimate their response to local changes. Here, we used non-invasive ecoacoustic methods to monitor the activity of a canopy bird, the White-throated toucan, Ramphastos tucanus, a major seed disperser and flagship species of the Amazonian forest. We deployed nine acoustic recorders over 29 days along a road that connects French Guiana to Brazil. We used template matching to automatically detect the vocalizations of R. tucanus. This method, which can easily be repeated with limited human expertise, detected 1748 recordings with... |
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Palavras-chave: Biodiversity monitoring; Tropical forest; Ecoacoustics; Human activity. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00657/76860/78170.pdf |
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| Bréchet, Laëtitia; Courtois, Elodie A.; Saint-germain, Thomas; Janssens, Ivan A.; Asensio, Dolores; Ramirez-rojas, Irene; Soong, Jennifer L.; Van Langenhove, Leandro; Verbruggen, Erik; Stahl, Clément. |
| Tropical soils are a major contributor to the balance of greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the atmosphere. Models of tropical GHG fluxes predict that both the frequency of drought events and changes in atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) will significantly affect dynamics of soil carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) production and consumption. In this study, we examined the combined effect of a reduction in precipitation and an increase in nutrient availability on soil CO2 and CH4 fluxes in a primary French Guiana tropical forest. Drought conditions were simulated by intercepting precipitation falling through the forest canopy with tarpaulin roofs. Nutrient availability was manipulated through application of granular N and/or phosphorus (P) fertilizer to... |
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Palavras-chave: Carbon dioxide; Drought; Fertilization; Methane; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Soil GHG fluxes; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00595/70694/68903.pdf |
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| Morais,José W de; Oliveira,Viviane dos S; Dambros,Cristian de S; Tapia-Coral,Sandra C; Acioli,Agno N S. |
| The mesofauna has an important function in the soil and it is represented mainly by Acari Oribatida and Collembola. We report the first data on the density and diversity of the soil mesofauna in Benjamin Constant, Amazonas State, Brazil. The following systems were evaluated: primary forest, secondary forest, agroforestry system, cultivated areas and pastures. A total of 101 samples were collected 100 m apart from each other and specimens were collected by using Berlese-Tullgren method. The highest density was registered in secondary forest (29,776 specimens.m-2). Acari Oribatida was the dominant group (7.072 specimens.m-2) in the pasture, suggesting that mites show higher capacity of adaptation to disturbed environments and/or due to the presence of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Soil invertebrate; Biodiversity; Soil fauna; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2010000200001 |
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| Thaines, Fabio; Braz, Evaldo Muñoz; Mattos, Patricia Povoa de; Thaines, Andreia Aparecida Ribeiro. |
| To quantify the stock of commercial timber in forests demands efficient methods, making possible to estimate efficiently and accurately the present and future timber volume. The aim of this work was to adjust the mathematical models used to estimate timber volume, allowing the determination of the timber potential of a region with greater accuracy and lower cost. The study was conducted at Lábrea, State of Amazonas, Brazil in an area of 6,000 ha, inserted in the Project Forest Management Seringal Iracema II. The forest is predominantly dense with emergent trees, also with the occurrence of open forest with bamboo and palms. For the process of adjusting the models to estimate the volume of commercial timber, 141 trees of commercial species were cubed by... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Volume equations; Tropical forest; Forest management. Equações de volume; Manejo florestal; Floresta tropical. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://pfb.cnpf.embrapa.br/pfb/index.php/pfb/article/view/155 |
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| MARTINS,LUCAS PEREIRA; ARAUJO JUNIOR,ELIAS DA COSTA; MARTINS,ANANDA REGINA PEREIRA; DUARTE,MARCELO; AZEVEDO,GISELE GARCIA. |
| ABSTRACT Deforestation has negative impacts on diversity and community patterns of several taxa. In the eastern Amazon, where much deforestation is predicted for the coming years, forests patches may be essential to maintain the local biodiversity. Despite increasing concerns about the conservation of threatened areas, few studies have been performed to analyze the communities of diversified groups, such as insects, in the eastern Amazon. Here, we investigated species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies, a well-known bioindicator group, in a threatened remnant of an eastern Amazonian forest located on Maranhão Island, northeastern Brazil. Fruit-feeding butterflies were sampled monthly for one year. Diversity and evenness indices,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Butterfly assemblage; Frugivorous butterflies; Neotropical region; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492017003800481 |
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| Bartz,Marie Luise Carolina; Pasini,Amarildo; Brown,George Gardner. |
| The objective of this work was to undertake a qualitative assessment of earthworm diversity in areas under human influence, in a region of Cerrado-Pantanal-Amazon rainforest transition, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The earthworms were collected in the municipalities of Barra do Bugres and Arenápolis, and were studied together with species previously identified from other municipalities. Seventeen municipalities, at 29 sampling points of Mato Grosso State, have been sampled. Seven species of earthworms were collected and identified in Barra do Bugres: Goiascolex vanzolinii, Pontoscolex (Pontoscolex) corethrurus, Opisthodrillus borellii borellii, Opisthodrillus sp., Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) gracilis, Dichogaster sp. and a species of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Tropical forest; Oligochaeta. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2009000800020 |
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| Oliveira,Pollyana Yvonica de; Souza,Jorge Luiz Pereira de; Baccaro,Fabricio Beggiato; Franklin,Elizabeth. |
| In Amazonia, topographical variations in soil and forest structure within "terra-firme" ecosystems are important factors correlated with terrestrial invertebrates' distribution. The objective of this work was to assess the effects of soil clay content and slope on ant species distribution over a 25 km² grid covering the natural topographic continuum. Using three complementary sampling methods (sardine baits, pitfall traps and litter samples extracted in Winkler sacks), 300 subsamples of each method were taken in 30 plots distributed over a wet tropical forest in the Ducke Reserve (Manaus, AM, Brazil). An amount of 26,814 individuals from 11 subfamilies, 54 genera, 85 species and 152 morphospecies was recorded (Pheidole represented 37% of all... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Beta diversity; Environmental gradient; Formicidae; Soil texture; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2009000800008 |
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| This paper investigates the relationships among land-use change, biological invasion, and interspecific competition in a tropical ecosystem by linking a behavioral model of land conversion by agriculture and an ecological model of interspecific competition between a native species and an exotic invader. The model is used to examine how relative farm prices and access to forest areas influence land clearing and thus the ability of the invasive species to eliminate the native species. Simulations show that only a 20% rise in relative prices and a 2.75% increase in forest access are necessary for this outcome to occur. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Biological invasion; Interspecific competition; Land clearing; Tropical ecosystem; Tropical forest; O13; Q20; Q24. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37275 |
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