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Arnaud-haond, Sophie; Duarte, Carlos M.; Teixeira, Sara; Massa, Sonia Isabel; Terrados, Jorge; Nguyen Hong, Tri; Phan Nguyen, Hong; Serrao, Ester A.. |
The widespread use of Agent Orange (a mixture of phenoxyl herbicides) over Southern Vietnam by US Forces led to the decimation of mangrove forests in the Mekong Delta. Mangrove trees Avicennia alba were sampled across the Mekong Delta; their age was assessed using models based on internode growth and samples were genotyped for 6 microsatellite loci. The evolution of genetic diversity over time elapsed since local extinction was reconstructed and compared with the genetic diversity of an unaffected population from Thailand, The results show that genetic diversity of the A. alba population is still increasing in the Mekong Delta 3 decades after the end of the Vietnam War, but is reaching an asymptotic level that is comparable to the adjacent non-affected... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Agent Orange; Deforestation; Mangrove; Local extinction; Demographic recovery; Genetic recovery; Recolonization genetics. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6898.pdf |
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Brocardo,Carlos Rodrigo; Rodarte,Raisa; Bueno,Rafael da Silveira; Culot,Laurence; Galetti,Mauro. |
The Atlantic Forest is one of the most studied Brazilian biomes in relation to its mammalian fauna. However, there is still a series of gaps of knowledge about the distribution and persistence of some of these species which prevents taking adequate conservation measures to better protect the mammals. In order to make the inventory of the non-volant mammalian fauna of the Carlos Botelho State Park (SP), we compiled data of camera trapping, diurnal census, track records, pitfall and live trapping collected over 8 years (2004-2012). We registered a total of 53 species, of which 12 are regionally threatened and one is an exotic species (Lepus europaeus), including the presence of most mammal species expected for the Paranapiacaba Forest Continuum. The high... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Atlantic Forest; Conservation; Mammalia; Species richness; Local extinction. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032012000400021 |
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del Monte-Luna,Pablo; Castro-Aguirre,José Luis; Brook,Barry W.; de la Cruz-Agüero,José; Cruz-Escalona,Víctor Hugo. |
All species of sawfish are listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as endangered or critically endangered. In fact, the smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata, and the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis, have been declared to be regionally and locally extinct from the US Atlantic coast and the Gulf of California, Mexico, respectively, likely due to overfishing. However, here we dispute these claims by illustrating how lack of existence of a given species within a region can be misconstrued as evidence for extinction. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Elasmobranch; Batoid; Pristis; Local extinction; Conservation. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252009000300020 |
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