Tree species composition and richness along altitudinal gradients as a tool for conservation decisions: the case of Atlantic semideciduous forest

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Vanessa Rezende, Pedro de Miranda, Leila Meyer, Cecília Moreira, Mariana Linhares, Ary de Oliveira-Filho, Pedro Eisenlohr]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Biodiversity and Conservation, 24/9(2015-09-01), 2149-2163
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Tree species composition and richness along altitudinal gradients as a tool for conservation decisions: the case of Atlantic semideciduous forest  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Vanessa Rezende, Pedro de Miranda, Leila Meyer, Cecília Moreira, Mariana Linhares, Ary de Oliveira-Filho, Pedro Eisenlohr] 
520 3 |a Altitude is one of the major environmental variables influencing the distribution of tree taxa around the world, and can be a useful parameter for the development of conservation strategies. Our objectives were to obtain an overview of the conservation status of taxa from the Atlantic semideciduous seasonal forests of southeastern Brazil and check, among the floristically consistent altitudinal zones, which had the largest number of endemic, threatened and indicator species. To accomplish this, we used species occurrence and geo-climatic data from the ‘NeoTropTree' database. First, we checked which zones were floristically consistent using an ordination method (non-metric multidimensional scaling, NMS) followed by an analysis of variance. Then, we conducted an indicator species analysis, estimated species richness, calculated the taxonomic distinctness index for all zones and evaluated important aspects for conservation, such as endemism and threat of extinction. Taxa richness, and number of endemic and threatened species decreased with increasing altitude, while the amount of indicator species for each zone increased with altitudinal elevation. These variations related to the altitudinal gradient should be considered when developing conservation strategies. We also should prioritise the conservation of the entire gradient and, whenever possible, include endemic and endangered species in forest recovery programs. 
540 |a Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 
690 7 |a Altitudinal gradient  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Threatened species  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Endemic species  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a NeoTropTree database  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Priority areas for conservation  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Rezende  |D Vanessa  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a de Miranda  |D Pedro  |u School of Geosciences, The University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JN, Edinburgh, UK  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Meyer  |D Leila  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Moreira  |D Cecília  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Linhares  |D Mariana  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a de Oliveira-Filho  |D Ary  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Eisenlohr  |D Pedro  |u Laboratório de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso - UNEMAT, Campus Universitário de Alta Floresta (Campus II), P.O. Box 324, 78580-000, Alta Floresta, MT, Brazil  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a de Miranda  |D Pedro  |u School of Geosciences, The University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JN, Edinburgh, UK  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Meyer  |D Leila  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Moreira  |D Cecília  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Linhares  |D Mariana  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a de Oliveira-Filho  |D Ary  |u Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, P.O. Box 486, 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Eisenlohr  |D Pedro  |u Laboratório de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso - UNEMAT, Campus Universitário de Alta Floresta (Campus II), P.O. Box 324, 78580-000, Alta Floresta, MT, Brazil  |4 aut 
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