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The Atlantic forest. : history, biodiversity, threats and opportunities of the mega-diverse forest / Marcia C.M. Marques, Carlos E.V. Grelle, editors.

The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Bra...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Marques, Márcia C. M. (Márcia Cristina Mendes) (Editor), Grelle, Carlos E. V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Subjects:
Forests and forestry > Mata Atlântica.
Mata Atlântica.
Deforestation > Brazil.
Forest conservation > Brazil.
Biodiversity conservation > Brazil.
Biodiversity conservation.
Forest conservation.
Deforestation.
Biology.
Ecology.
Forests and forestry.
Brazil.
South America > Mata Atlântica.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Historical and biogeographical aspects
  • The Atlantic Forest: an introduction to the megadiverse forest of Southern America
  • The Atlantic Forest Ecological History: from pre-history to the Anthropocene
  • The North-eastern Atlantic Forest: biogeographical, historical and current aspects in the Sugarcane Zone
  • The Hileia Baiana
  • an assessment of natural and historical aspects of the land use and degradation of the central corridor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
  • The southern Atlantic Forest: Use, degradation, and perspectives for conservation
  • Part II
  • Biodiversity
  • Tree diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: biases and general patterns using different sources of information
  • Vascular Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest: diversity and community ecology
  • Social Insects of the Atlantic Forest
  • Tetrapod diversity in the Atlantic Forest: maps and gaps
  • Freshwater Studies in Atlantic Forest: general overview and prospects
  • Part III
  • Threats
  • Land-cover changes and an uncertain future: will the Brazilian Atlantic Forest lose the chance to become a hopespot?
  • Climate change and biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest: best climatic models, predicted changes and impacts, and adaptation options
  • Non-native species introductions, invasions, and biotic homogenization in the Atlantic Forest
  • Causes and consequences of large-scale defaunation in the Atlantic forest
  • Pollination systems in the Atlantic Forest: characterization, threats, and opportunities
  • IV
  • Opportunities
  • Atlantic Forest: ecosystem services linking people and biodiversity
  • Changing the agriculture paradigm in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: the importance of agroforestry
  • Engaging people for large-scale forest restoration: Governance lessons from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil
  • The Atlantic Forest Trail: connecting people, biodiversity and protected areas
  • Conservation initiatives in the Brazilian Atlantic forest
  • Financing conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
  • Integrating researchers for understanding the biodiversity in Atlantic Forest
  • The future of the Atlantic Forest.

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