PLANTAS ALIMENTÍCIAS NÃO-CONVENCIONAIS (PANCS) DO PARQUE NATURAL MUNICIPAL FRANCISCO AFFONSO DE MELLO, MOGI DAS CRUZES, SP

As Plantas Alimentícias Não-Convencionais (PANCS) são consideradas daninhas, no entanto apresentam grande importância nutricional e agrícola. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar um levantamento e elaborar um guia ilustrado das espécies de PANCs do Parque Natural Municipal Francisco Affonso de Mello (Mogi das Cruzes, SP). Os materiais foram coletados entre os meses de agosto de 2019 e janeiro de 2020 e analisados no Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal (LSV) da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes. Também foi indicado o grau de ameaça de extinção de acordo com Flora e Funga do Brasil 2022. Como resultados, foram encontradas 24 espécies distribuídas em 15 famílias botânicas, sendo 18 destas nativas e uma em estado de ameaça de extinção. A partir desses resultados pode-se observar que o uso de PANCs pode ser uma forma de valorização das espécies nativas, além de enriquecer a diversidade alimentar da população. Quanto ao guia, este foi finalizado e encontra-se disponível em pdf

Flora of the Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais: Malvoideae (Malvaceae)

O presente estudo compõe parte do projeto “Flora da Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brasil”. Malvoideae representa a maior das nove subfamílias de Malvaceae sensu lato. Como caráter diagnóstico da subfamília há a presença de frutos esquizocárpicos ou cápsula, no entanto, algumas características típicas não-sinapomorficas podem ser encontradas em Malvoideae, sendo elas a presença de folha simples inteiras, partidas ou lobadas, epicálice geralmente presente, estames geralmente numerosos em um tubo estaminal, flores congestas ou solitárias no ápice ou na axila dos ramos. Na área de estudo foram encontrados dez gêneros (Abutilon, Gaya, Herissantia, Hibiscus, Malvastrum, Pavonia, Peltaea, Quararibea, Sida e Wissadula) e 27 espécies, sendo diferenciados principalmente pela presença de epicálice, características do fruto e mericarpos. O gênero Sida se mostrou mais frequente, com dez espécies. Chaves de identificação em nível genérico e específico, bem como descrições detalhadas, ilustrações, comentários taxonômicos e lista de material examinado são também apresentados. A partir disso, a monografia de Malvaceae para a Serra do Cipó é finalizada, sendo incluída uma chave de identificação de subfamílias neste trabalho.This study is part of the Project “Flora of the Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil”. Malvoideae currently represents the largest of the nine subfamilies of Malvaceae sensu lato. Diagnostic features of the subfamily are the schizocarpic or capsule fruits; however, there are some non-synapomorphics characteristics, usually found in Malvoideae, being the presence of whole, simple or lobed leaves, epicalyx often present, numerous stamens in a staminal tube, gamosepalous flowers, congested or solitary at the apex or in the axil of the branches. Ten genera (Abutilon, Gaya, Herissantia, Hibiscus, Malvastrum, Pavonia, Peltaea, Quararibea, Sida and Wissadula) and 27 species were found in the studied area, and they were differentiated mainly by the presence or absence of an epicalyx, features of the fruits and mericarps. The genus Sida was more frequent, with ten species. Identification keys for the genera and species, detailed descriptions, illustrations, taxonomic comments and a list of examined specimens are also provided

Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others

Seminário de Dissertação (2024)

Página da disciplina de Seminário de Dissertação (MPPP, UFPE, 2022) Lista de participantes == https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mrULe1y04yPxHUBaF50jhaM1OY8QYJ3zva4N4yvm198/edit#gid=

NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non-detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non-detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio-temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large-scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data