ATLANTIC EPIPHYTES: a data set of vascular and non-vascular epiphyte plants and lichens from the Atlantic Forest

Epiphytes are hyper-diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non-vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence and abundance; (2) describe the epiphyte distribution in the Atlantic Forest, in order to indicate future sampling efforts. Our work presents the first epiphyte data set with information on abundance and occurrence of epiphyte phorophyte species. All data compiled here come from three main sources provided by the authors: published sources (comprising peer-reviewed articles, books, and theses), unpublished data, and herbarium data. We compiled a data set composed of 2,095 species, from 89,270 holo/hemiepiphyte records, in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, recorded from 1824 to early 2018. Most of the records were from qualitative data (occurrence only, 88%), well distributed throughout the Atlantic Forest. For quantitative records, the most common sampling method was individual trees (71%), followed by plot sampling (19%), and transect sampling (10%). Angiosperms (81%) were the most frequently registered group, and Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae were the families with the greatest number of records (27,272 and 21,945, respectively). Ferns and Lycophytes presented fewer records than Angiosperms, and Polypodiaceae were the most recorded family, and more concentrated in the Southern and Southeastern regions. Data on non-vascular plants and lichens were scarce, with a few disjunct records concentrated in the Northeastern region of the Atlantic Forest. For all non-vascular plant records, Lejeuneaceae, a family of liverworts, was the most recorded family. We hope that our effort to organize scattered epiphyte data help advance the knowledge of epiphyte ecology, as well as our understanding of macroecological and biogeographical patterns in the Atlantic Forest. No copyright restrictions are associated with the data set. Please cite this Ecology Data Paper if the data are used in publication and teaching events. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology © 2019 The Ecological Society of Americ

Physical activity among persons aged 25 and over in the state of Pernambuco, with emphasis on sedentary

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-07T13:16:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 513.pdf: 2450663 bytes, checksum: 6f9df7caa003de92bfa1e631f97e4a42 (MD5) license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, BrasilNos últimos 50 anos, o Brasil experimentou mudanças rápidas nas condições de vida e saúde de sua população, destacando-se a modificação de hábitos de consumo alimentar e a redução da atividade física, de caráter doméstico, de lazer, de ocupação e/ou de transporte. Objetivou-se estimar a prevalência das categorias de atividade física em adultos no estado de Pernambuco e analisar a relação do sedentarismo com fatores relevantes para sua ocorrência. Estudo transversal que utilizou o banco de dados da pesquisa Doenças crônicas e agravos não transmissíveis no Estado de Pernambuco, no ano de 2006, e contou com uma amostra probabilística de 1.768 indivíduos maiores de 25 anos. Para estimar o nível de atividade física utilizou-se o Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ), forma curta. Os indivíduos foram divididos em três grupos de acordo com o escore de atividade física: (a) Muito ativo; (b) Regularmente ativo; (c) Sedentário. A amostra foi recategorizada em apenas dois grupos: (a) Sedentários e (b) Suficientemente ativos. Análises uni e multivariadas foram realizadas por meio de regressão de Poisson com ajuste robusto do erro padrão, utilizando-se um modelo conceitual de fatores hierarquizados de determinação do sedentarismo. Os resultados foram expressos por razão de prevalência (RP) e IC 95 por cento. As associações foram avaliadas através do teste de Wald. No estado de Pernambuco a prevalência de sedentarismo foi de 34,1 por cento e 19,5 por cento muito ativos. O sedentarismo predominou nas mulheres, nos idosos, nas faixas etárias de escolaridade acima de 4 anos de estudo, os aposentados e residentes de áreas urbanas. O sedentarismo já se constitui num importante fator de risco de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis no Estado de Pernambuco. Estes resultados sugerem que intervenções e políticas públicas de promoção da atividade física devem considerar diferenças socioeconômicas, de gênero, bem como a idade e a localidade em que o indivíduo resid

Insegurança alimentar e estado nutricional de crianças de Gameleira, zona da mata do Nordeste brasileiro Food insecurity and the nutritional status of children in Gameleira, in the Forest Zone of the Brazilian Northeast

OBJETIVOS: analisar a associação entre a insegurança alimentar das famílias e estado nutricional de menores de cinco anos. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal, de 501 famílias com 697 menores de cinco anos, no município da Gameleira, Pernambuco. A avaliação da (in)segurança alimentar foi realizada através da Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar (EBIA). A classificação do estado nutricional foi feita a partir dos indicadores estatura/idade, peso/idade e índice de massa corporal (IMC), utilizando o padrão de crescimento infantil da OMS. Foram estudados a associação de indicadores socioeconômicos, de insegurança alimentar e variáveis biológicas da criança sobre o índice estatura/idade, utilizando-se análise de regressão linear multivariada. RESULTADOS: a insegurança alimentar foi caracterizada em quase 90% das famílias, sendo a forma grave mais prevalente. Verificou-se uma prevalência baixa de déficit de peso pelo IMC e elevadas de déficit estatura/idade. O modelo final desta análise mostrou que as variáveis renda familiar per capita, escolaridade materna e idade da criança influenciaram significativamente o estado nutricional, entretanto, a EBIA não se associou com o estado nutricional das crianças. CONCLUSÕES: é evidente a discrepância entre a prevalência de insegurança alimentar nas famílias e a frequência baixa de desnutrição nas crianças, expressando que os dois indicadores avaliam aspectos e situações bem diferenciadas.<br>OBJECTIVES: to analyze the association between the food insecurity of families and the nutritional status of children aged under five years. METHODS: a cross-sectional study covering 501 families and 697 children aged under five years in the municipality of Gameleira, in the Brazilian State of Pernambuco. Food insecurity was assessed using the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA). Nutritional status was classified according to height/age, weight/age and body mass index (BMI), using the infant growth standards of the WHO. The study investigated the association between socio-economic indicators, food (in)security and biological variables relating to the child such as height/age, using linear multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS: food insecurity was found in almost 90% of families, with the most severe form being the most prevalent. There was a low prevalence of underweight in terms of BMI but high levels of underweight in terms of height for age. The final model of this analysis showed that the variables household per capita income, level of schooling of mother, and age of child had a significant influence on the nutritional status of the child, although the EBIA was not significantly associated with this. CONCLUSIONS: there is a clear discrepancy between the prevalence of food insecurity in families and the low frequency of malnutrition in children, suggesting that the two indicators evaluate quite distinct features and situations

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data