Native understory palms (Arecaceae) of the Atlantic Forest in Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil

Elias, Guilherme Alves; Gasper, André Luís de; Lima, Joanna M. Tucker; Lodetti, Guilherme; Santos, Robson dos

doi:10.1590/2175-7860201869230

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“…We evaluated all 11 palm species native to Santa Catarina (Reitz 1974, Elias et al 2015, Elias et al 2016, Elias et al 2018) listed in table 1.…”

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“…Geonoma elegans only grows in the northern part of Santa Catarina within a federally declared biodiversity conservation area, which was assigned very high priority by the Brazilian government (Elias et al 2018). Geonoma elegans exhibits narrow habitat requirements, mainly associated with unique edaphic condition (Reitz 1974).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Its limited range, coupled with specific environmental needs, makes G. elegans highly susceptible to disturbance. This species could easily disappear from Santa Catarina forests if human activity and economic development continue to advance into the area, or conservation measures are ignored (Elias et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Vulnerable -Four species were classified as Vulnerable (VU): Bactris setosa, Euterpe edulis, Geonoma gamiova, and G. schottiana. All enjoy large areas of occupation and extent of occurrence within Santa Catarina in low altitudes; however, they are species that depend on a closed forest environment (Elias et al 2016, Elias et al 2018). All four species present observed and predicted population decline (i.e., past, present and future) with persistent causes of decline (A4abc).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We also considered recently published works on forest remnants and palms in Santa Catarina, (Vibrans et al 2012a, b, Vibrans et al 2013a, b, c, Elias et al 2015, Elias et al 2016, Elias et al 2018) that highlight other important aspects of conservation status besides EOO and AOO, such as the number of occurrence localities, subpopulations and degree of fragmentation.…”

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Threatened flora from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil: Arecaceae

Elias

Lima

Santos

2019

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Palms (Arecaceae) are key elements that contribute to the forest biodiversity of the State of Santa Catarina. However, the official List of Endangered Flora Species of that State is incomplete, including only two Arecaceae species (Butia catarinensis Noblick & Lorenzi and B. eriospatha (Mart. Ex Drude) Becc.). Within this context, this study proposes a revision of the Official List of Arecaceae for Santa Catarina, based on the assessment of the conservation status made for each of the State’s native palm species. To assess the conservation status of the palm species in Santa Catarina, important sources on species distribution were used, including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), a compilation of previously published, herbarium information, field observations, and data from the Floristic and Forest Inventory of Santa Catarina (IFFSC). Information for each species was imported into GeoCAT software (Geospatial Conservation Assessment Tool). All 11 native palm species of Santa Catarina were evaluated. Ten species were considered at risk of extinction according to the IUCN Red List categories and criteria. This large number of palm species at risk of extinction calls attention to the urgent need for updates of the Official List of Endangered Species in the State.

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“…We evaluated all 11 palm species native to Santa Catarina (Reitz 1974, Elias et al 2015, Elias et al 2016, Elias et al 2018) listed in table 1.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Threatened flora from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil: Arecaceae

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Santos

2019

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Inventory of Forest Attributes to Support the Integration of Non-provisioning Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity into Forest Planning—from Collecting Data to Providing Information

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Purpose of Review Our review provides an overview of forest attributes measurable by forest inventory that may support the integration of non-provisioning ecosystem services (ES) and biodiversity into forest planning. The review identifies appropriate forest attributes to quantify the opportunity for recreation, biodiversity promotion and carbon storage, and describes new criteria that future forest inventories may include. As a source of information, we analyse recent papers on forest inventory and ES to show if and how they address these criteria. We further discuss how mapping ES could benefit from such new criteria and conclude with three case studies illustrating the importance of selected criteria delivered by forest inventory. Recent Findings Recent studies on forest inventory focus mainly on carbon storage and biodiversity promotion, while very few studies address the opportunity of recreation. Field sampling still dominates the data collection, despite the fact that airborne laser scanning (ALS) has much improved the precision of large-scale estimates of the level of forest ES provision. However, recent inventory studies have hardly addressed criteria such as visible distance in stands, presence of open water bodies and soil damages (important for the opportunity of recreation) and naturalness (here understood as the similarity of the forest to its natural state) and habitat trees and natural clearings (important for biodiversity promotion). The problem of quantifying carbon stock changes with appropriate precision has not been addressed. In addition, the reviewed studies have hardly explored the potential of inventory information to support mapping of the demand for ES. Summary We identify challenges with estimating a number of criteria associated with rare events, relevant for both the opportunity of recreation and biodiversity promotion. These include deadwood, rare species and habitat trees. Such rare events require innovative inventory technology, such as point-transect sampling or ALS. The ALS technology needs relatively open canopies, to achieve reliable estimates for deadwood or understorey vegetation. For the opportunity of recreation, the diversity among forest stands (possibly quantified by geoinformatics) and information on the presence of open water bodies (provided by RADAR, ALS data or use of existing maps) may be important. Naturalness is a crucial criterion for native biodiversity promotion but hard to quantify and assess until now. Tree species identification would be crucial for this criterion, which is still a challenge for remote sensing techniques. Estimating carbon storage may build on biomass estimates from terrestrial samples or on remotely sensed data, but major problems exist with the precision of estimates for carbon stock changes. Recent approaches for mapping the supply side of forest ES are promising, while providing so far uncommon structural information by revised inventory concepts could be helpful also for mapping the demand for ES. We conclude that future studies must find holistic inventory management systems to couple various inventory technologies in support of the integration of non-provisioning ES and biodiversity into forest planning.

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