Diurnal frugivores on the Bromeliaceae Aechmea depressa L.B. Sm. from Northeastern Brazil: the prominent role taken by a small forest primate

Fontoura, Talita; Cazetta, Eliana; Nascimento, Wander do; Catenacci, Lilian Silva; Vleeschouwer, Kristel De; Raboy, Becky E.

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“…The large trees had also enough time for colonization of propagules [77]. Although studies of frugivory for epiphytes are scarce, the golden-headed lion tamarin ( Leontopithecus chrysomelas ) has been documented as a consumer and disperser of seeds of some species of the genus Aechmea [50, 52, 78]. These primates are endemic to southern Bahia and have been recorded in Ilhéus and surrounding cities.…”

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“…In contrast, the tamarins have the ability to inhabit cocoa plantations and secondary forests, nevertheless preferring the plantations as sites of foraging, sleeping, and feeding [51, 52, 78]. They possess the skills necessary to consume and disperse the fruits of these bromeliads [50, 51], which could explain the higher abundance of Aechmea depressa in the plantation areas of landscape B, considering that this primate is a disperser of this species.…”

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“…Studies of bromeliad fruit consumption are scarce [48,49]. Some studies in southern Bahia identified the golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) as one of the dispersers of the genus Aechmea [50][51][52]. However, considering that this genus has different types of infructescences [39,45,46], it is possible that other animals, such as birds, consume their fruits.…”

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Richness and Abundance of Aechmea and Hohenbergia (Bromeliaceae) in Forest Fragments and Shade Cocoa Plantations in Two Contrasting Landscapes in Southern Bahia, Brazil

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Bomfim

Fontoura

et al. 2015

Tropical Conservation Science

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The intensification of agricultural activity can have profound impacts on biodiversity. We evaluated the influence of the landscape's percentage of forest cover and shaded cocoa plantations on the community of zoochorous bromeliads in southern Bahia, Brazil. We selected two contrasting landscapes, one dominated by Atlantic tropical rainforest and the other by traditional cocoa plantations. In each landscape we sampled three forest fragments and three areas of cocoa plantation, where we conducted a survey of epiphytic bromeliads of the genera Aechmea and Hohenbergia in eight plots of 400 m 2 in each area. The number of trees differed between landscapes and habitats, and was higher in forest fragments than in shade cocoa plantations, but the number of phorophytes was similar between landscapes and habitats. Highest richness of Aechmea and Hohenbergia species was found in forest fragments in landscapes where forests are predominant. Contrary to expectations, the richness in the other areas was relatively low, and extremely low in the landscape dominated by cocoa plantations, ranging from zero to four species per fragment. Bromeliad abundance was not different among landscapes and habitats, but the shade cocoa plantations located in predominant agroforest landscape showed the higher number of stands. Moreover, the species found in the cocoa plantations were more drought-tolerant species. These results suggest that the conservation of species of these genera depends on factors such as the conservation status of each forest fragment and the microclimatic alterations in the habitats, and not only on the percentage of forest in the landscape per se.

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Richness and Abundance of Aechmea and Hohenbergia (Bromeliaceae) in Forest Fragments and Shade Cocoa Plantations in Two Contrasting Landscapes in Southern Bahia, Brazil

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“…While these species do not take into account abundant species such as ferns and orchids, which do not use animal dispersers, fruiting species are also common and abundant and clearly provide an important resource to animals in the TMCF. Many epiphyte species and their pollinators and dispersers have highly specific relationships with animal dispersers (Fontoura et al 2010). Additionally, epiphytes and EM provide critically important habitat and food resources, which are especially important during times of the year when trees and shrubs are not flowering and fruiting.…”

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The functional roles of epiphytes and arboreal soils in tropical montane cloud forests

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Nadkarni

Amici

2016

J. Trop. Ecol.

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Abstract:Epiphytes and their associated decomposing litter and arboreal soils (herein, epiphytic material, EM) are ubiquitous features of tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) and play important roles in ecosystem function. EM intercepts water and nutrients from the atmosphere and from intercepted host tree sources, and may contribute significant inputs of these resources to the forest floor. Despite the importance of EM in the TMCF, a systematic review of the ecosystem roles of EM has not been compiled before. We have synthesized the literature that documents functions of EM in undisturbed TMCFs and discuss how these roles may be affected by disturbances, including changes in climate and land use. The range of EM biomass and water storage in the TMCF varies greatly across sites, with different amounts associated with stand age and microclimate. EM is important as habitat and food for birds and mammals, with over 200 species of birds documented as using EM in the Neotropics. Given its sensitivity to moisture, projected shifts in cloud base heights or precipitation due to changes in climate will likely have a large impact on this community and changes in EM diversity or abundance may have cascading impacts on the ecosystem function of the TMCF.

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“…Other functions can include maintaining and/or increasing air humidity locally (Benzing, 1998) and decreasing solar irradiation by increasing canopy cover (Cruz‐Angón & Greenberg, 2005), which might positively affect the diversity of arboreal arthropod fauna (Stuntz, Simon, & Zotz, 2002). In addition, epiphytes offer food and habitat resources for many animals such as arthropods, birds or mammals (Cestari, 2009; Cruz‐Angón & Greenberg, 2005; Fontoura et al, 2010).…”

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EpIG‐DB: A database of vascular epiphyte assemblages in the Neotropics

Mendieta‐Leiva

Ramos

Elias

et al. 2020

J Vegetation Science

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Vascular epiphytes are a diverse and conspicuous component of biodiversity in tropical and subtropical forests. Yet, the patterns and drivers of epiphyte assemblages are poorly studied in comparison with soil-rooted plants. Current knowledge about diversity patterns of epiphytes mainly stems from local studies or floristic inventories, but this information has not yet been integrated to allow a better understanding of large-scale distribution patterns. EpIG-DB, the first database on epiphyte assemblages at the continental scale, resulted from an exhaustive compilation of published and unpublished inventory data from the Neotropics. The current version of EpIG-DB consists of 463,196 individual epiphytes from 3,005 species, which were collected from a total of 18,148 relevés (host trees and 'understory' plots). EpIG-DB reports the occurrence of 'true' epiphytes, hemiepiphytes and nomadic vines, including information on their cover, abundance, frequency and biomass. Most records (97%) correspond to sampled host trees, 76% of them aggregated in forest plots. The data is stored in a TURBOVEG database using the most up-to-date checklist of vascular epiphytes. A total of 18 additional fields were created for the standardization of associated data commonly used in epiphyte ecology (e.g. by considering different sampling methods). EpIG-DB currently covers six major biomes across the whole latitudinal range of epiphytes in the Neotropics but welcomes data globally. This novel database provides, for the first time, unique biodiversity data on epiphytes for the Neotropics and unified guidelines for future collection of epiphyte data. EpIG-DB will allow exploration of new ways to study the community ecology and biogeography of vascular epiphytes. K E Y W O R D S biodiversity, community ecology, database, forest plot, hemiepiphytes, Neotropics, nomadic vines, taxonomic diversity, vascular epiphytes, vegetation relevé 520 |

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Diurnal frugivores on the Bromeliaceae Aechmea depressa L.B. Sm. from Northeastern Brazil: the prominent role taken by a small forest primate

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Richness and Abundance of Aechmea and Hohenbergia (Bromeliaceae) in Forest Fragments and Shade Cocoa Plantations in Two Contrasting Landscapes in Southern Bahia, Brazil

Richness and Abundance of Aechmea and Hohenbergia (Bromeliaceae) in Forest Fragments and Shade Cocoa Plantations in Two Contrasting Landscapes in Southern Bahia, Brazil

The functional roles of epiphytes and arboreal soils in tropical montane cloud forests

EpIG‐DB: A database of vascular epiphyte assemblages in the Neotropics

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