2012
DOI: 10.1590/s2175-78602012000200021
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Ferns and lycophytes in Brazil's semi-arid region

Abstract: Little knowledge has been gathered on ferns and lycophytes occurring in the semi-arid region of Brazil known as the Caatinga, perhaps due to the widespread idea that a semi-arid climate would be incompatible with environmental demands of ferns and lycophytes (high humidity and shade). Ferns and lycophytes are represented in the semi-arid region of Brazil by at least 41 species, 20 genera and 11 families, distributed in the northeastern states (except Maranhão) and Minas Gerais. In this region, most of the spec… Show more

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“…The dispersal capacity of ferns is well known (Tryon 1970;Smith 1972). The geographic barrier between the Pernambuco hotspot of endemism and the Amazon rain forest consists of extensive areas dominated by caatinga, a biome that offers conditions for the establishment of only a restricted number of fern species-those with specific adaptations (Xavier et al 2012). However, there is no such barrier between the Pernambuco hotspot of endemism and the southern-southeastern Atlantic Forest, because those two regions are divided only by the São Francisco river.…”
Section: Patterns Of Geographic Distributionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The dispersal capacity of ferns is well known (Tryon 1970;Smith 1972). The geographic barrier between the Pernambuco hotspot of endemism and the Amazon rain forest consists of extensive areas dominated by caatinga, a biome that offers conditions for the establishment of only a restricted number of fern species-those with specific adaptations (Xavier et al 2012). However, there is no such barrier between the Pernambuco hotspot of endemism and the southern-southeastern Atlantic Forest, because those two regions are divided only by the São Francisco river.…”
Section: Patterns Of Geographic Distributionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Polypodiaceae é mais restrita quanto ao tipo de hábito, predominando o epifítico (Hennipman et al 1990), dependendo assim de outras plantas maiores para utilizarem como forófito ou de afloramentos rochosos. Além disso, presenta outras estratégias adaptativas como a abscisão foliar em períodos de estiagem, escamas que protegem o rizoma (Barros & Xavier 2013), como também poiquiloidria (Xavier et al 2012), permitindo ao grupo uma grande amplitude de ocorrência. Por sua vez Thelypteridaceae tem como áreas de elevada riqueza de espécies os Andes tropicais e subtropicais, os bosques do planalto meridional do Brasil e as florestas montanas da costa do Atlântico (Ponce 2007).…”
Section: Methodsunclassified
“…Entretanto, nas áreas visitadas observou-se uma baixa riqueza quando comparado com outras áreas de encrave (e.g., Xavier & Barros 2003, Santiago et al 2004, Xavier & Barros 2005. Destaca-se também a ocorrência de espécies típicas de condições semiáridas (Xavier et al 2012(Xavier et al , 2015, tais como Adiantum deflectens, Anemia dentata, A. villosa e Doryopteris concolor. Foram registradas também espécies com ampla distribuição geográfica entre as áreas avaliadas (Lygodium venustum e Selaginella erythropus).…”
Section: Methodsunclassified
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“…Na área de estudo S. (Matos et al 2010;Prado & Sylvestre 2014). As espécies registradas no presente trabalho contemplam todas as que ocorrem na Floresta Atlântica ao norte do Rio São Francisco e também que ocorrem em área de Caatinga, que são os principais ecossistemas dos estados circunvizinhos (Xavier et al 2012;Dittrich & Salino 2014).…”
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