Consumo de frutos de Cecropia pachystachya trécul e Ficus gomelleira kunt &amp; c.d.bouché por Platyrrhinus lineatus (e. geoffroy, 1810) e seu efeito sobre a germinação de sementes

Oliveira, Ademir Kleber Morbeck de; Lemes, Frederico Tormin de Freitas; Pulchério-Leite, Atenise

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“…They have small seeds surrounded by a sweet, meaty pulp that birds and monkeys eat. These fruits are similar to figs, with a soft pulp filled with many small seeds [4][5][6]. The Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) are used widely in Brazil [5].…”

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Characterization of Nutrients in the Leaves and Fruits of Embaúba (Cecropia Pachystachya) Trécul

Lima

Feijó

Santos

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The fruits and leaves of the embaúba tree (Cecropia Pachystachya Trécul) harvested in the region of the state of Rio de Janeiro were analyzed for moisture, protein, fat, ash, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, carbohydrates, pH, acidity and minerals. The fresh fruit and leaves had 71.8 and 62.4% moisture, 0.54 and 1.13% protein, 0.68 and 0.46% total fat, 0.50 and 0.96% ash, 0.11 and 0.19% soluble fiber, 2.60 and 2.19% insoluble fiber, 23.8 and 32.7% total carbohydrates, 0.04 and 0.06% acidity and pH values of 5.98 and 5.1, respectively. The fruit and leaves are also good sources of magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe). They provide >100% of the dietary reference intake (DRI) for adults. Lyophilized fruits and leaves were also extracted by hot, pressurized, dry methanol (100°C, 10 MPa). This solubilized 27% of the fruit and 15% of the leaves. The extract was partitioned between water and methylene chloride (CH2Cl2). The amphiphilic compounds went into the CH2Cl2 phase. They accounted for 2.13% and 5.15% of the lyophilized fruit and leaves, respectively. The amino acid concentrations were also measured. NMR analysis showed that the methanolic extract contained primarily fatty acid glycosides, with smaller amounts of aromatic compounds. The NMR spectra of the amphiphilic compounds showed the presence of triglycerides in the fruit, but not the leaves. This will give regulators several ways of determining whether or not food products labeled as containing embauba are genuine. In addition, it will help regulators decide if embaúba should be classified as generally regarded as safe (GRAS). It will also help regulators decide what should be on the label for food products made from embauba.https://doi.org/10.21423/jrs-v04n04p029 (DOI assigned 5/14/2019)

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Characterization of Nutrients in the Leaves and Fruits of Embaúba (Cecropia Pachystachya) Trécul

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Why bats matters: A critical assessment of Bat-Mediated Ecological Processes in the Neotropics

Castillo-Figueroa

2020

EuroJEcol

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New World bats play a significant role in ecosystem functioning and are imperative for maintaining environmental services. Nevertheless, human-caused environmental changes are jeopardizing bat communities, which results in the loss of functional roles provided by them. It is important, therefore, to assess ecological processes performed by bats in the Neotropics to define priorities in further research for better conservation planning. In this systematic review, I identify general trends, advances, bias, and knowledge gaps in bat-mediated ecological processes across Neotropical ecosystems. I conducted an extensive search on Google scholar, Scopus, Web of science, and Bat Eco–Interactions Database resulting in 538 references, of which 185 papers were included in the review. The papers were published in 76 peer-reviewed journals, with the highest peak between 2006-2010. From the six biomes recorded, Moist broadleaf tropical forest was the most researched, contrary to Montane biomes (<2000 m), where few studies have been conducted. Seed dispersal was the process with more studies (44%), followed by pollination (38%), nutrient cycling (10%) and arthropod suppression (8%). Seed dispersal and pollination displayed large bias on specific bat-plant systems and ecoregions, thus being important to explore other bat and plant species as well as other ecosystems. Arthropod suppression and nutrient cycling were largely overlooked despite to constitute essential functions in ecosystem resilience; particularly, more research is needed to know cascading effects on plant fitness in different agroforestry systems, but also is key the understanding of how bats can be pivotal mobile links in terrestrial ecosystems and cave environments. I highlight the importance to consider bats with multiple roles and functional trait-based approach to gain a comprehensive understanding of their functionality. Bat extirpations are likely to affect their ecological roles, therefore, mitigating major threats of bats are urgently needed to sustain ecosystem integrity in the Neotropics. Even though functional studies have increased in the last two decades, several aspects of bat roles are still obscured and is necessary to keep evaluating their ecological and economic importance to provide useful information for major decision-makings in Neotropical ecosystems' conservation.

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Spatial variation of seed rain in deciduous tropical forest

Brachtvogel

Pereira

Silva

2020

RSD

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Seed rain is an ecological process and its functional attributes are essential for maintaining the dynamics of natural regeneration. The objective of this research was to evaluate the spatial variation of the seed rain in a toposequence of a Seasonal Deciduous Forest defined by three elevations: (Base 512 m; Slope: 534 m and Top: 559 m). 15 collectors of 1 m² were installed at each elevation level. Data were collected monthly from September / 2017 to February / 2019. The seeds were classified according to the dispersion syndrome, habit and size. Non-Metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) was used to verify the variation in species composition and distribution. We identified 20,217 propagules, belonging to 65 species and 30 families, in addition to 4 morphospecies, which represents 449 seeds / m². The families with the highest species richness were Fabaceae, Sapindaceae and Euphorbiaceae. Of the 65 species sampled, 71% were arboreal. Zoochoric species predominated (78%) and very small seeds corresponded to 53% of the sample. We demonstrate that, on a small spatial scale, the relief represents an important source of heterogeneity in the vegetation component, since the topographic gradient influenced the composition and distribution of the functional attributes of the seed rain.

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Consumo de frutos de Cecropia pachystachya trécul e Ficus gomelleira kunt & c.d.bouché por Platyrrhinus lineatus (e. geoffroy, 1810) e seu efeito sobre a germinação de sementes

Abstract: Consumo de frutos de CeCropia paChystaChya trécul e FiCus gomelleira kunt & c.d.bouché por platyrrhinus lineatus (e. geoffroy, 1810) e seu efeito sobre a germinação de sementes ademir kleber morbeck de oliveira

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Characterization of Nutrients in the Leaves and Fruits of Embaúba (Cecropia Pachystachya) Trécul

Characterization of Nutrients in the Leaves and Fruits of Embaúba (Cecropia Pachystachya) Trécul

Why bats matters: A critical assessment of Bat-Mediated Ecological Processes in the Neotropics

Spatial variation of seed rain in deciduous tropical forest

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