Open AccessAn annotated checklist of Atlantic rain forest trees in southeastern Brazil, Tinguá Biological Reserve, Rio de Janeiro
Author(s) -
Mariana de Andrade Iguatemy,
Sebastião J. Silva Neto,
Adriana Quintella Lobão,
Massimo G. Bovini,
João Marcelo Alvarenga Braga,
Fernanda F. Negreiros,
Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima,
Pablo José Francisco Pena Rodrigues,
Mariela F.S. de Jesus,
Deborah Hottz,
Maysa S.C. Lima,
Eliana Ramos,
Alexandre Quinet,
Marcelo da Costa Souza,
Solange Pessoa,
Bruno Coutinho Kurtz,
Cláudia Franca Barros
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the botanical research institute of texas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2644-1608
pISSN - 1934-5259
DOI - 10.17348/jbrit.v11.i2.1085
Subject(s) - threatened species , endangered species , geography , endemism , arboreal locomotion , biodiversity , biome , ecology , nature reserve , herbarium , atlantic forest , forestry , habitat , biology , ecosystem , archaeology
Studies have identified the central region of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest as an area of high biodiversity and endemism. Strong anthropogenic pressure has made protected areas in Rio de Janeiro State important sites for biodiversity conservation as they contain many areas of extreme biological importance. We sought to document and qualitatively describe the arboreal species composition of the Tinguá Biological Reserve by examining the collection data of the herbaria at the Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (RB) and the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (RBR). The survey identified 563 species belonging to 249 genera and 77 families, including 13 new occurrences for Rio de Janeiro State, 34 endemic species for the state, 17 vulnerable species, 15 endangered species, and one critically endangered species. Our results demonstrate the importance of this environmental protection area to the conservation of many plant populations and identified the region as harboring high tree diversity—thus reinforcing its role as an important forest remnant in a fragmented landscape within a threatened biome.