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Declining representation of imperiled Atlantic Forest birds in community-science datasets
Lucas Rodriguez Forti, Ana Passetti, Talita Oliveira, Juan Lima, Arthur Queiros, Maria Alice Dantas Ferreira Lopes, Judit K. Szabo
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:277-87
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  • Bird species of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil are threatened and declining.

  • Declines can lead to decreased detectability and fewer observations.

  • We analyzed bird data from three citizen science platforms for 2000–2022.

  • The representation of threatened and Near Threatened species decreased through time.

  • We recommend future species-specific monitoring to fill survey gaps.

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Brazilian public funding for biodiversity research in the Amazon
Lis F. Stegmann, Filipe M. França, Raquel L. Carvalho, Jos Barlow, Erika Berenguer, Leandro Castello, Leandro Juen, Fabrício B. Baccaro, ... Joice Ferreira
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:1-7
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  • The federal grants and scholarships are uneven distributed between Brazilian regions.

  • The North region receives the least number of scholarships and grants per km² in Brazil.

  • The current federal budget is insufficient to cover large-scale research in the Amazon.

  • New national and international funds need to be created to improve Amazon biodiversity research.

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Connectivity and policy confluences: a multi-scalar conservation approach for protecting Amazon riverine ecosystems
Stephannie Fernandes, Simone Athayde, Ian Harrison, Denielle Perry
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:129-36
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  • The Amazon basin is approaching a tipping point, and is therefore of paramount concern for biodiversity conservation.

  • While attention is paid to the protection of terrestrial ecosystems, freshwater efforts lag behind, despite rising threats.

  • Basin-wide conservation policy development, implementation, and enforcement requires commitments across all scales.

  • Stakeholder's participation in the system could be facilitated by supporting cross-border and cross-scalar capacity-building.

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Brazil’s Belo Monte license renewal and the need to recognize the immense impacts of dams in Amazonia
Juarez C.B. Pezzuti, Jansen Zuanon, Priscila F.M. Lopes, Cristiane C. Carneiro, André Oliveira Sawakuchi, Thais R. Montovanelli, Alberto Akama, Camila C. Ribas, ... Philip M. Fearnside
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:112-7
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  • Brazil’s Amazonian hydroelectric dams are a concern regarding Lula’s presidency.

  • Lula initiated and still defends the Belo Monte Dam, which has catastrophic impacts.

  • The Volta Grande, a 130-km river stretch, has lost over 80% of its natural flow.

  • Traditional people, including three indigenous groups, have lost food security.

  • Renewal of Belo Monte’s operating license tests Lula’s socioenvironmental commitment.

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Populations across bird species distribution ranges respond differently to habitat loss and fragmentation: implications for conservation strategies
Érica Hasui, Alexandre Camargo Martensen, Alexandre Uezu, Rafael Guerra Pimentel, Flavio Nunes Ramos, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Jean Paul Metzger
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:43-54
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  • Bird sensitivity varies across distribution ranges and environmental gradients, shaping distinct population patterns.

  • Four patterns: edge, equal, core, and varying sensitivity to landscape changes.

  • Dispersal ability, habitat specialization, and distribution range do not fully explain sensitivity patterns.

  • Species' intraspecific sensitivity variations call for adaptive conservation strategies.

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AMACRO: the newer Amazonia deforestation hotspot and a potential setback for Brazilian agriculture
Michel E.D. Chaves, Guilherme Mataveli, Katyanne V. Conceição, Marcos Adami, Felipe G. Petrone, Ieda D. Sanches
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:93-100
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  • A deforestation hotspot emerges in a region planned for agricultural development in the - Amazon rainforest.

  • Deforestation grows in all land tenure classes, especially after the project became widespread, in 2018.

  • Forest loss increased in protected areas after 2018, except in Indigenous Lands, which resist as protective shields.

  • Contrary to economic development, it can trigger socioeconomic losses and affect essential edaphoclimatic conditions for agricultural activity.

  • Environmental impact studies need to be concluded before establishing the zone for agricultural development.

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Shade coffee plantations favor specialization, decrease robustness and increase foraging in hummingbird-plant networks
Ana I. López-Flores, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, María del Coro Arizmendi, Víctor Rosas-Guerrero, R. Carlos Almazán-Núñez
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:24-34
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  • Shade coffee plantations favor the presence of some pollinators such as hummingbirds.

  • Late forests and shade coffee plantations had the highest number of species, pairs of interactions and modularity.

  • The cattle pastures network presented the greatest robustness due to a greater presence of generalist hummingbirds.

  • Hummingbird visits are influenced by plant traits such as foliage height but not by the number of flowers.

  • Conversion of natural habitats causes changes in the hummingbird-plant interaction, affecting ecological process such as pollination.

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Microevolutionary Perspectives for Conserving Plant Diversity in South Brazilian Grasslands (Campos Sulinos)
Ana Lúcia A. Segatto, Isadora V. Quintana, Marcelo Reginato, Mabel R. Baez-Lizarazo, Gerhard Ernst Overbeck, Caroline Turchetto
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:137-45
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  • Campos Sulinos are neglected in terms of conservation and biodiversity studies.

  • We recovered 58 works about population genetics and phylogeography in Campos Sulinos.

  • High genetic variability and population structure were found in plants from Campos Sulinos.

  • There is a gap in genetics and genomics data availability in Campos Sulinos to apply in biodiversity conservation.

  • Genetics and genomics data are critical to address goals for CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in Campos Sulinos.

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Thermal mismatch explains fungal disease dynamics in Brazilian frogs
Tamilie Carvalho, Daniel Medina, Raoni Rebouças, C. Guilherme Becker, Luís Felipe Toledo
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:72-8
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  • Thermal mismatch can increase susceptibility of tropical amphibians to chytridiomycosis.

  • Cold- and warm-adapted amphibian hosts had a higher risk of infection under abnormally warm and cool conditions, respectively.

  • Overall, cool-adapted frogs displayed a greater risk of disease regardless of temperature.

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Human density, development, and roads are the main drivers of carnivore presence in urban areas
Alan D. Pereira, Nicole C. Iliuk, Karine L. Kuryluk, Juliano A. Bogoni
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 2024;22:55-62
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  • We recorded 605 mammalian carnivorans (10 spp.) across 368 Brazilian urban areas.

  • Hotspots of carnivorans in urban areas were in Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.

  • Key predictions include human development index and human population density.

  • Road extension, municipality size and elevation also are crucial factors.

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