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Atlantic Forest: centres of diversity and endemism for ferns and lycophytes and conservation status

Authors: Juliana Francisco de Souza, Marcelo Leandro Bueno, Alexandre Salino

Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation | Issue 7/2021

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Ferns and lycophytes are plants with great diversity in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly in rain forests. In Brazil, the biome with the largest number of ferns and lycophytes species is the Atlantic Forest. However, studies on the distribution patterns of these species throughout the biome few and specific some regions. To reduce this knowledge gap, our work investigated the key areas of richness and endemism for species of ferns and lycophytes occurring in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and assesses the effectiveness of protected areas for protecting this biodiversity. We registered 939 species, distributed among 39 families and 140 genera. We established four regions (centres) with a high number of species designated as: Bahia, Espinhaço/Caparaó, Serras do Mar/Mantiqueira and Southern centres. For endemism, we identified six relevant areas, all within the proposed richness centres. We found that 73.4% of the species occur within protection areas. The percentages of endemic and threatened species occurring within the limits of these areas correspond to 65.5% and 50.66%, respectively. The patterns of richness and endemism are directly related to the topographic and climatic characteristics that make up the environmental heterogeneity of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

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Title: Atlantic Forest: centres of diversity and endemism for ferns and lycophytes and conservation status
Authors: Juliana Francisco de Souza
Marcelo Leandro Bueno
Alexandre Salino
Publication date: 06-05-2021
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 0960-3115
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9710
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02194-8

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