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The Atlantic Forest

History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest

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Editors:
  1. Marcia C. M. Marques

    1. Department of Botany, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

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  2. Carlos E. V. Grelle

    1. Department of Ecology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  • Provides in-depth information on one of the world's largest biodiversity hotspots
  • Describes the historical context of studies and degradation in this biome, as well as the diversity distribution of relevant taxa
  • Discusses the main threats to its biodiversity and opportunities of ensure conservation, and socio-economic sustainability

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. Historical and Biogeographical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Atlantic Forest: An Introduction to the Megadiverse Forest of South America

      • Marcia C. M. Marques, Weverton Trindade, Amabily Bohn, Carlos E. V. Grelle
      Pages 3-23

    3. The Atlantic Forest Ecological History: From Pre-colonial Times to the Anthropocene

      • Alexandro Solórzano, Lucas Santa Cruz de Assis Brasil, Rogério Ribeiro de Oliveira
      Pages 25-44

    4. The North-Eastern Atlantic Forest: Biogeographical, Historical, and Current Aspects in the Sugarcane Zone

      • Ana Carolina B. Lins-e-Silva, Paulo Sérgio M. Ferreira, Maria Jesus N. Rodal
      Pages 45-61

    5. The Hileia Baiana: An Assessment of Natural and Historical Aspects of the Land Use and Degradation of the Central Corridor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

      • Deborah Faria, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Marcelo Henrique Dias
      Pages 63-90

    6. The Southern Atlantic Forest: Use, Degradation, and Perspectives for Conservation

      • Marcos Bergmann Carlucci, Vinícius Marcilio-Silva, José Marcelo Torezan
      Pages 91-111

  3. Biodiversity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Tree Diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Biases and General Patterns Using Different Sources of Information

      • Victor P. Zwiener, Renato A. F. de Lima, Andrea Sánchez-Tapia, Diogo S. B. Rocha, Marcia C. M. Marques
      Pages 115-131

    3. Vascular Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest: Diversity and Community Ecology

      • Flavio Nunes Ramos, Sara Ribeiro Mortara, João Pedro Costa Elias
      Pages 133-149

    4. Social Insects of the Atlantic Forest

      • Rodrigo Machado Feitosa, Maria Santina de Castro Morini, Aline Cristina Martins, Taís Mattoso de Andrade Ribeiro, Fernando Barbosa Noll, Eduardo Fernando dos Santos et al.
      Pages 151-183

    5. Tetrapod Diversity in the Atlantic Forest: Maps and Gaps

      • Marcos de Souza Lima Figueiredo, Marcelo M. Weber, Cinthia Aguirre Brasileiro, Rui Cerqueira, Carlos E. V. Grelle, Clinton N. Jenkins et al.
      Pages 185-204

    6. Freshwater Studies in the Atlantic Forest: General Overview and Prospects

      • André Andrian Padial, Ana Paula Lula Costa, Claudia Costa Bonecker, Davidson Gomes Nogueira, Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Hugo José Message et al.
      Pages 205-230

  4. Threats

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Land-Cover Changes and an Uncertain Future: Will the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Lose the Chance to Become a Hopespot?

      • Paula Koeler Lira, Rita de Cássia Quitete Portela, Leandro Reverberi Tambosi
      Pages 233-251

    3. Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest: Best Climatic Models, Predicted Changes and Impacts, and Adaptation Options

      • Mariana M. Vale, Paola A. Arias, Geusep Ortega, Manoel Cardoso, Beatriz F. A. Oliveira, Rafael Loyola et al.
      Pages 253-267

    4. Non-native Species Introductions, Invasions, and Biotic Homogenization in the Atlantic Forest

      • Jean R. S. Vitule, Thiago V. T. Occhi, Laís Carneiro, Vanessa S. Daga, Fabrício A. Frehse, Luis A. V. Bezerra et al.
      Pages 269-295

    5. Causes and Consequences of Large-Scale Defaunation in the Atlantic Forest

      • Mauro Galetti, Fernando Gonçalves, Nacho Villar, Valesca B. Zipparro, Claudia Paz, Calebe Mendes et al.
      Pages 297-324

    6. Pollination Systems in the Atlantic Forest: Characterisation, Threats, and Opportunities

      • Isabela Galarda Varassin, Kayna Agostini, Marina Wolowski, Leandro Freitas
      Pages 325-344

  5. Opportunities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 345-345
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About this book

The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Botany, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

    Marcia C. M. Marques

  • Department of Ecology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Carlos E. V. Grelle

About the editors

Marcia C M Marques is Full Professor of Ecology at Federal University of Parana and formerly vice president of the Brazilian Association on Ecology and Conservation (ABECO). 

Carlos E V Grelle is Associate professor of Ecology at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and president of the Brazilian Association on Ecology and Conservation (ABECO)



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Atlantic Forest

  • Book Subtitle: History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest

  • Editors: Marcia C. M. Marques, Carlos E. V. Grelle

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55322-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55321-0Published: 14 January 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55324-1Published: 14 January 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55322-7Published: 13 January 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXX, 517

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Zoology, Nature Conservation

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