{"title":"Range maps and checklists provide similar estimates of taxonomic and phylogenetic alpha diversity, but less so for beta diversity, of Brazilian Atlantic Forest anurans","authors":"F. R. Silva, D. Provete, B. Hawkins","doi":"10.1016/J.NCON.2016.07.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NCON.2016.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"12 1","pages":"99-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86281849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Vicente-Silva, R. Bergamin, K. Zanini, V. Pillar, S. Müller
{"title":"Assembly patterns and functional diversity of tree species in a successional gradient of Araucaria forest in Southern Brazil","authors":"José Vicente-Silva, R. Bergamin, K. Zanini, V. Pillar, S. Müller","doi":"10.1016/J.NCON.2016.09.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NCON.2016.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"5 1","pages":"67-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79491817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Brancalion, L. C. Garcia, R. Loyola, R. Rodrigues, V. Pillar, T. Lewinsohn
{"title":"A critical analysis of the Native Vegetation Protection Law of Brazil (2012): updates and ongoing initiatives","authors":"P. Brancalion, L. C. Garcia, R. Loyola, R. Rodrigues, V. Pillar, T. Lewinsohn","doi":"10.1016/J.NCON.2016.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NCON.2016.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"39 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90973286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro H.S. Brancalion , Letícia C. Garcia , Rafael Loyola , Ricardo R. Rodrigues , Valério D. Pillar , Thomas M. Lewinsohn
{"title":"A critical analysis of the Native Vegetation Protection Law of Brazil (2012): updates and ongoing initiatives","authors":"Pedro H.S. Brancalion , Letícia C. Garcia , Rafael Loyola , Ricardo R. Rodrigues , Valério D. Pillar , Thomas M. Lewinsohn","doi":"10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Native Vegetation Protection Law of Brazil, which replaced the Forest Code from 1965, is still undergoing regulation at federal and state levels, and the constitutionality of some clauses are still in question. In order to support legal rulings, decisions by public officers, and to inform other stakeholders, we present a balanced assessment of the positive and negative consequences of Native Vegetation Protection Law in light of current scientific knowledge. Key advances were noted in the systems of controls and incentives, which promoted new mechanisms and policies to support the implementation of this law. The main environmental setbacks were (i) the removal of protection of certain environmentally fragile areas, (ii) the concession of amnesty of fines incurred for violating the preceding legislation, (iii) allowing continuous farming or maintenance of infrastructure in areas protected by law, without full recovery of native vegetation. The weakening of Native Vegetation Protection Law may hamper soil and watershed protection, biodiversity conservation, and even agricultural productivity, without manifest benefits for the country. On that account, we recommend that: (i) judiciary rulings and state and county regulations to correct pending issues with the Native Vegetation Protection Law based on scientific knowledge and with wider citizen participation; (ii) the strengthening of agencies for rural technical assistance; (iii) the development of incentives to develop the supply chain for native vegetation recovery; (iv) the regulation of compensation for Legal Reserves based on clear and robust environmental criteria; and (v) the assessment of legal compliance has also to be based on the environmental quality of recovered areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"14 ","pages":"Pages 1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72078425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro H.S. Brancalion , Letícia C. Garcia , Rafael Loyola , Ricardo R. Rodrigues , Valério D. Pillar , Thomas M. Lewinsohn
{"title":"Análise crítica da Lei de Proteção da Vegetação Nativa (2012), que substituiu o antigo Código Florestal: atualizações e ações em curso","authors":"Pedro H.S. Brancalion , Letícia C. Garcia , Rafael Loyola , Ricardo R. Rodrigues , Valério D. Pillar , Thomas M. Lewinsohn","doi":"10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Native Vegetation Protection Law (NVPL) of Brazil, which replaced the Forest Code from 1965, is still undergoing regulation at federal and state levels, and the constitutionality of some clauses are still in question. In order to support legal rulings, decisions by public officers, and to inform other stakeholders, we present a balanced assessment of the positive and negative consequences of NVPL in light of current scientific knowledge. Key advances were noted in the systems of controls and incentives, which promoted new mechanisms and policies to support the implementation of this law. The main environmental setbacks were i) the removal of protection of certain environmentally fragile areas, ii) the concession of amnesty of fines incurred for violating the preceding legislation, iii) allowing continuous farming or maintenance of infrastructure in areas protected by law, without full recovery native vegetation. The weakening of NVPL may hamper soil and watershed protection, biodiversity conservation, and even agricultural productivity, without manifest benefits for the country. On that account, we recommend: i) that judiciary rulings and state and county regulations to correct pending issues with the NVPL based on scientific knowledge and with wider citizen participation; ii) the strengthening of agencies for rural technical assistance; iii) the development of incentives to develop the supply chain for native vegetation recovery; iv) the regulation of compensation for Legal Reserves based on clear and robust environmental criteria; and that v) that the assessment of legal compliance has also to be based on the environmental quality of recovered areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"14 ","pages":"Pages e1-e16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72078426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro Brancalion, Letícia Couto Garcia, R. Loyola, R. Rodrigues, Valério D. Pillar, T. Lewinsohn
{"title":"Análise crítica da Lei de Proteção da Vegetação Nativa (2012), que substituiu o antigo Código Florestal: atualizações e ações em curso","authors":"Pedro Brancalion, Letícia Couto Garcia, R. Loyola, R. Rodrigues, Valério D. Pillar, T. Lewinsohn","doi":"10.1016/J.NCON.2016.03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NCON.2016.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"113 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74202023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paulo Cesar Araújo Santos Junior , Fernanda Cristina Marques , Marcos Robalinho Lima , Luiz dos Anjos
{"title":"The importance of restoration areas to conserve bird species in a highly fragmented Atlantic forest landscape","authors":"Paulo Cesar Araújo Santos Junior , Fernanda Cristina Marques , Marcos Robalinho Lima , Luiz dos Anjos","doi":"10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"14 1","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72100832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cleonice Maria Cardoso Lobato , Bruno Eleres Soares , Tiago Octavio Ruffeil Begot , Luciano Fogaça de Assis Montag
{"title":"Tidal pools as habitat for juveniles of the goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein 1822) in the Amazonian coastal zone, Brazil","authors":"Cleonice Maria Cardoso Lobato , Bruno Eleres Soares , Tiago Octavio Ruffeil Begot , Luciano Fogaça de Assis Montag","doi":"10.1016/j.ncon.2015.12.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncon.2015.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"14 1","pages":"20-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ncon.2015.12.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72100830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jean Carlos Cardoso , Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva , Wagner A. Vendrame
{"title":"Impacts of deforestation on some orchids of São Paulo State, Brazil","authors":"Jean Carlos Cardoso , Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva , Wagner A. Vendrame","doi":"10.1016/j.ncon.2016.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"14 1","pages":"28-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.02.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72100824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Carolina de Oliveira Neves , Flávia Peres Nunes , Felipe Alencar de Carvalho , Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
{"title":"Neglect of ecosystems services by mining, and the worst environmental disaster in Brazil","authors":"Ana Carolina de Oliveira Neves , Flávia Peres Nunes , Felipe Alencar de Carvalho , Geraldo Wilson Fernandes","doi":"10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49776,"journal":{"name":"Natureza & Conservacao","volume":"14 1","pages":"24-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ncon.2016.03.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72100825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}