Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest
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Resumo: | The Atlantic Forest in Brazil is a biodiversity hotspot, yet its diverse ecosystems and species are becoming increasingly threatened by habitat loss and extreme habitat fragmentation. Most habitat patches of Atlantic Forest are dispersed across agricultural landscapes (e.g., grazing and cropping) in relatively small and isolated fragments (80% < 50 ha). Forest fragments < 1 ha, scattered trees in pastures, tree lines on trenches and fences, and remnant riparian forest, collectively called here Small Landscape Elements (SLEs), are very common in this context. While these SLEs make up much of the Atlantic Forests footprint, very little is known about their role or impact on the persistence and conservation of species. In this study, we investigate the role of SLEs on landscape configuration, particularly their contribution toward landscape connectivity of individual species and the genetic flow of species between larger forest fragments. We randomly selected 20 buffers of 707 hectares within a 411,670 hectare area of the Atlantic Forest that was completely covered by forest in the past located in the south of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The forest cover randomly varied between these buffers. We used graph theory to measure landscape connectivity as the probability of connectivity for different disperser movement types between landscape knots (habitat patches). We used three estimated dispersal distances in the models: pollen disperser insect (50 m), low-mobility seed disperser bird (100 m) and high-mobility seed disperser bird (760 m). The SLEs together increased the probability of connection by roughly 50%, for all model dispersers, if compared to a theoretical baseline landscape containing no SLEs. Of all SLEs, riparian forests contribute the most toward enhancing landscape connectivity. In these highly fragmented landscapes, such as the Atlantic Forest (>70%), the position of SLEs within the landscapes was more important than their respective areas for connectivity. Although the landscapes were deeply fragmented, we showed that the presence of SLEs can increase connectivity and reduce further biodiversity loss in the Atlantic Forest. |
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Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic ForestTropical forestLandscape connectivityPrivate land conservationBiodiversity conservationRemote sensing-GISFragmentationHabitat lossFloresta tropicalConectividade da paisagemBiodiversidade - ConservaçãoSensoriamento RemotoSistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG)Paisagens fragmentadasPerda de habitatThe Atlantic Forest in Brazil is a biodiversity hotspot, yet its diverse ecosystems and species are becoming increasingly threatened by habitat loss and extreme habitat fragmentation. Most habitat patches of Atlantic Forest are dispersed across agricultural landscapes (e.g., grazing and cropping) in relatively small and isolated fragments (80% < 50 ha). Forest fragments < 1 ha, scattered trees in pastures, tree lines on trenches and fences, and remnant riparian forest, collectively called here Small Landscape Elements (SLEs), are very common in this context. While these SLEs make up much of the Atlantic Forests footprint, very little is known about their role or impact on the persistence and conservation of species. In this study, we investigate the role of SLEs on landscape configuration, particularly their contribution toward landscape connectivity of individual species and the genetic flow of species between larger forest fragments. We randomly selected 20 buffers of 707 hectares within a 411,670 hectare area of the Atlantic Forest that was completely covered by forest in the past located in the south of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The forest cover randomly varied between these buffers. We used graph theory to measure landscape connectivity as the probability of connectivity for different disperser movement types between landscape knots (habitat patches). We used three estimated dispersal distances in the models: pollen disperser insect (50 m), low-mobility seed disperser bird (100 m) and high-mobility seed disperser bird (760 m). The SLEs together increased the probability of connection by roughly 50%, for all model dispersers, if compared to a theoretical baseline landscape containing no SLEs. Of all SLEs, riparian forests contribute the most toward enhancing landscape connectivity. In these highly fragmented landscapes, such as the Atlantic Forest (>70%), the position of SLEs within the landscapes was more important than their respective areas for connectivity. Although the landscapes were deeply fragmented, we showed that the presence of SLEs can increase connectivity and reduce further biodiversity loss in the Atlantic Forest.Frontiers2022-05-09T21:07:40Z2022-05-09T21:07:40Z2021-05info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfSIQUEIRA, F. F. et al. Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, [S.I.], v. 9, May 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.614362.http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/49900Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionreponame:Repositório Institucional da UFLAinstname:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)instacron:UFLAhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSiqueira, Flávia FreireCarvalho, Dulcineia deRhodes, JonathanArchibald, Carla L.Rezende, Vanessa LeiteBerg, Eduardo van deneng2022-05-09T21:09:02Zoai:localhost:1/49900Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.ufla.br/oai/requestnivaldo@ufla.br || repositorio.biblioteca@ufla.bropendoar:2022-05-09T21:09:02Repositório Institucional da UFLA - Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)false |
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Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest |
title |
Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest Siqueira, Flávia Freire Tropical forest Landscape connectivity Private land conservation Biodiversity conservation Remote sensing-GIS Fragmentation Habitat loss Floresta tropical Conectividade da paisagem Biodiversidade - Conservação Sensoriamento Remoto Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) Paisagens fragmentadas Perda de habitat |
title_short |
Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest |
title_full |
Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest |
title_fullStr |
Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest |
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Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest |
author |
Siqueira, Flávia Freire |
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Siqueira, Flávia Freire Carvalho, Dulcineia de Rhodes, Jonathan Archibald, Carla L. Rezende, Vanessa Leite Berg, Eduardo van den |
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author |
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Carvalho, Dulcineia de Rhodes, Jonathan Archibald, Carla L. Rezende, Vanessa Leite Berg, Eduardo van den |
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Siqueira, Flávia Freire Carvalho, Dulcineia de Rhodes, Jonathan Archibald, Carla L. Rezende, Vanessa Leite Berg, Eduardo van den |
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Tropical forest Landscape connectivity Private land conservation Biodiversity conservation Remote sensing-GIS Fragmentation Habitat loss Floresta tropical Conectividade da paisagem Biodiversidade - Conservação Sensoriamento Remoto Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) Paisagens fragmentadas Perda de habitat |
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Tropical forest Landscape connectivity Private land conservation Biodiversity conservation Remote sensing-GIS Fragmentation Habitat loss Floresta tropical Conectividade da paisagem Biodiversidade - Conservação Sensoriamento Remoto Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) Paisagens fragmentadas Perda de habitat |
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The Atlantic Forest in Brazil is a biodiversity hotspot, yet its diverse ecosystems and species are becoming increasingly threatened by habitat loss and extreme habitat fragmentation. Most habitat patches of Atlantic Forest are dispersed across agricultural landscapes (e.g., grazing and cropping) in relatively small and isolated fragments (80% < 50 ha). Forest fragments < 1 ha, scattered trees in pastures, tree lines on trenches and fences, and remnant riparian forest, collectively called here Small Landscape Elements (SLEs), are very common in this context. While these SLEs make up much of the Atlantic Forests footprint, very little is known about their role or impact on the persistence and conservation of species. In this study, we investigate the role of SLEs on landscape configuration, particularly their contribution toward landscape connectivity of individual species and the genetic flow of species between larger forest fragments. We randomly selected 20 buffers of 707 hectares within a 411,670 hectare area of the Atlantic Forest that was completely covered by forest in the past located in the south of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The forest cover randomly varied between these buffers. We used graph theory to measure landscape connectivity as the probability of connectivity for different disperser movement types between landscape knots (habitat patches). We used three estimated dispersal distances in the models: pollen disperser insect (50 m), low-mobility seed disperser bird (100 m) and high-mobility seed disperser bird (760 m). The SLEs together increased the probability of connection by roughly 50%, for all model dispersers, if compared to a theoretical baseline landscape containing no SLEs. Of all SLEs, riparian forests contribute the most toward enhancing landscape connectivity. In these highly fragmented landscapes, such as the Atlantic Forest (>70%), the position of SLEs within the landscapes was more important than their respective areas for connectivity. Although the landscapes were deeply fragmented, we showed that the presence of SLEs can increase connectivity and reduce further biodiversity loss in the Atlantic Forest. |
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SIQUEIRA, F. F. et al. Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, [S.I.], v. 9, May 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.614362. http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/49900 |
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SIQUEIRA, F. F. et al. Small landscape elements double connectivity in highly fragmented areas of the brazilian Atlantic Forest. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, [S.I.], v. 9, May 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.614362. |
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