Endemic and threatened tetrapods in the restingas of the biodiversity corridors of Serra do Mar and of the central da Mata Atlântica in Eastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

C. F. D Rocha¹  M Van Sluys¹  H. G. Bergallo¹  M. A. S. Alves¹ 

[1] ,Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes Departamento de EcologiaRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: biodiversity corridors;    Atlantic Rainforest;    restingas;    terrestrial vertebrates;    endemisms;    extinction;    corredores de biodiversidade;    Floresta Atlântica;    restingas;    vertebrados terrestres;    endemismos;    extinção;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842005000100019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Biodiversity corridors comprise a mosaic of land uses connecting fragments of natural forest across a landscape. Two such corridors have been established along the eastern coast of Brazil: the Serra do Mar and the Central da Mata Atlântica corridors, along which most of the coastal plains are restinga areas. In this study, we analyze the present status of the endemic and endangered terrestrial vertebrates of both corridors. We sampled 10 restingas in both corridors, recording species of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Some restingas harbor a relatively large number of endemic species, and two main regions of endemism can be identified along the restingas of both corridors: the coastal restingas from northern Espírito Santo State to southern Bahia State (between Linhares, ES, and Trancoso, BA), and the coastal region between the restingas of Maricá and Jurubatiba, Rio de Janeiro State. Six species of terrestrial vertebrates considered threatened with extinction are found in the restingas of Serra do Mar and Central da Mata Atlântica biodiversity corridors (Liolaemus lutzae, Formicivora littoralis, Mimus gilvus, Schistochlamys melanopis, and Trinomys eliasi). The region located between the restinga of Maricá and that of Jurubatiba is of special relevance for the conservation of vertebrate species of the restingas of the corridors because a considerable number of threatened species of terrestrial vertebrates are found there. We strongly recommend efforts to develop checklists of threatened faunas for the States of Espírito Santo and Bahia.

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