Monday, August 11, 2014

New dissertation published - Survey of the bryophytes of a gallery forest in the National Park of Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Author: Ronaldo Viveiros de Sousa
Advisor: Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara 

Abstract

The Serra do Cipo has attracted the interest of many researchers over the years because of its unique characteristics, among them, because it is the site of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. The sampled area of Serra do Cipo in this study is located along the Gallery Forest córrego Três Pontinhas, coordinates 19°16'00" S and 43°32'49" W, altitude of 1,188 meters. The objective of this study was to survey the Division Bryophyta in gallery forest of stream Três Pontinhas in the National Park of Serra do Cipo, MG. A collection was held during the month of November 2009. A second collection was conducted in July of 2011, and both samples followed the methodology of collecting random samples being collected from all visible material. In total 176 herbarium specimens were examined. Were inventoried 15 families, 26 genera, 43 species and 4 varieties. The families with the largest number of species were: Leucobryaceae (10 species), Sematophyllaceae (9 spp.) and Calymperaceae (6 spp.). Fissidentaceae had 3 spp., Bryaceae, Pylaisiadelphaceae, Pottiaceae and Orthotrichaceae had 2 spp. each and Brachytheciaceae, Cryphaeaceae, Fabroniaceae, Helicophyllaceae, Hypnaceae, Polytrichaceae and Sphagnaceae had only 1 sp. each family. Was recorded three new records for the state of Minas Gerais. Descriptions, keys and illustration are presented.

Language: Portuguese

Published in Institutional Repository of the University of Brasilia: Click here

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