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Creating Jobs, Protecting Forests?
Creating Jobs, Protecting Forests? An Analysis of the State of the Nation’s Regional Forest Agreements Creating Jobs, Protecting Forests? An Analysis of the State of the Nation’s Regional Forest Agreements The Wilderness Society. 2020, Creating Jobs, Protecting Forests? The State of the Nation’s RFAs, The Wilderness Society, Melbourne, Australia Table of contents 4 Executive summary Printed on 100% recycled post-consumer waste paper 5 Key findings 6 Recommendations Copyright The Wilderness Society Ltd 7 List of abbreviations All material presented in this publication is protected by copyright. 8 Introduction First published September 2020. 9 1. Background and legal status 12 2. Success of the RFAs in achieving key outcomes Contact: [email protected] | 1800 030 641 | www.wilderness.org.au 12 2.1 Comprehensive, Adequate, Representative Reserve system 13 2.1.1 Design of the CAR Reserve System Cover image: Yarra Ranges, Victoria | mitchgreenphotos.com 14 2.1.2 Implementation of the CAR Reserve System 15 2.1.3 Management of the CAR Reserve System 16 2.2 Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management 16 2.2.1 Maintaining biodiversity 20 2.2.2 Contributing factors to biodiversity decline 21 2.3 Security for industry 22 2.3.1 Volume of logs harvested 25 2.3.2 Employment 25 2.3.3 Growth in the plantation sector of Australia’s wood products industry 27 2.3.4 Factors contributing to industry decline 28 2.4 Regard to relevant research and projects 28 2.5 Reviews 32 3. Ability of the RFAs to meet intended outcomes into the future 32 3.1 Climate change 32 3.1.1 The role of forests in climate change mitigation 32 3.1.2 Climate change impacts on conservation and native forestry 33 3.2 Biodiversity loss/resource decline 33 3.2.1 Altered fire regimes 34 3.2.2 Disease 35 3.2.3 Pest species 35 3.3 Competing forest uses and values 35 3.3.1 Water 35 3.3.2 Carbon credits 36 3.4 Changing industries, markets and societies 36 3.5 International and national agreements 37 3.6 Legal concerns 37 3.7 Findings 38 4. -
December 2012 Number 1
Calochortiana December 2012 Number 1 December 2012 Number 1 CONTENTS Proceedings of the Fifth South- western Rare and Endangered Plant Conference Calochortiana, a new publication of the Utah Native Plant Society . 3 The Fifth Southwestern Rare and En- dangered Plant Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2009 . 3 Abstracts of presentations and posters not submitted for the proceedings . 4 Southwestern cienegas: Rare habitats for endangered wetland plants. Robert Sivinski . 17 A new look at ranking plant rarity for conservation purposes, with an em- phasis on the flora of the American Southwest. John R. Spence . 25 The contribution of Cedar Breaks Na- tional Monument to the conservation of vascular plant diversity in Utah. Walter Fertig and Douglas N. Rey- nolds . 35 Studying the seed bank dynamics of rare plants. Susan Meyer . 46 East meets west: Rare desert Alliums in Arizona. John L. Anderson . 56 Calochortus nuttallii (Sego lily), Spatial patterns of endemic plant spe- state flower of Utah. By Kaye cies of the Colorado Plateau. Crystal Thorne. Krause . 63 Continued on page 2 Copyright 2012 Utah Native Plant Society. All Rights Reserved. Utah Native Plant Society Utah Native Plant Society, PO Box 520041, Salt Lake Copyright 2012 Utah Native Plant Society. All Rights City, Utah, 84152-0041. www.unps.org Reserved. Calochortiana is a publication of the Utah Native Plant Society, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organi- Editor: Walter Fertig ([email protected]), zation dedicated to conserving and promoting steward- Editorial Committee: Walter Fertig, Mindy Wheeler, ship of our native plants. Leila Shultz, and Susan Meyer CONTENTS, continued Biogeography of rare plants of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada. -
Threatened Species Translocation Plan Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis
Threatened Species Translocation Plan Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides) Summary Button wrinklewort Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides is a perennial wildflower that grows in grasslands and woodlands in Victoria, NSW and the ACT. There are only 29 known extant populations of the species left and only 8 that contain 5000 or more plants. The species is listed as endangered both nationally (EPBC Act 1999) and locally (Nature Conservation Act 2014). Increasing the number of populations through the establishment of new, self-sustaining populations is identified as a key management objective for the preservation of R. leptorrhynchoides in perpetuity in the wild (ACT Government 2017). The translocation will be undertaken at the Barrer Hill restoration area (Molonglo River Reserve, ACT). The restoration area supports potentially suitable habitat, is within the species known range and is believed to have supported R. leptorrhynchoides in the past. Furthermore, the Molonglo River Reserve is recognised as a biodiversity offset with significant and ongoing funding committed to the restoration, protection and ongoing management of reserve. Objectives To establish a new, self-sustaining, genetically diverse population of Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides within the Molonglo River Reserve that is capable of surviving in both the short and long term. Proponents Parks and Conservation Service (PCS) and Conservation Research (CR), Environment and Planning Directorate (EPD). Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) Greening Australia (GA) Translocation team Richard Milner – Ecologist (PCS) Greg Baines – Senior vegetation ecologist (CR) Emma Cook – Vegetation ecologist (CR) David Taylor (ANBG) Martin Henery (ANBG) Nicki Taws (GA) Background Description The Button Wrinklewort Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides (Figure 1) is an erect perennial forb from the daisy family (Asteraceae). -
Environmental Conservation and Restoration Ecology: Two Facets of the Same Problem
Web Ecology 1: 20–27. Environmental conservation and restoration ecology: two facets of the same problem Krystyna M. Urbanska Urbanska, K. M. 2000. Environmental conservation and restoration ecology: two facets of the same problem. – Web Ecol. 1: 20–27. Restoration ecology has often been regarded as a subordinate component of conserva- tion biology and yet the two disciplines differ from each other. Conservation aims at staving off extinction, i.e. preserving ecological structures and services which still exist, however endangered they may be. On the other hand, the principal objective of restora- tion is re-building ecological structures and services that have been destroyed. The most distinct focus of conservation is on population response to exploitation, whereas resto- ration is principally concerned with over-exploited sites and landscapes in which com- munities/ecosystems are to be re-built. Conservation aims at preserving as many species as possible; on the other hand, the biodiversity approach in restoration may be ad- dressed on three levels viz. 1) initial species diversity, 2) post-restoration increase of diversity via spontaneous species immigration, and 3) age-state diversity of developing plant cover. The conceptual framework in conservation biology differs from that in restoration ecol- ogy. The two basic paradigms used in conservation biology are 1) small-population paradigm and 2) declining-population paradigm, and one of its useful concepts is pop- ulation viability assessment (PVA). The two principal paradigms used in restoration ecology are 1) nature-in-balance paradigm and 2) nature-in-flux paradigm. Interfaces between conservation and restoration may be recognized when e.g., recovery strategies for threatened species include habitat/ecosystem restoration, or when population proc- esses in non-threatened species are studied to verify their usefulness as restoration mate- rial. -
Grassy Groundcover Gazette December 2016
Grassy Groundcover Gazette News, updates and on ground action December 2016 In the last year’s edition there were a number of stories Dr Paul Gibson-Roy focussed on sites that had recently been restored. Cath Lead Scientist Olive spoke about her Euroa Arboretum site seeded by Rod and Dave. Cath and I crossed paths recently at this Greening Australia (NSW) year’s ANPC national conference held at the Botanic Paul’s Piece Gardens in Melbourne. I was thrilled to hear her report on how much things have progressed there. Likewise, I caught up with Shaun Kennedy from SA Water earlier in Hello once again to all our readers. As always I’m grateful Sydney, and he told me how the grassy restoration works to have this opportunity to communicate with you all at he’s initiated in South Australia in recent years are this hectic time of the year and reflect on ‘things grassy’ looking fine and robust. The same could be said from a as we do in this newsletter. Each year I tend to comment conversation I had with Geoff Robertson from FOG. Geoff on ‘steps forward or backwards’ for our sector, and while had been to the Heritage Trust’s Scottsdale property acknowledging there continues to be serious limitations south of Canberra to look at a wildflower seeding that restrict progress for restoration and conservation in undertaken by GAs Canberra team. He said it was looking general, this year I’m going to try and focus more on the wonderful and now represents a rare patch of dense positives (many of which will be made clearer in the wildflowers in a district otherwise dominated by African articles that follow). -
Genetics and Conservation Biology
C. R. Biologies 326 (2003) S22–S29 Genetics and conservation biology Richard Frankham Key Centre for Biodiversity and Bioresources, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Abstract Conservation genetics encompasses genetic management of small populations, resolution of taxonomic uncertainties and management units, and the use of molecular genetic analyses in forensics and to understanding species’ biology. The role of genetic factors in extinctions of wild populations has been controversial, but evidence now shows that they make important contributions to extinction risk. Inbreeding has been shown to cause extinctions of wild populations, computer projections indicate that inbreeding depression has important effects on extinction risk, and most threatened species show signs of genetic deterioration. Inappropriate management is likely to result if genetic factors are ignored in threatened species management. To cite this article: R. Frankham, C. R. Biologies 326 (2003). 2003 Académie des sciences. Published by Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved. Résumé Génétique et biologie de la conservation. La génétique de la conservation inclut la gestion génétique des petites populations, la résolution des incertitudes taxinomiques et des unités de gestion, l’utilisation d’analyses moléculaires dans l’expertise et la compréhension de la biologie des espèces. Le rôle des facteurs génétiques dans l’extinction des populations sauvages a été controversé, mais il a été mis en évidence que cela contribue grandement au risque d’extinction. La consanguinité provoque des extinctions de populations sauvages, les modélisations indiquent que la dépression de consanguinité a des effets importants sur les risques d’extinction et la plupart des espèces en danger souffrent de détérioration génétique. -
Flora of Stockton/Port Hunter Sandy Foreshores
Flora of the Stockton and Port Hunter sandy foreshores with comments on fifteen notable introduced species. Petrus C. Heyligers CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Queensland Biosciences Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St. Lucia, Queensland 4067, AUSTRALIA. [email protected] Abstract: Between 1993 and 2005 I investigated the introduced plant species on the Newcastle foreshores at Stockton and Macquaries Pier (lat 32º 56’ S, long 151º 47’ E). At North Stockton in a rehabilitated area, cleared of *Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata, and planted with *Ammophila arenaria interspersed with native shrubs, mainly Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae and Leptospermum laevigatum, is a rich lora of introduced species of which *Panicum racemosum and *Cyperus conglomeratus have gradually become dominant in the groundcover. Notwithstanding continuing maintenance, *Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata has re-established among the native shrubs, and together with Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae, is important in sand stabilisation along the seaward edge of the dune terrace. The foredune of Little Park Beach, just inside the Northern Breakwater, is dominated by Spinifex sericeus and backed by Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae-*Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata shrubbery. In places the shrubbery has given way to introduced species such as *Oenothera drummondii, *Tetragonia decumbens and especially *Heterotheca grandilora. At Macquaries Pier *Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata forms an almost continuous fringe between the rocks that protect the pier against heavy southerlies. However, its presence on adjacent Nobbys Beach is localised and the general aspect of this beach is no different from any other along the coast as it is dominated by Spinifex sericeus. Many foreign plant species occur around the sandy foreshores at Port Hunter. -
(Largeflower Triteleia): a Technical Conservation Assessment
Triteleia grandiflora Lindley (largeflower triteleia): A Technical Conservation Assessment © 2003 Ben Legler Prepared for the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Species Conservation Project January 29, 2007 Juanita A. R. Ladyman, Ph.D. JnJ Associates LLC 6760 S. Kit Carson Cir E. Centennial, CO 80122 Peer Review Administered by Society for Conservation Biology Ladyman, J.A.R. (2007, January 29). Triteleia grandiflora Lindley (largeflower triteleia): a technical conservation assessment. [Online]. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/ projects/scp/assessments/triteleiagrandiflora.pdf [date of access]. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The time spent and the help given by all the people and institutions mentioned in the References section are gratefully acknowledged. I would also like to thank the Colorado Natural Heritage Program for their generosity in making their files and records available. I also appreciate access to the files and assistance given to me by Andrew Kratz, USDA Forest Service Region 2. The data provided by the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database and by James Cosgrove and Lesley Kennes with the Natural History Collections Section, Royal BC Museum were invaluable in the preparation of the assessment. Documents and information provided by Michael Piep with the Intermountain Herbarium, Leslie Stewart and Cara Gildar of the San Juan National Forest, Jim Ozenberger of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Peggy Lyon with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program are also gratefully acknowledged. The information provided by Dr. Ronald Hartman and B. Ernie Nelson with the Rocky Mountain Herbarium, Teresa Prendusi with the Region 4 USDA Forest Service, Klara Varga with the Grand Teton National Park, Jennifer Whipple with Yellowstone National Park, Dave Dyer with the University of Montana Herbarium, Caleb Morse of the R.L. -
III Joséphine+Th. Koster INULEAE
The compositae of New Guinea III Joséphine+Th. Koster Rijksherbarium, Leiden 4. INULEAE*) 88 & Nat. Pfl. Fam. Cass., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. (1819) 193; Hoffmann, E. P., 4, 5 (1894) 172. Herbs. Leaves nearly always alternate, sometimes rosulate, mostly entire, sometimes dentate, rarely pinnatifid. Heads solitary or in inflorescences, homogamous or heteroga- herbaceous corolla of mous; phyllaries one- to many-seriate, or membranous; marginal anthers flowers filiform, dentate, or ligulate, of disc flowers tubular, (4- or) 5-dentate; achene sagittate and mostly caudate at the base; style two-armed; small, pappus setaceous, sometimes consisting of scales, or wanting; receptacle naked. KEY TO THE GENERA IN NEW GUINEA Leaves decurrent the heads clustered into 2 I a. along stem; small, densely glomerules b. Leaves not decurrent along the stem; heads solitary, few together, corymbose, paniculate, or clustered, but not in glomerules 3 Pterocaulon 2 a. Pappus setaceous I. 2 Sphaeranthus b. Pappus wanting . 3. Epaltes 3 a. Heads small, numerous, disc-shaped; pappus wanting Heads setaceous b. variously shaped; pappus 4 18— orange-yellow, afterwards glossy. 4 a. Headsjlarge; involucre 25 mm long; phyllaries yellow-brown, 4. Helichrysum than 18 coloured but not 5 b. Involucre much shorter mm; phyllaries variously yellow .... Phacellothrix 5 a. Heads solitary, homogamous; corolla tubular 5- several when then corolla of b. Heads solitary or together,mostly heterogamous, homogamous marginal flowers filiform 6 less whitish brown. 6 a. Whitish lanate herbs; phyllaries rigid, membranous,more or glossy, or light 7 membranous, not whitish or light brown 8 b. Herbs not whitish lanate; phyllaries herbaceous or Heads feminine flowers often numerous, sometimes 7 a. -
Florística E Estrutura Comunitária De Restinga Herbácea No Município De Araranguá, Santa Catarina
Biotemas, 20 (3): 15-26, setembro de Aspectos2007 morfofisiológicos e bromatológicos do capim-torpedo 15 ISSN 0103 – 1643 Florística e estrutura comunitária de restinga herbácea no município de Araranguá, Santa Catarina Alecsandro Schardosim Klein Vanilde Citadini-Zanette Robson dos Santos* Herbário Pe. Dr. Raulino Reitz (CRI), UNESC Av. Universitária, 1105 CEP 88806-000 Criciúma, SC *Autor para correspondência [email protected] Submetido em 04/07/2006 Aceito para publicação em 16/04/2007 Resumo Estudou-se a composição florística e a estrutura comunitária da restinga herbácea na localidade de Ilhas, Araranguá, Santa Catarina. Para a florística utilizou-se o método expedito por caminhamento e para a fitossociologia o método de parcelas em seis locais de amostragem com distância aproximada de 600m entre si, sendo traçadas em cada local cinco parcelas de 4m², totalizando 30 parcelas (120m²). A cobertura de cada espécie foi estimada pela escala de Causton. Foram registradas 60 espécies distribuídas entre 30 famílias. Asteraceae foi a de maior riqueza específica (11), seguida por Poaceae (nove). As espécies com maiores valores de importância foram Juncus acutus L., Andropogon arenarius Hack. e Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lam. A diversidade específica e equabilidade foram 3,25 nats e 0,60, respectivamente. Unitermos: florística, fitossociologia, restinga, vegetação costeira Abstract Floristic profile and community structure of the herbaceous dune vegetation (“restinga”) located in Ilhas, municipality of Araranguá, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the floristic composition and community structure of the herbaceous dune vegetation (“restinga”) in Ilhas, Araranguá, Santa Catarina. For the floristic survey a selective walking method was used, and for the phytosociological study the plot method was employed. -
Implications of Different Species Concepts for Conserving Biodiversity ⇑ Richard Frankham A,B, , Jonathan D
Biological Conservation 153 (2012) 25–31 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Biological Conservation journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon Perspective Implications of different species concepts for conserving biodiversity ⇑ Richard Frankham a,b, , Jonathan D. Ballou c, Michele R. Dudash d, Mark D.B. Eldridge b, Charles B. Fenster d, Robert C. Lacy e, Joseph R. Mendelson III f,g, Ingrid J. Porton h, Katherine Ralls c, Oliver A. Ryder i a Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia b Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia c Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC 20008, USA d Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA e Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, IL 60513, USA f Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave., SE Atlanta, GA 30315, USA g School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 301 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA h Saint Louis Zoo, One Government Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA i San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027, USA article info abstract Article history: The 26 definitions of species often yield different numbers of species and disparate groupings, with Received 16 January 2012 financial, legal, biological and conservation implications. Using conservation genetic considerations, we Received in revised form 17 April 2012 demonstrate that different species concepts have a critical bearing on our ability to conserve species. Accepted 28 April 2012 Many species of animals and plants persist as small isolated populations suffering inbreeding depression, Available online 29 June 2012 loss of genetic diversity, and elevated extinction risks. -
Folleto Info Aprobioma
APROBIOMA biodiversidad gestión para la conservación patrimonio natural paisajismo REMANENTES VERDES DE LA COSTA Experiencia en la identicación, conservacióny uso de la vegetación autóctona costera en Maldonado. Asociación Pro Biodiversidad Maldonado Remanentes Verdes de la Costa Maldonado biodiversidad gestión para la conservación patrimonio natural paisajismo punta punta eden rock punta negra ballena colorada L as formaciones de especies vegetales leñosas que naturalmente caracterizaban los campos de dunas de la costa de Maldonado son el Bosque Psamófilo ( BP ) y Matorral Espinoso Psamófilo ( MEP ) . Estas formaciones están compuestas por numerosas especies vegetales herbáceas y leñosas adaptadas a condiciones climáticas extremas. Son guardianas de numerosos endemismos y especies prioritarias para la conservación según el SNAP, son parte fundamental del sistema dunar móvil y de nuestro Patrimonio Natural. La mayor amenaza que pesa sobre la vegetación nativa costera en general, es el de- sarrollo inmobiliario con la compra y venta de solares que luego son “limpiados” para la posterior edificación, esta actividad ha llevado! a diezmar las formaciones reduciéndolas a pequeños relictos de distribución escasa, que aún se encuen- tran en terrenos públicos o en solares privados aún sin Experiencia en la identicación, edificación. Estos relictos se encuentran actualmente sin conservacióny uso de la vegetación ningún tipo de protección autóctona costera en Maldonado. activa. PROYECTO En el año 2010 un grupo de vecinos de Maldonado con interés en promover la con- servación de la biodiversi- dad, la educación ambiental y el uso sustentable de los recursos naturales, formaron el grupo Asociación Pro Bio- diversidad de Maldonado (APROBIOMA) y comenzaron a trabajar para generar apor- tes en estas temáticas.