Brazilian North Parana state Seasonal Atlantic Forest - Brazil

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Basic Information

Site Name

Brazilian North Parana state Seasonal Atlantic Forest

Short name

Seasonal Atlantic Forest

Country

Brazil

Web Address

Satio PELD Mata Atlantica do Norte do Parana

Parent Site Name

Brazilian North Parana state Seasonal Atlantic Forest - Brazil

Site Manager

Jose Marcelo Torezan

Operating Organisation

Londrina State University

Keywords

Atlantic Forest

birds

carbon cycling

insects

Landscape fragmentation

plant biomass

plant diversity

reforestation

restoration

soil ecology

succession

Site Description

The site is composed by a set of Atlantic Forest fragments and restoration sites scattered in an agricultural landscape in north of Parana state, south Brazil. The forest in this region is a seasonal semi-deciduous form of Atlantic Forest, which undergone strong conversion rates from 1940 to 1980 and presently has only 8% forest cover, distributed in a myriad of small fragments. Forest fragmentation, fertilizer and pesticide leakage from agricultural fields and urbanization are the main regional drivers of environmental change. In each sub-site (forest fragment or restoration site) we are sampling flora, fauna and ecosystem attributes (forest biomass, litter fall, litter decomposition etc). The site is maintained by Londrina State University

Last modified

2020-03-25 12:03:01

General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status

existing

Year Established

2014

Purpose

Long-term monitoring of Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragments and restoration sites, regarding biota and ecosystem responses to landscape and climate changes, and to support conservation and restoration of the seasonal Atlantic Forest landscapes.

History

Established in 2014 after independent research conducted since 1985

Research Topics