Search Results - "Leal, Inara R."

Multiple successional pathways in human‐modified tropical landscapes: new insights from forest succession, forest fragmentation and landscape ecology research by Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Víctor, Melo, Felipe P. L., Martínez‐Ramos, Miguel, Bongers, Frans, Chazdon, Robin L., Meave, Jorge A., Norden, Natalia, Santos, Bráulio A., Leal, Inara R., Tabarelli, Marcelo

“…ABSTRACT Old‐growth tropical forests are being extensively deforested and fragmented worldwide. Yet forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion…”
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Support for the habitat amount hypothesis from a global synthesis of species density studies by Watling, James I., Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Victor, Pfeifer, Marion, Baeten, Lander, Banks‐Leite, Cristina, Cisneros, Laura M., Fang, Rebecca, Hamel‐Leigue, A. Caroli, Lachat, Thibault, Leal, Inara R., Lens, Luc, Possingham, Hugh P., Raheem, Dinarzarde C., Ribeiro, Danilo B., Slade, Eleanor M., Urbina‐Cardona, J. Nicolas, Wood, Eric M., Fahrig, Lenore, Storch, David

“…Decades of research suggest that species richness depends on spatial characteristics of habitat patches, especially their size and isolation. In contrast, the…”
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Increased anthropogenic disturbance and aridity reduce phylogenetic and functional diversity of ant communities in Caatinga dry forest by Arnan, Xavier, Arcoverde, Gabriela B., Pie, Marcio R., Ribeiro-Neto, José D., Leal, Inara R.

“…Anthropogenic disturbance and climate change are major threats to biodiversity. The Brazilian Caatinga is the world's largest and most diverse type of…”
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Effects of habitat fragmentation on ant richness and functional composition in Brazilian Atlantic forest by Leal, Inara R., Filgueiras, Bruno K. C., Gomes, Juliana P., Iannuzzi, Luciana, Andersen, Alan N.

“…Ants are a dominant faunal group in tropical forests, but their responses to human disturbances remain poorly investigated. Here we examine the relative…”
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Plastome evolution in the Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) and its application in phylogenomics and populations genetics by Aecyo, Paulo, Marques, André, Huettel, Bruno, Silva, Ana, Esposito, Tiago, Ribeiro, Elâine, Leal, Inara R., Gagnon, Edeline, Souza, Gustavo, Pedrosa-Harand, Andrea

“…Main conclusion The chloroplast genomes of Caesalpinia group species are structurally conserved, but sequence level variation is useful for both phylogenomic…”
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Habitat fragmentation alters the structure of dung beetle communities in the Atlantic Forest by Filgueiras, Bruno K.C., Iannuzzi, Luciana, Leal, Inara R.

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation have turned into the most important threats to biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide. Here we investigate the effects of…”
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Individual and interactive effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbance and rainfall on taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic composition and diversity of extrafloral nectary-bearing plants in Brazilian Caatinga by Arnan, Xavier, Silva, Carlos H. F., Reis, Daniela Q. A., Oliveira, Fernanda M. P., Câmara, Talita, Ribeiro, Elâine M. S., Andersen, Alan N., Leal, Inara R.

“…Chronic anthropogenic disturbance (CAD) and climate change represent two of the major threats to biodiversity globally, but their combined effects are not well…”
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Seed Dispersal by Ants in the Semi-arid Caatinga of North-east Brazil by Leal, Inara R, Wirth, Rainer, Tabarelli, Marcelo

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Myrmecochory is a conspicuous feature of several sclerophyll ecosystems around the world but it has received little attention in the…”
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Disturbance Winners or Losers? Plants Bearing Extrafloral Nectaries in Brazilian Caatinga by Leal, Laura C, Andersen, Alan N, Leal, Inara R

“…Plants bearing extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) often have traits typical of pioneer species, and may be expected to proliferate in disturbed habitats. However, a…”
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Biological soil crusts decrease infiltration but increase erosion resistance in a human-disturbed tropical dry forest by Szyja, Michelle, Felde, Vincent J M N L, Lückel, Sara, Tabarelli, Marcelo, Leal, Inara R, Büdel, Burkhard, Wirth, Rainer

“…Under continuous human disturbance, regeneration is the basis for biodiversity persistence and ecosystem service provision. In tropical dry forests, edaphic…”
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Resilient fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages across a Caatinga dry forest chronosequence submitted to chronic anthropogenic disturbance by Melo, Douglas H. A., Freitas, André V. L., Tabarelli, Marcelo, Leal, Inara R., Filgueiras, Bruno K. C.

“…Interest in forest regeneration has increased as secondary forests in regeneration process are cited as the forests of the future. However, remaining forests…”
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Benefits of Myrmecochory: A Matter of Stature by Leal, Inara R, Leal, Laura C, Andersen, Alan N

“…Myrmecochory, or seed dispersal by ants, occurs widely in angiosperms, and particularly in temperate forest herbs in the northern Hemisphere and sclerophyll…”
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Changing the Course of Biodiversity Conservation in the Caatinga of Northeastern Brazil by LEAL, INARA R., DA SILVA, JOSÉ MARIA CARDOSO, TABARELLI, MARCELO, LACHER JR, THOMAS E.

“…The 735,000 km2Caatinga is a mosaic of thorn scrub and seasonally dry forests, with more than 2000 species of vascular plants, fishes, reptiles, amphibians,…”
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Drivers of leafcutter ant populations and their inter‐trophic relationships in Amazonian forest islands by Palmeirim, Ana Filipa, Benchimol, Maíra, Leal, Inara R., Peres, Carlos A.

“…Under habitat loss and fragmentation, the intensity of local ecological processes involving species interactions changes pervasively, accelerating local…”
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Multiple Impacts of Leaf‐Cutting Ants and Their Novel Ecological Role in Human‐Modified Neotropical Forests by Leal, Inara R, Wirth, Rainer, Tabarelli, Marcelo

“…Herbivory has been identified as a potent evolutionary force, but its ecological impacts have been frequently underestimated. Leaf‐cutting ants represent one…”
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Biodiversity surrogacy: indicator taxa as predictors of total species richness in Brazilian Atlantic forest and Caatinga by Leal, Inara R, Bieber, Ana Gabriela D, Tabarelli, Marcelo, Andersen, Alan N

“…The use of indicator taxa as biodiversity surrogates has received widespread attention in conservation planning, but remains a highly contentious issue. Here…”
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Fruit-feeding butterflies in edge-dominated habitats: community structure, species persistence and cascade effect by Filgueiras, Bruno K. C, Douglas H. A. Melo, Inara R. Leal, Marcelo Tabarelli, André Victor L. Freitas, Luciana Iannuzzi

“…As old-growth forests are converted into edge-affected habitats, a substantial proportion of tropical biodiversity is potentially threatened. Here, we examine…”
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Germination responses of the invasive Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. (Apocynaceae): comparisons with seeds from two ecosystems in Northeastern Brazil by Leal, Laura C, Meiado, Marcos V, Lopes, Ariadna V, Leal, Inara R

“…Life history traits are considered key indicators of plant invasibility. Among them, the germination behavior of seeds is of major relevance because it is…”
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Winner–Loser Species Replacements in Human-Modified Landscapes by Filgueiras, Bruno K.C., Peres, Carlos A., Melo, Felipe P.L., Leal, Inara R., Tabarelli, Marcelo

“…Community assembly arguably drives the provision of ecosystem services because they critically depend on which and how species coexist. We examine conspicuous…”
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The ecosystem services provided by social insects: traits, management tools and knowledge gaps by Elizalde, Luciana, Arbetman, Marina, Arnan, Xavier, Eggleton, Paul, Leal, Inara R., Lescano, María Natalia, Saez, Agustín, Werenkraut, Victoria, Pirk, Gabriela I.

“…ABSTRACT Social insects, i.e. ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs)…”
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