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Manejo de Scaptotrigona Sp. (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) para polinização da rambuteira (Nephelium Lappaceum L.)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-07-31) LEÃO, Kamila de Sousa; CONTRERA, Felipe Andrés León; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3815182976544230; VENTURIERI, Giorgio Cristino; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7180149611727426
Meliponini bees can be easily kept and they are important crop pollinators. This study aimed to manage a Scaptotrigona species to improve pollination in rambutan trees (Nephelium lappaceum L.). The first chapter analysed the phenological development (flowering and fruit phases) in rambutan crop. Two blossom periods per year were identified. The average cycle duration (from anthesis to harvest fruit point) was 123-128 days. The objective of the second chapter was evaluate the effect of Scaptotrigona sp. nests in rambutan fruit set. There were not significantly differences on rambutan fruit set upon bee presence or absence, although Scaptotrigona sp. presented high index of pollen fidelity to rambutan. The last chapter focused on a specific question about stingless beekeeping. It was tested whether a rational hive model (Embrapa) was better than a traditional hive (cabocla) for Scaptotrigona sp. management, by evaluating certain aspects, such as biological adaptation and management, . It was found that the studied hive (Embrapa) is a suitable model to rational creation of Scaptotrigona.
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Mangrove vegetation in Amazonia: a review of studies from the coast of Pará and Maranhão States, north Brazil
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2008) MENEZES, Moirah Paula Machado de; BERGER, Uta; MEHLIG, Ulf
The present study is a compilation of the literature about vegetation of mangrove forest of the north coast of Brazil. It synthesizes the knowledge about this important ecosystem and lists the currently available literature. The study focuses on the coast of Pará and Maranhão states, which are covered by a continuous belt of mangroves. The mangrove flora comprises six mangrove tree species and several associated species. Mangrove tree height and stem diameter vary as a function of abiotic local stand parameters. Seasonal variation in rainfall and salinity affect the species' phenology and litter fall. Local population use products derived from mangrove plants for different purposes (e.g. fuel; medicinal; rural construction). The increase in the coastal population has given rise to conflicts, which impact on mangrove forest.
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Revisão taxonômica do complexo Gonatodes concinnatus (Reptilia: Sphaerodactylidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009-04-06) STURARO, Marcelo José; ÁVILA-PIRES, Teresa Cristina Sauer de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1339618330655263
The Gonatodes concinnatus complex, as established here, consists of Gonatodes species characterized by a white suprahumeral spot with black margins; vermiculations on back; and transversely enlarged scales under the tail, showing the sequence 1’1’1”, and in some cases 1’1’2” (on the anterior portion). Two species are presently recognized in this Amazonian group, G. concinnatus and G. tapajonicus. New material found in eastern Amazonia (states of Pará and Amapá, Brazil) made it necessary to review species of this complex. We analyzed several populations within this complex, from Peru, Ecuador, Colômbia, and Brazil (but not from Venezuela), including those new records. Specimens were separated in groups defined on basis of color pattern. Stepwise discriminant function analyses were then performed to compare the external morphology (represented by measurements and scale counts, separately) in these groups. Results support recognition of four taxa, corresponding to G. concinnatus, from western Amazonia, in Ecuador and northeastern Peru; G. tapajonicus, from the Tapajós river basin, in Pará, Brazil; and two new species, one from eastern Amazonia, in the states of Pará and Amapá, Brazil, and another from cis-andean central Colombia. Diagnoses and descriptions of all species are presented.