From Herbarium to Landscape: New Records and Mapping Rare and Threatened Species of Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
Otávio Miranda Verly, Luiz Claudio Medeiros Cabral‐da‐Silva, Marcos Sobral, Klisman Oliveira, Laura Beatriz Assis Teixeira, Maria Paula Miranda Xavier Rufino, Aline Ferreira de Mendonça, Kesleyane Pereira Camilo, Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres

TL;DR
This study documents new and rare plant species in the under-sampled mountainous regions of Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest, emphasizing the need for better data to guide conservation efforts.
Contribution
The study combines field surveys and digital repository analysis to document new species records and highlight data gaps in biodiversity monitoring.
Findings
17 new records and 243 previous records of 12 rare and endemic plant species were documented.
Homalolepis insignis and Rhodostemonodaphne anomala were first recorded in Minas Gerais state.
Identification errors and imprecise coordinates in collections hinder accurate biodiversity assessments.
Abstract
The Atlantic Rainforest is a biodiversity hotspot with high endemism. Botanical sampling in its interior mountains is limited, affecting knowledge of locally endemic or undescribed species. The aim was to investigate the presence and distribution of rare and threatened species in different Atlantic Rainforest fragments. Atlantic Rainforest of Minas Gerais state, Brazilian southeastern. We used multi‐level forest inventory data from 137 plots across nine Semideciduous Seasonal Forest fragments, sampled 1–9 times over 30 years. We selected species with ≤ 60 previous records, associating coordinates to plot distribution maps. We analyzed species' distribution in the biodiversity repositories SpeciesLink, JABOT, and GBIF to avoid omitting exclusive records on any of these platforms. We documented 17 new records and listed 243 previous records of 12 rare species in eight families. These…
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Taxonomy
TopicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Plant and animal studies · Species Distribution and Climate Change
