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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

A multidisciplinary framework for biodiversity prediction in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest hotspot

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Author(s):
Cristina Y. Miyaki [1] ; Francisco W. Cruz [2] ; Michael Hickerson [3] ; Fabián A. Michelangeli [4] ; Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha [5] ; Wayt Thomas [6] ; Ana Carolina Carnaval [7]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Geociências - Brasil
[3] City College of New York. CUNY Graduate Center. Program in Biology - Estados Unidos
[4] New York Botanical Garden - Estados Unidos
[5] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil
[6] New York Botanical Garden - Estados Unidos
[7] City College of New York. CUNY Graduate Center. Program in Biology - Estados Unidos
Total Affiliations: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: Biota Neotropica; v. 22, 2022-06-27.
Abstract

Abstract: We briefly describe selected results from our thematic project focused on the biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest (“AF BIOTA”), which was jointly funded by FAPESP’s BIOTA Program, the U.S. National Science Foundation Dimensions of Biodiversity Program, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As one of the five most important hotspots of biodiversity in the world, the Atlantic Forest (AF) holds less than 16% of its vegetation cover, yet, amongst the hotspots, it still harbors one of the highest numbers of species, including endemics. By gathering specialists across multiple disciplines (biology, geology, engineering), we aimed to understand how this megabiodiversity was built through time, informing biodiversity science and conservation. Among the results, we trained 18 Master’s and 26 Ph.D. students, published more than 400 peer-reviewed papers that improved our knowledge about the forest’s biologic and climatic diversity and dynamics through time, developed new analytical methods, produced outreach videos and articles, and provided data to help define biodiversity conservation policies. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/50297-0 - Dimensions US-BIOTA São Paulo: a multidisciplinary framework for biodiversity prediction in the Brazilian Atlantic forest hotspot
Grantee:Cristina Yumi Miyaki
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants