A dataset of epiphytes species from the Atlantic Forest

RAMOS, F.N.; DI PASQUO, M.

Paraná

Simposio; 17 Simposio Argentino de Paleobotanica y Palinologia; 2018

ALPP y UADER

Ramos F.N., S. Ribeiro Mortara, N. Monalisa-Francisco, J.P.E. Costa, N.G. Souza Costa, A.C. Granero e Silva, M.F. Araujo Gonçalves, M. di Pasquo, 2018. A dataset of epiphytes species from the Atlantic Forest. XVII Simposio Argentino de Paleobotánica y Palinología, Paraná (Entre Ríos, Argentina, 30 de julio al 05 de agosto).Epiphytes is one of the frequently ignored or undervalued life forms. Epiphytes in the AtlanVc Forestpresent recent radiaVon and have a higher endemic degree than others vascular plants. All datacompiled here comes from three main sources: herbarium data, published sources and unpublisheddata. Published data is from 150 references, being mostly from peer reviewed arVcles (71%), followedby thesis (24%) and books (5%). We compiled a dataset composed by 74,739 holo/hemiepiphytesrecords from 73 data files, in 68,006 localiVes in the AtlanVc Forest of Brazil, ArgenVna, and Paraguay,from 1824 to early 2018. Most of the records in this dataset were from qualitaVve data (occurrence,85%), well distributed along all AtlanVc forest, and only few quanVtaVve records (15%), which wereconcentrated in South and Southeastern region. For quanVtaVve records, the most common samplingmethod was tree (64%), followed by plot (24%) and transect (12%). Angiosperms (83%) were themost frequently registered group, being Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae families with the greaternumber of records. Ferns and Lycophytes presented fewer records than Angiosperms, being thefamily Polypodiaceae the most registered family, and more concentrated in South and Southeasternregion. Avascular plants, fungi and lichens were the least, being the family Lejeuneaceae the mostregistered family, present very few and disjunct records, a li)le more concentrated in theNortheastern region of AtlanVc forest. Organize epiphyte data sca)ered in official and gray literaturecould help advancing the knowledges in epiphyte biology and ecology, as well as macroecological andbiogeographical pa)erns.*Funded by CNPq and FAPEMIG.