Anthropogenic and climatic influences in the swamp environment of the Pandeiros River basin, Minas Gerais-Brazil.

Several environmental impacts are resulting from the process of anthropization and climate variability that have caused degradation of biomes and humid environments. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the anthropic process and the variation of climatic conditions on the dynamics of the marsh vegetation in the Pandeiros River preservation area in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) of product MOD13Q1 and the gross primary productivity (GPP) of product MOD17A2 of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) were used for the period from 2001 to 2017 were used in this process. Rain and air temperature data were obtained from the Conventional Weather Station of Januária-MG. The time series were submitted to the nonparametric statistical test of Mann-Kendall. The process of anthropization of the swamp area in the environmental protection area of the Pandeiros River/MG (EPA) showed a pattern of expansion of vegetation cover associated with the reduction of the water table, a phenomenon resulting from the silting process and reduction of the incidence of rain in this region, which contributes to the reduction of ecosystem services. Thus, understanding the influence of climatic variables on the dynamics of vegetation in humid environments, such as the EPA swamp area on the Pandeiros River, is essential for the preservation and recovery of these ecosystems and for the implementation of public policies for preservation and conservation.

Spectral trend of vegetation with rainfall in events of El Niño-Southern Oscillation for Atlantic Forest biome, Brazil.

This study aimed to analyze the spectral trend of vegetation with rainfall in El Niño-Southern Oscillation events (ENSO) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Monthly rainfall data were collected from 85 conventional meteorological stations (EMC), data from the Enhanced Vegetation Index 2 (EVI2) and ENSO events (El Niño, La Niña, and Neutral) in the period from 2001 to 2013. Afterwards, state cluster analysis was performed using the results of non-parametric tests. The Mann-Kendall (MK) non-parametric test did not identify a trend pattern in rainfall distribution in the Atlantic Forest. The results for EVI2 by state and region showed that the trend is decreasing in the Northeast Region, except for the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco. Southeast region showed an increasing trend of EVI2 (except for Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), while the South region showed a decreasing trend. In the Midwest, the trend was significantly decreasing. In the prognosis elaborated for the future, the regions with significant declines of the vegetation were the Northeast and Midwest. This study shows that the Atlantic Forest in some regions of Brazil has been suffering from the growing urbanization process and there is a trend of soil degradation.

Validation of the net radiation through sebal algorithm in different classes of land use and occupation in Rio de Janeiro / Validação do saldo de radiação pelo algoritmo sebal em diferentes classes de uso e ocupação no Rio de Janeiro

The aim of this study was (a) to assess and evaluate the net radiation (Rn) by SEBAL algorithm and (b) to assess the net radiation (Rn) by the landscape's spatial temporal dynamic using ISODATA algorithm, in entire city of Rio de Janeiro. Has been calculated the Rn by using the TM sensor images and orbital platform Landsat 5 and by Penman-Monteith method (FAO 56) with the conventional meteorological station data (EMC). The Rn values obtained with the SEBAL algorithm to the EMC cut area were slightly smaller than those obtained by the Penman-Monteith method (FAO 56), with VM = -36 (Wm-2) and EPE = 84.44 Wm-2. The Rn obtained by SEBAL has a high correlation with the values obtained in the surface. The Rn values obtained with the algorithm for the land use and occupation classes in the city of Rio de Janeiro were similar to those reported by other authors for the same classes.

Os objetivos do estudo foram (i) estimar e validar o saldo de radiação (Rn), por meio do algoritmo SEBAL e (ii) avaliar o Rn, através da dinâmica espaço-temporal da paisagem, baseado no algoritmo ISODATA, em todo o município do Rio de Janeiro (MRJ), Rio de Janeiro. Foi calculado o Rn baseado em imagens do sensor TM e plataforma orbital Landsat 5 e, através do método Penman-Monteith (FAO 56) com dados de entrada obtidos da Estação Meteorológica Convencional (EMC). Os valores de Rn obtidos com Algoritmo SEBAL para o recorte da área da EMC foram ligeiramente inferiores aos obtidos pelo método Penman-Monteith (FAO 56), apresentando VM = -36 (W.m-2) e EPE = 84,44 W.m-2. O Rn obtido pelo SEBAL, apresentou alta correlação com os valores obtidos em superfície. Os valores de Rn obtidos com o algoritmo para as classes de uso e ocupação do solo do município do Rio de Janeiro foram semelhantes aos encontrados por outros autores para as mesmas classes.

Morfologia do adulto de Lampetis nigerrima (Kerremans) (Coleoptera: buprestidae) / Adult morphology in Lampetis nigerrima (Kerremans)(Coleoptera: buprestidae)

Esse trabalho teve como objetivo descobrir novas informações sobre a morfologia de adultos de Lampetis nigerrima (Kerremans). Os estudos foram realizados no Laboratório da Universidade Federal de Viçosa e da Universidade Federal de Curitiba. Os desenhos foram realizados com o auxílio de estereomicroscópio e microscópio, ambos acoplados a câmara-clara. L. nigerrima tem como caracteres diagnósticos o corpo fortemente quitinizado e alongado, tegumento com pontuações na região ventral; élitros da cor verde-escura metálica, longos e estreitando-se gradativamente na parte posterior, margem posterior apical bilobada contendo cerdas brancas inseridas em depressões circulares. Forma da margem posterior do sétimo uroesternito arredondada nas fêmeas e uma projeção pontiaguda no centro da margem posterior do sétimo uroesternito nos machos, podendo ser utilizadas para a sexagem em L. nigerrima sem a necessidade de dissecá-lo.

This work was carried out with the objective to describe the morphology of Lampetis nigerrima (Kerremans). Lab works were developed at the Federal University of Viçosa and Federal University of Paraná. Redescriptions of the species L. nigerrima is made. The main structures used in species differentions were body strongly chitinized and alongated; tegument covered by visible punctuations with the naked eye in ventral view; elytra dark-green, long and being narrowed in the subsequent part, margin subsequent apical 2-lobed, containg white bristles inserted in circular depressions, indicating strong evidence to the species identification. The form of the subsequent margin of the seventh round urosternites in females and a sharp projection in the center of the subsequent margin of the seventh urosternites in males. These structures could be used for discrimination of male and female.

Registro de Nystalea nyseus (CRAMER, 1775) em Eucalyptus saligna Smith no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul / Record of Nystalea nyseus (CRAMER, 1775) in Eucalyptus saligna Smith in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Este trabalho objetivou relatar o ataque de lagartas desfolhadoras de eucalipto no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. A espécie foi determinada como sendo Nystalea nyseus (CRAMER, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). As lagartas dessa espécie causam desfolhamento em árvores de eucalipto. Este é o primeiro registro de Nystalea nyseus em árvores de eucalipto no Estado.

This research aimed to record the damage caused by Eucalyptus-defoliating caterpillars located in Rio Grande do Sul States, Brazil. The specie was determined as Nystalea nyseus (CRAMER, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). The caterpillars of this species cause defoliation in Eucalyptus trees. This is the first record of Nystalea nyseus from Eucalyptus plantation in the Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.