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The Program for Biodiversity Research (PPBio) is an innovative program designed to integrate all biodiversity research stakeholders. Operating since 2004, it has installed long-term ecological research sites throughout Brazil and its logic has been applied in some other southern-hemisphere countries. The program supports all aspects of research necessary to understand biodiversity and the processes that affect it. There are presently 161 sampling sites (see some of them at Supplementary Appendix), most of which use a standardized methodology that allows comparisons across biomes and through time. To date, there are about 1200 publications associated with PPBio that cover topics ranging from natural history to genetics and species distributions. Most of the field data and metadata are available through PPBio web sites or DataONE. Metadata is available for researchers that intend to explore the different faces of Brazilian biodiversity spatio-temporal variation, as well as for managers intending to improve conservation strategies. The Program also fostered, directly and indirectly, local technical capacity building, and supported the training of hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students. The main challenge is maintaining the long-term funding necessary to understand biodiversity patterns and processes under pressure from global environmental changes.
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Biodiversidade , Ecossistema , Brasil , Conservação dos Recursos Naturais , Humanos , ConhecimentoRESUMO
Abstract: We present a checklist for the aquatic biodiversity from two reservoirs within a PPBio (Biodiversity Research Program) site in a peri-urban forest fragment, the Dois Irmãos State Park (PEDI), in Pernambuco, Brazil. We obtained the data via extensive field collection and information from a specialized literature survey. We recorded 397 species in 156 families; the animal was the most abundant group (140 species) followed by fungi taxa (103), periphyton (69), aquatic macrophytes (44), and terrestrial plants in flooded areas (41). This review reflects different sample efforts toward selected groups and allows the definition of a long-term protocol for guiding new research based on the identified knowledge gaps revealed. Future ecological research should address the influence of the trophic state of the reservoirs, as well as the effects of competitive exclusion and predation on the long-term viability of the local diversity.
Resumo: Apresentamos uma lista da biodiversidade aquática de dois reservatórios em um sítio do PPBio (Programa de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade) em um fragmento de floresta peri-urbana, o Parque Estadual Dois Irmãos (PEDI), em Pernambuco, Brasil. Obtivemos os dados através de extensa coleta de campo e informações de pesquisa bibliográfica especializada. Registramos 397 espécies em 156 famílias; os animais foram o grupo mais abundante (140 espécies), seguido pelos fungos (103), perifíton (69), macrófitas aquáticas (44) e plantas terrestres em áreas alagadas (41). Esta revisão reflete diferentes esforços de amostra para grupos selecionados e permite a definição de um protocolo de longo prazo para orientar novas pesquisas com base nas lacunas de conhecimento identificadas. Pesquisas ecológicas futuras devem abordar a influência do estado trófico dos reservatórios, bem como os efeitos da exclusão competitiva e predação na viabilidade a longo prazo da diversidade local.
