An Assessment of Soil Phytolith Analysis as a Palaeoecological Tool for Identifying Pre-Columbian Land Use in Amazonian Rainforests by James Hill, Stuart Black, Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Rene Boot, Roel Brienen, Ted Feldpausch, John Leigue, Samaria Murakami, Abel Monteagudo, Guido Pardo, Marielos Peña-Claros, Oliver L. Phillips, Marisol Toledo, Vincent Vos, Pieter Zuidema, Francis E. Mayle

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Corrigendum: Methylmercury content in soil and litter from the Amazonian rainforest and its potential fate during forest fires by Anne Helene Fostier, David Amouroux, Emmanuel Tessier, José Lucas Martins Viana, Larissa Richter

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Potential cultivation areas of Euterpe edulis (Martius) for rainforest recovery, repopulation and açai production in Santa Catarina, Brazil by Luiz Fernando de Novaes Vianna, Fábio Martinho Zambonim, Cristina Pandolfo

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Characterization and suitability assessment of soils underlain by mica-schist for yam and cocoyam production in rainforest area Southwestern, Nigeria by Ruth Oluwakemi Adegbenro, Julius Olayinka Ojetade, Oladaele Abdulahi Oguntade, Odelana Oluwatoyin Blessing, Olubunmi Mary Faturoti

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Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Spatiotemporal Variation of Forest Cover; World Heritage Sinharaja Rainforest, Sri Lanka by Jayanga T. Samarasinghe, Miyuru B. Gunathilake, Randika K. Makubura, Shanika M.A. Arachchi, Upaka Rathnayake

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Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil Readily Oxidized Organic Carbon of Secondary Rainforests in Western Hainan Province by Hui WU, Zhizhong ZHAO, Dan WU

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Data on terrestrial ferns species richness, abundance, and functional traits in Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve in the Ecuadorian Chocó by Laura Salazar, Paola Peña, Renato Segura, Mateo Roldán

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Feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity of Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil by Thiago Maia-Carneiro, Thiago A. Dorigo, Mauricio Almeida-Gomes, Monique Van Sluys, Carlos F.D. Rocha

“…We analyzed the feeding habits, microhabitat use, and daily activity period of the anuran species Cycloramphus brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1864), endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest biome. The only previous studies on this species focused on the systematics and new altitudinal records. …”
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Diversification processes in Gerp's mouse lemur demonstrate the importance of rivers and altitude as biogeographic barriers in Madagascar's humid rainforests by Tobias van Elst, Dominik Schüßler, Romule Rakotondravony, Valisoa S. T. Rovanirina, Anne Veillet, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Jonah H. Ratsimbazafy, Rodin M. Rasoloarison, Solofonirina Rasoloharijaona, Blanchard Randrianambinina, Miarisoa L. Ramilison, Anne D. Yoder, Edward E. Louis Jr., Ute Radespiel

“…We argue that this diversification scenario serves as a model of diversification for other rainforest taxa that are similarly limited by geographic factors. …”
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Growth and Yield Responses of NERICA Rice Varieties to Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer in Transitory Rainforest Zone of Nigeria by Sakariyawo Olalekan Suleiman, Oyekanmi Akeem Abdulahi, Bakare Oluwakemi Oladoyin, Aderibigbe Sunday Gbenga, Okonji Christopher John, Fabunmi Thomas Oladeji

“…FUNAAB is a transition between rainforest and a derived savanna whereas OEV is in a rainforest zone. …”
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Diet and nematode infection in Proceratoprhys boiei (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from two Atlantic rainforest remnants in Southeastern Brazil by Thaís Klaion, Mauricio Almeida-gomes, Luiz E. R. Tavares, Carlos F. D. Rocha, Monique Van Sluys

“…Proceratophrys boiei is an endemic cycloramphid anuran inhabiting the leaf litter of Atlantic rainforests in Southeastern Brazil. We analyzed the whole digestive tract of 38 individuals of Proceratophrys boiei collected in two Atlantic Rainforest areas in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to study the diet composition and the helminth fauna associated with this species. …”
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Drought, fire, and rainforest endemics: A case study of two threatened frogs impacted by Australia's “Black Summer” by Geoffrey W. Heard, Liam J. Bolitho, David Newell, Harry B. Hines, Patrick Norman, Rosalie J. Willacy, Ben C. Scheele

“…Field surveys revealed persistence in some burnt rainforest; however, both species were detected at a higher proportion of unburnt sites. …”
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Human-elephant conflict in the African rainforest landscape: crop-raiding situations and damage mitigation strategies in rural Gabon by Naoki Matsuura, Mayuko Nomoto, Saeko Terada, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Hervé Roland Memiaghe, Hervé Roland Memiaghe, Guy-Max Moussavou

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Assessing the functional vulnerability of woody plant communities within a large scale tropical rainforest dynamics plot by Cheng Sun, Cheng Sun, Jie Yao, Jie Yao, Han Xu, Chaofan Zhou, Chaofan Zhou, Runguo Zang, Runguo Zang

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The change pattern of CSR ecological strategy of trees and seedlings during different succession stages in tropical lowland rainforests by Yabo Wen, Chen Chen, Chen Chen, Tianxu Sun, Yuwei Yang, Xuejiao Han, Baohui He, Xinghui Lu

“…Together, this information can be used to define plant succession changes with functional plant trait changes using different CSR ecological strategies in tropical rainforests that are a threated due to human activities. …”
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Caputitermes, a new genus of soldierless termite (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae) with dimorphic workers from the Amazon rainforest by Rayssa ALMEIDA-AZEVEDO, Agno Nonato Serrão ACIOLI, José Wellington de MORAIS, Renato Almeida de AZEVEDO

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Lifecycle of updrafts and mass flux in isolated deep convection over the Amazon rainforest: insights from cell tracking by S. Gupta, S. Gupta, D. Wang, S. E. Giangrande, T. S. Biscaro, M. P. Jensen

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Ecological and reproductive aspects of Aparasphenodon brunoi (Anura: Hylidae) in an ombrophilous forest area of the Atlantic Rainforest Biome, Brazil by Laura Gomez-Mesa, Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro, Atilla C. Ferreguetti, Marlon Almeida-Santos, Helena G. Bergallo, Carlos F. D. Rocha

“…When living in the ombrophilous forest of the Atlantic rainforest, A. brunoi may change some features of its ecology (e.g. marked difference in the use of bromeliads) compared to when living in restinga habitats.…”
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Essential Oils of Aromatic Plant Species from the Atlantic Rainforest Exhibit Extensive Chemical Diversity and Antimicrobial Activity by Crislene V. Perigo, Lenita L. Haber, Roselaine Facanali, Maria A. R. Vieira, Roseli B. Torres, Luís C. Bernacci, Elsie F. Guimarães, João B. Baitello, Marcos E. G. Sobral, Vera Quecini, Marcia Ortiz M. Marques

“…Our results demonstrate the antimicrobial potential of EOs from rainforest plants, indicate novel macromolecular targets, and contribute to highlighting the chemical diversity of native species.…”
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Factors influencing density of the Northern Mealy Amazon in three forest types of a modified rainforest landscape in Mesoamerica by Miguel Ángel. De Labra-Hernández, Katherine Renton

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