The Atlantic Forest

Part 1: Historical and biogeographical aspects.- The Atlantic Forest: an introduction to the megadiverse forest of Southern America.- The Atlantic Forest Ecological History: from pre-history to the Anthropocene.- The North-eastern Atlantic Forest: biogeographical, historical and current aspects in the Sugarcane Zone.- The Hileia Baiana - an assessment of natural and historical aspects of the land use and degradation of the central corridor of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.- The southern Atlantic Forest: Use, degradation, and perspectives for conservation.- Part II - Biodiversity.- Tree diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: biases and general patterns using different sources of information.- Vascular Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest: diversity and community ecology.- Social Insects of the Atlantic Forest.- Tetrapod diversity in the Atlantic Forest: maps and gaps.- Freshwater Studies in Atlantic Forest: general overview and prospects.- Part III - Threats .- Land-cover changes and an uncertain future: will the Brazilian Atlantic Forest lose the chance to become a hopespot?.- Climate change and biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest: best climatic models, predicted changes and impacts, and adaptation options.- Non-native species introductions, invasions, and biotic homogenization in the Atlantic Forest.- Causes and consequences of large-scale defaunation in the Atlantic forest.- Pollination systems in the Atlantic Forest: characterization, threats, and opportunities.- IV - Opportunities.- Atlantic Forest: ecosystem services linking people and biodiversity.- Changing the agriculture paradigm in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: the importance of agroforestry.- Engaging people for large-scale forest restoration: Governance lessons from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.- The Atlantic Forest Trail: connecting people, biodiversity and protected areas.- Conservation

Marcia C M Marques is Full Professor of Ecology at Federal University of Parana and formerly vice president of the Brazilian Association on Ecology and Conservation (ABECO).

Carlos E V Grelle is Associate professor of Ecology at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and president of the Brazilian Association on Ecology and Conservation (ABECO)