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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR

2009-10-11 to present | professor (Ecology)
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Rita de Cássia Quitete Portela

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Light and dispersal strategies structure palm community along an elevation gradient in the Atlantic Forest

Brazilian Journal of Botany
2024-03-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40415-024-00982-4
Contributors: Sara Lucía Colmenares-Trejos; Rita de Cássia Quitete Portela; Alexandra Pires Fernandez; Maria Isabel Guedes Braz; Eduardo Arcoverde de Mattos
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Regenerative strategies of Euterpe edulis (Arecaceae) at its altitudinal limits in the Atlantic Forest

Austral Ecology
2024-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/aec.13466
Contributors: Verônica Marques Feliciano da Silva; Gabriela A. Oda; Eduardo A. de Mattos; Rita C. Q. Portela
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Juçara palm ecological interactions threatened by climate and land‐cover changes

Biotropica
2023-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/btp.13257
Contributors: Rita de Cássia Quitete Portela; Luara Tourinho; Thamyris Viana dos Santos; Mariana M. Vale
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Distribution of leaflet traits across different habitats: a phylogenetically controlled test using Neotropical palms

Plant Ecology & Diversity
2023-11-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2023.2291044
Contributors: Gabriela A. Oda; Rita C. Q. Portela; Alexandra S. Pires; William J. Baker; Thaise Emilio
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Measuring productivity of a palm species: a proposal to standardize fruit quantification methods

Brazilian Journal of Botany
2023-07-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40415-023-00903-x
Contributors: Guilherme Gama; Rita de Cássia Quitete Portela
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Sensitivity of seed germination to water stress in high‐altitude populations of a threatened palm species

Plant Biology
2023-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/plb.13527
Contributors: A. S. dos Santos; M. I. G. Braz; C. dos Santos de Barros; R. de Cássia Quitete Portela; E. A. de Mattos
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Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact

Conservation Biology
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13756
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2-s2.0-85110328381

Part of ISSN: 15231739 08888892
Contributors: Grace, M.K.; Akçakaya, H.R.; Bennett, E.L.; Brooks, T.M.; Heath, A.; Hedges, S.; Hilton-Taylor, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Hochkirch, A.; Jenkins, R. et al.
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The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to weaken environmental protection in Brazil

Biological Conservation
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108994
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2-s2.0-85100632449

Part of ISSN: 00063207
Contributors: Vale, M.M.; Berenguer, E.; Argollo de Menezes, M.; Viveiros de Castro, E.B.; Pugliese de Siqueira, L.; Portela, R.D.C.Q.
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Felling the giants: integral projection models indicate adult management to control an exotic invasive palm

Plant Ecology
2021-01-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-020-01090-5
Contributors: Rodrigo Zucaratto; Alexandra Santos Pires; Helena Godoy Bergallo; Rita de Cássia Quitete Portela
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Are protected populations of two globular cactus species facing a demographic explosion or just a “bonanza” year?

Journal of Arid Environments
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104192
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2-s2.0-85083847924

Part of ISSN: 1095922X 01401963
Contributors: Antonini, Y.; Dirzo, R.; Quitete-Portela, R.D.C.
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Comments on “The importance of protected areas for overexploited plants: Evidence from a biodiversity hotspot”. Souza and Prevedello 2020. Biological Conservation 243, 108482

Biological Conservation
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108617
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2-s2.0-85085954823

Part of ISSN: 00063207
Contributors: Mendes, E.T.B.; de Cássia Quitete Portela, R.
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Differential phenological shifts in euterpe edulis mart. During an extremely dry year along an altitudinal gradient

Oecologia Australis
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4257/oeco.2020.2402.11
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2-s2.0-85087763421

Part of ISSN: 21776199
Contributors: Portela, R.C.Q.; da Silva, V.M.F.; Mendes, E.T.B.; de Lima, T.M.; Braz, M.I.G.; Pintor, A.M.; de Oliveira, P.G.; de Mattos, E.A.
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Forest fragmentation and defaunation drive an unusual ecological cascade: Predation release, monkey population outburst and plant demographic collapse

Biological Conservation
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108852
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2-s2.0-85095944831

Part of ISSN: 00063207
Contributors: Portela, R.D.C.Q.; Dirzo, R.
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Micro- or macroscale? Which one best predicts the establishment of an endemic Atlantic Forest palm?

Ecology and Evolution
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5300
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2-s2.0-85069970332

Part of ISSN: 20457758
Contributors: Oda, G.A.M.; de Siqueira, M.F.; Pires, A.D.S.; de Cássia Quitete Portela, R.
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Demographic processes limit upward altitudinal range expansion in a threatened tropical palm

Ecology and Evolution
2018-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4686
Contributors: Aline C. de Souza; Rita C. Q. Portela; Eduardo A. de Mattos
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Ample germination ability under wide-ranging environmental conditions in a common understory tropical palm

Plant Species Biology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1442-1984.12104
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2-s2.0-84940063567

Part of ISSN: 14421984 0913557X
Contributors: Braz, M.I.G.; Ferreira, R.D.M.; Portela, R.D.C.Q.; Mattos, E.A.D.
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Does regenerative strategy vary between populations? A test using a narrowly distributed Atlantic Rainforest palm species

Plant Ecology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-016-0612-y
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2-s2.0-84969962396

Part of ISSN: 15735052 13850237
Contributors: Oda, G.A.M.; Braz, M.I.G.; Portela, R.C.Q.
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Germination niche breadth differs in two co-occurring palms of the Atlantic Rainforest

Natureza e Conservacao
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2014.09.003
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2-s2.0-84924281680

Part of ISSN: 16790073
Contributors: Braz, M.I.G.; Portela, R.C.Q.; Cosme, L.H.M.; Marques, V.G.C.; de Mattos, E.A.
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Impact of forest fragment size on the population structure of three palm species (Arecaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest,Impacto del tamaño del fragmento de bosque en la estructura de la población de tres especies de palmas del Bosque Atlántico Brasileño

Revista de Biologia Tropical
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84900993030

Part of ISSN: 22152075 00347744
Contributors: Quitete Portela, R.C.; Maes dos Santos, F.A.
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Ontogenetic stages characterization for three palm species: A proposal of standardization for population dynamics studies,Caracterização dos estádios ontogenéticos de três espécies de palmeiras: Uma proposta de padronização para estudos de dinâmica populacional1

Revista Brasileira de Botanica
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84856043809

Part of ISSN: 01008404
Contributors: Portela, R.C.Q.; dos Santos, F.A.M.
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Are protected areas really protecting populations? A test with an atlantic rain forest palm

Tropical Conservation Science
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/194008291000300402
EID:

2-s2.0-79951798532

Part of ISSN: 19400829
Contributors: Portela, R.C.Q.; Bruna, E.M.; dos Santos, F.A.M.
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Demography of palm species in Brazil's Atlantic forest: A comparison of harvested and unharvested species using matrix models

Biodiversity and Conservation
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9846-5
EID:

2-s2.0-77954033148

Part of ISSN: 09603115 15729710
Contributors: Quitete Portela, R.C.; Bruna, E.M.; Maës dos Santos, F.A.
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Mortality and mechanical damage of seedlings in different size fragments of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Tropical Ecology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67849110004

Part of ISSN: 05643295
Contributors: Portela, R.C.Q.; dos Santos, F.A.M.
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Variation in aboveground biomass and necromass of two invasive species in the Atlantic rainforest, Southeast Brazil,Variação da biomassa e necromassa aérea de duas espécies invasoras na Floresta Atlântica, sudeste do Brasil

Acta Botanica Brasilica
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-33062009000200029
EID:

2-s2.0-70349993620

Part of ISSN: 1677941X 01023306
Contributors: Portela, R.C.Q.; Matos, D.M.S.; de Siqueira, L.P.; Braz, M.I.G.; Silva-Lima, L.; Marrs, R.H.
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Litter production and accumulation in the edge and interior of Atlantic Rain forest fragments of different sizes,Produção e espessura da serapilheira na borda e interior de fragmentos florestais de Mata Atlântica de diferentes tamanhos

Revista Brasileira de Botanica
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042007000200011
EID:

2-s2.0-36448931269

Part of ISSN: 01008404
Contributors: Portela, R.D.C.Q.; Dos Santos, F.A.M.
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