01397naa a2200181 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501110007626000090018752009010019665000130109765300110111065300200112170000160114170000180115777300400117512794952025-01-15 1981 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d1 aMORI, S. A. aDistribution patterns and conservation of eastern brazilian coastal forest species.h[electronic resource] c1981 aThe distributions of 127 tree species, each with at least part of their range in the moist coastal forest of eastern Brazil, are analyzed. Of these, 53.5% are endemic to the coastal forest, 11.8% endemic to the coastal forest plus some part of the Planalto of Brazil, 7.8% disjunct with the Amazonian hylaea, and 26% widespread. This high endemism in the coastal forest of eastern Brazil, in view of its rapid destruction, emphasizes the need for increased preservation of the few remaining natural areas. In addition, this study supports the theory that there are at least two centers of endemism in the coastal forests, one centering aroung Rio de Janeiro and one in southern Bahia/Rio Doce, Espirito Santo. In order to protect the diverse flora of the coastal forests, preservation areas should be established intermittently along their entire length and especially in the centers of endemism. aFloresta aBrasil aMata Atlântica1 aBOOM, B. M.1 aPRANCE, G. H. tBrittoniagv. 33, p. 233-245, 1981.