Albuquerque UP, Medeiros PM, Araújo TAS, Silva TC, Cunha LVFC, Júnior GJO, Almeida CFCBR. 2008. The role of ethnobotany and environmental perception in the conservation of Atlantic Forest fragments of northeastern Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e- Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 27-34

Almeida ALS, Medeiros PM, Silva MA, Sieber SS, Albuquerque UP. 2008. Does the June tradition impact the use of woody resources from an area of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil? Functional Ecosystems and Communities 2: 32-44

Alves-Araújo, A, Araújo D, Melo A, Maciel JR, Irapuã J, Lucena MFA, Bocage AL, Alves M. 2008. Diversity of angiosperms in fragments of Atlantic Forest in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. . In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 14-26

Farias GB, Alves âGC, Lins-e-Silva ACB. 2007. Riqueza de aves em cinco fragmentos de floresta Atlântica na zona da mata norte de Pernambuco, Brazil. Biotemas 20: 111-122

Freitas NO, Silva FSB, Maia LC. 2008. Edge effect on soil biochemical and microbiological activities in an Atlantic Forest fragment in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 62-67

Gomes JS, Lins-e-Silva ACB, Rodal MJN, Silva HCH. in press. Estrutura do sub-bosque lenhoso em ambientes de borda e interior de dois fragmentos de Floresta Atlântica em Igarassu, Pernambuco. Rodriguesia.

Kimmel TM, Piechowski D, Gottsberger G. 2008. The history of fragmentation of the lowland Atlantic Forest of Pernambuco, Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 1-4

Krause L, Gottsberger G. 2007. Elevated fruit production of a secondary rainforest tree at the forest edge - what does it depend on? Phyton (Horn) 46: 205-206

Lima ALA, Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACB. 2008. Phenology of tree species in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in Pernambuco - Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 68- 75

Lins-e-Silva ACB, Rodal MJN. 2008. Tree community structure in an urban remnant of Atlantic coastal forest in Pernambuco, Brazil. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 100: 511-534

Lins Neto EMF, Ramos MA, Oliveira RLC, Albuquerque UP. 2008. The knowledge and harvesting of Myracrodruon urundeuva All. By two rural communities in NE Brazil. Functional Ecosystems and Communities 2: 66-71

Medeiros PM, Almeida ALS, Ramos MA, Albuquerque UP. 2008. A variation of checklist interview technique in the study of firewood plats. Functional Ecosystems and Communities 2: 32-44

Piechowski D. 2007. Bat visits and changes in floral nectar during anthesis of Parkia pendula (Mimosaceae) Phyton (Horn) 46: 203-204

Piechowski D, Gottsberger G. 2008. Edge effects on germination, seedling establishment, and population structure of Parkia pendula in an Atlantic Forest fragment, NE Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 56-61

Piechowski D, Gottsberger G. 2009. The seedpod gum of Parkia pendula as a deadly trap for vertebrates. Biotemas 22: 175-177

Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. 2008. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 1-75.

Rocha KD, Chaves LFC, Marangon LC, Lins-e-Silva ACB. 2008. Caracterização da vegetação arbórea adulta em um fragmento de floresta atlântica, Igarassu, PE. Agrária 3: 35-41

Schessl M, Silva WL, Gottsberger G. 2008. Effects of fragmentation on forest structure and litter dynamics in Atlantic rainforest in Pernambuco, Brazil. Flora 203: 215-228

Silva AG, Sá-e-Silva, IMM, Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACB. 2008. Influence of edge and topography on canopy and sub-canopy structure of an Atlantic Forest fragment in Igarassu, Pernambuco State, Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 41-46

Silva EF, Oliveira CAM, Lins-e-Silva ACB, Rodal MJN. 2008. Diversity and genetic structure of natural fragmented populations of Tapirira guianensis Aubl. In northeastern Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 35-40

Silva HCH, Lins-e-Silva ACB, Gomes JS, Rodal MJN. 2008. The effect of internal and external edges on vegetation physiognomy and structure in a remnant of Atlantic lowland rainforest in Brazil. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 47-55

Silva TC, Medeiros PM, Araújo TAS, Albuquerque UP. In press. Perceptions of Atlantic Forest fragments held by students in northeastern Brazil. Environment, Development and Sustainability.

Trindade MB, Lins-e-Silva ACB, Silva HP, Figueira SB, Schessl M. 2008. Fragmentation of the Atlantic rainforest in the northern coastal region of Pernambuco, Brazil: recent changes and implications for conservation. In: Rodal MJN, Lins-e-Silva ACL, Gottsberger G [eds]. The Fragments Project. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 2: 5-13

Wartchow F, Maia LC. 2007. The Neotropical Amanita crebresulcata Bas: new citation from Northeast Brazil. Hoehnea 34: 131-134

Wartchow F, Maia LC, Cavalcanti MAQ. 2008. Inocybe martinica: a new record from South America and type studies of allied species from the Lesser Antilles. Mycotaxon 104: 43-49

Alves, L. ; Metzger, J. P. 2006. A regeneração florestal em áreas de floresta secundária na Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande, Cotia, SP. Biota Neotropica, v. 6, n. 2, p. 1-18.

Awade, M.; Metzger, J. P. 2008. Importance of functional connectivity to evaluate the effects of habitat fragmentation for three Atlantic Rainforest birds. Austral Ecology, v. 33, p. 863-871.

Boscolo, D.; Candia-Gallardo, C.; Awade, M.; Metzger, J. P. 2008. Importance of Interhabitat Gaps and Stepping-Stones for Lesser Woodcreepers (Xiphorhynchus fuscus) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Biotropica, v. 40, p. 273-276, 2008.

Boscolo, D.; Vielluard, J.M.E.; Metzger, J. P. 2006. Efficiency of playback for assessing the occurrence of five birds species in Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragments. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Brasil, v. 78, n. 4, p. 629-644, 2006.

Bragnolo, C.; Nogueira, A.A.; Rocha, R.P.; Pardini, R. 2007. Harvestmen in an Atlantic Forest fragmented landscape: evaluating assemblage response to habitat quality and quantity. Biological Conservation, 139: 389-400.

Condez, T.H., Sawaya, R.J., Dixo, M. 2009. Herpetofauna dos remanescentes de Mata Atlântica da região de Tapiraí e Piedade, SP, sudeste do Brasil. Accepted by Biota Neotropica.

Dixo, M. & Verdade V. K. 2006. Herpetofauna de serrapilheira da Reserva Biológica de Morro Grande, Cotia (SP). Biota Neotropica 6(2).

Dixo, M. & Mezger, J.P. Are Corridors, Fragment Size and Forest Structure Important for the Conservation of Leaf-Litter Lizards in a Fragmented Landscape? Oryx, Journal of Fauna and Flora International in press v. 42, p. 1, 2008.

Dixo, M. Metzger J.P, Morgante J.S., Zamudio, K.R. Habitat fragmentation reduces genetic diversity and connectivity among toad populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Coastal Forest. Submetido para Biological conservation, in press.

Fiedler, S.; FOuml;rster, M.; Glaser, B.; Zech, W . 2007. Alkylphenols in sediments of the Atlantic Rainforest south-west of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Chemosphere, 66, 212-218.

Hansbauer MM, Knauer F, Pimentel RG, Nieto-Holguin JP, Storch I. 2006. Effects of forest fragmentation on behavior and movement patterns in selected bird species of the Mata Atlântica in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Journal of Ornithology 147 (5 / Sup1): 178.

Hansbauer, M.M., Storch, I., Leu, S., Nieto-Holguin, J.P., Pimentel, R.G., Knauer, F., Metzger, J.P.W. 2008. Movements of Neotropical understory passerines affected by anthropogenic forest edges. Biological Conservation 141: 782-791.

Hansbauer, M.M., Storch I., Pimentel, R.G., Metzger, J.P.W. 2008. Range use of three Atlantic forest understory bird species in a fragmented forest landscape. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24: 291-299.

Hansbauer M.M., Pimentel R.G. 2008. A comparison of five techniques for attaching radio-transmitters to tropical passerine birds. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 16:131-136.

Hansbauer M.M., Storch I., Knauer F., Pilz S., Küchenhoff H., Végvári Zs., Pimentel R.G., Metzger J.P. 2009. Landscape perception by forest understory birds in the Atlantic Rainforest: black-and-white versus shades of grey Landscape Ecology- accepted

Henle, K., D. Matos & C. Knogge (2004): Mata Atlântica. The Brazilian-German cooperation program "Science and Technology for the Mata Atlântica": Background, goals, and current activities. S. 114-120 in Beck, E., W.G. Berendsohn, M. Boutros, M. Denich, K. Henle, N. Jürgens, M. Kirk & V. Wolters (2004): Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biological Diversity - A Challenge for Society. Projektträger-DLR Environmental Research and Technology, Bonn.

Henle, K., Matos, D., Knogge, C. 2004. Mata Atlântica. The Brazilian-German cooperation program "Science and Technology for the Mata Atlântica": Background, goals, and current activities. - S. 114-120 in BECK, E., W.G. BERENDSOHN, M. BOUTROS, M. DENICH, K. HENLE, N. JüRGENS, M. KIRK & V. WOLTERS (2004): Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biological Diversity - A Challenge for Society. - Projektträger-DLR Environmental Research and Technology, Bonn.

Metzger, J.-P., K. Henle, C. Knogge, V. Pivello, R. Pardini, M. Casimir, S. Sommer, I. Storch, C. Wissel & W. Zech (2003): Goals and preliminary results of the project "Biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes on the Atlantic Plateau of São Paulo (Brazil)". S. 332-333 in PT-DLR Umweltforschung: Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biological Diversity. A Challenge for Society. Symposium Report Part A. Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum, Bonn.

Metzger, J.P.; Martensen, A.C.; Dixo, M.O.; Bernacci, L.C.; Ribeiro, M.C.; Texeira, A.M.G.; Pardini, R. 2009. Time-lag in biological responses to landscape changes in a highly dynamic Atlantic forest region. Biological Conservation, in press.

Metzger, J. P. 2008. Landscape ecology: perspectives based on the 2007 IALE world congress. Landscape Ecology, v. 23, p. 501-504.

Metzger, J.P.; Alves, L.; Pardini, R.; Dixo, M.O.; Nogueira, A.A.; Negrao, M.F.F.; Martensen, A.C.; Catharino, E.L.M. 2006. Características ecológicas e implicações para a conservação da Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande. Biota Neotropica. http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v6n2/pt/abstract?article+bn00506022006.

Metzger, J. P.2008. Conservation issues in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Biological Conservation, v. 142, p. 1, 2008.

Meyer-Lucht Y, Otten C, Püttker T, Sommer S (2008) Selection, diversity and evolutionary patterns of the MHC class II DAB in free-ranging Neotropical marsupials. BMC Genetics, 9, 39.

Naxara, L.; Pinotti, B.T.; Pardini, R.. 2009. Seasonal microhabitat selection by terrestrial rodents in an old-growth Atlantic forest. Journal of Mammalogy, 90(2): in press.

Pardini, R.; Ssouza, S.M.; Braga Neto, R.; Metzger, J.P. 2005. The role of forest structure, fragment size and corridors in maintaining small mammal abundance and diversity in an Atlantic forest landscape. Biological Conservation, 124: 253-266..

Pardini, R.; Umetsu, F. 2006. Pequenos mamíferos da Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande distribuição das espécies e da diversidade em uma área de Mata Atlântica. Biota Neotropica. http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v6n2/pt/abstract?article+bn01006022006.

Püttker T, Meyer-Lucht Y, Sommer S (2008) Effect of fragmentation on parasite burden (Nematodes) of generalist and specialist small mammal species in secondary forest fragments of the coastal Atlantic Rain Forest, Brazil. Ecological Research, 23, 207-215.

Püttker T, Meyer-Lucht Y, Sommer S (2008) Fragmentation effects on population density of three rodent species in secondary Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 43(1), 11-18.

Püttker T, Pardini R, Meyer-Lucht Y, Sommer S (2008) Responses of five small mammal species to micro-scale variations in vegetation structure in secondary Atlantic Forest remnants, Brazil. BMC Ecology, 8, 9.

Püttker T, Meyer-Lucht Y, Sommer S (2006) Movement distances of five rodent and two marsupial species in forest fragments of the coastal Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil. Ecotropica, 12(2), 131-139.

Silva Goulart da, W.; Metzger, J. P. ; Simoes, S.J.; Simonetti, C.2007. Relief influence on the spatial distribution of the Atlantic Forest cover at the Ibiúna Plateau, SP. Brazilian Journal of Biology, Brasil, v. 67, p. 403-411.

Silva, William Goulart da ; Metzger, J. P. ; Bernacci, L.C.; Catharino, E.L.M; Durigan, G.; Simões, S. 2008. Relief influence on tree species richness in secondary forest fragments of Atlantic Forest, SE, Brazil. Acta Botanica Brasilica, v. 22, p. 589-598.

Texeira de Godoy, A.M. ; Alonso, Regina de Azevedo Soares ; Freitas, S.; Metzger, J. P. 2008. Modeling landscape dynamics in an Atlantic Rainforest region: Implications for conservation. Forest Ecology and Management, v. 256, p. 1.

Uezu, A ; Metzger, J. P. ; Viellard, J. 2005. Effects of structural and functional connectivity and patch size on the abundance of seven Atlantic Forest bird species. Biological Conservation, v. 123, p. 507-519.

Umetsu, F.; Metzger, J.P.; Pardini, R.. 2008. Importance of estimating matrix quality for modeling species distribution in complex tropical landscapes: a test with Atlantic forest small mammals. Ecography, 31: 359-370.

Umetsu, F.; Pardini, R. 2007. Small mammals in a mosaic of forest remnants and anthropogenic habitats evaluating matrix quality in an Atlantic forest landscape. Landscape Ecology, 22: 517-530.

Umetsu, F.; Naxara, L.; Pardini, R. 2006. Evaluating the efficiency of pitfall traps for sampling small mammals in the neotropics. Journal of Mammalogy, 87 (4): 757-765.

Püttker T (2008) Effects of habitat fragmentation on small mammals of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil: Use of vegetation structures, density, movement patterns and parasite load of selected species. VDM Verlag, Saarbrücken. ISBN 9-78-363901820-2. pp.117.

Axtner J, Sommer S (submitted) Validation of internal reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in a non-model organism. BMC Molecular Ecology.

Dixo, M. & Mezger, J.P. The Matrix-Tolerance Hypothesis: an empirical test with Frogs in the Atlantic Forest. Submitted to Biotropica.

Groeneveld, J., Alves, L. F., Bernaccis, L. C., Catharino, L., Metzger, J. P., Knogge, C., Pütz, S. & Huth, A.: Simulating the impact of fragmentation and density regulation on forest regeneration in the Atlantic rain forest. Submitted to Ecological Modelling

Hansbauer MM, Storch I, Végvári Zs, Borntraeger R, Hettich U, Pimentel RG, Metzger JP Microhabitat preferences of forest understory birds in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Submitted to Journal of Ornithology.

Hansbauer MM, Pimentel RG, Metzger JP, Storch I. Testing for Fluctuating Asymmetry in Blue Manakins as an indicator of fragmentation effects. Submitted to Biota Neotropical

Hansbauer MM, Pimentel RG, Metzger JP, Storch I. Body Masses and morphometry of three Atlantic Rainforest understory bird species. Submitted to Biota Neotropical

Meyer-Lucht Y, Otten C, Püttker T, Pardini R, Metzger JP, Sommer S (submitted) Variety matters: adaptive genetic diversity and parasite load in two mouse opossums from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Conservation Genetics.

Pütz, S., Groeneveld, J., Alves, L. F., Oliveira, A. A., Metzger, J. P. & Huth, A. (2008): Understanding Fragmentation Effects on Tropical Forests. Submitted to Journal of Applied Ecology

Simone Sommer, Anke Schmidt, Fabiano Fernandez, Thomas Püttker, Renata Pardini (submitted) Development and characterization of microsatellite loci in the marsupial Marmosops incanus Lund, 1840 of the Brazilian Atlantic rain forest using genome screening and restriction ligation. Molecular Ecology Notes.

Bihn, J. H., M. Verhaagh, M. Brändle & R. Brandl (2008a). Do secondary forests act as refuges for old growth forest animals? Recovery of ant diversity in the Atlantic forest of Brazil. Biological Conservation 141:733-743.

Bihn, J. H., M. Verhaagh & R. Brandl (2008b). Ecological Stoichiometry along a Gradient of Forest Succession: Bait Preferences of Litter Ants. Biotropica 40(5): 597-599.

Boeger, M. R. T., Wisniewski, C. & Reissmann, C. B. (2005): Nutrientes foliares de espécies arbóreas de três estádios sucessionais de floresta ombrófila densa no sul do Brasil. - Acta Botânica Brasilíca, 19(1): 167-181.

Dickow, K.M.C., Marques, R. & Pinto, C.B. (in press a). Lixiviação de nutrientes em sucessão ecológica na floresta atlântica, litoral do Paraná. Floresta.

Dickow, K.M.C., Marques, R. & Pinto, C.B. (in press b). Nutrient Composition of Mature and Litter Leaves and Nutrient Mobilization in Leaves of Tree Species from secondary rainforests in the South of Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology.

Ferretti, A.R. & Britez, R.M. de (2006). Ecological restoration, carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation: The experience of the Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education (SPVS) in the Atlantic Rain Forest of southern Brazil. Journal of Nature Conservation, 14: 249-259.

Liebsch, D., Goldenberg, R. & M.C.M. Marques (2007). Florística e estrutura de comunidades vegetais em uma cronoseqüência de Floresta Atlântica no Estado do Paraná, Brasil. Acta. Bot. Bras. 21(4): 983-992.

Liebsch, D., Marques, M.C.M. & R. Goldenberg (2008). How long does the Atlantic Rain Forest take to recover after a disturbance? Changes in species composition and ecological features in the secondary succession. Biological Conservation, 141(6): 1717-1725.

Pinto, C.B. & Marques, R. (2003). Aporte de nutrientes por frações da serapilheira em sucessão ecológica de um ecossistema da Floresta Atlântica. Floresta, Curitiba, 33(3). 257-264.

Protil, C.Z., Marques, R. & Protil, R.M. (in press). Variação sazonal e redistribuição de bioelementos de quatro espécies arbóreas em três tipologias florestais da floresta atlântica do Paraná. Floresta.

ROuml;mbke, J., Collado, R. & R.M. Schmelz (in press). Abundance and distribution of Enchytraeidae in secondary forests and pastures of the Mata Atlântica (Parana, Brazil). Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica.

ROuml;mbke, J. (2007). Enchytraeidae of tropical soils: State of the art - with special emphasis on Latin America. Folia Facultatis scientiarum naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Biologia, 110: 157-181.

ROuml;mbke, J., Collado, R. & Schmelz, R. M. (2005): Oligochaetes (Clitellata) of the Mata Atlântica (Parana, Brazil): first results of the SOLOBIOMA project. - Proc. Estonian Aca. Sci. Biol. Ecol., 54(4): 302-309.

Schmelz, R. M., Collado, R. & ROuml;mbke, J. (2008): Mata Atlântica enchytraeids (Paraná, Brazil): The genus Achaeta (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae). - Zootaxa, 1809: 1-35.

Bihn, J. H., G. Gebauer & R. Brandl (submitted): Loss of functional diversity of ant assemblages in secondary tropical forests.

Cheung, K.C., Marques, M.C.M. & Liebsch, D. (submitted). Relação entre a presença de vegetação herbácea e a regeneração natural de espécies lenhosas em pastagens abandonadas no Sul do Brasil. Acta Botânica Brasílica.

Schmidt, P., Dickow, K., A. A. Rocha, Marques, R., Scheuermann, L., ROuml;mbke, J. & H. HOuml;fer (submitted). Soil macrofauna and decomposition rates in southern Mata Atlântica rainforests. Ecotropica.

Schmelz. R.M., Collado, R. & ROuml;mbke, J. (submitted). Mata Atlântica enchytraeids (Paraná, Brazil). The genus Achaeta (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae). Zootaxa.

Souza, L.C. de & Marques, R. (submitted). Fluxo de nutrientes em floresta ombrófila densa das terras baixas no litoral do Paraná. Floresta.

Paxton RJ, Zobel M, Steiner J, Zillikens A. (2009). Microsatellite loci for Euglossa annectans (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and their variability in other orchid bees. Molecular Ecology Resources, in press.

Cortopassi-Laurino M, Zillikens A, Steiner J. (2009). Pollen sources of the orchid bee Euglossa annectans Dressler 1982 (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini) analyzed from larval provisions. Genetics and Molecular Research (in press).

Zillikens A., Steiner J., Heinle S. (2009) Pollen catalogue. Santa Catarina Island, Brazil. Online im Internet: URL: http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/pollen (Status 10.02.2009).

Muller GA, Kuwabara EF, Duque LJE, Navarro-da-Silva MA, Marcondes CB. (2008) New records of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) for Santa Catarina and Paraná (Brazil). Biota Neotropica (Ed. Portuguesa) 8: bn01208042008.

Kamke R, Zillikens A, Heinle S, Steiner J. (2008). Natural enemies and life cycle of the orchid bee Eufriesea smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Apidae) reared from trap nests. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 81:101-109.

Balke M, Gómez-Zurita J, Ribera I, Viloria A, Zillikens A, Steiner J, García M, Vogler AP. (2008). Ancient associations of aquatic beetles and tank bromeliads in the Neotropical forest canopy. - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS) 105: 6356-6361.

Marcondes CB, Alencar J, Balbino VQ, Guimarraes AE. (2007). Description of three practical and non-expensisve devices for the collection of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and other small insects. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 23: 84-86.

Muller GA; Marcondes CB. (2007). Immature mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the bromeliad Nidularium innocentii in ombrophilous dense forest at Santa Catarina Island,. Biotemas 20: 27-31.

Grohme S, Steiner J, Zillikens A. (2007) Destruction of Floral Buds in the bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis by the Phytophagus Larvae of the Wasp Eurytoma sp in southern Brazil (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae). Entomol Gener 30(2): 167-172.

Marcondes CB. Zillikens A. (2006). Sabetinos: os mosquitos borboletas. Ciência Hoje 38 66-67.

Muller GA, Marcondes CB. (2006). Bromeliad-associated mosquitoes from Atlantic forest in Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil (Diptera, Culicidae), with new records for the State of Santa Catarina. Iheringia 96: 315-320.

Steiner J, Harter-Marques B, Zillikens A, Feja EP. (2006) Bees of Santa Catarina Island, Brazil - a first survey and checklist (Insecta: Apoidea). Zootaxa 1220: 1-18.

Marcondes CB, Pinho LC de. (2005). First description of an emergence trap for bromeliads and preliminary results of collections from southern Brazil (Insecta; Diptera and others). Studia Dipterologica 12:3-7.

Pinho LC de, Mendes HF, Marcondes CB. (2005). A new Brazilian species of Stenochironomus Kieffer mining deacying leaves in bromeliads (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 1036: 37-47.

Zillikens A, de Sousa Gorayeb I, Steiner J, Marcondes CB. (2005) Aquatic larvae and pupae of Fidena (Laphriomyia) rufopilosa (Ricardo) (Diptera: Tabanidae) developing in bromeliad phytotelmata in the Atlantic forest of southern Brazil. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 78: 381-386.

Kwet A, Maneyro R, Zillikens A, Mebs D. (2005) Advertisement calls of Melanophryniscus dorsalis (Mertens, 1933) and M. montevidensis (Philippi, 1902), two parapatric species from southern Brazil and Uruguay, with comments on morphological variation in the Melanophryniscus stelzneri group (Anura: Bufonidae). Salamandra, 41: 3-20.

Zillikens A, Steiner J. (2004) Nest architecture, life cycle and cleptoparasite of the Neotropical leaf-cutting bee Megachile (Chrysoarus) pseudanthidioides Moure (Hymenoptera; Megachilidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 77: 193-202.

Kwet A, Miranda T, Zillikens A. (2004). Hyla albomarginata. Geographic distribution. Herpetological Review 35(1): 78.

Marcondes CB, Fernandes A, Paterno U, Muller GA, Pinho LC de Carlos de, Struffaldi DV. (2003). New records of mosquitoes from the southern Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, with 18 species new for the states (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa 347: 1-6.

Mendes HF, Marcondes CB. Pinho LC de. (2003). New phytotelmatic species of Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962 (Insecta: Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from South Brazil. Zootaxa 262: 1-10.

Marcondes CB, Mafra H. (2003). Nova técnica para o estudo da fauna de mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) em internódios de bambus, com resultados preliminares. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 36: 763-764.

Zillikens A, Steiner J, Mihalko Z. (2001) Nests of Augochlora (A.) esox in bromeliads, a previously unknown site for sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 36: 137-142.

Kwet A, Zillikens A. (2009). A new species of Adenomera (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic rain forest in Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Submitted to Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment.

Peer-reviewed journals

Bihn, J. H., M. Verhaagh, M. Brändle & R. Brandl (2008a): Do secondary forests act as refuges for old growth forest animals? Recovery of ant diversity in the Atlantic forest of Brazil. Biological Conservation 141:733-743.

Bihn, J. H., M. Verhaagh & R. Brandl (2008b): Ecological Stoichiometry along a Gradient of Forest Succession: Bait Preferences of Litter Ants. Biotropica 40(5): 597-599.

Boeger, M. R. T., Wisniewski, C. & Reissmann, C. B. (2005): Nutrientes foliares de espécies arbóreas de três estádios sucessionais de floresta ombrófila densa no sul do Brasil. - Acta Botânica Brasilíca, 19(1): 167-181.

Ferretti, A.R. & Britez, R.M. de (2006): Ecological restoration, carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation: The experience of the Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education (SPVS) in the Atlantic Rain Forest of southern Brazil. Journal of Nature Conservation, 14: 249-259.

Liebsch, D., Goldenberg, R. & M.C.M. Marques (2007): Florística e estrutura de comunidades vegetais em uma cronoseqüência de Floresta Atlântica no Estado do Paraná, Brasil. Acta. Bot. Bras. 21(4): 983-992.

Liebsch, D., Marques, M.C.M. & R. Goldenberg (2008): How long does the Atlantic Rain Forest take to recover after a disturbance? Changes in species composition and ecological features in the secondary succession. Biological Conservation, 141(6): 1717-1725.

Pinto, C.B. & Marques, R. (2003): Aporte de nutrientes por frações da serapilheira em sucessão ecológica de um ecossistema da Floresta Atlântica. Floresta, Curitiba, 33(3). 257-264.

Römbke, J. (2007): Enchytraeidae of tropical soils: State of the art - with special emphasis on Latin America. Folia Facultatis scientiarum naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Biologia, 110: 157-181.

Römbke, J., Collado, R. & Schmelz, R. M. (2005): Oligochaetes (Clitellata) of the Mata Atlântica (Parana, Brazil): first results of the SOLOBIOMA project. - Proc. Estonian Aca. Sci. Biol. Ecol., 54(4): 302-309.

Römbke, J., Collado, R. & R.M. Schmelz (2007): Abundance, distribution and indicator potencial of enchytraeid genera (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata) in secondary forests and pastures of the Mata Atlântica (Paraná, Brazil). Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, Vol 31: 139-150.

Schmelz, R. M., Collado, R. & Römbke, J. (2008): Mata Atlântica enchytraeids (Paraná, Brazil): The genus Achaeta (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae). - Zootaxa, 1809: 1-35.

Schmidt, P., Dickow, K., A. A. Rocha, Marques, R., Scheuermann, L., Römbke, J., Foerster, B. & Höfer, H. (2008): Soil macrofauna and decomposition rates in southern Mata Atlântica rainforests. Ecotropica, 14: 89-100.

Publications addressed to the (scientific) public

Fabry, R. (2005): Reinhard Maack. Pionier des Umweltschutzes in Südbrasilien (Paraná). - UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox, 18(1): 37-40.

Fabry, R. (2005): Reinhard Maack: Kämpfer für den brasilianischen Regenwald. - Tópicos, 1/2005: 32-33.

Fabry, R. (2006): Fritz Müller - Pionier der Naturforschung und des Umweltschutzes in Südbrasilien (Santa Catarina): Johann Friedrich Theodor Müller, 31.3.1821 - 21.5.1897. - UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox, 18(3): 175-179.

Fabry, R. & Römbke, J. (2006): Beitragsreihe "Pioniere des Umweltschutzes": überblick. - UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox, 18(2): 132-133.

Höfer, H. (2005): 100 Jahre Tropenforschung. - Tópicos, 1/2005: 34.

Höfer, H., Verhaagh, M. & Fabry, R. (2007). SOLOBIOMA - Bodenbiota und Biogeochemie in Küstenregenwäldern Südbrasiliens. Ein deutsch-brasilianisches Forschungsprojekt vor dem Hintergrund des übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. - UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox, 19(2): 128-131.

Scheuermann, L. & Fabry, R. (2006): José Lutzenberger: Vater der brasilianischen Umweltbewegung. - UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox, 18(4): 262-266.

Scheuermann, L. & Sturm, U. (2005): Brasilianisch-Deutsche Forschung zum Schutz der Mata Atlântica. - Tópicos, 1/2005: 30-31.

Schmidt, P. (2008): Vom Aussterben bedroht! Die essbare Kohlpalme Euterpe edulis. - Natur und Museum, 138(1/2): 19-25.

Verhaagh, M. (2005). Diversität und ökologie von Ameisen in neotropischen Regenwäldern (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). - Entomologie heute, 17: 119-145.

Verhaagh, M. & Bihn, J. H. (2007): Die Patres Thomas Borgmeier und Walter Kempf. Zwei deutsch-brasilianische Franziskaner als Pioniere der südamerikanischen Ameisenkunde. - UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox, 19(2): 123-127.

Submitted and in press

Bihn, J. H., G. Gebauer & R. Brandl (submitted): Loss of functional diversity of ant assemblages in secondary tropical forests.

Cheung, K.C., Marques, M.C.M. & Liebsch, D. (submitted). Relação entre a presença de vegetação herbácea e a regeneração natural de espécies lenhosas em pastagens abandonadas no Sul do Brasil. Acta Botânica Brasílica.

Dickow, K.M.C., Marques, R. & Pinto, C.B. (in press a). Lixiviação de nutrientes em sucessão ecológica na floresta atlântica, litoral do Paraná. Floresta.

Dickow, K.M.C., Marques, R. & Pinto, C.B. (in press b). Nutrient Composition of Mature and Litter Leaves and Nutrient Mobilization in Leaves of Tree Species from secondary rainforests in the South of Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology.

Protil, C.Z., Marques, R. & Protil, R.M. (in press). Variação sazonal e redistribuição de bioelementos de quatro espécies arbóreas em três tipologias florestais da floresta atlântica do Paraná. Floresta.

Souza, L.C. de & Marques, R. (submitted). Fluxo de nutrientes em floresta ombrófila densa das terras baixas no litoral do Paraná. Floresta.