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Sylvia Mota de Oliveira

Sylvia Mota de Oliveira

Amazonia is the keyword of my scientific interests. It is the place where I developed most of my theoretical knowledge and field experience. From a broader perspective, my research contributes to understanding Neotropical plant diversity and the processes associated with its origin and maintenance. I am dedicated to two specific research lines: phylogeny of Neotropical Myristicaceae, and ecology and long distance dispersal of Amazonian bryophytes.

Keywords

Myristicaceae, Flora of the Guianas, e-taxonomy, Amazonia, bryophyte ecology

Sylvia Mota de Oliveira

Researcher
Tropical Botany

sylvia.motadeoliveira@naturalis.nl

GoogleScholar

Research
interest

I am interested in the plant diversity of the Amazonian flora.

My research questions span the fields of taxonomy, species inventories, and bryophyte ecology and biogeography.

Because I truly support equal access to scientific knowledge, disclosure of taxonomic literatureis an important topic alongside my editorial activities in the Flora of the Guianas.

Sylvia in the field
Amazonian-forest

Current
topics

A selection of the topics I am working on currently.

Virola Aublet

Virola Aublet in the Neotropics

The genus Virola Aublet belongs to the Myristicaceae, a family of woody species that have significant ecological and ethnobotanical importance worldwide as a component of primarily lowland tropical forests. In the Amazon, the family is represented with 57…
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Topobea Parasitica

Flora of the Guianas

The Flora of the Guianas is a long term project dedicated to the taxonomic treatment of all plant species occurring within the borders of French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana. I have been making efforts to disclose its content in a free and open platform.
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Amazonian bryophytes

Amazonian bryophytes

I have a deep interest on the interplay of biological processes on the community assemblage of epiphytic bryophytes in the Amazon. Although this is not my main research theme anymore, I still work on this subject through student supervision. Relevant…
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Key
publications

All publications in GoogleScholar

PhD
supervision

Naturalis aims to be a breeding ground for international scientific talent. Therefore, PhD's have a special position in our organisation.

    • Eka A. P. Iskandar (co-supervision, ongoing). Patterns of epiphytic bryophyte diversity in Gede-Pangrango National Park, Java, Indonesia.
    • Gabriela Ramos Cerqueira (co-supervision, ongoing). Community composition and reproductive biology of Bryophytes across Amazonian vegetation types in Central Amazon, Brazil.
    Rainforest road

    Teaching
    activities

    Tropical Plant Families course - Leiden University

    In the
    media

    From the 16th of June on NPO 2: De Toren

    Volkskrant 25 maart 2017: Met stalen zenuwen op 300 meter hoogte speuren naar mos

    SylviaMotadeOliveira_inthemedia

    Publications

    2022

    Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

    Campos L.V., Stech M., Mota de Oliveira S., Muñoz-Ortiz A., Steege H. ter, Uribe-M. J. 2022. Genetic population structure of Cheilolejeunea rigidula (Lejeuneaceae) in the Amazon region.. Bryophyte Diversity & Evolution 45 (1) : 14 p. 119-132. DOI https://doi.org/10.11646/bde.45.1.8

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Gomes da Silva J., The Brazil Flora Group 2022. Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network.. Taxon 71 (1) : 178-198. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12640
    Kartonegoro A.S., Mota de Oliveira S., Welzen P.C. van 2022. Historical biogeography of the Southeast Asian and Malesian tribe Dissochaeteae (Melastomataceae).. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 60 (2) : 16 p. 237-252. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12752
    Mota de Oliveira S., Duijm E., Stech M., Ruijgrok J., Polling M., Barbosa C.G.G., Cerqueira G.R., Nascimento A.H.M., Godoi R.H.M., Taylor P.E., Wolf S., Weber B., Kesselmeier J. 2022. Life is in the air: An expedition into the Amazonian atmosphere.. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 789791. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.789791
    2021

    Chapters in book

    Mota de Oliveira S. 2021. Compsoneura in Flora do Brasil.. Flora do Brasil Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.
    Mota de Oliveira S. 2021. Otoba in Flora do Brasil.. Flora do Brasil Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Kartonegoro A., Veranso-Libalah M.C., Kadereit G., Frenger A., Penneys D.S., Mota de Oliveira S., Welzen P.C. van 2021. Molecular phylogenetics of the Dissochaeta alliance (Melastomataceae): Redefining tribe Dissochaeteae.. Taxon 70 (4) : 793-825. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12508
    Kartonegoro A., Mota de Oliveira S., Welzen P.C. van 2021. Historical biogeography of the Southeast Asian and Malesian tribe Dissochaeteae (Melastomataceae).. Journal of Systematics and Evolution DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12752
    Cerqueira G.R., Sierra A.M., Ilkiu-Borges A.L., Mota de Oliveira S., Zartman C.E. 2021. Unveiled diversity: Amazonian Campinaranas harbor twice the number of bryophyte species recorded in the last century.. Acta Botânica Brasílica 35 (3) : 418-431. DOI https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062020abb0428
    Edtbauer A., Pfannerstill E.Y., Pires Florentino A.P., Barbosa C.G.G., Rodriguez-Caballero E., Zannoni N., Alves R.P., Wolff S., Tsokankunku A., Aptroot A., de Oliveira Sá M., de Araújo A.C., Sörgel M., de Oliveira S.M., Weber B., Williams J. 2021. Cryptogamic organisms are a substantial source and sink for volatile organic compounds in the Amazon region.. Communications Earth & Environment 2: 258. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00328-y
    2020

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Loebs N., Walter D., Barbosa C.G.G., Brill S., Alves R.., Cerqueira G.R., Oliveira S.M. de, Araujo A.C. de, Oliveira L.R. de, Ditas F., Moran-Zuloaga D., Florentino A.P.P., Wolff S., Godoi R.H.M., Kesselmeier J., Oliveira S.M. de, Andreae M.O., Poehlker C., Weber B. 2020. Microclimatic conditions and water content fluctuations experienced by epiphytic bryophytes in an Amazonian rain forest. Biogeosciences 17 (21) : 5399-5416. DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5399-2020
    Kartonegoro A., Liu Y., Oliveira S.M. de, Welzen P. van 2020. A Taxonomic revision of Pseudodissochaeta (Melastomataceae, Dissochaeteae). Phytotaxa 468 (2) : 159-174. DOI https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.468.2.1
    2019

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Steege H. ter, Mota de Oliveira S., Pitman N.C.A., Sabatier D., Antonelli A., Guevara Andino J.E., Aymard G.A., Salomao R.P. 2019. Towards a dynamic list of Amazonian tree species. Scientific Reports 9: 3501. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40101-y
    Campos L.V., Mota de Oliveira S., Benavides J.C., Uribe-M J., Steege H. ter 2019. Vertical distribution and diversity of epiphytic bryophytes in the Colombian Amazon. Journal of Bryology 41 (4) : 1743-2820. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2019.1641898
    2018

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Oliveira S.M. de 2018. The double role of pigmentation and convolute leaves in community assemblage of Amazonian epiphytic Lejeuneaceae. PeerJ 6: e5921. DOI https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5921
    2017

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Steege H. ter, Sabatier D., Mota de Oliveira S., Molino J-F., Gomes V., Magnusson W.E., Pos E., Salomão R.P. 2017. Estimating species richness in hyper-diverse large tree communities. Ecology 98 (5) : 1444-1454. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1813
    2016

    Books as editor

    Mota de Oliveira S., Jansen-Jacobs M.J. (eds.) 2016. Flora of the Guianas. 40. Dilleniaceae, 117. Vitaceae and 131. Meliaceae.. Flora of the Guianas series A: Phanerogams: 171 p. 1-171. Kew Publishing, Richmond, UK. ISBN 978-1-84246-465-6.

    Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

    Steege H. ter, Vaessen R.W., Cardenas D., Sabatier D., Antonelli A., Mota de Oliveira S., Pitman N., Jørgensen P.M., Salomão R.P., Gomes V.H.F. 2016. A descoberta da flora arbórea da Amazônia com uma lista atualizada de todos os taxa arbóreos conhecidos. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciencias Naturais 11 (2) : 231-261.
    http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bn/artigos/cnv11n2_2016/descoberta(steege).p…

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Oliveira H.C., Oliveira S.M. de 2016. Vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in Atlantic Forest fragments in northeastern Brazil. Acta Botanica Brasilica 30 (4) : 9 p. 609-617. DOI https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062016abb0303
    Hoehndorf R., Alshahrani M., Gkoutos G., Gosline G., Groom Q., Hamann T., Kattge J., Mota de Oliveira S., Schmidt M., Sierra S., Smets E., Vos R.. Weiland C. 2016. The flora phenotype ontology (FLOPO): tool for integrating morphological traits and phenotypes of vascular plants. Journal of Biomedical Semantics 7: 65. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s13326-016-0107-8
    Steege H. ter, Vaessen R.W., Cardenas D., Sabatier D., Antonelli A., Mota de Oliveira S., Pitman N., Jørgensen P.M., Salomão R.P. 2016. The discovery of the Amazonian tree flora with an updated checklist of all known tree taxa. Scientific Reports 6: 15 p. 29549. Nature Publishing Group. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29549
    2015

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Mota de Oliveira S., Steege H. ter 2015. Bryophyte communities in the Amazon forest are regulated by height on the host tree and site elevation. Journal of Ecology 103 (2) : 441-450. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12359
    2014

    Books as editor

    Mota de Oliveira S. (ed.) 2014. Flora of the Guianas, series A (30): 139. Gentianaceae.: 131 p. Kew Publishers, Kew, UK. ISBN 978-1-84246-507-3.

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Monteiro M.T.F., Mota de Oliveira S., Luizão F.J., Cândido L.A., Ishida F.Y., Tomasella J. 2014. Dissolved organic carbon concentration and its relationship to electrical conductivity in the waters of a stream in a forested Amazonian blackwater catchment. Plant Ecology & Diversity 7 (12) : 205-213. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2013.820223
    2013

    Books as editor

    Mota de Oliveira S. (ed.) 2013. Flora of the Guianas, Series E (3): Cladoniaceae. Series E: Funghi and Lichens: 132 p. Kew Publishing, Kew, UK. ISBN 9781842464793.

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Mota de Oliveira S., Steege H. ter 2013. Floristic overview of the epiphytic bryophytes of terra firme forests across the Amazon basin. Acta Botanica Brasilica 27 (2) : 17 p. 347-363. DOI https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-33062013000200010
    2012

    Books as editor

    Mota de Oliveira S. (ed.) 2012. Flora of the Guianas, Series A (29): 127. Sapindaceae. Sapindaceae. Series A: Phanerogams: 196 p. Kew Publishers, Kew, UK. ISBN 9781842464809.

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Cuartas Luz A., Tomasella J., Nobre A.D., Nobre C.A., Hodnett M.G., Waterloo M.J., Mota de Oliveira S., Cassia von Randow R. de, Trancoso R., Ferreira M. 2012. Distributed hydrological modeling of a micro-scale rainforest watershed in Amazonia: Model evaluation and advances in calibration using the new HAND terrain model. Journal of Hydrology 462: 15-27. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.12.047
    2009

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Mota de Oliveira S., Steege H. ter, Cornelissen J.H.C., Gradstein S.R. 2009. Niche assembly of epiphytic bryophyte communities in the Guianas: a regional approach. Journal of Biogeography 36 (11) : 2076-2084. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02144.x
    2008

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Tomasella J., Hodnett M.G., Cuartas L.A., Nobre A.D., Waterloo M.J., Oliveira S.M. 2008. The water balance of an Amazonian micro-catchment: the effect of interannual variability of rainfall on hydrological behaviour. Hydrological Processes 22 (13) : 2133-2147. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6813
    2006

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Waterloo M.J., Mota de Oliveira S., Drucker D.P., Nobre A.D., Cuartas L.A., Hodnett M.G., Langedijk I., Jans W.W.P., Tomasella J., Araujo A.C. de, Pimentel T.P., Munera E.J.C. 2006. Export of organic carbon in run-off from an Amazonian rainforest blackwater catchment. Hydrological Processes 20 (12) : 2581-2597. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6217
    2005

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Mote de Oliveira S., Porto K.C. 2005. Sporophyte production and population structure of two species of Pottiaceae in an Atlantic Forest remnant in Pernambuco, Brazil. Cryptogamie Bryologie 26 (3) : 239-247.
    2002

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Mota de Oliveira S., Porto K.C. 2002. Population profile of Bryum apiculatum Schwaegr. in an Atlantic Forest remnant, Pernambuco, Brazil. Journal of Bryology 24: 251-252. DOI https://doi.org/10.1179/037366802125001420
    Porto K.C., Mota de Oliveira S. 2002. Reproductive phenology of Octoblepharum albidum (Bryopsida, Leucobryaceae) in a tropical lowland forest of north-eastern Brazil. Journal of Bryology 24: 291-294. DOI https://doi.org/10.1179/037366802125002113
    2001

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Mota de Oliveira S., Porto K.C. 2001. Reproductive phenology of the moss Sematophyllum subpinnatum in a tropical lowland forest of north-eastern Brazil. Journal of Bryology 23: 17-21.
    2000

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Pôrto K.C., Germano S.R., Mota de Oliveira S. 2000. New records of Bryophytes for Pernambuco State, Brazil. Tropical Bryology 18: 107-114.
    1998

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Mota de Oliveira S., Pôrto K.C. 1998. Reprodução sexuada em musgos acrocárpicos do estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica 12: 385-392.