Experiences from the B razilian A tlantic F orest: ecological findings and conservation initiatives
Summary The Brazilian Atlantic Forest hosts one of the world's most diverse and threatened
tropical forest biota. In many ways, its history of degradation describes the fate experienced …
tropical forest biota. In many ways, its history of degradation describes the fate experienced …
A disappearing biome? Reconsidering land‐cover change in the Brazilian savanna
W Jepson - Geographical Journal, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The Cerrado, the tropical savanna covering 22% of Brazil's territory, or approximately 1.783
million km2, has suffered significant human impacts during the past three decades. This …
million km2, has suffered significant human impacts during the past three decades. This …
Forest structure and live aboveground biomass variation along an elevational gradient of tropical Atlantic moist forest (Brazil)
Live aboveground biomass (AGB) is an important source of uncertainty in the carbon
balance from the tropical regions in part due scarcity of reliable estimates of live AGB and its …
balance from the tropical regions in part due scarcity of reliable estimates of live AGB and its …
Review of plant biogeographic studies in Brazil
Molecular phylogenetic studies have become a major area of interest in plant systematics,
and their impacts on historical biogeographic hypotheses are not to be disregarded. In …
and their impacts on historical biogeographic hypotheses are not to be disregarded. In …
Systematics of the neotropical genus Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura: Leptodactylidae): phylogeny, the relevance of non-molecular evidence, and species …
A phylogeny of the species-rich clade of the Neotropical frog genus Leptodactylus sensu
stricto is presented on the basis of a total evidence analysis of molecular (mitochondrial and …
stricto is presented on the basis of a total evidence analysis of molecular (mitochondrial and …
Brazilian Atlantic Forest lato sensu: the most ancient Brazilian forest, and a biodiversity hotspot, is highly threatened by climate change
AF Colombo, CA Joly - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
After 500 years of exploitation and destruction, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest has been
reduced to less the 8% of its original cover, and climate change may pose a new threat to …
reduced to less the 8% of its original cover, and climate change may pose a new threat to …
Nitrate paradigm does not hold up for sugarcane
Modern agriculture is based on the notion that nitrate is the main source of nitrogen (N) for
crops, but nitrate is also the most mobile form of N and easily lost from soil. Efficient …
crops, but nitrate is also the most mobile form of N and easily lost from soil. Efficient …
Anuran species composition and distribution patterns in Brazilian Cerrado, a Neotropical hotspot
Species distribution patterns result from the combination of multiple factors acting over
different spatial and temporal scales. We analyze the distribution patterns of anuran …
different spatial and temporal scales. We analyze the distribution patterns of anuran …
Holocene vegetation change and the mammal faunas of South America and Africa
Aim Although sharing many similarities in their vegetation types, South America and Africa
harbour very dissimilar recent mammal faunas, not only taxonomically but also in terms of …
harbour very dissimilar recent mammal faunas, not only taxonomically but also in terms of …
Remote sensing for updating the boundaries between the Brazilian Cerrado-Amazonia biomes
CA da Silva Junior, G de Medeiros Costa… - … Science & Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
The Amazonia is the largest tropical forest in the world, with approximately 5 million km 2
occupying about 49.3% of Brazil in the North and Central-West regions and bordering the …
occupying about 49.3% of Brazil in the North and Central-West regions and bordering the …