The indiscriminate use of fire represents one of the most significant environmental threats to
the Cerrado, the second largest biome in South America. However, the impacts of fire on …

The identification of fire causes and characteristics is of fundamental importance to better
understand fire regimes and drivers. Particularly for Brazil, there is a gap in the quantification …

The Cerrado is the richest savanna and is undergoing one of the planet's most rapid land
transformations for pasture and agriculture; around 45% of the biome has been deforested …

The Brazilian highlands are part of the most ancient landscapes on earth, evolved under
tectonic stability and extreme weathering. Landforms are structurally controlled, forming …

Fire can be extremely harmful to sensitive ecosystems such as rainforests while maintaining
the structure and composition of savanna environments. That is because historically …

Covering almost a quarter of Brazil, the Cerrado is the world's most biologically rich tropical
savanna. Fire is an integral part of the Cerrado but current land use and agricultural …

Tropical grassland-savanna mosaics are threatened globally, but they are challenging to
restore because highly competitive pasture grasses inhibit recovery and are not shaded out …

We assessed data from 11 experiments examining the effects of the timing and/or frequency
of fire on tropical forest and/or savanna vegetation structure over one decade or more. The …

The cerrado is the largest area savanna formation in South America, and originally covered
approximately 25% of the Brazilian territory. The savanna forms of cerrado are characterized …

Fire is an important ecological factor that structures savannas, such as the cerrado, by
selecting plant species and altering soil nutrient content. In Emas National Park, central …