Changes in species composition, vegetation structure, and life forms along an altitudinal gradient of rupestrian grasslands in south-eastern Brazil

GS Mota, GR Luz, NM Mota, ES Coutinho, MDM Veloso… - Flora, 2018 - Elsevier
Rupestrian grasslands comprise a mosaic of plant communities that dominate high
elevations formation associated with quartzite soil in Eastern Brazil. This study evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Florística e fitossociologia em parcelas permanentes da Mata Atlântica do sudeste do Brasil ao longo de um gradiente altitudinal

CA Joly, MA Assis, LC Bernacci, JY Tamashiro… - Biota …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Este trabalho resume os dados de florística e fitossociologia de 11, das 14 parcelas de 1 ha,
alocadas ao longo do gradiente altitudinal da Serra do Mar, São Paulo, Brasil. As parcelas …

Vegetation composition and structure of some Neotropical mountain grasslands in Brazil

S Le Stradic, E Buisson, GW Fernandes - Journal of Mountain Science, 2015 - Springer
The description and understanding of plant communities is fundamental for the
implementation of conservation or restoration programs, especially when these communities …

Centres of endemism in the Espinhaço Range: identifying cradles and museums of Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae)

C Bitencourt, A Rapini - Systematics and Biodiversity, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Although the high diversity of neotropical plants is often associated with rain forests, another
important location is open vegetation at mountain tops. In the present study, we investigated …

Looking similar but all different: Phylogenetic signature of Brazilian rocky outcrops and the influence of temperature variability on their phylogenetic structure

JC Massante, AV Neri, PM Villa, IF Fialho… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Old, climatically buffered, infertile landscapes (OCBILs) have a disjunct yet wide distribution
worldwide. Old lineages, rare and geographically restricted species, generally characterise …

Biogeographical review of Asteraceae in the Espinhaço Mountain range, Brazil

L Campos, M Freire Moro, VA Funk, N Roque - The Botanical Review, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Espinhaço Range is characterized by its high taxonomic diversity and
endemism level, where Asteraceae is one of the richest plant families. The present study …

 Nicotianagandarela (Solanaceae), a new species of 'tobacco'highly endangered from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in Brazil

M Augsten, PB Meyer, LB Freitas, JAN Batista… - …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract Nicotianagandarela Augsten & Stehmann (Solanaceae), sp. nov., a
small'tobacco'known only from one locality at Serra do Gandarela, in the state of Minas …

Forces driving the regeneration component of a rupestrian grassland complex along an altitudinal gradient

NM Mota, VL Rezende, G da Silva Mota… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
This study aimed to document variation in the composition and structure of regenerating
woody vegetation along an altitudinal gradient of a rupestrian grassland and to describe the …

Senescent stem-galls in trees of Eremanthus erythropappus as a resource for arboreal ants

MFB Almeida, LR Santos… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Senescent stem-galls in trees of Eremanthus erythropappus as a resource for arboreal ants.
Members of the dipteran families Tephritidae and Cecidomyiidae are inducers of stem-galls …

Floristic and phytosociology in permanent plots of the Atlantic Rainforest along an altitudinal gradient in southeastern Brazil

CA Joly, MA Assis, LC Bernacci… - Biota …, 2012 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
This paper summarizes floristic and phytossociology data of 11, out of 14 plots of 1 ha,
allocated along an altitudinal gradient in the Serra do Mar, Silo Paulo, Brazil. The study was …